Mary Ann Snider

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Ann Burkhart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23640
• Residence: 1911, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

BURKHART, Mrs. Mary Ann -- Of Guernsey, Sask., in her 82nd year.Born at West Montrose, Ont., daughter of Joshua and Lydia Jane (Clemens) Snider. She lived in Guernsey since 1920. Predeceased by her husband, Clarence L. Burkhart; son Stanley Austin, one sister and six brothers. Survived by seven daughters, Fern (Mrs. Stanley D. Shantz) of Baden, Ont.,Greta (Nrs. Ralph Hawes) and Beatrice (Mrs. Walter Bowman), both of Guernsey, Florence (Mrs. John Faccjina) and Merle, both of Washington D.C., Mary (Mrs.Robert Knutson), of Norquay, Sask., Berna (Mrs. Hubert Lokin) of Edmonton, Alta, two sons, Kenneth of Saskatoon, Sask., Ray of Oakville; four sisters, Mrs. Lydiann Gingrich of Lanigan, Sask., Mrs Elizabeth Bowman of Kitchener, Mrs.Fred M. (Minerva) Snyder, of Waterloo. Mrs. William (Angie) Sommers of Elmira; 28 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was a member of the Sharon Mennonite Church at Guernsey, from which services are to be held Monday, March 14, 1977, with interment in the adjoining cemetery.

Mary — Clarence Leslie Burkhart. Clarence was born 1895; died 1952; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

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

Notes:

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]