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

Elroy R. Yantzi

Male 1925 - 1941  (16 years)


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  • Name Elroy R. Yantzi 
    Born 8 Feb 1925  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121709599 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-34744 
    Died 3 Jun 1941  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: auto accident 
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I34744  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Noah Yantzi,   b. 1890, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1962, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Susan Roth,   b. 27 Jun 1894, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F9240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • YANTZI- Elroy R. Yantzi was born Feb. 8, 1925, in Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont. At the age of 15 he accepted Christ as his personal Saviour and was received into church fellowship at the Amish Mennonite Church near Baden by Bishop D. S. Iutzi upon confession of faith and water baptism on Oct. 20, 1940. On May 31, 1941, he was struck by a car in the city of Kitchener and severely injured, from which he never regained consciousness. On June 2 he fell asleep as we hope and trust in Jesus at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital; aged 16 y. 3 m. 25 d. He, the only child, leaves to mourn, his bereaved parents, Noah and Susan Yantzi, and many relatives and friends.

      "Short and sudden was the call,
      The voice we loved is stilled;
      The place made vacant in our home
      Can never more be filled."

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIV, No . 14 - July 3, 1941, page 295

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      In Loving Memory Died At the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, on Monday, June 2nd, 1941 Elroy R. Yantzi Only Son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah B. Yantzi Aged 16 years, 3 months and 25 days. The Funeral Will take place from his parents' residence, New Hamburg, on Thursday, June 5th, with private service at the house at 1 o'clock p.m., followed by public service at the 16th Line, East Zorra, A.M. Church, and interment in the adjoining cemetery. We miss him, oh how sadly, None but aching hearts can tell, We have lost him, Heaven has found him, Our Father doeth all things well.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 3, 1941 - Obituary of Elroy R. Yantzi.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Feb 1925 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: auto accident - 3 Jun 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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