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

Roy K. Shantz

Male 1924 - 1996  (72 years)


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  • Name Roy K. Shantz 
    Born 1924 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207035516 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-490168 
    Died 17 Jul 1996  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I490168  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father Jeriah Leroy "Leroy" Shantz,   b. 26 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Adeen Weber,   b. 19 Feb 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 25 Nov 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F52262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ryna Viola Kastoff,   b. 14 Sep 1920,   d. 20 Feb 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Children 
     1. Lori Shantz
     2. Paul Shantz
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F300619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHANTZ, Roy Kenneth - At his residence, on Wednesday, July 17, 1996, following a brief illness, Roy Shantz, of Harvard Road, Waterloo, in his 72nd year.

      Roy was a longtime employee of Carling and Labatts Breweries for 35 years before retirement.

      Beloved husband and best friend of Ryna; loving father of Paul of Cambridge, Lori and her husband Norman Yu of Kitchener. Sadly missed by three grandchildren, Stefani, Eric and Steven. Brother of Ruth Bradshaw of Kitchener. Also survived by other relatives and many friends.

      He was predeceased by his parents.

      Cremation will take place with final interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, on Saturday at 11 a.m.

      Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be gratefully acknowledged.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Jul 18, 1996 Page 45

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jul 1996 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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