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

Velma Naomi Shantz

Female 1904 - 1975  (71 years)


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  • Name Velma Naomi Shantz 
    Born 29 Aug 1904  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Velma Naomi Snider 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-2893 
    Died 11 Oct 1975  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I2893  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Ananias S. Shantz,   b. 16 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Ethleen Naomi Stover,   b. 15 Nov 1867, Near, Markham, York, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F25651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Earl Stanley Snider,   b. 20 Jan 1904, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Karl Leo Snider
     2. Mary Jean Snider
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Snider, Velma, died at the Kitchener-Waterloo (Ont.) Hospital on Oct. 11, 1975; aged 71 y. She was married to Earl Snider, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Karl and Bruce), 3 daughters (Mae - Mrs. Russel Cober, Mary - Mrs. Kenneth Martin, and Martha - Mrs. James Arndt), 14 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Veloras Shantz and Mrs. Vietta Gerber), and one brother (Bert Rogers). She was preceded in death by 2 sisters. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 14, in charge of Robert N. Johnson; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. 68, No. 43 - November 4, 1975, p. 806

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Velma Snider - November 4, 1975, p. 806.

    2. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 16.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Aug 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Oct 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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