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Barbara Ruth Shantz

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Barbara Ruth Shantz

Birth
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
30 May 1899 (aged 11 months)
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Northwest section, Row 13, #20
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Barbara Ruth was the fifth of five children born to Emanuel and Susannah Shantz.
Barbara Ruth was the fifth of five children born to Emanuel and Susannah Shantz.

Inscription

In memory of/ Barbara Ruth dau of/ Emmanuel & Susannah Shantz/ died Aug. 30, 1899/ aged/ 11 mos. 23 days/ When we see the precious blossom/ that we tended with such care/ rudely taken from our bosom/ how our hearts almost despair/ beside the little grave we linger/ though the setting sun is low/ feeling ill our love has perished/ with the flower we cherished so

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The gravestone is eroded. The inscription given above is from a cemetery record.

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  • Created by: Cay Bauman
  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214395974/barbara_ruth-shantz: accessed ), memorial page for Barbara Ruth Shantz (7 Jun 1898–30 May 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 214395974, citing First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Cay Bauman (contributor 49821024).