Joy Lorene "Lorene" Shantz

1922 - 2018  (96 years)

• Name	Joy Lorene "Lorene" Shantz
  Born	1922
  Gender	Female
  Name	Joy Lorene "Lorene" Miller
  Name	Joy Lorene "Lorene" Yanke
  Name	Lorene Shantz  [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-454003
  Died	6 May 2018	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I454003	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Morgan C. Shantz,   b. 3 Nov 1888, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Viola Muriel Young,   b. 31 Mar 1890, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 50 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1914	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F6552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert Donald "Bob" Yanke,   b. 8 Mar 1920, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1985  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Paul Robert Yanke,   b. 12 Oct 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 2013, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F284419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wilbur Frederick Miller,   b. 10 Jan 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F63338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In Memory of Lorene Yanke Miller 1922 - 2018 Obituary of Lorene Yanke Miller It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Lorene Yanke Miller (nee Shantz) on Sunday, May 6, 2018 with her daughters at her side, at Grand River Hospital in her 96th year. Lovingly remembered by her daughters, Barbara Hahn (Brian) of Waterloo, Joan Sutton (Glenn) of Kincardine. Her grandchildren, Rob Carse, Rebecca Ramshaw (David), John Sutton (Aimee), Jennifer Rutter (Andrew), Graham Sutton (Shannon), Derek, Kaitlyn and Micah Yanke (Toronto and London). Great-grandchildren, Jackson, Tommy, Allison, Katie, Madison, Rachel, Harriet, and Liam. Predeceased by her parents Morgan C. Shantz and Viola May Young, her husbands Robert Yanke (1985) and Wilbur Miller (2000); son Paul Yanke (2013); and sisters Verda Simpson and June Yates. Lorene was a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother. She always put her family first. Her church and her faith sustained her. Lorene treasured the years she worshipped at Zion United (EUB) Church followed by more than 40 years at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener. In her senior years, Lorene enjoyed going to the symphony concerts and trips with Outings. Sewing, quilting and knitting were her long-time hobbies and she maintained her sense of style and fashion to the end. Lorene enjoyed her time at Bankside Terrace where she enjoyed living for the past year. Lorene's family will receive relatives and friends at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 1:00 \endash 1:45 p.m. A Celebration of Life Service will follow in the Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Immediately following the service, everyone is invited to a reception in the funeral home's Fireside Room. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Halton Down Syndrome Association, the Canadian Cancer Society, or St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church by contacting the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. Obituary of Lorene Yanke Miller | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/13992/Lorene-Miller/obituary.html (Accessed: 4 September 2023).

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Robert D. Yanke/ Beloved Husband/ Of Lorene/ Mar. 8,/ 1920/ Dec. 31,/ 1985/ My Rest Is In The Lord [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Viola Myrrl Young Born: Fordwich Age: 24 Father: James Young Mother: Adline Willis Born: abt 1890 Spouse: Morgan Shantz Age: 25 born: Haysville Ont Father: Levi Shantz Mother: Nancy Cressman married 30 Sep 1914 married: Waterloo, Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 6 May 2018 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth