Viola May Shantz

1900 - 1964  (63 years)

• Name	Viola May Shantz
  Born	27 Jul 1900	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Viola May Jewitt
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1940	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99544P
  Died	15 Jun 1964	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I99544	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Ananias S. Shantz,   b. 16 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ethleen Naomi Stover,   b. 15 Nov 1867, Near, Markham, York, Ontario ,   d. 7 Oct 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F25651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwin W. Jewitt,   b. 1891, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 28 Dec 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Clayton Walter Jewitt   2. Howard Eldon Jewitt,   b. 8 Nov 1922,   d. 2 Apr 2001  (Age 78 years)   3. Florence May Jewitt,   b. 17 Mar 1924, Unionville, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 2 Oct 2001  (Age 77 years)   4. Ervin Ross Jewitt,   b. 1 Feb 1938, Stouffville, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1997  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F25652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jewitt, Viola May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ananias Shantz, was born at Kitchener, Ont., July 27, 1900; died at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, June 15, 1964; aged 63 y. 10 m. 19 d. She was married to Edwin W. Jewitt, Preston, Ont., who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Howard E., Clayton W., and Ervin R.), 5 daughters (Florence, Barbara - Mrs. Murray Raddatz, Edith - Mrs. Harold Sider, Mildred, and Shirley), one brother (Veloras B.), one stepbrother (Bert Rodger), 2 sisters (Velma - Mrs. Earl Snider and Vietta - Mrs. Elmer Gerber), and 12 grandchildren. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where memorial services were held June 18, conducted by C. F. Derstine and Howard Good. Gospel Herald - Volume LVII, Number 26 - July 7, 1964 - pp 590, 591

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 14. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Viola May Jewitt - July 7, 1964 - pp 590, 591. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 16. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 24, 1940 - Obituary of Ethleen Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Jul 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1940 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Jun 1964 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth