Lillian Ethel Block

1917 - 1987  (70 years)

• Name	Lillian Ethel Block
  Born	10 Jun 1917	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lillian Ethel Jantzi
  Residence	1987	811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-87425
  Died	14 Dec 1987	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I87425	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Irvon Block,   b. 18 May 1889, Wilmot Centre, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1954  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Lydia Litwiller,   b. 7 Jun 1889,   d. 16 Mar 1932  (Age 42 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1915	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Family ID	F44997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Daniel Kennel Jantzi,   b. 1912,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Rev. Darrell Daniel Jantzi   2. Lois Anne Jantzi
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F48911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jantzi, Lillian Block, daughter of Ervon and Lydia (Litwiller) Block, was born at Petersburg, Ont., June 10, 1917; died at Kitchener, Ont., Dec. 14, 1987; aged 70 y. She was married to Daniel Jantzi, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Darrel, Glenn, and Dalton), 2 daughters (Demaris Barg and Lois Eby), 14 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, one brother (Delford Block), and 7 sisters (Dorothy Sape, Adele Deckert, Noreen Steinman, Mary Belle Poll, Betty Aberhardt, Muriel Martin, and Sharon Wideman). She was a member of Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship, where funeral services were held on Dec. 18, in charge of Brian Laverty; interment in the church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 81, Number 5 - February 2, 1988, page 84, 86 _______________ JANTZI, Lillian E. - At her residence, 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, on Monday, Dec. 14, 1987, peacefully, as the result of a heart attack, the former Lillian Ethel Block, aged 70 years. She was a member of Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church. Dear wife of Daniel; loving mother of Rev. Darrell Jantzi and his wife Florence, Glenn and his wife Joanne, all of Waterloo, Rev. Dalton Jantzi and his wife Carol of Scarborough, Demaris and her husband Werner Barg of Brooks, Alta., Lois and her husband Chris Eby of Kitchener; sister of Delford Block of Edson, Alta,, Dorothy (Mrs. Michael Sape) of Sarasota, Fla., Mrs. Adele Decked., Mrs. Noreen Steinman, Mary Belle (Mrs. Donald Poll), all of Kitchener, Betty (Mrs. Anthony Aberhardt) of Waterloo, Muriel (Mrs. Oscar Martin) of Elmira, Sharon (Mrs. James Wideman) of St. Clements. Fourteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by her parents; two brothers, Dalton and Arthur. Friends may call at the Rate-Bechtel Funeral Home, 821 King St. W., Kitchener, after 7 p.m. Wednesday (today), until noon on Friday, when removal will be made to Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Mennonite Church, where the funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., with Rev. Brian Laverty officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Litwiller Block - March 31, 1932 pages 1131, 1132. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Irvon Block - November 30, 1954 --- page 1149, 1150, 1151.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1987 - 811 Bleams Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Dec 1987 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth