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

Aaron S. Yantzi

Male 1904 - 1991  (86 years)


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  • Name Aaron S. Yantzi 
    Born 21 Dec 1904 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45146175 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-488082 
    Died 26 Apr 1991  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I488082  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Father Joseph K. Yantzi,   b. 10 Mar 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1926  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Annie Schwartzentruber,   b. 11 Feb 1869,   d. 1 May 1934  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 15 May 1900  [1
    Family ID F43044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • YANTZI, Aaron S.\emdashIn St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, on Friday, April 26, 1991, Aaron S. Yantzi, a resident of Nithview Home, New Hamburg since April 19, 1991 and formerly of Tavistock and East Zorra township, in his 87th year.

      Son of the late Joseph K. Yantzi and the former Annie Schwartzentruber. A member of East Zorra Mennonite Church; had farmed during his life and also had been employed at K-W Hospital, Kitchener.

      Surviving is his wife, Fannie Mae (Baechler) Yantzi, whom he married on January 2, 1929; two sons, Glenn and his wife Debbie Yantzi of Cambridge and Clair and his wife Mary Jane Yantzi of Tavistock; three daughters, Loraine and her husband Howard Bender of Tavistock, Beatrice and her husband Leander Wagler of RR 1, Tavistock and Katie Ann and her husband the Rev. Clare Schumm of Elkhart, Ind.; 20 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mrs. Joseph (Emma) Yantzi of Tavistock.
      Predeceased by three brothers and four sisters.

      Friends will be received in the Francis Funeral Home, 77 Woodstock St. N., Tavistock, today (Saturday), 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A family committal service will be held at East Zorra Mennonite cemetery, 16th Line on Sunday, April 28, 1991 at 2:30 p.m., followed by a public memorial service in East Zorra Mennonite Church. The Rev. Vernon Leis will officiate.

      Donations to the House of Friendship or the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated.

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      Yantzi, Aaron S., 86, Tavistock, Ont. Born: Dec. 21, 1904 to Joseph K. and Annie (Schwartzentruber) Yantzi. Died: April 26, 1991, Kitchener, Ont. Survivors-wife: Fannie Mae Baechler; children: Glen, Clair, Lorraine Bender, Beatrice Wagler, Katie Ann Schumm; 20 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral and burial: April 28, East Zorra Mennonite Church, by Vernon Leis.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 84, Number 21 - May 21, 1991 - page 14.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Joseph K. Yantzi - August 19, 1926 - pp 462, 263.

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Apr 1991 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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