Rebecca Eileen "Becky" Shantz

1927 - 2012  (84 years)

• Name	Rebecca Eileen "Becky" Shantz
  Born	19 Jul 1927	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rebecca Eileen "Becky" Miller
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164084
  Died	22 Apr 2012	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I164084	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Irvin Shantz,   b. 29 May 1902, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Laurene Snyder,   b. 19 May 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1924	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F37660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lyle Miller,   b. 1920, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2007, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1948
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F46973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MILLER, Rebecca Eileen (Becky) (nee Shantz) Of St. Jacobs, passed away peacefully in her 85th year, with family at her side, on April 22, 2012 at the Freeport Health Centre of Grand River Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Bloomingdale on July 19, 1927 to the late Irvin and Laurene Shantz. Cherished mother of Paul Miller (Pauline) of St. Jacobs and Lynn Bell (Peter) of Cambridge. Rebecca will be missed dearly by her three grandchildren; Rob Duncan (Ally), Krissie O'Dell (Richard) and David Miller; her great-grandchildren Charlie Duncan, Connor Duncan, and Boston O'Dell will miss their Nana. She was looking forward to the birth of her first great- granddaughter. Rebecca is also survived by her siblings; Ken Shantz (Hazel), Dorothy Schwindt (Don), Willard Shantz (Jean), Eva Clark and Judy Bollenbach (Albert). Also survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law; Marg Shantz, Ruth Shantz, Stan and Connie Miller. She will also be remembered by her many nieces and nephews. She will be fondly thought of by Christopher, Tara and Edwin Bell, Matthew Bell (Monica), Daniel Bell (Sarah), Sabrina Paradis and Alexis Paradis Bell. She will be missed by her friends in beautiful Dyer's Bay where she resided for many years. Rebecca was predeceased by her loving husband Lyle, her parents Laurene and Irvin Shantz, brothers Earl and Lorne Shantz, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; Patricia Shantz, Glen Clark, Art Baker, Frank and Edith Roe, Clare and Joy Miller, niece Marion Miller and nephew Jim Miller. A special thank you to the staff in UT3 for the excellent care and support given. Friends are invited to share their memories of Becky with her family during visitation at the Erb & Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, Ontario on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service to celebrate Rebecca's life will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, 1407 King Street N., St. Jacobs, Ontario on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Martin Giebel officiating. Cremation to follow with interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, at a later date. Condolences for the family and donations to St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs, or the Canadian Cancer Society may be arranged through the funeral home www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445. "Service Information For Rebecca Miller | Erb & Good Funeral Home". 2012. Erbgood.Com. https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/7888/Rebecca-Miller/service-information.html.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89077412. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020625-24. Irvin Shantz, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Peel Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Elias S. Shantz and Rebecca Musselman married Laurene Snyder, 19, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Leander Snyder and Elmina Kraft, Witn: Eugene and Edna Kraft both of Bloomingdale, 20 July 1924 in Waterloo Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Jul 1927 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Apr 2012 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Fairmount Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth