Norma Marie Lichty

1920 - 2022  (101 years)

• Name	Norma Marie Lichty
  Born	31 Oct 1920	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Norma Marie Shantz
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-298106
  Died	16 Feb 2022	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I298106	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Oliver Lichty,   b. 30 Aug 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Joannah Eby,   b. 12 Dec 1889, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1979, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1912	, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F11634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abner Shantz,   b. 19 Jan 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 2012, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Elaine Shantz,   b. 8 Nov 1943,   d. 1988  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F61035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Norma: October 31, 1920 - February 16, 2022 Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Nithview Community in New Hamburg at the age of 101. Beloved wife of the late Abner (2012) for 68 years. Predeceased by daughter Margaret Alexander (1988). Norma will be missed by her children Janet Walker, Roger (Ana) Shantz, Rodney (Kathryn) Shantz and Karen (John) Detzler; her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survived by son-in-law Carl Alexander. Also predeceased by her son-in-law Floyd Walker (2011). In her early years she enjoyed her garden and flower beds. She was an excellent cook and baker and everyone enjoyed the fresh coffee cake she made. She enjoyed her retirement years traveling, boating and fishing with Abner. A private family service for Norma will be held in the chapel of the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Interment at Shantz Mennonite Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Alzheimer Society Waterloo Wellington would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Norma's memorial. "Norma SHANTZ Obituary (2022) Waterloo Region Record". 2022. Legacy.Com. https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/name/norma-shantz-obituary?pid=201418223.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236846379/norma-marie-shantz. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 5, 1933 - Obituary of Oliver Lichty.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1920 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Feb 2022 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth