Menno S. Shantz, ...[Eby 6876] b. 11 Oct 1852 d. 4 Jan 1937

1852 - 1937 (84 years)

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Name	Menno S. Shantz
Suffix	...[Eby 6876]
Born	11 Oct 1852
Gender	Male
Grave Marker Photo	www.findagrave.com - GRid=79183559
Died	4 Jan 1937
Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Person ID	I34340	MABIC
Last Modified	6 Oct 2013

Father	Moses Shantz, ...[Eby 6860], b. 22 Aug 1819, d. 17 Jan 1897 (Age 77 years)
Mother	Susannah Snider, ...[Eby 5903], b. 4 Apr 1830, d. 14 May 1916 (Age 86 years)
Married	18 Mar 1849
Family ID	F6007	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Lydia Bricker, ...[Eby 1314], b. 17 Apr 1851, d. 23 Oct 1938, K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ontario (Age 87 years)

Married 12 Apr 1876

Children

	1. Abner Gordon Shantz, ...[Eby 6876], b. 20 Jun 1877, d. Apr 1949 (Age 71 years)
	2. Ada Cerena Shantz, ...[Eby 6876], b. 1879, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Perlous Shantz, ...[Eby 6876], bur. Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
	4. Melvin Grant Shantz, ...[Eby 6876], b. 2 Oct 1889, d. Dec 1967 (Age 78 years)

Last Modified 6 Oct 2013

Family ID F9943 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

(Research):Gospel Herald, March 18, 1937 - Vol. XXIX, No.51 - page 1086, 1087 Shantz.-Menno S., son of the late Moses and Susannah Shantz, was born near Waterloo, Ont., Oct. 11, 1852; died at the Kitchener & Waterloo Hospital Jan. 4, 1937; aged 84 y. 2 m. 24 d. On April 12, 1876, he was United in holy marriage to Lydia Bricker who remains to mourn her loss. This union was blessed with 3 sons and 1 daughter (Abner of Waterloo, Melvin of Detroit, Mrs. C. F. Gibbs of Toronto, and Pearlous who predeceased his father in death 26 years ago). 4 grandchildren also survive, along with 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He was baptized and received into Mennonite Church fellowship a few weeks before his death. We praise the Lord for his testimony of faith before he passed on. Funeral services were held at Ratz and Bechtel Funeral Home. Services conducted by J. B. Martin. Text, John 6:68.