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

Vinetta Rose Shantz[1]

Female 1902 - 1997  (94 years)


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  • Name Vinetta Rose Shantz 
    Born 24 Aug 1902  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Vinetta Rose Witmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1923  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Domestic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-244062 
    Died 2 Aug 1997  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I244062  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Wendel R. Shantz,   b. 1 Mar 1870, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1949, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Priscilla Swartz,   b. 13 Jun 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F5971  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vernon H. Witmer,   b. 25 Jul 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 20 Jun 1923  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Margaret Witmer
     2. Dorothy Witmer
     3. Robert Witmer
     4. Ross Witmer
     5. Glenn Witmer
     6. Marjorie Rose Witmer,   b. 22 Nov 1924,   d. 22 Aug 2003  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F12436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Witmer, Vinetta Rose Shantz, 94, Cambridge, Ont. Born: Aug. 24, 1902, Berlin, Kitchener, Ont., to Wendel R. and Priscilla Swartz Shantz. Died: Aug. 2, 1997, Cambridge, Ont. Survivors - children: Marjorie Shantz, Margaret Hoover, Robert, Ross, Fred, Dorothy Phillips; brother and sister: Clayton Shantz, Dorothy Snyder; 23 grandchildren, 48 greatgrandchildren, 3 great-greatgrandchildren. Predeceased by: Vernon Witmer (husband). Funeral: Aug. 6, Preston Mennonite Church, by Paul Martin. Burial: Mannheim Mennonite Church Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 90, Number 35 - September 9, 1997

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 022446-23.
      Vernon Witmer, 20, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of J. Wesley Witmer and Almeda Hallman married Vinetta Shantz, 20, occ. Domestic, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Wendell R. Shantz and Priscilla Swartz, Witnessed by: Vernon F. Schott and Luella Witmer both of RR#2 Petersburg, 20 June 1923 At The Home of The Bride in Waterloo Co.

    2. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 12.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Vernon H. Witmer - October 17, 1989, page 742.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Aug 1902 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Domestic - 1923 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jun 1923 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Aug 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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