Nora Burkhart

1915 - 2006  (91 years)

• Name	Nora Burkhart
  Born	22 Jun 1915	of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Nora Shantz
  Residence	1921	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23662
  Died	16 Aug 2006	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I23662	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Menno M. Burkhart,   b. 7 Jun 1891, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1975, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Hattie Z. Lichty,   b. 5 May 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1968, Green Gables Nursing Home, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	16 Aug 1914	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F6367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Erval Clare "Clare" Shantz,   b. 26 Dec 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Jul 1945
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann Shantz   2. John Clare Shantz
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F10556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  NORA SHANTZ 1915 - 2006 Passed away at Fairview Mennonite Home, in Cambridge, on Wednesday, August 16, 2006, at the age of 91 years. Predeceased by her husband E. Clare Shantz in 1995. Devoted mother of John and his wife Rosemary of Waterloo, and Elizabeth of Whitby. Lovingly remembered by her grandchildren Ryan and his wife Leslie of Burlington, and Craig of Waterloo. Survived by her brothers Donald Burkhardt and his wife Ferne, and Eugene Burkhart and his wife Eileen; and sister-in-law Peggy Burkhart, as well as many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Menno and Hattie Burkhart; brothers, Melvin Burkhardt, Vernon, Ornan, and Mahlon Burkhart. Nora was a remarkable woman. After being diagnosed with cancer in 1958, and undergoing treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital, she resumed her role as wife and mother taking care of her children and her husband, who became a paraplegic in 1960. She was a life-long member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church in Waterloo. For the past 17 years she resided at Fairview Mennonite Home in Cambridge. The family wishes to extend their thanks to the residents and staff of Fairview Mennonite Home, and the Personal Support Workers of ParaMed, without whose help she would have been unable to stay in her home. Friends are invited to share their memories of Nora with her family during visitation in the Auditorium of Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge, today (Thursday) from 2-4 p.m. and also at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate Nora's life and faith will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at Erb Street Mennonite Church, 131 Erb St. W., Waterloo at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Erb Street Mennonite Church Cemetery. Condolences and donations to Fairview Mennonite Home, Erb Street Mennonite Church or Canadian Cancer Society may be arranged through the funeral home, 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com In living memory of Nora, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning Program, by the funeral home. The Record Newspaper - Aug. 17, 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Aug. 17, 2006 - Obituary of Nora Burkhart Shantz. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15395576/nora-shantz. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 20, 1976 - Obituary of Menno M. Burkhart. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022401-14. Menno M. Burkhart, 23, occ. Laborer, b. Floradale, res. Woolwich Twp, son of Peter Burkhart and Nancy Martin (?) Married Hattie Lichty, 27, b. Elmira, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Solomon Lichty and Sarah Ziegler, Witness(es): John Lichty and Frank Haus both of Waterloo, 16 August 1914 At The Parsonage in Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jun 1915 - of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Aug 2006 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth