Moses O. Jantzi

1881 - 1965  (83 years)

• Name	Moses O. Jantzi
  Born	6 Nov 1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Amish
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-78014
  Died	28 Mar 1965	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I78014	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel B. Jantzi,   b. 30 Oct 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 May 1932, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Oesch,   b. 30 Nov 1855, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1942, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1877	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F27909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Litwiller,   b. 3 Aug 1878, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1968, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	14 Dec 1905  [3]
  Children	1. Beatrice Mary Jantzi,   b. 13 Sep 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1994, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   2. Bernice Jantzi,   b. 7 Mar 1913,   d. 27 Sep 1966  (Age 53 years)   3. Clinton Ray "Clint" Jantzi,   b. 11 Apr 1920,   d. 17 Dec 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F188448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jantzi, Moses O., son of the late Daniel and Magdalene (Oesch) Jantzi, was born in Wellesley Twp., Ont., Nov. 6, 1881; died at the K. W. Hospital, March 28, 1965; aged 83 y. 4 m. 22 d. On Dec. 14, 1905, he was married to Annie Litwitter. Bro. Jantzi served his Lord and the church faithfully in various ways. In February, 1932, he was ordained as deacon to serve the Steinman and St. Agatha churches; in 1936 he was ordained as minister, and on Nov. 2 of the same year he was ordained as bishop of the Wilmot congregations. He conscientiously stood for the faith and truth of God's Word as he understood it. Surviving, besides his wife, are one son (Clinton), 2 daughters (Beatrice - Mrs. William Lichty and Bernice - Mrs. Wilfred Iutzi), 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, one brother (Daniel), and one sister (Mathilda - Mrs. John Holst). Funeral services were held March 31, in charge of Orville Jantzi, Urie Bender, and Elmer Schwartzentruber. Gospel Herald - Volume LVIII, Number 15 - April 20, 1965 - pages 353, 354

  
  

• Sources

  [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-4 Page 15. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses O. Jantzi - April 20, 1965 - pages 353, 354. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1881). Moses O Jantzi (1881-1965) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 27 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43364712/moses-o-jantzi. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Magdalena Oesch Jantzi - December 10, 1942 - pages 798, 799. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Daniel Yantzie Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 23 Jan 1877 Event Place: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Age: 27 Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Wilmot Twp Occ: farmer - Wellelsley - widower Father's Name: Michael Yantzie Mother's Name: Maria Yantzie Spouse's Name: Magdalena Oesch Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Hay Twp Res: Hay Twp Spouse's Father's Name: John Oesch Spouse's Mother's Name: Barbara Oesch

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Nov 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Mar 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth