Mary W. Jantzi^[1]

1893 - 1966  (72 years)

• Name	Mary W. Jantzi
  Born	11 Nov 1893	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44904601
  Name	Mary W. Schwartzentruber
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73410
  Died	17 Apr 1966	RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I73410	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian B. Jantzi,   b. 26 Feb 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1939, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Barbara Wagler,   b. 6 Jul 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1955, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F20344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian E. Schwartzentruber,   b. 17 Apr 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1970  (Age 73 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1916
  Children	1. Ruth Barbara Schwartzentruber,   b. 4 Feb 1918, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 2005, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Earl Clare Schwartzentruber,   b. 17 Nov 1921,   d. 8 Aug 2003  (Age 81 years)   3. Helen Leoda Schwartzentruber,   b. 18 Jun 1924, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Paul Daniel Schwartzentruber,   b. 15 Dec 1926,   d. 13 Apr 2002  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F22081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHWARTZENTRUBER, Mary, daughter of Chris and Barbara (Wagler) Jantzi, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., Nov. 11, 1893; died at her home, April 17, 1966; aged 72 y. 6 m. 6 d. On Dec. 24, 1916, she was married to Chris E. Schwartzentruber, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Earl and Paul), 2 daughters (Helen - Mrs. Delton Boshart and Ruth - Mrs. Roy Schlegel), 2 brothers (Aaron and Allan), 21 grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She was a member of Steinman's Church, where funeral services were held April 20, with Elmer Grove and Elmer Schwartzentruber officiating. _______________ MRS. C. E. SCHWARTZENTRUBER Mrs. Christian E. Schwartzentruber, 72, of R.R. 2, Petersburg, died suddenly Sunday, April 17, at her home. The former Mary Yantzi, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christian B. Yantzi, she was born on November 11, 1893, in Wilmot Township, where she had lived all her life. She was a member of Steinman Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Paul, of New Hamburg; Earl, of R.R. 2, Petersburg, and Frank, of Toronto; two daughters, Mrs. Roy (Ruth) Schlegel, of R.R. 2, Petersburg, and Mrs. Delton (Helen) Boshart, of R.R. 2, Petersburg; two brothers, Aaron, of Wellesley, and Allan, of Baden; 21 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, Glenda Dawn Schlegel. The funeral service was held Wednesday afternoon at Steinman Mennonite Church. Rev. Elmer Schwartzentruber and Rev. Elmer Grove officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 30, 1980 - Obituary of Aaron W. Jantzi. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1893). Mary Jantzi Schwartzentruber (1893-1966) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44904601/mary-schwartzentruber.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Nov 1893 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth