Name |
Sophianna Rudy [3, 4] |
Birth |
8 Feb 1862 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [3, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Female |
Religion |
13 Jan 1942 |
Strasburg/Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Mennonite |
- She was a member of the Weber Mennonite Church.
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Cemetery Notes |
- It was first called the First Mennonite Church in 1917. Prior to this it had been called Eby's. Benjamin Eby's, Christian Eby's Berlin and East End. Worship was held in a log school house on the South East corner of the adjoining cemetery as early as 1811. In 1834 a substantial frame meeting house was built on the site of the present day church and the log school house was moved to Breslau where it was used as a school and meeting house. The frame meeting house was replaced with a brick edifice in 1902 which was enlarged in 1902, 1950 and 1985.
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Death |
13 Jan 1942 |
Parkway/Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [3, 4] |
- Mrs. Josiah S. Shantz, 79, nee Sophianna Rudy, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David Bearinger, Parkway, following a brief illness. Born in Waterloo Township on Feb. 8, 1862, she was a daughter of the late Abram Rudy and Mary Snyder Rudy. The late Mrs. Shantz was a member of Weber Mennonite Church, Strasburg. Her husband, Josiah S. Shantz died Jan 5, 1940 Surviving are one son, Alvin, of Waterloo, and a daughter, Mrs. Bearinger of Parkway. Six grandchildren also survive. Private funeral service will be held from the home of her daughter on Friday at 2:30 p.m., thence to First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, for public service at 3 p.m. Rev. Simon Martin will be in charge. Remains will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Thursday noon. - Kitchener Daily News
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Burial |
16 Jan 1942 |
Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [4, 5] |
Address: First Mennonite Cemetery King St. Kitchener, ON Canada |
- In memory of/Josiah S. Shantz/1861-1940/Sophianna Rudy/his beloved wife/1862-1942/rest in peace/Shantz
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Person ID |
I9259 |
Ancestors of Susan and Barry Reynolds |
Last Modified |
2 Aug 2009 |
Family |
Josiah S. Shantz, b. 26 Jan 1861, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Jan 1940, German Mills/Parkway/Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) |
Marriage |
25 Nov 1884 |
, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Children |
+ | 1. Alvin Shantz, b. 30 Jan 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Dec 1957, Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years) |
+ | 2. Elvina Shantz, b. 5 Oct 1890 d. 1 Aug 1945 (Age 54 years) |
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Family ID |
F5524 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2020 |