Russell S. Shantz

1897 - 1991  (93 years)

• Name	Russell S. Shantz
  Born	5 Nov 1897	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44834539
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1950	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-29726
  Died	22 May 1991	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I29726	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Herman S. Shantz,   b. 2 Mar 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1950, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Schmitt,   b. 12 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1937, RR2, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F4936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna Marie Schneider,   b. 10 Apr 1896, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1992, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1929
  Children	1. Donald John Shantz,   b. 19 Feb 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 2017, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SHANTZ, Russell S. Peacefully, - at Nithview Home, New Hamburg, on Wednesday, May 22, 1991, Russell Shantz, formerly of Hallman Road, Waterloo, age 93 years. Mr. Shantz farmed in Wilmot township and on Hallman Road in Waterloo for many years before retirement. He was a member of Lincoln Heights Missionary Church. Beloved husband of Edna (Schneider); loving father of Don and his wife Emma of Waterloo, Stewart and his wife Glenna of New Dundee, Grace and her husband Ken Rouse of Waterloo. Sadly missed by his grandchildren, Cindy Graham, Karen Pike, Heather Cober, Kevin and Mark Shantz. Rebecca and Jonathon Rouse and four great- grandchildren. One sister, Violet (Mrs. Noah Herner) of Waterloo also survives. He was predeceased by his parents; two brothers, Lincoln and Lloyd; five sisters, Salena, Alfreta, Olive, Edna and Lyla. Friends may call at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, this evening (Thursday), 7-9 p.m. and Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Rev. Alan Shantz officiating. Interment Erb Street Mennonite cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 1. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Herman Shantz - Oct, 2, 1950. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011846-91. 011846-91 (Waterloo Co.) Herman SCHANTZ, 26, farmer, Wilmot, Wilmot, s/o David SCHANTZ & Barbara nee STAUFFER married Sarah SCHMITT, 21, Wilmot, Wilmot, d/o Jacob SCHMITT & Magd nee SNYDER, witn: Stauffer SCHANTZ of Wilmot & E. (illeg) SNYDER., 1 January 1891 in New Hamburg.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Nov 1897 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1950 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 May 1991 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth