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Wendel E. Shantz

Male 1851 - 1926  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  Wendel E. Shantz was born 16 Sep 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1926; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Wendell E. Shantz, "was born September 16th, 1851. On February 13th, 1872, he was married to Nancy Bowman who was born January 24th, 1851. They reside near Berlin, on the farm formerly possessed by David B. Snyder"


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Wendel married Anne "Nancy" Bowman 13 Feb 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anne (daughter of Rev. Moses B. Bowman and Anna Cressman) was born 24 Jan 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Allan B. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Isaiah Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Dec 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1876; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Dr. Urias Bowman Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jan 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 May 1925, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Louida Mary A. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Mar 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 6. Susannah Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Apr 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1958; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. Lydia Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Jan 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 8. Malinda Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Jun 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 9. Alberta Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Mar 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 10. Sydney B. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jun 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1977; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Wendel — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Allan B. Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 9. Alberta Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Mar 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Allan B. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 14 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Business: RR3, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rosemount Farm - Dairy
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.2
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    SHANTZ--ALLEN B., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendel E. Shantz, Kitchener, Ont., died Nov. 14, 1931, in the K. W. Hospital in Kitchener, aged 59 years. He was a member of the Sterling Ave. Mennonite Church of Kitchener, and is survived by his wife, 4 sons, and 3 daughters, namely: Mervin, Russell, Edward, Frank, Erma (Mrs. M. Bingeman), Florence, and Anna; also by five grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: Sidney, Mrs. E. G. Lang, Mrs. W. Durham, and Misses Bertie and Susie Shantz. One brother (Dr. U. B. Shantz) predeceased him some six years ago. Funeral services were held Nov. 17 from his late home and at the Sterling Ave. Church, conducted by U. K. Weber, pastor of the congregation, and S. F. Coffman, of Vineland, Ont.

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXIV, No. 42 - January 14, 1932 - Pages 911, 912

    Allan married Catherine Shirk 1 Mar 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin) was born 20 Mar 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 11. Vernon Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 12. Mervin Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 13. Erma Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Jul 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 14. Florence May Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Sep 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 15. Russell Shirk Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Sep 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1941, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 16. Edward Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Nov 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1993.
    7. 17. Anna Kathleen Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 18. Frank Shirk Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 May 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Isaiah Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 22 Dec 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1876; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-105.4


  3. 4.  Dr. Urias Bowman Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 15 Jan 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 May 1925, Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; dentist
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.3
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dentist
    • Residence: 1921, 11 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Urias was married according to his death registration.

    Urias married Mabelle Bonnar 25 Apr 1903, Fulton, Fulton, Indiana, United States. Mabelle was born 1878, , USA; died 26 Dec 1972, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Eileen Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Feb 1906, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 5.  Louida Mary A. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 26 Mar 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1938; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Louida Mary A. Langs
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.4
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    (Preston May 18) - Mrs. Eugene G. Langs, 58, wife of a prominent Preston dairyman, died during the night at her Concession Road home. Deceased was in her usual health when she retired. Death was attributed to heart failure. She was a d/o Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Shantz of Kitchener. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Enon N. Hunsberger of Preston, and Miss Helen B. Langs at home, one son, Thomas W. at home, one brother, Sidney Shantz, Kitchener, three sisters, Mrs. W. J. Durham of St. Catharines, Mrs. B. Shantz, Ridley College, St. Catharines, and Miss Susan B. Shantz of Kitchener, two grandchildren, Ralph and Elnor Anne Hunsberger of Preston....

    18 May 1938

    ______________

    Mrs.Eugene G. Langs, 58, wife of a prominent Preston dairyman, died duringthe night at her Concession Road home. Deceased was in her usual healthwhen she retired. Death was attributed to heart failure. She was a d/o Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Shantz of Kitchener.

    Kitchener Record 18 May 1938

    Louida married Wallace Eugene Garfield "Eugene" Langs 3 Nov 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Wallace (son of Wallace Langs and Helen L. Allen) was born 16 Nov 1881, Windham Township, Norfolk, Co., Ontario; died 8 Jan 1970; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Willie Langs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1911; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 21. Stella Langs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Apr 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 22. Jack Langs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1914, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 23. Thomas Wallace Langs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 6 Dec 1915, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 24. Hellen Langs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1918, , Ontario, Canada.
    6. 25. Eddie Langs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1922; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 6.  Susannah Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 20 Apr 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1958; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susie Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.5
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  6. 7.  Lydia Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 22 Jan 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1890, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-105.7

    Notes:

    SCHANTZ.-On the 7th of December, near Berlin, Ontario, of croup, Lydia, daughter of Bro. and Sister Wendell E. and Nancy Schantz, aged 5 years, 10 months and 17 days. Funeral services by Noah Stauffer and Daniel Wismer, at Berlin, from John 14: 2 and James 4: 14, after which the remains of the little one were laid to rest at Latschaw's meeting house near Manheim. Little Lydia was a bright little girl. She attended the Sunday school at Berlin. Just a little while before she died she asked her brothers and sisters to sing a hymn she had learned in Sunday school, "Home Bells are Ringing." This was her favorite hymn. God bless the bereaved parents, brothers, sisters, and her many friends.


    Herald of Truth, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, JANUARY 1, 1891, Pages 14,15


  7. 8.  Malinda Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 6 Jun 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Melinda Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.7
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  8. 9.  Alberta Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 20 Mar 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1980; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Alberta Gingrich
    • Name: Bertie Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.8
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Alberta — Norman S. Gingrich. Norman (son of Rev. Jacob B. Gingrich and Elizabeth Sherk) was born 1 Dec 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1947, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, USA; was buried , Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet]


  9. 10.  Sydney B. Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wendel1) was born 13 Jun 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1977; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23313770
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.6
    • Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Sydney — Helen C. Kellies. Helen was born 1901, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died 11 Jul 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 26. Dr. William Lorne "Bill" Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 Sep 1926; died 30 Apr 1999; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Vernon Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 12 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.2001

    Notes:

    SHANTZ - On the 25th of May 1900, near Berlin, Ont., Vernon, infant son of Allen and Katie Shantz, aged 11 days.

    "So fades the lovely, blooming flower,
    Frail, smiling solace of an hour."
    Services at the house by E.S. Hallman. Text, Luke 18: 16, thence to the C. Eby burying ground, Berlin, for interment.


    HERALD OF TRUTH, Vol. XXXVII, No. 12, June 15, 1900 - pages 190-191


  2. 12.  Mervin Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158478
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo 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; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Mervin married Florence B. Burkhard 25 Mar 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of Enoch Burkhardt and Hannah Eby) was born 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 27. Ralph Emerson Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1927; died 15 Aug 1990.

  3. 13.  Erma Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 13 Jul 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Erma Bingeman
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158489
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Housework

    Erma married Dr. Marshall Oberholtzer Bingeman 27 Jan 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Marshall (son of Jonas B. Bingeman and Elizabeth Cook "Lillie" Oberholtzer) was born 12 Feb 1897, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Jonas Owen Bingeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Dec 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1993, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 29. Esther Elizabeth Bingeman  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 30. Lawrence Allan Bingeman  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 14.  Florence May Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 2 Sep 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Florence May Becker
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158500
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1957, 1024 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Mrs. Max Becker - Florence May Becker (nee Shantz) passed away peacefully at Winston Park Nursing Home, Kitchener on Tuesday, March 30, 1999. She was in her 92nd year. Mrs. Becker was a charter member (1924) of Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, a lifelong and faithful attender of the church and an active participant in its mission's programs. Also a member of the Helena Feasby Women's Institute and a lifetime resident of southwest Kitchener and Williamsburg area. Beloved wife of the late Max Becker (1986). Loving mother of Bruce and his wife Pauline, Barbara Schlegel and her husband Ronald. Predeceased by daughter, Linda. Cherished grandmother of Kim and her husband Ken Griffin of Waterloo, Gini and her husband Ray Patullo of Australia, Matthew Becker, Rob, Brad and James Schlegel. Dear great-grandmother of Katelyn and Kristopher Griffin and Joshua Patullo. Survived by her sister, Anna Cameron and brother, Frank Shantz and his wife Eleanor. Predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Mervin, Edward and Russel Shantz, and Erma Bingeman. Rested at Westmount Funeral Home, Kitchener. Funeral service was held from Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, Kitchener, on Saturday. Interment Woodland Cemetery.

    The Ayr News Apr 7 1999 pg 13

    Florence married Maxwell Israel "Max" Becker 2 Sep 1936. Maxwell (son of Ezra F. Becker and Mary Ann Israel) was born 27 Aug 1904, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Bruce Robert Becker  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 32. Barbara Ann Becker  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 33. Linda Catherine Becker  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 15.  Russell Shirk Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 25 Sep 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1941, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298202
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    "The death of Russell S.Shantz, Mannheim road, near Kitchener, occurred early this morning at the Galt General Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Shantz was 27 years of age. He was born in Waterloo Tp. and was engaged in farming. He was an active member of Sterling Ave. Mennonite Church.

    The late Mr. Shantz is survived by his mother, Mrs. Catherine Shantz, three brothers, Mervin of Alma and Edward and Frank Shantz of Kitchener, and by three sisters, Mrs. Marshall Bingeman and Mrs. Maxwell Becker of Kitchener and Miss Anna Shantz of Galt..."

    KW Record obit. of Tues., Apr. 22, 1941


  6. 16.  Edward Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 14 Nov 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1993.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298203
    • Residence: 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Edward married Ella J. Smith 18 Oct 1947. Ella was born 6 Jun 1916; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  7. 17.  Anna Kathleen Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 20 Jan 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Kathleen Cameron
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298204
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    "ANNA KATHLEEN CAMERON nee Shantz Jan. 20, 1919-Nov. 29, 2004 - Anna Cameron died suddenly, following a stroke, on Mon., Nov. 29, in Kitchener. Anna lived independently and fully to her last hours.

    Anna was married to Ewan Cameron, who died in 1968. She leaves a daughter, Margaret, Dartmouth, N.S.; three sons, Roy (Maaike Asselbergs)and Hugh (Mary Molnar), Kitchener and Clare (Catherine), Cambridge; her daughters-in-law, Marguerite Love Cameron and Gale Brubacher Cameron, both of Kitchener, grandchildren Melanie Cameron (Mark Morton), Scot(Heather), Ewan, James, Elizabeth, Daniel and Thomas, gr-grandson Owenand brother Frank Shantz (Eleanor), Waterloo.

    She was predeceased by her grandson, David; her parents Catherine 'Kate' Shirk Shantz and Allan Bowman Shantz; sisters, Erma Bingeman and Florence Becker and her brothers, Vernon, Mervin, Russell and Edward Shantz.

    Anna was a remarkable woman, much loved and admired by her extended family and many friends. She embraced life, was resilient, and gave her best effort to all she did. She was devoted to building family and community. Her grandchildren delighted her and delighted in her. Anna was a dietitian at KW Hospital, an active member of Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church and enjoyed working out at the Y....Woodland Cemetery..."

    KW Record obit. of Wed., Dec. 1, 2004

    ________________________

    "At age 44, Anna Cameron was suddenly widowed, left with four dependent children in an era when there wasn't much support for single mothers.

    'She was really under a lot of pressure', said her son, Roy Cameron, of Kitchener. 'She hadn't worked in 20 years...she was trained as a dietician but only worked briefly, then she got married'.

    The death of her husband, Ewan, proved to be another hiccup in Anna's life, one that made her roll up her sleeves and make the best of things.

    'When I look back, she must have felt so isolated', said Roy, who was proud of how his mother rose against adversity without complaint.

    Born into a rural Mennonite family, Anna grew up speaking Pennsylvania Dutch, not learning English until grade school. In her memoirs she recounted a happy childhood full of the freedoms afforded adventurous children in rural areas.

    Her family were Peter Shirk's descendants, a man described by the family as a 'prominent pioneer' in the Mennonite community. Her parents and others in the community had more progressive views on their faith than their ancestors and started Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church.

    'They were a group that thought they should become more acculturated', said Roy.

    Anna's mother encouraged the young to read, to let her imagination fly,and she graduated from the Macdonald Institute (Univ. of Guelph) the first in her family to do so.

    When she was 12, Anna's father died, only two months after she started high school at the sprawling Kitchener Collegiate Institute, having moved from a one-room rural schoolhouse. In his eulogy, Roy talked about how difficult it was for Anna to grieve for her father and start a new school, but she did so with courage and determination.

    As a young woman, Anna's life took another unexpected turn, something her pacifist Mennonite family might not have anticipated. She married a police officer. Roy once asked her why she would marry a Scottish Presbyterian who carried a gun, and she replied matter-of-factly, 'he was interesting'.

    Anna was a woman of few words and not given to gushing but Roy things he rmarriage choice 'reflected her openness to life'.

    Ewan was the deputy police chief in Kitchener when he died of a heart attack at age 49.

    After his death, Anna was hired as a dietitian at KW Hospital, where she stayed until retirement, serving as asst. director. To Anna, creating a happy workplace for her staff was paramount, and maintaining a happy, cohesive family imperative.

    'Once you were part of the family you were always part of the family',said Roy, recounting how his mother retained her closeness to her sons' former spouses.

    Roy's ex-wife, Marguerite Cameron of Kitchener, agreed, explaining 'she continued to call me her daughter. That was important to her, that we maintain that relationship.'

    Marguerite recalls the 1960s, when she first met Anna, a busy career mom. 'She was always very supportive and came to pitch in', she said. 'I looked up to her, as a role model'.

    Anna's grandchildren were a particular delight, added Roy. 'Every year she'd have a Christmas event, grandchildren only. They'd play games, she'd get right on the floor and play with them'.

    Anna, who never remarried, possessed an adventurous spirit, traveling the world after retirement. She usually went alone and was always keen to learn, to grow. She was equally interested in fitness and was a regular at the YMCA.

    In the end, Anna died with the same dignity and independence that so coloured her life. She had returned home from a shopping trip when the stroke hit, but she was lucid enough to call 911 and instruct paramedics to come in the unlocked rear door. 'She was unconscious when they arrived', Roy said.

    In his eulogy, Roy concluded his mother was 'heavy on deeds, light on words', that she was a woman to whom social justice and gender equality mattered. 'She gave us, her children, the remarkable gift of herself. Her most powerful guidance emerged from the example she set'. Until the end she was fully engaged in life.

    Anna Cameron leaves behind her sons Roy and Hugh Cameron of Kitchener and Claire of Cambridge, daughter Margaret of Nova Scotia, seven grandchildren and one gr-grandchild. Predeceased by her husband Ewan Cameron and grandson David Cameron.")

    KW Record of Thurs., Jan. 13, 2005, 'Lifetimes' column

    Anna — Ewan Cameron. Ewan was born 27 Apr 1913, Inverness, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 25 Jan 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 18.  Frank Shirk Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 12 May 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298205
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    "FRANK SHIRK SHANTZ 1921-2007 - It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Frank Shirk Shantz, at KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital, on Jan. 21, 2007, at the age of 85 years.

    Frank's family meant everything to him. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Eleanor Shantz (nee Donaldson); two children, Keith Shantz (Linda) of Bellville and Catherine Schoger (Gary) of Petersburg; his grandchildren, Sarah Shantz of Malaysia, Laura Shantz of Ottawa,Heidi Schoger of Toronto and Steven Schoger of London. Predeceased by two infant children, Nancy and Scott; parents, Alan Bowman Shantz and Catherine Shirk; brothers Russell, Mervine (Florence), Edward (Ella); sisters Erma Bingaman (Marshall) Florence Becker (Maxwell) and Anna Cameron (Ewan).

    Frank was very proud of being a direct descendant of the founding fathers of the K-W area Mennonites, who came from Pennsylvania in 1804. He maintained contact with friends and relatives in Pa. In his early life he was very active in both the Mennonite church and their relief work in Ontario. Frank farmed for many years on his Ottawa Street farm and was active in many business ventures in the KW Area. During the last number of years, Frank lived in Muskoka in the summer and Waterloo in the winter...Woodland Cemetery..."

    KW Record obit. of Tues., Jan. 23, 2007

    Frank — Eleanor Donalson. Eleanor was born 17 Jun 1926, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  9. 19.  Eileen Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Urias2, 1.Wendel1) was born 7 Feb 1906, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-323892
    • Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Student
    • Residence: 1921, 11 Roy St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


  10. 20.  Willie Langs Descendancy chart to this point (5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1) was born 1911, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1911; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.4001


  11. 21.  Stella Langs Descendancy chart to this point (5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1) was born 23 Apr 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Stella Hunsperger
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-58869
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    HUNSPERGER, Stella

    Of 3B Langs Drive, Cambridge, on Thursday, June 20, 1985, at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in her 64th year, Stella Langs. Beloved wife of Enan Hunsperger; dear mother of Ralph of Emo, Ont., John of Espanola, Ont., Mrs. Eleanor Moyer of New Dundee, Carol (Mrs. Bert Martin) of Elmira. Also survived by 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Hunsperger was the last surviving member of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Langs. Born in Kitchener, she lived most of her life in Cambridge; a member of Wanner Mennonite Church. By request of the family, no visitation at the funeral home. A private family committal service, will be held Saturday, at Wannner cemetery. The family will receive friends at their residence, 3B Langs Drive, Cambridge.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 21 Jun 1985 pg D19

    Stella married Enan Hunsperger 22 Feb 1934, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Enan (son of Dilman Hunsperger and Lydia Ann Nahrgang) was born 17 Mar 1904, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  12. 22.  Jack Langs Descendancy chart to this point (5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1) was born 1914, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298322
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  13. 23.  Thomas Wallace Langs Descendancy chart to this point (5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1) was born 6 Dec 1915, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298323P
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Langs.- Thomas Wallace, son of Eugene and Louida (Shantz) Langs, was born near Waterloo, Ont., Dec. 6, 1915; died in Cambridge, Ont., Aug. 21, 1982; aged 66 y. On May 10, 1939, he was married to Mildred Martin, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Robert and Douglas), 6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and one sister (Stella Hunsperger). He was a member of Preston Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Aug. 24, in charge of Simeon Hurst and Herb Schultz; interment in Hagey's Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 75, Number 43 - October 26, 1982, page 742

    Thomas married Mildred Martin 10 May 1939. Mildred (daughter of Irvin R. Martin and Martha Ella Burkhardt) was born 22 May 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 2000, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 34. Robert Thomas Langs  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Douglas Edward Langs  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 24.  Hellen Langs Descendancy chart to this point (5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1) was born 1918, , Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-298324
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  15. 25.  Eddie Langs Descendancy chart to this point (5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1) was born 1922, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1922; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.4002


  16. 26.  Dr. William Lorne "Bill" Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (10.Sydney2, 1.Wendel1) was born 3 Sep 1926; died 30 Apr 1999; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203923340
    • Occupation: doctor
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199296

    Notes:

    Shantz, William L., Waterloo, Ont.; University of Toronto, 1949, family medicine; CCFP; former chief of family practice, Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital; staff, St. Mary's General Hospital; clinical instructor, family practice, University of Western Ontario. Died Apr. 30, 1999, aged 72; survived by his wife, Jean, and 3 sons.

    Canadian Medical Association Journal, September 21, 1999

    "Deaths" (1999), (6), pp. 775-775. Available at: https://www.cmaj.ca/content/161/6/775 (Accessed: 15 June 2023).

    William — Marjorie "Jean" MacKenzie. Marjorie (daughter of Steele Caldwell MacKenzie and Marjorie Louise Stumpf) was born 1926; died 10 Mar 2021, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 27.  Ralph Emerson Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (12.Mervin3, 2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 10 May 1927; died 15 Aug 1990.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-117173

    Ralph — Marjorie Rose Witmer. Marjorie (daughter of Vernon H. Witmer and Vinetta Rose Shantz) was born 22 Nov 1924; died 22 Aug 2003. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Carolyn Yvonne Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 37. Murray Ralph Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 38. Rosemary Denise Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 39. Ronald Gary Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 28.  Jonas Owen Bingeman Descendancy chart to this point (13.Erma3, 2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 13 Dec 1926, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1993, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-69585

    Notes:

    Bingeman, Jonas Owen, 67, Kitchener, Ont. Born: Dec. 13, 1926, Bloomingdale, Ont., to Marshall and Erma Shantz Bingeman. Died: Dec. 16, 1993, Kitchener, Ont., of heart failure. Survivors-wife: Dora Duff Bingeman; children: John, James, Peter, Frances Peddle, Patricia Pietrek, Lisa Jantzi, Mary Musselman, Marshall; brother and sister: Lawrence, Esther Gascho. Funeral: Dec. 20, Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church, by David T. Martin. Burial: Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 87, Number 4 - January 25, 1994

    Jonas — Dora Jeanne Duff. Dora was born 29 Oct 1929, , Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 2020, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Mary Carol Bingeman  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 29.  Esther Elizabeth Bingeman Descendancy chart to this point (13.Erma3, 2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1)

    Esther — Raymond Carl "Carl" Gascho. (son of Emanuel Gascho and Melinda Steinman) [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 41. Ruth Gascho  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 42. David Gascho  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 43. Jane Gascho  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 44. Rob Gascho  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 30.  Lawrence Allan Bingeman Descendancy chart to this point (13.Erma3, 2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1)

    Lawrence — Jane Lawrence. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 45. Margaret Ann Lawrence Bingeman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Apr 1970; died 16 Mar 1974; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Lawrence — Marjorie Lucille Zehr. (daughter of Emory Zehr and Selena Kipfer) [Group Sheet]


  5. 31.  Bruce Robert Becker Descendancy chart to this point (14.Florence3, 2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1)

    Bruce — Pauline Elizabeth Toews. [Group Sheet]


  6. 32.  Barbara Ann Becker Descendancy chart to this point (14.Florence3, 2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1)

    Barbara — Ronald Peter Schlegel. [Group Sheet]


  7. 33.  Linda Catherine Becker Descendancy chart to this point (14.Florence3, 2.Allan2, 1.Wendel1) was born 27 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-173946
    • Residence: 1957, 1024 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


  8. 34.  Robert Thomas Langs Descendancy chart to this point (23.Thomas3, 5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1)

    Robert — Nancy Lorraine Steckley. [Group Sheet]


  9. 35.  Douglas Edward Langs Descendancy chart to this point (23.Thomas3, 5.Louida2, 1.Wendel1)

    Douglas — Donna Mae Gingerich. [Group Sheet]



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