Henry Willard Shantz

1909 - 1939  (29 years)

• Name	Henry Willard Shantz
  Born	23 Dec 1909	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Willard Shantz
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-56558
  Died	3 May 1939	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Cause: erysipelas of the face and brain
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I56558	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Menno M. Shantz,   b. 11 Apr 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Esther Wismer,   b. 22 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Mar 1947  (Age 58 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1908	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F6320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz.-Henry Willard, eldest son of Menno and Esther Shantz, of Ayr, Ont., was born Dec. 23, 1909; died May 3, 1939, aged 29 y. 4 m. 11 d. Sick only one week, death was due to erysipelas of the face and brain. He leaves father and mother, 3 brothers (John, Irvin, and Samuel) and 5 sisters (Estelle, Mrs. Horsfal, Ella, Marion, and Doris), as well as a host of friends. Two brothers predeceased him in infancy. An active, consistent Christian since his conversion at the age of 13; S. S. Sup't of the congregation at Roseville; a 1937 graduate of the Ontario Mennonite Bible School of Kitchener, Ont., and a willing helper in other rural missions fields, it is hard for us to understand why our Lord saw fit to allow his removal so early in life; but we realize that he will continue to speak to us who are left behind to carry on the work in which he was so interested. Services were conducted at the home by Bro. Moses S. Bowman and at the church by Bros. Lorne Schmitt and Moses H. Roth. Text, II Cor. 5: 1. Gospel Herald May 18, 1939 - Vol. XXXII, No.7- pages 158, 159, 160

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 18, 1939 - Obituary of Henry Willard Shantz. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 10. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Henry Willard/ 1910-1939/ son of/ Menno & Esther/ Shantz/ [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 4, 1955 - Obituaryof Menno Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Dec 1909 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: erysipelas of the face and brain - 3 May 1939 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth