John W. Jantzi^[1]

1899 - 1980  (81 years)

• Name	John W. Jantzi
  Born	12 Jan 1899	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39650445
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1950	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-80120P
  Died	24 Jan 1980	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I80120	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	John B. Jantzi,   b. 25 Mar 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Nov 1950, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Magdalena L. "Matie" Wagler,   b. 21 Sep 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F20844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Gerber,   b. 28 Nov 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1974  (Age 72 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1923	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Esther Jantzi,   b. 18 Nov 1923, Of, Millbank, Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. 27 Aug 1977  (Age 53 years)   2. David G. Jantzi,   b. 13 May 1925, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Madeline Jantzi,   b. 15 Mar 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 2013, RR1 Newton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 84 years)   4. Moses Jantzi,   b. 1935,   d. 1935  (Age 0 years)   5. Edna Jantzi
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F29936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JANTZI, John of Route 1, Millbank, passed away January 24, 1980, at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. He was born in Wilmot Township, 80 years ago. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Mary Gerber in 1974. He is survived by two sons David of Wellesley and Delmar [Delmar was a grandson, the son of one of John's daughters and raised as a son] of Route 1, Wellesley; four daughters Katie (Mrs. Ralph) Gerber), Madeline (Mrs. Roy Gerber), Alma (Mrs. Jacob Zehr), all of Route 1, Millbank, Edna (Mrs. Raymond. Jantzi) of Route 2, Wellesley; two sisters Lydia (Mrs. Jacob Albrecht) of Route 1, Millbank and Sahar (Mrs. Enoch Horst) of Elmira; 23 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by one son in infancy in 1935 and one daughter, Esther (Mrs. John Zehr) in 1977 and by four brothers and six sisters. The late Mr. Jantzi is resting at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home,Wellesley, where a service will be held, at 1 p.m., on Saturday, followed by a Memorial service at the Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Church at 2 p.m., Bishop Arthur Gerber officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Jan 1980

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Daniel R. Gerber. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 11. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 25 Jan 1980 - Obituary of John Jantzi. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 11. [S533] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Internet Link. John W Jantzi/ beloved husband of/ Mary Gerber/ born Feb.12,1899/ died Jan.24,1980/ age 80 years/ 11 mon. & 12 days [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Mary Gerber Born: Wellesley Age: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1902 Father: Dan Gerber Mother: Katie Erb married John Jantzi Age:: 24 Est. Birth: abt 1899 Born: Wilmot Father: John Jantzi Mother: Mattie Wagler married 15 Feb 1923 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Wellesley Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Jan 1899 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Feb 1923 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1950 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Jan 1980 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth