Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ephraim Shantz

Male 1887 - 1956  (69 years)


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  1. 1.  Ephraim Shantz was born 3 Nov 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Nov 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6731.6
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Obituary - New Hamburg Independent, December 7, 1956
    Ephraim Shantz Passes At K-W Hospital
    Ephraim Shantz, well known local resident, passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital last Saturday at the age of 69 years. Mr. Shantz had been confined to hospital for nearly two weeks before his passing. He was a son of the late Solomon Shantz and the former Maryanne Hostetler and was born in Wilmot township. Prior to his retirement some ten years ago he had farmed in Wilmot Township. He was a member of Zion Evangelical United Brethern Church, New Hamburg. Mr. Shantz was actively interested in local sports and was a member of the New Hamburg Turf Association as well as the New Hamburg Board of trade. Surviving are his wife, the former Edna Weber, whom he married in 1916; two sisters, Mrs. Titus (Priscilla) Kolb, Kitchener; and Mrs. Frank (Susan) Miller of Millersburg, Ohio. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon from Zion Evangelical UB Church, with internment in Riverside cemetery. Rev. M. E. Reuber was in charge of the service. Pallbearers were Messrs. Jack Bingeman, Roy Habel, Gordon Shantz, Hugh Shantz, Robert Weber and Kenneth Weber.

    Ephraim — . Unknown [Group Sheet]