Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Samuel Shantz

Male 1937 - 2015  (78 years)


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  • Name Samuel Shantz 
    Born 15 May 1937  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-25317 
    Died 7 Dec 2015  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I25317  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Abram B. Shantz,   b. 12 Feb 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1975, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Lovina Martin,   b. 15 Nov 1897, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1921  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F47126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Shoemaker,   b. 17 Feb 1937,   d. 21 May 2000  (Age 63 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHANTZ, Samuel Peacefully passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015, at Barnswallow Place, Elmira, at the age of 78 years. Sam was the beloved husband of the late Gladys (Shoemaker) Shantz (2000). Dear father of Elverne (Sandra), Wayne (Hilary), Rosanne (Tomas), Lorne (Christina), Merle (Lisa), Darlene (Adams), and Clare (Sheryl). Lovingly remembered by his 22 grandchildren, 2 great-grand- children and fondly remembered by Doris Henning. Predeceased by his parents Abram and Lovina (Martin) Shantz. The family will receive their relatives and friends on Thursday, December 10, 2015 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service will be held on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Bethel Mennonite Church, 6772 Eighth Line W., Elora. Interment in Bethel Mennonite Cemetery. In Sam's memory, donations to MCC would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., County, W., & Cemetery, B. (1937). Samuel Shantz (1937-2015) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155940943/samuel-shantz.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 May 1937 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Dec 2015 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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