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

Irvin Shantz[1, 2]

Male 1902 - 1996  (93 years)


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  • Name Irvin Shantz 
    Born 25 May 1902  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1925  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28525 
    Died 20 Feb 1996  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: heart attack 
    Buried Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I28525  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Norman Shantz,   b. 3 Nov 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1949  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Emma Rosenberger,   b. 20 Apr 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1962, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1896  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Family ID F5973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lavina "Viny" Roth,   b. 27 Sep 1902, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1992, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1925  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Milo Daniel Shantz,   b. 1932, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 2009, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Ross Shantz
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F22091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shantz, Irvin, 94, St. Jacobs, Ont. Born: May 25, 1902, Wilmot Twp., Ont., to Norman and Emma Rosenberger Shantz. Died: Feb. 20, 1996, St. Jacobs, Ont., of a heart attack. Survivors-sons: Milo, Ross; sisters: Edith Nahrgang, Reta Gingerich; 7 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by: Lavina Roth (wife). Funeral and burial: Feb. 24, Nith Valley Mennonite Church, by Harold Schilk.

      Gospel Herald- Volume 89, Number 13 - March 26, 1996

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1950 Obituary of Norman Shantz.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 20822-25.
      Ervin Shantz, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. RR#2 New Hamburg Wilmot Twp, son of Norman Shantz (B. Waterloo Co) and Emma Rosenberger Married Lavina Matilda Roth, 23, b. East Zorra Twp, res. Webster St. New Hamburg, daughter of Rudolph Roth (B. Waterloo Co) and Lovina Hostebler (?), Witnessed by: Carrie Knechtel and Edith Heckendorn Both of New Hamburg, 2 December 1925 in New Hamburg

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 26, 1996 - Obituary of Irvin Shantz.

    4. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 6.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012604-96.
      Norman SHANTZ, 25, farmer, Wilmot, Wilmot, widower, s/o Daniel SHANTZ & Mary NAHRGANG married Emma ROSENBERGER, 23, Wilmot, Wilmot, d/o Isaac ROSENBERGER & Elisabeth SHANTZ, witn Mrs. B. MUELLER & Mrs. C. METZDORF both of New Hamburg, 17 March 1896 in New Hamburg.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 22, 1962 - Obituary of Emma Rosenberger.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1902 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1925 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Dec 1925 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: heart attack - 20 Feb 1996 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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