Luida Shantz

1908 - 1954  (~ 45 years)

• Name	Luida Shantz
  Born	Jul 1908	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Luida Gimbel
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-48465
  Died	25 Jan 1954	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I48465	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias S. Shantz,   b. 11 Sep 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1937, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Musselman,   b. 11 Feb 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1934, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1900	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Family ID	F5899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martin Harold Gimbel,   b. 9 May 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 83 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1928  [2]
  Children	1. Helen Louise Gimbel   2. Walter Stuart Gimbel
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F12586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gimbel, Mrs. Harold, daughter of the late Elias and Rebecca (Mussleman) Shantz, was born near Elmira, Ont., July---, 1908; passed away at her home in Freeport, Jan. 25, 1954, after a lengthy illness; aged 45 y. 6 m. 17 d. She was a faithful member of the Preston Mennonite Church. She was married to Harold Gimbel, on July 11, 1928. Surviving are her husband, one son (Walter, of Freeport), one daughter (Helen-Mrs. Lawrence Weber, of Alma), 2 grandchildren, one brother (Irvin Shantz, of Baden), and 5 sisters (Mrs. Horace Hallman, of Freeport; Mrs. Roy Snider, of Strasburg; Mrs. Samuel Cressman, of Preston; Mrs. Wellington Weber, of Simcoe and Mrs. Eugene Kraft, of Kitchener). Three sisters and 2 brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services were held Jan. 28, at the Sterling Avenue Church, Kitchener, Ont., in charge of John H. Hess and Ben B. Shantz. Burial was made in the Preston Cemetery Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 7 - February 16, 1954 - page 166, 167

  
  

• Sources

  [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Gimbel / Harold Gimble / 1904-1988 / his beloved wife / Luida Shantz / 1908-1954 / happy with the Lord [also Annie Brubacher Gimble died Aug. 27, 2004 in her 92nd year] [S8] News - Gospel Herald, February 16, 1954 - Obituary of Luida Shantz. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 17. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Elias Shantz Born: Woolwich Age: 32 Father: Menno Shantz Mother: Elizabeth Sinder Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Rebecca Lichty Age: 35 born: Woolwich Father: Joseph Musselman Mother: Rebecca Gingrich married 18 Feb 1900

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jul 1908 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Jan 1954 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth