Viola Shantz^[1]

1901 - 1984  (83 years)

• Name	Viola Shantz
  Born	13 Apr 1901	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Viola Cressman
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1924	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Domestic
  Eby ID Number	00110-6903.675
  Died	6 Nov 1984	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I23937	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias S. Shantz,   b. 11 Sep 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1937, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Musselman,   b. 11 Feb 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1934, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1900	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F5899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Cressman,   b. 15 Feb 1900, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1924	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Howard Cressman   2. Phyllis Marie Cressman   3. Robert Laverne Cressman,   b. 26 Jun 1941, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1991, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F12516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.- Viola, daughter of Elias S. and Rebecca (Mussleman) Shantz, was born at Elmira, Ont, Apr. 13, 1901; died of cancer at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Nov. 6, 1984; aged 83 y. On Feb. 27, 1924, she was married to Samuel Cressman, who survives. Also surviving are 3 children (Robert Cressman, Phyllis Blair, and Howard Shantz) and one sister (Selida Weber). She was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 10, in charge of Brian Bauman and Rufus Jutzi; interment in Hagey Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 77, Number 51 - December 18, 1984, pages 889, 890

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020160-24. Samuel Cressman, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Jacob S. Cressman and Villina Snider married Viola Shantz, 22, occ. Domestic, b. Peel Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Elias S. Shantz and Rebecca Musselman, Witn: Wellington W. Weber of Elmira and Seleda Shantz of RR#2 Waterloo, 27 February 1924 in Bloomingdale. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Cressman / Samuel / Cressman / 1900-1989 / Viola Shantz / 1901-1984 / Until we meet again [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 18, 1984 - Obituary of Viola Shantz. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 17. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Elias Shantz Born: Woolwich Age: 32 Father: Menno Shantz Mother: Elizabeth Sinder Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Rebecca Lichty Age: 35 born: Woolwich Father: Joseph Musselman Mother: Rebecca Gingrich married 18 Feb 1900

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Apr 1901 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1924 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Feb 1924 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer - 6 Nov 1984 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth