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Josiah K. Shantz

Male 1834 - 1913  (78 years)


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  1. 1.  Josiah K. Shantz was born 5 Dec 1834, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6956
    • Residence: 1860, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Retired: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Caretaker, Private House
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Josiah K. Shantz, "was born December 5th 1834. He is married to Nancy Kolb. They reside at Peabody, Kansas, where he is engaged in farming."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Josiah married Anna "Nancy" Kolb 6 Oct 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Abraham Kolb and Elizabeth Ziegler) was born 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1926; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Elizabeth K. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1943; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Benjamin Franklin Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1864, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Abraham Lincoln Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Dec 1868, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Lorena Anna Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 11 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elizabeth K. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 28 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1943; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eliza Shantz
    • Name: Elizabeth K. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800.1
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Elizabeth — Josiah E. Shantz. Josiah (son of Isaac Erb Shantz and Magdalena Eby) was born 18 Nov 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Apr 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Nettie Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 8. Eldon Roy "Roy" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Nov 1885, , Marion Co., Kansas; died 2 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 9. Ivan Abner Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jul 1887, , USA; died 26 May 1955; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 10. Vernon Floyd Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jun 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 11. Gordon Wesley Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Oct 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 12. Edith Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jan 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 3.  Benjamin Franklin Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 22 Aug 1864, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6956.3
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 50 Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Retired: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Shantz.--Benjamin F., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Shantz, was born at Port Elgin, Ont., Aug. 22, 1864; died at St. Mary,s Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., April 15, 1945; aged 80 y. 7 m. 23 d. Surviving are his wife (nee Mary Jane Moyer), 2 sons (Reuben and Roy, both of Kitchener), 2 daughters (Ruth--Mrs. Vernon Nahrgang, Port Elgin; and Rose, Kitchener), 2 brothers (A. L. and E. J., both of Kitchener), one sister (Mrs. Lorena Henderson, Portland, Oreg.), and 3 grandchildren. One sister (Mrs. Elizabeth Shantz) predeceased him. He was baptized in the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church many years ago and lately renewed this covenant. Funeral services were held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, in charge of C. F. Derstine. Theme: "The Long Home. Burial was made in the First Mennonite Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 5 - May 4, 1945 - page 86, 87

    Benjamin — Mary Jane Moyer. Mary (daughter of Samuel Erb Moyer and Jennet "Jane" Biggar) was born 4 Dec 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1956, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ethel Mathew  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 14. Arthur King  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jan 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 15. Roy Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 16. Ruth Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born May 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.
    5. 17. Rose "Rosie" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Feb 1903, , Michigan, USA; died 21 Apr 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 18. Reuben Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jun 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 19. Robert Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 4.  Abraham Lincoln Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 15 Dec 1868, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Business: 71 Edna St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rosemount Fair Dairy
    • Name: A. L. Shantz
    • Name: Abram L. Shantz
    • Name: Abram S. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6956.4
    • Historic Building: 1826, 1765 Victoria St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite
    • Residence: 1938, 71 Edna St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1956, 168 Cameron St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    "A.L.SHANTZ, EX-DAIRY MAN, PASSES

    Former proprietor of Rosemount Dairy, Abram L. Shantz, 168 Cameron St. North, died today at his home, after a lengthy illness. He was 87.

    Born Dec. 15, 1860 (sic) in Maryborough Township, he was the last surviving member of the family of the late Josiah Shantz and former Nancy Kolb. Before moving to Kitchener Mr. Shantz farmed near Heidelberg. He was a member of Bethany United Missionary Church.

    Mr. Shantz was predeceased by his first wife, the former Emma Hallman, onMay 1, 1919, and by his second wife, the former Magdalene Brubacher, on Dec. 27, 1938.

    Surviving besides his third wife, the former Helen Wildfong, whom he married in 1945, are a son, Dr. Leighton O. Shantz, Flint, Mich.; three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Rhea) Bretz, Ayr; Mrs. Luman (Mary) Reist, Kitchener; Mrs. Melvin (Lorene) Bickle, Breslau; two step children, Mrs.Ross Gilders, Kitchener; William Wildfong, Waterloo, and 13 grandchildren....First Mennonite Cemetery..."

    Historic Building:
    Jacob Kolb contructed this house now demolished some time after 1981. It started out as a small log house, later a room the full length of the house was added and a new roof applied. Logs were covered with frame and the hold house was stuccoed. It was passed down from Jacob to Tobias then to Joseph. In 1932 Abraham Lincoln Shantz bought the property

    Abraham married Emma Hallman 26 Feb 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Emma (daughter of Johann S. "John S." Hallman and Maria "Mary" Clemens) was born 3 Mar 1872, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Rhea Mattie Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Nov 1896, , Michigan, USA; died 25 Jun 1991, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 21. Leighton Orville Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1900, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 22. Mary Anna Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Jun 1902, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 23. Lovina Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 24. Lorena Vera "Lorene" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Feb 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1984; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Abraham — Helen Beatrice Elizabeth Thurston. Helen (daughter of James Spencer Thurston and Nellie May Thistlewaite) was born 30 Jan 1900, Picton, Hallowell Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; died 7 Nov 1983; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Abraham married Mary Magdalena "Lena" Stauffer 24 May 1922. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Stauffer and Maria "Mary" Betzner) was born 3 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Dec 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Lorena Anna Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6956.6


  5. 6.  Elo Josiah "E. J." Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Josiah1) was born 22 Aug 1874, Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 11 Mar 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: E. J. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6956.5
    • Occupation: 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store Clerk
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Autioneer, General
    • Residence: 1921, 3 Clarence Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Elo married Malinda Snyder 26 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Malinda (daughter of Joseph B. Snyder and Naomi Shoemaker) was born 8 Aug 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1934; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Ralph K. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1971.
    2. 26. Leslie Josiah Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 May 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 27. Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 28. Harold Elo "Zip" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Dec 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1992; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Nettie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1)

  2. 8.  Eldon Roy "Roy" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 30 Nov 1885, , Marion Co., Kansas; died 2 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Roy Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800.2
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manager, ?
    • Residence: 1921, 65 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian
    • Elected Office: 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Councillor - Kitchener Council

    Notes:

    Obituary

    The Late Roy Shantz

    Friends in Kitchener, Waterloo and district attended the funeral of the late Roy Shantz at Kitchener on Thursday afternoon. Service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Logan of Trinity United Church at Schreiter's Funeral Home. The Masonic Lodge Brethren of which deceased was a member also assisted in the service Representatives of various organisations of which deceased was a member attended. Interment was made in Woodland Mausoleum.

    The honorary pall bearers were: Hon. W. D. Euler, Judge Clement, Mayor H. W. Sturm A R. Kaufman and H. J. Sims, all of Kitchener and J. Finley of Toronto, president and manager of the United Paper Mills, Ltd., and J. Palmor, president and manager of the Toronto Type Foundry.

    The active pall bearers were Edward Wismer, Edward Wackett, Fred McKellar, William Outpell, Oscar Thompson and Arthur H. Lowe.


    A divine selection was sung by a masonic trio, "Remember Now Thy Creator." Originally this was a maconic quartet, the late Mr. Shantz being a member. The remaining members are G. McPhail, Ralph Connor and W. A. Jones.

    Waterloo Chronicle 12 Jan 1933, p. 3

    Eldon — Irene "Corita" Mullen. Irene was born 20 Sep 1892, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 31 Aug 1963; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Sanford M. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Eldon married Manilla Hallman 20 Feb 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Manilla (daughter of Rev. Henry S. Hallman and Maria Rosenberger) was born 2 Mar 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 9.  Ivan Abner Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 1 Jul 1887, , USA; died 26 May 1955; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800.3
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Assistant Manager, ?
    • Residence: 1921, 65 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Ivan — Josephine Pearen. Josephine was born 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Mar 1949; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 30. Keith McCauley Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Mar 1916, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died 11 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 10.  Vernon Floyd Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 19 Jun 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800.4
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  5. 11.  Gordon Wesley Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 19 Oct 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6800.5
    • Occupation: 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; manager


  6. 12.  Edith Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 2 Jan 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23805


  7. 13.  Ethel Mathew Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born May 1895, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158300
    • Adopted: Bef 1911
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  8. 14.  Arthur King Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born Jan 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158302
    • Adopted: Bef 1911
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  9. 15.  Roy Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-320722
    • Residence: 1921, 50 Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  10. 16.  Ruth Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born May 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ruth Nahrgang
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158296
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Ruth — Arthur Vernon Nahrgang. Arthur (son of Josiah Nahrgang and Esther Reist) was born 4 Mar 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  11. 17.  Rose "Rosie" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born 8 Feb 1903, , Michigan, USA; died 21 Apr 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rosie Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158297
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: Bef 1990, 45 Stirling St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    SHANTZ, Rose - At St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Saturday, April 21, 1990, age 87 years, formerly of 45 Stirling Ave. S., Kitchener.

    Miss Shantz was born in Michigan and was a daughter of the late Mary Jane Moyer and Benjamin Shantz. She was a member of Bethany Missionary Church, Kitchener.

    Survived by one niece, Jean and her husband Clayton Ferguson of Port Elgin and two nephews, Lloyd Nahrgang of Owen Sound and Wayne Shantz of Kitchener.

    She was predeceased by one sister, Ruth Nahrgang and two brothers, Reuben and Roy Shantz.

    Miss Shantz's family will receive friends at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, from 7-9 p.m. this evening (Monday) and on Tuesday from 10 a.m. 12 noon. The funeral and committal service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home, Tuesday at 2 p.m., with Rev. Colin Meikle officiating. Interment in First Mennonite cemetery, Kitchener.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record Apr 23 1990 pg A11


  12. 18.  Reuben Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born 9 Jun 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158298
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1921, 50 Scott St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Reuben — Elma Loraine Shantz. Elma (daughter of Alvin H. Shantz and Rachel A. Snider) was born Aug 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Wayne Franklin Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 19.  Robert Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1) was born Feb 1911, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158299
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  14. 20.  Rhea Mattie Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born Nov 1896, , Michigan, USA; died 25 Jun 1991, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rhea Mattie Bretz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58933
    • Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mrs. Gordon Bretz passed away Tuesday, June 25th at her residence, Heritage House, St. Jacobs, where she had resided for the past ten years. She was 94. Mrs. Bretz, the former Rhea Mattie Shantz, had lived at RR 4, Bright for many years. She was a member of Bethel Missionary Church, New Dundee. Dear mother of Lorene and her husband Kenneth Shantz of New Dundee, Lloyd and his wife Carol of Indiana, Elmon and his wife Ann of Kitchener, Marilyn and her husband Leonard Kilbey of Waterloo. Also survived by 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by her husband, Gordon Bretz in 1963; two sisters, Mary Reist and Lorene Bickle; one brother, Leighton. Rested at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where funeral service was held Friday. Interment Memory Gardens.

    The Ayr News 3 Jul 1991 pg 13

    Rhea married Gordon Bretz 6 Jun 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Gordon (son of John Bretz and Martha Gabel) was born 1896, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1924, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  15. 21.  Leighton Orville Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born 15 Apr 1900, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170277
    • Immigration: 1903
    • Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer's Son
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite


  16. 22.  Mary Anna Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born 18 Jun 1902, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Anna Reist
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-62692
    • Immigration: 1903
    • Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

    Mary married Luman T. Reist 3 Dec 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Luman (son of Gideon Reist and Nancy Toman) was born 7 Jul 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 33. Glenn Reist  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 23.  Lovina Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born Feb 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170281
    • Residence: 1911, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  18. 24.  Lorena Vera "Lorene" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born 4 Feb 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1984; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lorena Vera "Lorene" Bickle
    • Name: Lorene Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298572
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

    Lorena — Melvin John Bickle. Melvin (son of Henry Bickel and Emma Buck) was born 15 May 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1960; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  19. 25.  Ralph K. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 3 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1971.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172668
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, Mutual life
    • Residence: 1921, 3 Clarence Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1930, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA


  20. 26.  Leslie Josiah Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 13 May 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1957; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172669
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, ?
    • Residence: 1921, 3 Clarence Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Leslie — Nelda Marie Thiel. Nelda (daughter of Ervin Henry Thiel and Augusta Louise Toletzki) was born 20 Dec 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Yvonne E. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  21. 27.  Alvera Naomi "Vera" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 29 Jan 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Oct 1999, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Alvera Naomi "Vera" Reist
    • Name: Vera Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172670
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 3 Clarence Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Alvera — Leonard Toman Reist. Leonard (son of Gideon Reist and Nancy Toman) was born 3 Feb 1908; died 19 Jun 1996; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  22. 28.  Harold Elo "Zip" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1) was born 29 Dec 1909, , Ontario, Canada; died 1992; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172672
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, 3 Clarence Place, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Harold — Elvera Schweitzer. Elvera (daughter of Peter Schweitzer and Mary Oesch) was born 2 Jun 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1997; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 29.  Sanford M. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (8.Eldon3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 6 Jun 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 2001, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-227600

    Sanford — Veda Laurine Armstrong. Veda was born 24 Jul 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1986, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Dean Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Lois Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 37. Beth Laurine Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Sep 1962, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 30.  Keith McCauley Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (9.Ivan3, 2.Elizabeth2, 1.Josiah1) was born 28 Mar 1916, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died 11 Aug 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319331
    • Residence: 1921, 65 Lancaster St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Presbyterian

    Keith — Jean Helen Ballentine. Jean was born 28 Jul 1917, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 31.  Wayne Franklin Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (18.Reuben3, 3.Benjamin2, 1.Josiah1)

  4. 32.  Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (20.Rhea3, 4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1) was born 18 Nov 1924, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Edith Lorene "Lorene" Shantz
    • Name: Lorene Bretz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-219504

    Notes:

    SHANTZ, Edith Lorene Passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011 at her residence, Nithview Community, New Hamburg. Lorene was born 86 years ago in Blenheim Township and was the daughter of the late Gordon and Rhea (Shantz) Bretz.

    Beloved wife of the late Kenneth Shantz who predeceased her June 1, 1992. Loving mother of Linda Stoltz of New Dundee, Larry and his wife Sharon Shantz of St. Catharines, Karen Doehn of New Dundee, Kevin and his wife Angela Shantz of Petersburg. Sadly missed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren Dean and Theresa Stoltz and their family, Emma, Abby and Ella, Alissa and Andrew Bingeman and their family, Julia and Jeremy, Derek and Lindsay Stoltz and their family, Brooke and Quinne, Laura, Jessica and Rebecca Shantz, Kathryn and Derek Gandza and their family, Caleb, Brenna, and Halle, Joanna and Daniel Nikkel, Luke and Leanne Doehn and their family, Taylor and William, Emily, Heidi, Katelyn, Natalie, Melodie, Kieran, Gracelyn and Holly Shantz. Dear sister and sister-in-law of Elmon and Ann Bretz, Marilyn and Len Kilbey, Carol Bretz, Dorothy Shantz and Olive Lichty. Lorene was predeceased by son-in-law Gerald Stoltz (1992), brother Lloyd Bretz, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Lemore Shantz, Joyce and Laverne Witmer and Melvin Shantz.

    Lorene was a member of Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church, New Dundee.

    Family and friends may call at Bethel Evangelical Missionary Church, New Dundee on Sunday, August 7, 2011 from noon until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Graham Burkhart will officiate. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the service with interment after at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Nithview Community, Bethel Women's Ministries or the Mennonite Central Committee. Thank you to the staff at Nithview Community for your wonderful care. Mark Jutzi Funeral Home , New Hamburg assisted with the arrangements. Online condolences and donation information available at www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca


    "Edith Shantz Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". 2021. Markjutzifuneralhomes.Ca. https://www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca/memorials/edith-shantz/4022069/.

    Edith — Kenneth Hallman Shantz. Kenneth (son of Samuel C. Shantz and Mary Ellen Hallman) was born 14 Sep 1916; died 1 Jun 1992; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 38. Linda Lorene Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 33.  Glenn Reist Descendancy chart to this point (22.Mary3, 4.Abraham2, 1.Josiah1)

    Glenn — Amy Grace Woelfle. [Group Sheet]


  6. 34.  Yvonne E. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (26.Leslie3, 6.Elo2, 1.Josiah1)

    Yvonne — A. Ross Weichel. (son of Oscar William Solomon Weichel, MP and Olive Elizabeth Hughes) [Group Sheet]



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