Deacon Ezra Shantz, ...[Eby 6647]

1869 - 1955  (85 years)

• Name	Ezra Shantz
  Prefix	Deacon
  Suffix	...[Eby 6647]
  Born	12 Sep 1869
  Gender	Male
  Grave Marker Photo	www.findagrave.com - GRid=21181620
  Died	22 Mar 1955
  Buried	26 Mar 1955	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp, Ontario.
  Person ID	I13038	MABIC
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Deacon John D. Shantz, ...[Eby 6647],   b. 4 Oct 1839, Wilmot Twp., Ontario ,   d. 13 Jun 1923, Near Baden, Wilmot Twp, Waterloo Co., Ontario  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Steiner, [Eby 6647],   b. 12 Dec 1840,   d. 24 Jun 1901  (Age 60 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1866
  Family ID	F4045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Margaret Loucks,   b. 22 Aug 1870, St. Joseph County, Indiana ,   d. 8 Dec 1952, Near Baden, Ontario  (Age 82 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1893
  Children	1. John Henry Shantz,   b. 18 Oct 1894, Wakarusa, Elkhart Co., Indiana ,   d. 14 Apr 1980, Cambridge, Ontario  (Age 85 years)   2. Catherine Elizabeth Shantz,   b. 7 Mar 1897, Near Wakarusa, Ind. ,   d. 11 Jul 1966, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., Indiana  (Age 69 years)   3. Elmer Oscar Shantz,   b. 14 Oct 1898,   d. 30 Mar 1989  (Age 90 years)   4. Eldon "Elt" Roy Shantz,   b. 27 Dec 1900,   d. 19 Sep 1995  (Age 94 years)   5. Jacob Alan Shantz,   b. 7 Jun 1903, Indiana, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1963, K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario  (Age 60 years)   6. Sarah Samantha Shantz,   b. 30 May 1906,   d. 27 Dec 1987  (Age 81 years)   7. Joseph Ervin Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario ,   d. 1 Feb 1968, Kitchener, Ontario  (Age 59 years)   8. Mary Magdalene Shantz,   b. 16 Jul 1913,   d. 5 Feb 2004, Goshen, Elkhart Co., Indiana  (Age 90 years)   9. William Oliver "Bill" Shantz,   b. 6 May 1915,   d. 5 May 1969  (Age 53 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F4044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Gospel Herald - Volume XLVIII , Number 15 - April 12, 1955 - page 358, 359.Shantz, -- Ezra, son of John D. and Elizabeth (Steiner) Shantz was born Sept. 12, 1869; died March 22, 1955; aged 85 y 6 m. 10 d. On Feb. 19, 1893, he was married to Annie Loucks, who preceded him in Dec., 1952. He was ordained deacon of Shantz Church in 1911 and served faithfully for many years. Surviving are 6 sons (John of Breslau; Elmer of Kitchener; Eldon of New Dundee; Jacob and William of Baden, and Joseph of Wellsley), 3 daughters (Katherine-Mrs. Alvin Lantzer, Goshen, Ind.; Sarah-Mrs. Leonard Horst, Newbury, Ont., and Mary, Baden, Ont.), 2 sisters (Sarah-Mrs. George Weber, Lizzie-Mrs. Solomon Gehman), 23 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held March 26 at the Shantz Church, Baden, Ont., conducted by L. H. Witmer, M. H. Roth, and C.C. Cressman, with burial in adjoining cemetery.