Frederick Robert Shantz "Fred" Shantz^{[1, 2]}

1875 - 1932  (56 years)

• Name	Frederick Robert Shantz "Fred" Shantz
  Born	12 Oct 1875	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Fred Shantz
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Manufacturer
  Eby ID Number	00110-6769.3
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone Image
  Died	20 Mar 1932	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Cause: Cause: Coronary Thrombosis (8 days)
  Buried	22 Mar 1932	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I350633	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Erb Shantz,   b. 25 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Maria Croft Bowers,   b. 26 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1909, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1872	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F251437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Pfaff Cable,   b. 20 Oct 1872, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1945  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F251439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Succumbs To Heart Attack At Moore Street Home; President, Board Of Trade Suffering a heart attack at ten o'clock Sunday morning, Ald. Frederick Robert Shantz passed away at his home on Moore street shortly afterward. His passing came with tragic suddenness as he was said to be recovering from the effects of a similar shock a week ago. Word of the paasing of Ald. Shantz cast a profound gloom over municipal circles of Preston where he was popularly known. Mayor Mark M. Donald when acquainted with Ald. Shantz' s death expressed profound regret. Other municipal officers as well as N. 0. Hipel, M.P.P., expressed a note of sorrow in his sudden demise. Board of Trade President In the death of Ald. Fred R. Shants the Preston Board of Trade loses its president. He had been a valued member of that organisation for some years having held the chief executire office in 1931 and was returned by acclamation this year at the annual meeting in January. The late Mr. Shantz had climbed steadily in the board holding office first in 1929 when he was elected to the second vice-presidency. In 1930 he was vice-president. Of a keen progressive mind, Ald. Shantz took an active interest in the Board of Trade. He was particularly anxious that more industries should be secured for the town. One of his last acts on behalf of the board was to aid in the preparation of material for industrial publication which the board is sponsoring. Carrying his activities further abroad, Ald. Shantz was chairman of the industrial committee of the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade. In this connection he represented Preston at the various meetings of that body throughout the valley. Because of its scope and possibilities, the late alderman was particularly enthusiastic over the Grand River Valley Boards of Trade. Alderman since 1929 As an alderman the late Fred Shantz was very conscientious. He was elected in 1929 and that year started preparation of the building bylaw being chairman of the bylaws committee. The following year, 1930, he was reelected and was placed in charge of the industrial committee of the council, a post which he has held until his death. Through the late alderman's initiative considerable advancement was made towards the improvement of the Galt-Preston highway, a project that he worked at diligently in the hopes that eventually that dangerous thoroughfare would be bettered. Only a few days before his illness Ald. Shantz had been in communication with Premier Henry regarding the highway situation and he confidently felt that the present year would see some definite steps taken as an unemployment aid. Ald. Shantz 's last appearance in public office was at the last meeting of the.town council when he delivered a lengthy criticism of Hydro administration. A lifelong Liberal. Ald. Shantz was generally looked upon as candidate for that party in the next federal election. He was nominated at the last contention the party had in South Waterloo losing the nomination to C. R. Widdifield of Galt by a single vote. Born In Preston The late Fred Shantz was born in Preston, son of the late Peter E. Shantz and Mrs. Shantz of Church street, on October 12, 1875 and was in his 57th year. After receiving his primary education at local public schools he attended Galt Collegiate institute and after graduation from there entered the foundry. Leaving that institution he went to Toronto where he was with the advertising departments of the Mail and Empire and The Globe between 1908 and 1914. For a time he was with the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in Toronto and later was connected with that company in Detroit to which city he was transferred from Toronto. For some years he was in Cleveland and St. Louis. The late alderman returned to Preston in 1927 assuming the trusteeship of the P. E. Shantz estate. As a director for Preston of the Waterloo Historical Society, the late Ald. Shantz was much interested in its activities. He was also president of the Shantz Reunion held in Waterloo in 1920. One of the citizens interested in bringing the Dominion Motor Sleigh Company, Limited, to Preston, the late Ald. Shantz was Secretary, of that firm. He was also a member of the Preston Business Men's Club and on the executive of the South Waterloo Liberal Association. He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Bertha Cable of Toronto. Two brothers, Cyrus B. of Preston and Samuel P. of Toronto and three sisters, Mr. John G. Gardiner of Regina, Sask., Mrs. Leon Archibald of Minneapolis Minn. and Minnie B. Shantz, also of Minneapolis, survive. The funeral will take place from his late residence, 966 Moore street, Preston, on Tuesday afternon at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will be made in Preston cemetery . Kitchener Daily Record 21 Mar 1932 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 409. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 291. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 12. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 39. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Frederick Robert Shantz Date of Birth:12 Oct 1875 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Peter E Shantz Mother's name:Maria C Bowers [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Frederick Robert Shantz Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1876 Birth Place:Ontario Age at Death:56 Death Date:20 Mar 1932 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Front] Fred R. Shantz/ Bertha P. Shantz/ Samuel P. Shantz/ Annie Shantz/ Shantz/ [Flat Markers Under Heavy Sod] Fred/ 1873 - 1932/ Bertha/ 1873 - 1945/ Samuel/ 1884 - 1952/ Annie/ 1884 - 1969/ [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Peter E. Schantz Age: 23 Res: Elmira Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Samuel & & Ester Schantz Bride: Name: Mary Bowers Age: 24 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Cyrus & El. Bowers Witness(S): Name: Dr. Eby Res: Sebringville Name: Dr. Jac. Bowers Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Oct. 1, 1872 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Oct 1872. 01 Oct 1872 By Rev. Tuerk, Peter Schantz of Elmira was married to Maria Bowers of Waterloo Township. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Peter E Shautz Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1849 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:1 Oct 1872 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Samuel Shautz Mother:Esther Shautz Spouse:Mary Bowers Spouse's Age:24 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1848 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:Cyrus Bowers Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Bowers

  
  

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  Born - 12 Oct 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Coronary Thrombosis (8 days) - 20 Mar 1932 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 22 Mar 1932 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth