1868 - 1944 (75 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Daniel S. Shantz was born 13 Apr 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jan 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6677.4
- Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
- Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
- Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Notes:
Shantz.- Daniel Snyder Shantz, son of the late Henry and Lydia (Snyder) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., April 13, 1868; died after a lingering illness in the KitchenerWaterloo Hospital, Jan. 11, 1944; aged 75 y. 8 m. 29 d. September 28, 1892, he was united in marriage with Susannah Catherine Groh who preceded him in death, June 5, 1924. Two daughters also preceded him (Lauretta Alzina, in 1915; and Elva, wife of David Jantzi, in 1941. He is survived by 2 daughters (Malinda, wife of Aaron Biehn, Guernsey, Sask.; and Serena, wife of Clayton Eby, Preston), 4 sons (Ivan, Preston; Floyd, Foam Lake, Sask.; Sylvanus, Strasburg; Lloyd, Hespeler), 21 grandchildren, 4 brothers (William and Ananias, Kitchener; Alvin, Waterloo; Samuel, Breslau), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Leander Snyder, Parkway; Mrs. Henry Feick, Doon). He became a member of the Mennonite Church in March, 1891, and was ordained deacon of the Hagey Mennonite Church in 1907, in which capacity he served for 36 years. Funeral services were held, Jan. 14, 1944, at the Hagey Mennonite Church with B. B. Shantz and J. W. Witmer in charge. Burial in adjoining cemetery.
There's an open gate at the end of the road
Through which each must go alone,
And there in a light we cannot see,
Our Father claims His own.
Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 47 - February 17, 1944, pages 989, 990 and 991
Daniel married Susannah Catherine Groh 28 Sep 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Reeve Isaac Groh and Mary S. Wanner) was born 3 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1924; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Lauretta Alsina Shantz was born 6 Dec 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1915, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 3. Ivan Eldon Shantz was born 12 Dec 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Melinda Shantz was born 7 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1964, Lanigan, , Alberta; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan.
- 5. Elva Iona Shantz was born 26 Aug 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1941; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 6. Floyd Shantz was born 2 Aug 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 7. Sylvanus Anthony Shantz was born 3 Feb 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1973, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 8. Lloyd Anson Shantz was born 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 9. Serena Lydia Shantz was born 4 Oct 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 2
2. | Lauretta Alsina Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 6 Dec 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1915, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00045-3426.2
- Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Misfortune: 1915; killed by street car
Notes:
Run Over By Street Car
Berlin, Ont., March 28 - After having crossed the Preston & Berlin Street Railway bridge at Freeport a young woman was knocked down and fatally injured by a P. & B. car leaving this city at 10.05 last night. The crew stopped the car, and the injured girl was conveyed to the home of Herman Hertel, jun., where she succumbed an hour later without regaining consciousness. Dr. A. Ochs, Preston, was attending the victim when death took place. It was not until this afternoon that the remains were recognized as those of Miss Loretta Shantz, the daughter of Daniel Shantz, a farmer on the Preston road, near Berlin. She had been engaged as a domestic at the farm of Lincoln Hagey, a farmer on the Breslau and Preston road, and had left Berlin in the evening. After doing some shopping she had walked to within a few yards of the road leading to her home when run over by the car. Deceased was twenty-two years of age.
Elmira Signet Apr 1 1915 pg 5
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3. | Ivan Eldon Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 12 Dec 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6677.456
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1941, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1974, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
DAVENPORT, Mrs. John
Of 1137 Clare Ave., Preston Cambridge, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1974, Margaret Rigby, beloved wife of John Davenport, beloved mother of Stephen, Preston; Frances, Preston; Mary Jane of Hespeler; in her 62nd year; also survived by one sister, Mrs. W. D. Bird (Dorothy) of Waterloo. Mrs. Davenport was born in Warrington, England and resided in Preston for 22 years, member of St. Clement's Church and the Catholic Women's League, served during the Second World War, with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, until Friday morning, then to St. Clement's Church, for funeral mass, at 10 a.m. Interment in Park Lawn cemetery.
Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Feb 1974 pg 29
Ivan married Adah Horst 29 Apr 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Adah (daughter of Enoch G. Horst and Sarah Ann "Annie" Gremm) was born 18 Feb 1902, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jan 1974, Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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4. | Melinda Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 7 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1964, Lanigan, , Alberta; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan. Other Events:
- Name: Melinda Biehn
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23947
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
- Residence: 1941, Guernsey, Saskatchewan
Notes:
Biehn, Melinda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Shantz, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Feb. 7, 1896; died at the Lanigan Union Hospital, Sept. 25, 1964; aged 68 y. 7 m. 18 d. On March 2, 1927, she was married to Aaron B. Biehn, who survives. Also surviving are 2 children (Beatrice-Mrs. Elmer Sauder, and Donald), 4 brothers and one sister (Ivan, Floyd, Sylvanus, Lloyd, and Serena-Mrs. Clayton Eby). Two sisters preceded her in death. She was a member of the Sharon Church near Guernsey, Sask. Funeral services were held at the church, in charge of James Mullet.
GOSPEL HERALD - Volume LVII, Number 42 - October 27, 1964 - pg 943
Melinda married Aaron B. Biehn 2 Mar 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Aaron (son of Aaron S. Biehn and Mary U. Bowman) was born 14 Jan 1898, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1987, Lanigan, , Alberta; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Elva Iona Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 26 Aug 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1941; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Elva Iona Jantzi
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6677.4010
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
Notes:
Jantzi.-Elva Iona, wife of David S. Jantzi, was born near Preston, Ont., on Aug. 26, 1897; died Aug. 20, 1941, after an illness of several years; aged 43 y. 11 m. 25 d. She was a daughter of Deacon Daniel Shantz and the late Susanna Catherine Groh. In her early youth she voluntarily came to Christ in her parental home and then united with the Mennonite Church at the Hagey congregation. Later she transferred her membership to the Kitchener congregation where she was a loyal member at the time of her death. On Jan. 7, 1925 she was united in marriage to David S. Jantzi of Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., who, with a daughter Shirley, mourn her departure. She was a devoted mother and faithful wife, interested pre-eminently in her home and the church. In her personal life she spent much time reading the Word of God. Funeral services were held Aug. 23 at the First Mennonite Church in Kitchener, Ont., in charge of Bros. B. B. Shantz and Merle Shantz. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.
GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXXIV, No . 24 - September 11, 1941 - pp 518, 519
Elva — David S. Jantzi. David (son of John B. Jantzi and Nancy Schultz) was born 11 Nov 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jun 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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6. | Floyd Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 2 Aug 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23949
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1941, Foam Lake, , Saskatchewan, Canada
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7. | Sylvanus Anthony Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 3 Feb 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1973, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: David Sylvanus Shantz
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23950
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Occupation: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farming, on farm
- Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1941, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
Shantz, Sylvanus A., died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 12, 1973; aged 72 y. He was married to Catherine Hintz, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Carl*, Allan, Eldon, and Leonard), 2 daughters (Eleanor and Florence-Mrs. James Rothwell), 24 grand children, 2 brothers (Ivan and Lloyd), and one sister (Serena-Mrs. Clayton Eby). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Sept. 14; interment in the Hagey Mennonite Cemetery, Preston, Ont.
Paper Unknown
* Carl was adopted by Sylvanus and Catherine, biological son of David & Judith (Hoffman) Hintz. Catherine was a half aunt to Carl - also know as Carl Menno.
Sylvanus — Catherine Hintz. Catherine (daughter of John L. Hintz and Leah Martin) was born 6 Aug 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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8. | Lloyd Anson Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00110-6677.601
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1941, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Lloyd — Hilda Horst. Hilda was born 18 Feb 1902, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Serena Lydia Shantz (1.Daniel1) was born 4 Oct 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Lydia Shantz
- Name: Serena Lydia Eby
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-45613
- Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
- Residence: 1941, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
Eby.- Serena Lydia Shantz, 87, Cambridge, Ont. Born: Oct. 4, 1905, Waterloo Twp., Ont., to Daniel and Suzanna Groh Shantz. Died: June 6, 1993, Cambridge, Ont. Survivors-children: David, Richard, Gladys Ranger; 9 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by: Clayton Eby (husband) and Hazel (daughter). Funeral: June 8, Preston Mennonite Church, by Amzie Brubacher. Burial: Hagey Cemetery
Gospel Herald - Volume 86, Number 26 - June 29, 1993, pages 16, 17
Serena married Clayton Eby 2 Oct 1934. Clayton (son of Moses E. Eby and Esther "Hettie" Kraft) was born 11 Oct 1904, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1957, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 21. David Laverne Eby was born 31 Aug 1937; died 12 Dec 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 22. Hazel Marlene Eby was born 1939, , Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 3
17. | Rev. John Allan "Allan" Shantz (7.Sylvanus2, 1.Daniel1) John — Marion Clarene Haas. (daughter of Willard Allan Haas and Ruby Alberta Hamacher) [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Rebecca Jo Anne Shantz
- 24. Collette Blanche Shantz
- 25. Trevor Anthony Shantz
- 26. Gregory Allan "Greg" Shantz was born 20 Dec 1861, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; died 26 Jul 1980, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
- 27. Brent Michale Shantz was born 12 Sep 1968, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died 15 Sep 1968, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ebenezer Cemetery, Clearview Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario.
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18. | Eleanor May Shantz (7.Sylvanus2, 1.Daniel1) Eleanor married Roger Murray Whiting [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 28. Daniel Roger Whiting was born 1960; died 26 Sep 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Eleanor married Emerson Hill [Group Sheet]
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21. | David Laverne Eby (9.Serena2, 1.Daniel1) was born 31 Aug 1937; died 12 Dec 2018, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-168711
Notes:
EBY, David Lavern
Peacefully, at the Sunnyside Home on Wednesday, December 12, 2018, in his 82nd year. Beloved husband of the late Mary (Rape) Eby. Dear father of Hazel Keating (Bruce) of Shelburne, Lois Sawyer (Mike) of Tottenham, Benjamin Eby of Wallaceburg, Daniel Eby (Lise) of Ottawa, Cindy Jackman of Brantford and Patricia Daniells (Mike) of Waterloo. Sadly missed by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one brother and two sisters. Special thanks to the wonderful staff at Sunnyside Home (Riverside Neighbourhood) for their wonderful care. The family will receive their friends for visitation from 2 - 3 p.m. (Saturday), at the Graham A. Giddy Funeral Homes-Waterloo Chapel, 617 King St. N. Waterloo (across from Home Depot). Memorial Service in the Chapel on Saturday, December 15th at 3: 00 p.m. Reception to follow. Cremation then Interment Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.
Waterloo Region Record 14 Dec 2018
David — Mary Eileen Rabe. Mary (daughter of Henry Norman Rabe and Lucinda Wilhelm) was born 24 Mar 1939, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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22. | Hazel Marlene Eby (9.Serena2, 1.Daniel1) was born 1939, , Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331579
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Generation: 4
26. | Gregory Allan "Greg" Shantz (17.John3, 7.Sylvanus2, 1.Daniel1) was born 20 Dec 1861, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; died 26 Jul 1980, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172249
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27. | Brent Michale Shantz (17.John3, 7.Sylvanus2, 1.Daniel1) was born 12 Sep 1968, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died 15 Sep 1968, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ebenezer Cemetery, Clearview Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172251
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28. | Daniel Roger Whiting (18.Eleanor3, 7.Sylvanus2, 1.Daniel1) was born 1960; died 26 Sep 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-331457
- Residence: 1978, 1720 Westmount Rd. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Notes:
WHITING, Daniel
Passed away on Sunday, September 28, 1978, Daniel Whiting of 1720 Westmount Rd. E., Kitchener, aged 16 years, Attended Rosebank Brethren In Christ Church and a Grade 11 student at Cameron Heights collegiate, Kitchener. Son of Eleanor Whiting; grandson of Catherine Shantz. Predeceased by his sister, Marlene Whiting and his grandfather, Sylvanus Shantz, in 1973. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W.. Kitchener. Funeral and committal service in the chapel, Wednesday, at 11 a.m., with Herb Anderson officiating. Interment Hagey Mennonite cemetery, Cambridge (Preston).
Kitchener-Waterloo Record 28 Sep 1976 pg 31
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