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

Iona Shantz[1]

Female 1910 - 1992  (82 years)


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  • Name Iona Shantz 
    Born 13 Feb 1910  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181961871 
    Name Iona Leis 
    Residence 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-28532 
    Died 9 May 1992  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I28532  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 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, 3, 4
    Family ID F5973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Leis,   b. 27 Oct 1906, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1989, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Leis,   b. 3 Oct 1930,   d. 6 Jul 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Nancy Leis
     3. Norma Elsie Leis,   b. 29 Sep 1937,   d. 20 Mar 2003  (Age 65 years)
     4. Robert Joseph Leis,   b. 1943,   d. 25 Apr 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F7468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leis, Iona (Shantz), 82. Born: Feb. 13, 1910, Waterloo Twp., Ont., to Norman and Emma (Rosenberger) Shantz. Died: May 7, 1992, Kitchener, Ont., of a heart attack. Survivors-children: Nancy, Robert, Elizabeth Ann, Norma. Predeceased by: Joseph (husband). Funeral: May 9, Edward Good Funeral Home, Kitchener, Ont., by Paul Martin. Burial: Memory Gardens, Kitchener.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 85, Number 25 - June 23, 1992 - page 14, 15:

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

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

    3. [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.

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Feb 1910 - Waterloo 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 MapsDied - 9 May 1992 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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