Gladys Shantz^[1]

1923 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	Gladys Shantz
  Born	15 Sep 1923
  Gender	Female
  Name	Gladys Brubacher
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-71404
  Died	29 Jun 2012	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Bethel Mennonite Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I71404	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Ivan B. Shantz,   b. 22 Apr 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1984  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Irene B. Bauman,   b. 31 Jul 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1921  [2]
  Family ID	F21323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abner H. Brubacher,   b. 15 Nov 1919, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Sep 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Arlene Brubacher   2. Sharon Brubacher   3. Sandra Brubacher   4. Beverley Louise Brubacher   5. Colleen Brubacher   6. Richard S. Brubacher,   b. 11 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 2000, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   7. Maynard Brubacher,   b. 7 Sep 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 2013  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F21322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Brubacher, Gladys Passed away peacefully at Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital on Friday, June 29, 2012 in her 89th year. Gladys Brubacher (nee Shantz) was the beloved wife of the late Abner Brubacher (1993). Dear mother of Arlene McCarthy and her husband Art of Barrie, Sharon McNab and her husband Al of Comox, BC, Maynard Brubacher and his wife Cynthia of Elmira, Sandra Faulds and her husband Alan of Eden Mills, Beverley Gaeler and her husband Brett of Baden, Colleen Bender and her husband David of Ayr. Loved mother-in-law of Bernice Brubacher of St. Jacobs. Devoted grandmother of 18 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Lovingly remembered by siblings Mervin Shantz, Eugene Shantz, Muriel Hayes and Wilfred Shantz. Predeceased by her son Richard (2000) and her brother Floyd. Gladys was a charter member of Bethel Mennonite Church, RR 1, Elora, in 1947. The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, on Sunday, July 1, 2012 from 2-5 p.m. Memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at Bethel Mennonite Church, RR 1, Elora, on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 2 p.m. The casket will be open at the church on Monday from 1 p.m. until the interment in Bethel Mennonite Cemetery at 1: 45 p.m. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated by the family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 1, 1994 - Obituary of Abner H. Brubacher. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ivan Shantz - May 29, 1984.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 29 Jun 2012 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth