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

Mary Ann Rosenberger

Female 1870 - 1894  (24 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Ann Rosenberger was born 1870, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1894; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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    • Name: Mary Ann Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00095-5376.4
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Mary married Norman Shantz 7 Nov 1893. Norman (son of Daniel Shantz and Marie "Mary" Nahrgang) was born 3 Nov 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 1949; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Anne Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jan 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. 3. Elmon R. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Feb 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Anne Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 13 Jan 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1979, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

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    • Name: Mary Anne Cressman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24820
    • Residence: 1911, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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    Cressman.- Mary Ann, daughter of Norman and Emma Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Jan. 13, 1897, died at her home in Cambridge, Ont., Nov. 20, 1979; aged 82 y. On Jan. 4, 1922, she was married to Omar Cressman, who survives. Also surviving are one son (Clayton), one daughter (Ethel-Mrs. Lyle Woolner), 4 sisters (Iona Leis, Reta Gingerich, Edith Nahrgang, and Erlene Leis), 4 brothers (Elmon, Irvin, Layton, and Delton), 7 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Preston Mennonite Church, where the funeral service was held on Nov. 22, in charge of Willis Breckbill; interment in the Blenheim Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 73, Number 2 - January 8, 1980, page 30.

    Mary married Omar Cressman 4 Jan 1922. Omar (son of Rev. Osias Cressman and Anna Gingrich) was born 5 Nov 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Clayton S. Cressman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Nov 1925; died 21 Aug 1996, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Elmon R. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born 2 Feb 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1984; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24819
    • Residence: 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Elmon — Elizabeth Roth. Elizabeth (daughter of Rudolph Roth and Lavina Z. Hostetler) was born 11 Oct 1900, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Minnota E. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1918; died 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Margaret Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. Verle Ward Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1922; died 3 Sep 1994, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 8. Elva Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Feb 1926.

    Elmon — Ethel Lena Pletch. Ethel (daughter of Harry W. Pletch and Elizabeth Beilstein) was born 12 Mar 1905, , Ontario, Canada; died 1987; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Clayton S. Cressman Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 2 Nov 1925; died 21 Aug 1996, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-179766

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    Cressman, Clayton S., 70, Plattsville, Ont. Born: Nov. 2, 1925, Wilmot Twp., Ont., to Omar and Mary Ann Shantz Cressman. Died: Aug. 21, 1996, Toronto, Ont., of a heart attack. Survivors-wife: Gladys Bauman Cressman; children: Richard, Ralph, Kevin, Christine; sister: Ethel Woolner; 8 grandchildren. Funeral and burial: Aug. 24, Nith Valley Mennonite Church, by Harold Schilk.

    Clayton — Gladys B. Bauman. Gladys (daughter of Emanuel M. Bauman and Ida Frey Bauman) was born 15 Nov 1930; died 2 Feb 2018, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Richard James Cressman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 2020, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 10. Ralph Dennis Cressman  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 5.  Minnota E. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1) was born 1918; died 1995; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Minnota E. Brenneman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185074
    • Residence: 1953, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada

    Minnota — Allan Brenneman. Allan (son of Peter Z. Brenneman and Mary Oesch) was born 1915; died 1988; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 6.  Margaret Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1)

    Margaret — Roy Chesterman. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Verle Ward Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1) was born 14 Aug 1922; died 3 Sep 1994, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Military: WW2 Canadian Navy
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185065

    Notes:

    Shantz, Verle - Following a courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side, at Freeport Hospital Health Care Village, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 1994, Verle Shantz, age 72 years, of Kitchener.

    Mr. Shantz was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and was employed with BF Goodrich for over 44 years until his retirement. He was president of union local No. 73 at B.F. Goodrich for many years and served in the Second World War in the Canadian Navy.

    Beloved husband of the former Ruby (nee Mikel), with whom he celebrated 48 years of marriage, Dear father of Linda Eccles and Gary Shantz, both of Waterloo. Beloved grandfather and will be greatly missed by grandson, Greg Eccles. Dear brother of Margaret (Mrs. Roy Chesterman), Elva (Mrs. Lester Zehr) and Minnota Brenneman, all of Kitchener.
    Predeceased by his parents, Elmon Shantz and the former Elizabeth Roth and his granddaughter, Lori Lynn Eccles in infancy.

    Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Tuesday) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Wednesday, 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. Donald Pond officiating. Internment Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo.

    Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. Memorial donations to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Freeport Hospital Health Care Vollage or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

    The Record, September 6, 1994

    Verle — Ruby Ethel Mikel. Ruby (daughter of Martin Mugge Mikel and Dora Matilda Schultz) was born 2 Sep 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Linda Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Gary Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 8.  Elva Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1) was born 17 Feb 1926.

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    • Name: Elva Zehr
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-185088
    • Residence: 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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    Elva Shantz Lester Zehr Plight Troth

    White baskets of spring flowers, ferns and candles formed the set- ting at Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church today for the marriage of Miss Elva Audrey Shantz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmon Shantz, 107 Simeon St., to Mr. Lester Wayne Zehr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Zehr, 157 Elgin St. Rev. A.R. Shelley officiated. Miss Ruth V. Eby was organist. The soloist, Mr. C. Ballington Til- ley, sang "The Lord's Prayer" prior to the service and "Because" at the signing of the register. Wears Heavy Satin The bride wore a gown of heavy white slipper satin fashioned with a square neckline and an inset yoke of nylon net edged with shadow lace and lily point sleeves. A bustle back accented the wide skirt and fell into deep folds form- ing a slight train. A halo, studded with seed pearls, caught her fin- gertip veil of tulle illusion net. She carried a white Bible with white satin streamers knotted with gardenias and sweet peas. Her only ornament was a strand of pearls, the gift of the bride- groom. Mrs. Roy Chesterman, Preston, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore an orchid gown of cordedd taffeta with drop shoulders and embroidered Bertha collar, fitted bodice and full skirt. With it she wore a matching mit- tens and a Victorian style head- dress of matching orchids. Bridesmaids, Miss Jean Keast, Kitchener, and Miss Marjorie Zehr, Kitchener, were gowned in apple green and doffodil yellow corded taffeta respectively. Their gowns were fashioned similarly to the matron of honor's and they wore similar headdresses and matching mittens. Carry Similar Bouquets All attendants carried crescent bouquets of pale pink carnations. Mr. Clifford Zehr, brother of the bridegroom was best man. Ushers were Mr. Carl Gascho and Mr. Verle Shantz, brother of the bride. Following the ceremony a dinner was held at the Old Mill for 75 guests. Tonight a reception will be held for 125 guests. Receiving the bride's mother will wear a navy blue crepe gown with navy and pink accessories and the bridegroom's mother will wear an aqua two-piece ensemble with navy accessories. Both will wear corsages of pink roses. For her wedding trip to New York and Washington, the bride will wear a cinnamon suit and hat with accessories of Kelly green and a whipcord shortie coat. A corsage of yellow roses will complete her ensemble. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Zehr will reside at 107 Simeon St.

    Elva — Lester Wayne Zehr. Lester (son of Emory Zehr and Selena Kipfer) was born 21 Sep 1926, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 2018; was buried , Williamsburg Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Brenda Jane Zehr  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Donald Wayne Zehr  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 15. Gregory Lester Zehr  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Richard James Cressman Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clayton3, 2.Mary2, 1.Mary1) was born 8 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 2020, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-179765

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    Richard James Cressman

    Richard Cressman died on Monday November 23rd in New Hamburg, Ontario at the age of 67. He struggled with mental health for half his life and that struggle became too great. He died by suicide.

    Loving husband of Susan (Bearinger). Father of Sara Cressman (David Martin), Amanda Cressman (Bryan Peters), and Karrie Cornies (Dan). Adored Papa to Addison, Maisie, Elaina and Caleb. He was predeceased by his parents Gladys and Clayton Cressman and parents-in-law Jessie and Howard Bearinger. He is mourned by his siblings and siblings-in-law Ralph Cressman (Lois), Kevin Cressman (Janet), Chris Cressman (Dale Scott), Karen Martin (Willard), Dave Bearinger (Debbi), Jim Bearinger (Barb), Judy Osborne (Pete), Larry Bearinger (Karen), and Kevin Bearinger (Dory) and many nieces and a few nephews.

    Richard wore many hats during his life - farmer, public speaker, counsellor, advice giver, thinker, designer/builder/tinkerer of many interesting machines and contraptions, shoe modifier, boat navigator, and collector of wooden roosters. He loved selling Pioneer Seeds and the opportunity it provided for him to connect with farmers. He was involved in the New Hamburg Lions Club, Waterloo Federation of Agriculture and Nith Valley Mennonite Church.

    He was a good listener and really enjoyed getting to know people. He valued every friend, neighbour, and farmer in his life. He cared for all of you.

    Richard was a son, husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, neighbour and friend. He will be missed by so many. To those of you who knew and loved Richard, take your time to mourn and grieve your loss knowing that he is at peace.

    There are two ways to mourn with the family. Video visitation messages can be made to the family and a drive-by visitation will take place on Sunday November 29th from 2:00pm-4:00pm and 6:00pm-8:00pm at Nith Valley Mennonite Church at 1355 Bean Rd, New Hamburg.


    "Richard CRESSMAN Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information". 2021. Markjutzifuneralhomes.Ca. https://www.markjutzifuneralhomes.ca/memorials/richard-cressman/4436658/.

    Richard married Susan Bearinger (daughter of Howard Franklin Bearinger and Jessie Ann Milne) [Group Sheet]


  2. 10.  Ralph Dennis Cressman Descendancy chart to this point (4.Clayton3, 2.Mary2, 1.Mary1)

    Ralph — Lois Jeanette Martin. (daughter of Orvie S. Martin and Reta B. Martin) [Group Sheet]


  3. 11.  Linda Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (7.Verle3, 3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1)

    Linda — William Eccles. [Group Sheet]

    Linda — Bruce Allan Henderson. [Group Sheet]


  4. 12.  Gary Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (7.Verle3, 3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1)

  5. 13.  Brenda Jane Zehr Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elva3, 3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1)

  6. 14.  Donald Wayne Zehr Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elva3, 3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1)

  7. 15.  Gregory Lester Zehr Descendancy chart to this point (8.Elva3, 3.Elmon2, 1.Mary1)