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

Elam Wilbur Shantz

Male 1920 - 1995  (75 years)


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  • Name Elam Wilbur Shantz 
    Born 11 Apr 1920 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-226780 
    Died 23 Nov 1995  Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I226780  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Norman S. Shantz,   b. 5 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1967, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Elmina Weber,   b. 7 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1907  German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F4752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vera Magdalena Ropp,   b. 2 Jun 1919 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Anne Shantz
     2. Norma Jean Shantz
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F46003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shantz, Elam Wilbur, 75, Zurich, Ont. Born: April 11, 1920, to Norman and Elmina Weber Shantz. Died: Nov. 23, 1995, Exeter, Ont. Survivors -- wife: Vera Ropp Shantz; children: Douglas, Gerald, Richard, Norma Iutzi, Nancy Gingerich; brother and sister: Mahlon, Seleda Steckle; 12 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral and burial: Nov. 26, Zurich Mennonite Church, by Philip and Julie Bender and Ephraim Gingerich.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 89, Number 1 - January 2, 1996, pages 13, 15

  • Sources 
    1. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Seleda Shantz
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 02 Sep 1908
      Event Place: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Registration Date: 1908
      Gender: Female
      Father's Name: Norman Shantz
      Mother's Name: Elmina Weber
      Married 9 Jan 1907 German Mills

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Nov 1995 - Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zurich Mennonite Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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