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

Ananias S. Shantz

Male 1869 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ananias S. Shantz was born 16 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Allan I. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6677.5
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer Coal Yard
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Railway
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Ananias — Ethleen Naomi Stover. Ethleen was born 15 Nov 1867, Near, Markham, York, Ontario; died 7 Oct 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Viola May Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1964, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Velores B. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Velma Naomi Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Etta Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Vietta Alvina Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1996; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Bert Rogers  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Aug 1912, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Viola May Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ananias1) was born 27 Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1964, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Viola May Jewitt
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99544P
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1940, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Jewitt, Viola May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ananias Shantz, was born at Kitchener, Ont., July 27, 1900; died at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, June 15, 1964; aged 63 y. 10 m. 19 d. She was married to Edwin W. Jewitt, Preston, Ont., who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Howard E., Clayton W., and Ervin R.), 5 daughters (Florence, Barbara - Mrs. Murray Raddatz, Edith - Mrs. Harold Sider, Mildred, and Shirley), one brother (Veloras B.), one stepbrother (Bert Rodger), 2 sisters (Velma - Mrs. Earl Snider and Vietta - Mrs. Elmer Gerber), and 12 grandchildren. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, where memorial services were held June 18, conducted by C. F. Derstine and Howard Good.

    Gospel Herald - Volume LVII, Number 26 - July 7, 1964 - pp 590, 591

    Viola — Edwin W. Jewitt. Edwin was born 1891, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 28 Dec 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. Clayton Walter Jewitt  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Howard Eldon Jewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Nov 1922; died 2 Apr 2001; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 10. Florence May Jewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Mar 1924, Unionville, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 2 Oct 2001; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 11. Ervin Ross Jewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Feb 1938, Stouffville, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1997; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Velores B. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ananias1) was born 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298816
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer, Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1940, Eric Beach, , Ontario


  3. 4.  Velma Naomi Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ananias1) was born 29 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Oct 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Velma Naomi Snider
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-2893
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Snider, Velma, died at the Kitchener-Waterloo (Ont.) Hospital on Oct. 11, 1975; aged 71 y. She was married to Earl Snider, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Karl and Bruce), 3 daughters (Mae - Mrs. Russel Cober, Mary - Mrs. Kenneth Martin, and Martha - Mrs. James Arndt), 14 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Veloras Shantz and Mrs. Vietta Gerber), and one brother (Bert Rogers). She was preceded in death by 2 sisters. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 14, in charge of Robert N. Johnson; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Vol. 68, No. 43 - November 4, 1975, p. 806

    Velma — Earl Stanley Snider. Earl (son of Leander S. Snider and Mary Lydia Grischow) was born 20 Jan 1904, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Karl Leo Snider  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Mary Jean Snider  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Etta Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ananias1) was born 1906, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298818
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  5. 6.  Vietta Alvina Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ananias1) was born 2 Sep 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1996; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Vietta Alvina Gerber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99546
    • Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Home Keeper
    • Residence: 1940, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Vietta married Elmer Gerber 20 Oct 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elmer (son of Michael Z. Gerber and Veronica Jantzi) was born 6 Jul 1902, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1989, Hepworth, Amabel Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Stuart Berle Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Apr 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.
    2. 15. Doreen Naomi Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jun 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1992, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.
    3. 16. Ethleen Veronica Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1932; died 12 Jan 2010; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  6. 7.  Bert Rogers Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ananias1) was born 5 Aug 1912, , Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Military: WW2
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298819
    • Adopted: Bef 1921, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennomite

    Notes:

    ROGERS, Bert

    At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1983, aged 70 years, Bert Rogers, of 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge. Served with the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War and a retired salesman with Washburn's Men's Wear, now Paul Puncher Men's Clothier. Son of the late Athleen Stover and Ananis Shantz; husband of the former Hazel Brown; father of Linda (Mrs. Plomin) and Brian James, both of Kitchener. Also survived by one sister, Vietta (Mrs. Stover) of Waterloo and three grandchildren. Laura, Bonnie, and Charles. Predeceased by two sisters, Viola and Velma and one brother, Velores. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held in the Convenant Chapel at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Friday, Jan. 14, 1983, at 2 p.m., Rev. J. Bigelow officiating.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 13 Jan 1983 pg E9

    Bert — Hazel Jessie Brown. Hazel was born 28 Oct 1913; died 21 Jun 1987, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Clayton Walter Jewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Viola2, 1.Ananias1)

    Clayton — Jean Marguerite Karcher. (daughter of John Roy "Roy" Karcher and Ella May Reist) [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Howard Eldon Jewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Viola2, 1.Ananias1) was born 8 Nov 1922; died 2 Apr 2001; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40846547
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-215685

    Howard married Alene Shantz 30 Aug 1947. Alene (daughter of John S. Shantz and Caroline Catherine "Carrie" Erb) was born 17 Dec 1919, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 2009, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 10.  Florence May Jewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Viola2, 1.Ananias1) was born 17 Mar 1924, Unionville, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 2 Oct 2001; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Florence May Snider
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-204867

    Florence — Harold Sherwood Snider. Harold (son of Kenard Snider and Hilda Mae Moyer) was born 12 Aug 1924, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 2004; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Wallace Township, Perth County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Ervin Ross Jewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Viola2, 1.Ananias1) was born 1 Feb 1938, Stouffville, Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Mar 1997; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180893

    Ervin — Mary Ella Snider. (daughter of Clifford Snider and Eltrude "Ella" Litwiller) [Group Sheet]


  5. 12.  Karl Leo Snider Descendancy chart to this point (4.Velma2, 1.Ananias1)

    Karl — Dawn Marlene Knechtel. [Group Sheet]

    Karl married Josephine [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Jean Snider Descendancy chart to this point (4.Velma2, 1.Ananias1)

    Mary — Kenneth Laverne "Marty" Martin. (son of Ephraim S. Martin and Mabel Vernetta Bearinger) [Group Sheet]


  7. 14.  Stuart Berle Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (6.Vietta2, 1.Ananias1) was born 14 Apr 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200098

    Stuart — Norma Arlene Steinmann. Norma (daughter of Enos Steinmann and Clara Leis) was born 4 Feb 1930, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Dec 2009, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Doreen Naomi Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (6.Vietta2, 1.Ananias1) was born 24 Jun 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1992, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Doreen Naomi Erb
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-124439

    Notes:

    Erb, Doreen Naomi (Gerber), 61, Zurich, Ont. Born: June 24, 1930, Waterloo, Ont., to Elmer and Vietta (Stover) Gerber. Died: June 16, 1992, Zurich, Ont., of cancer. Survivors-husband: Roy E. Erb; children: Martha Erb, Maureen Hayter, Marvin, Murray, Matthew, Mark; brother and sister: Stewart Gerber, Ethlene Martin; 5 grandchildren. Funeral and burial: June 19, Zurich Mennonite Church, by Paul and Grace Brunner.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 85, Number 27 - July 7, 1992 - page 13, 14.

    Doreen — Roy Edmund Erb. (son of Edmund Erb and Magdalena "Mattie" Kennel) [Group Sheet]


  9. 16.  Ethleen Veronica Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (6.Vietta2, 1.Ananias1) was born 20 Sep 1932; died 12 Jan 2010; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Ethleen Veronica Martin
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-200099

    Notes:

    MARTIN, Ethleen "Pee Wee" At K-W Health Centre of Grand River Hospital on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, age 77. Beloved wife of Floyd Martin, "Butch." Much loved mother of Kelly and grandmother of Kristie (Jon) and Paul. Pee Wee was predeceased by her mother Vietta, sister Doreen, and brother Stewart. Also sadly missed by Doug Hallman of Kitchener and Susan Fernandas of Florida. Pee Wee was known as the voice of Uniroyal Chemical of Elmira for 45 years. Upon retiring, she became owner of Kelly's Classic Touch for an additional 15 years. Visitation for family and friends will be held at Robert Ruggle Funeral Home, 617 King St. N., Waterloo on Friday, January 15, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service celebrating Pee Wee's life will take place in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Catherine Hunsberger officiating. Cremation will follow. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Grand River Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family and may be arranged by contacting the funeral home at 519-888-7700. Condolences for the family may be made online at www.robertrugglefuneralhome.com

    Ethleen — Floyd "Butch" Martin. (son of Seranus S. Martin and Blandina Gingerich) [Group Sheet]