Leonard S. Shantz

1915 - 1980  (65 years)

• Name	Leonard S. Shantz
  Born	18 Aug 1915	Aldersyde, Alberta
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1952	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-59997
  Died	27 Oct 1980	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I59997	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Cyrenas Shantz,   b. 4 Jun 1879, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1955, Guernsey, Alberta  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Angeline Snider,   b. 3 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1952, Near, Guernsey, , Saskatchewan  (Age 75 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1906	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F19142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leona M. Gingrich,   b. 17 Apr 1922
  Children	1. Linda Joy Shantz,   b. 1949,   d. 17 Jan 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F48095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Leonard, son of Henry and Angeline (Snider) Shantz, was born in High River, Alta., Aug. 18, 1915; died of a heart attack at Elmira, Ont., Oct. 27, 1980; aged 65 y. On June 22, 1940, he was married to Leona Gingrich, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Clinton, Mark, and Dale), 3 daughters (Janet Quartel, Linda Shoemaker, and Elaine Shantz), 2 sisters (Eileen Biehn, and Olive Biehn), and 2 brothers (Arthur and Lincoln). He was a member of Elmira Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 30, in charge of Doug Snyder and Gary Knarr; interment in Elmira Mennonite Church Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 11, 1952 - Obituary of Angeline Shantz. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019738-06. Henry Cyrenius Shantz, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Peel Twp Wellington Co., res. Woolwich Twp, son of Henry Shantz and Magdalena Bauman married Angeline Snider, 30, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, daughter Of Henry S. and Mary Snider, Witn: Milton and Mary Ann Snider Both of Woolwich, 5 June 1906 in Woolwich Twp

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Aug 1915 - Aldersyde, Alberta Residence - 1952 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Oct 1980 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth