Ward Amos Shantz

1918 - 1982  (63 years)

• Name	Ward Amos Shantz
  Born	3 Dec 1918	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23778
  Died	15 Mar 1982	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I23778	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Aldred Shantz,   b. 30 Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1963, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Cinetta "Nettie" Gimbel,   b. 7 May 1892, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1914	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F29487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Erma Martin,   b. Abt 1923
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Ward A., son of Aldred and Cinetta (Gimbel) Shantz, was born in Waterloo Township, Ont., Dec. 3, 1918; died of cancer at St. Mary's Hospital in Kitchener, Mar. 15, 1982; aged 63 y. On Apr. 4, 1942, he was married to Erma Martin, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Ross), 3 daughters (Marilyn-Mrs. Don Snyder, Sandra-Mrs. John Schiedel, and Margaret-Mrs. Tom Stockie), one brother (Lloyd), and 8 grandchildren. He was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 17, in charge of Wilmer Martin; interment in church cemetery. GOSPEL HERALD - Volume 75, Number 15 - April 13, 1982 - pg 262

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 13, 1982 - Obituary of Amos Shantz. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 22.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Dec 1918 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer - 15 Mar 1982 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth