Ervin B. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1878 - 1963  (84 years)

• Name	Ervin B. Shantz
  Born	17 Sep 1878	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183154740
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farm Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00002-117.2
  Died	13 Mar 1963	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I23545	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob E. Shantz,   b. 27 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1922, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F2092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Vera Shantz,   b. 28 Apr 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1998  (Age 89 years)   2. Gladys Shantz,   b. 20 Nov 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Lester Baer Shantz,   b. 21 Nov 1914, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 2005, Ancaster, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   4. Clarence Shantz,   b. 9 Jun 1904, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F5739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Ervin B., son of Jacob E. and Lydia (Bowman) Shantz, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Sept. 17, 1878; died at South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, Ont., March 13, 1963; aged 84 y. 5 m. 24 d. On Feb.18, 1903, he was married to Louisa Baer, who died Dec. 31, 1962. Surviving are 2 sons (Clarence and Lester), 2 daughters (Vera and Gladys-Mrs. Arnold Gingrich), 6 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. He was a member of the Preston Church, and a very active lay member of the Mennonite Conference of Ontario. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, March 16, in charge of Merle Shantz and Harold Mast. Gospel Herald - Volume LVI, Number 16 - April 23, 1963 pages 358, 359.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 81. [S10] 410. [S2403] Obituary of Angeline Baer - Eby. [S86] Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 3. [S177] Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 3. [S178] Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 47. [S8] April 23, 1963 - Obituary of Ervin B. Shantz. [S272] Div. 7 Page 1. [S47] . Shantz/ Ervin B. Shantz/ 1878-1963/ his beloved wife/ Louisa Baer/ 1881-1962/ Their daughter/ Vera 1908-1998 [A] Verna [B] Edward

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Sep 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Mar 1963 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth