Irene Miriam Shantz

1914 - 1997  (83 years)

• Name	Irene Miriam Shantz
  Born	23 Jan 1914	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Irene Miriam Koch
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-12821
  Died	9 Sep 1997	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I12821	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Simeon N. Shantz,   b. 1 Mar 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1973, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Celina Cressman,   b. 9 Feb 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1963  (Age 72 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1912	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F28975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orton Koch,   b. 23 Apr 1909, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2001  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F29279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Koch, Irene Miriam Roth, 83, New Hamburg, Ont. Born: Jan. 23, 1914, Wilmot Twp., Ont., to Simeon and Celina Cressman Shantz. Died: Sept. 9, 1997, New Hamburg, Ont. Survivors - husband: Orton Koch; children: Doreen Houston, Enid Slabaugh, Lloyd, Phyllis Bishop, Rhoda Gingerich; sisters: Mary, Edna, Ferne, Audrey; 14 grandchildren. Funeral and burial: Sept. 13, Wilmot Mennonite Church, by Glyn Jones Gospel Herald - Volume 90, Number 42 - October 28, 1997 ___________________ KOCH, IRENE Peacefully, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 1997, at her residence, Nithview Home, New Hamburg. Irene and Orton had farmed at RR 2, New Hamburg and resided on Riverside Drive. Irene was born 83 years ago in Wilmot township and was the daughter of the late Simon Shantz and the former Celina Cressman. Irene was a lifelong member of Wilmot Mennonite Church, RR 2, Baden, where she had been an active participant of the WMSC, Irene enjoyed throughout her lifetime quilting, gardening, sharing her love of music with others, and being a host family for 14 international MCC trainees. Her greatest joy was being with her family. Beloved wife of Orton Koch with whom she celebrated 58 years of marriage. Sadly missed by Doreen (Jim) Houston of Penticton, B.C. and their children Rob (Monica), Tom, Dorothy; Enid (Glenn) Slabaugh of Goshen, Ind. and their children Sonya (Larry) and son Adam, Dana; Lloyd (Erla) of Wingham and their children Angela, Cindy, Jamie; Phyllis (Barry) Bishop of Waterloo and their children David, Danny, Jonathan; Rhoda (Dale) Gingerich of Tavistock and their children Greg and Cheri. Also remembered by her sisters, Mary (Horace) Cressman of Breslau, Edna (Harold) Shenk of Pennsylvania, Ferne (Merle) Yoder of California, Audrey (Jack) May of Penetanguishene. Family and friends may call at the Mark Jutzi Funeral Home , 291 Huron St., New Hamburg (519-862-1661) on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m The funeral service will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at 10 a.m. at Wilmot Mennonite Church with Pastor Glyn Jones officiating. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to the Mennonite Central Committee.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 28, 1997 - Obituary of Irene Miram Roth. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 23, 1963 - Obituary of Celina Cressman.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Jan 1914 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Sep 1997 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth