Ezra B. Jantzi^[1]

1899 - 1988  (88 years)

• Name	Ezra B. Jantzi
  Born	22 Sep 1899	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101895558
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer, at home
  Residence	1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1924	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer's Son
  Residence	1988	15 Molesworth St., Wellesley, Ontario   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-51400
  Died	9 May 1988	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Buried	Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I51400	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John B. Jantzi,   b. 27 Jun 1871, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1959, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Bast,   b. 31 May 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1958, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F13286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Veronica B. "Fannie" Erb,   b. 12 Jul 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1993, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 89 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1924	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Annie Dorothy Jantzi,   b. 1925, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 2015, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   2. Allen E. Jantzi,   b. 1925, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)   3. Erma Jantzi,   b. 30 Aug 1927, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 2018, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 90 years)   4. Elmer Jantzi,   b. 1933,   d. 9 Apr 2011, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F36549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JANTZI, Ezra B. Peacefully, on Monday, May 9, 1988, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ezra B. Jantzi, of 15 Molesworth St., Wellesley. Ezra was born in Wellesley township 88 years ago; was a son of the late John B. Jantzi and the late Dorothy Bast. He had farmed at RR 2, Wellesley, retiring in 1988; was a member of the Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Church. Beloved husband of the former Fannie Erb of Wellesley; dear father of Annie (Mrs. Alvin Erb) of RR 1, Gadshill and Erma (Mrs. Russell Kuntz) of RR 1, Brunner, Elmer and his wife Joan Jantzi of Wellesley. Lovingly remembered by a daughter-in-law, Eleanor Jantzi of Kitchener; by 11, grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren. Was predeceased by one son, Allan, October 20, 1979; also by one brother, Aaron and one sister, Violet Gerber. Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 40 Henry St., Wellesley, where the family will receive their friends Wednesday from 1-4 .and 7-9 p.m. Family service will be conducted at the funeral home on Thursday, May 12 at 1 p.m., followed by the funeral service at the Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Church at 2 p.m., Bishop Arthur Gerber will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials to the VON or the Ca-nadian Red Cross would be appreciated by the family. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 10 May 1988

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020339-24. Ezra Jantzi, 24, occ. Farmer Son, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, son of John B. Jantzi & Dorothy Bast married Fanny Erb, 20, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of Menno Erb & Anna Boshart, Witn: Joe Gerber of Wellesley & Mike Erb of Millbank, 21 February 1924 At The Wellesley Meeting House in Waterloo Co. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 Page 2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Ezra B. Jantzi - 10 May 1988. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub District 11 Page 14. [S533] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Internet Link. Ezra B Jantzi/ beloved husband/ of/ Fannie Erb/ born Sep. 22 1899/ died May 9 1988/ aged 88 years/ 7 mon. & 17 days

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Sep 1899 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, at home - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer's Son - 1924 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Feb 1924 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1988 - 15 Molesworth St., Wellesley, Ontario Died - 9 May 1988 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth