- Gospel Herald - Volume XLVIII , Number 2 - January 11, 1955 -- page 45, 46, 47 Shantz, -- Abram, son of the late Frank and Leah (Groff) Shantz, was born April 8, 1889; passed away at his home after a long illness; aged 65 y. 8 m. 16 d. Early in his youth he accepted Christ as his Saviour and became a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church, where he remained a faithful member until death. In March, 1917, he married Ada Eby, who preceded him in Sept. 1918. On July 6, 1921, he married Beulah Eby. Surviving are his wife and 4 daughters (Doris--Mrs. Eden Good, Waterloo, Ont.; Audrey--Mrs. Orval Reist. June--Mrs. Morgan Feick, and Eileen--Mrs. Ronald Williamson, all of Kingsdale), 5 grandchildren, 3 sisters (Mrs. Ida Schlueter, Mrs. Ephraim Bearinger, both of Waterloo, and Mrs. Aaron Sauder, of St. Jacobs, Ont.), and 2 brothers (Albert, Waterloo, and Moses, Lexington). Funeral services were held at Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ont., in charge of J. B. Martin, assisted by Clare Shantz and Leonard Haarer.
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