Clarence Leslie Burkhart

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163416

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BURKHART - Clarence Leslie He was born at Elmira, Ont., March 16, 1895, the son of the late Enoch and Hannah (Eby) Burkhart; died of leukemia at the family home near Guernsey, Sask., Sept. 28, 1952; aged 57 y. 6 m. 12 d. He came to Saskatchewan in 1917 and started farming in the Guernsey district. On Feb. 18, 1920, he was united in marriage to Mary Ann Snider, who survives. Also surviving are 9 children (Fern-Mrs. Stanley Shantz, Greta-Mrs. Ralph Hawes, Florence, Kenneth, Merle, Mary, Ray, Beatrice, and Berna), 3 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Abner Musselman, Elmira, Ont.; and Mrs. Mervin Shantz, Alma, Ont.), and 4 brothers (Lloyd, Emerson, and Gordon, Kitchener, Ont.; and Irvin, Goshen, Ind.) One son (Stanley) preceded him in death in infancy. He took and active interest in many local affairs and will be greatly missed by the community. Funeral services was held Oct. 2 at the Sharon Mennonite Church, Guernsey, Sask., of which he was a member. The services were in charge of J.B. Stauffer of Tofield, Alta., assisted by Howard Snider and Paul Schroeder. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery.

Clarence — Mary Ann Snider. Mary (daughter of Joshua S. Snider and Lydia Jane Clemens) was born 20 Oct 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Fern Burkhart
• Name: Wilma Fern Shantz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-163405

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SHANTZ, Wilma Fern, daughter of Clarence and Mary Ann (Snider) Burkhart, was born at Guernsey, Sask., Jan. 28, 1921; died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 29, 1979; aged 58 y. On Apr. 22, 1945, she was married to Stanley Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Calvin L., Nelson C., and Melvin S.), one daughter (Elinor Joanne - Mrs. Don Gingerich), 2 grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters (Greta, Florence, Kenneth, Merle, Mary, Ray, Berna, and Beatrice). Funeral services were held at Steinman Mennonite Church on Feb. 1, in charge of Vernon Zehr; interment in the Wilmot Mennonite Cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 9 - February 27, 1979, page 190

Wilma married Rev. Stanley Shantz 22 Apr 1945. Stanley (son of Addison Cressman Shantz and Priscilla Devitt) was born 23 May 1914, Guernsey, Saskatchewan; died 1 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Elinor — Don Mark Gingerich. (son of Rev. Orland Gingerich and Agnes Irene Roth) [Group Sheet]