David S. Jantzi^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1896 - 1968  (71 years)

• Name	David S. Jantzi
  Born	11 Nov 1896	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6677.4011
  Died	11 Jun 1968	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Person ID	I25387	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John B. Jantzi,   b. 19 Apr 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1943, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Nancy Schultz,   b. 12 Jun 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1921, Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F20341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elva Iona Shantz,   b. 26 Aug 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1941  (Age 43 years)
  Children	1. Shirley Lorraine Jantzi
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Louisa Susanna Groff,   b. 24 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 2000, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F56471	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jantzi.- David, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jantzi, was born in Wilmot Twp., Nov. 11, 1896; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont, June 11, 1968; aged 71 y. 7 m. He was married to Eva Shantz, who died in 1941. On Aug. 11, 1943, he was married to Louise Groff, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter (Shirley-Mrs. Abner Martin), 4 grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Noah and William). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held June 14, with Robert N. Johnson and John H. Hess officiating. Gospel Herald - Volume LXI, Number 27 - July 9, 1968, pages 627, 628

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Elsie Groff - Snider - 1991. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Eli Groff. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Ida May Groff - Kaiser - 1989. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Irvine Groff. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Louise Groff - Jantzi. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mabel Groff. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Jantzi / in loving memory of / David S. Jantzi / 1896-1968 / his wife / Elva I. Shantz / 1897-1941 / his wife / Louise S. Groff / / The Lord is my shepherd [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 15. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28023152/david-s.-jantzi.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Nov 1896 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Jun 1968 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth