ELVERA PEARL SHANTZ
(nee Searth)
1925 - 2009
Passed away peacefully at Lisaard
House, Cambridge, December 13, 2009
following a brief but courageous battle
with cancer. She was 84 years old.
Loving Mother of Susan McLaughlin
(husband Ray) and Roger Shantz
(late wife Janis). Cherished Gramma
of Lucas (wife Michelle) and Nathan
(wife Lindsay) McLaughlin; and
Matthew (fiancée Crystal), Andrew
(partner Allison) and Daniel Shantz.
Beloved Great-Gramma of twins
James and Morgan McLaughlin,
Evan McLaughlin, and Meg Kathleen
Pearl McLaughlin. Sister to Erma
Korn, Kitchener. Predeceased by her
husband Howard Shantz, her parents
Marguerite and William Searth, her
brother Howard Searth, and her
sister Mildred Schut. Elvera was a
lifelong resident of Breslau. She was
the secretary-treasurer for Howard S.
Shantz Excavating Limited for many
years. She was well known for her
faith, as a member of various churches
including Trinity Lutheran Church
in Shantz Station (now closed), Hope
Lutheran in Kitchener and her
'cottage church' Geneva Presbyterian
in Chesley. Her unfailing dedication
to charitable causes such as Lampwick
missions will live on in the many
quilts that she was so generously a
part of, and in the Hope Church
"Mitten Tree". Elvera enjoyed many
years at "The Cottage" near Chesley,
where she would spend countless
hours with her flower gardens, her
birds, her family and cutting and
sewing her quilting patches. She had
a love of music and singing, having
played the organ for most of her lifetime,
including playing for services
at various churches over the years.
She will be missed by her cat "Salem",
whom she rescued as a kitten from
the road at the cottage. Elvera's family
will receive friends and family at the
Erb & Good Family Funeral Home,
171 King Street South, Waterloo, on
Tuesday, December 15 from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services
will be held Wednesday, December
16, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at Hope
Lutheran Church, 30 Shaftsbury Drive,
Kitchener (519-893-5290). Interment at
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz
Station. The family wishes to thank
Elvera's many friends for their
prayers, phone calls and cards during
her illness. A special thanks to the
devoted and compassionate staff and
volunteers at Lisaard House. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions to
Lisaard House would be appreciated
by the family and can be arranged
through the funeral home at
519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com
(nee Searth)
1925 - 2009
Passed away peacefully at Lisaard
House, Cambridge, December 13, 2009
following a brief but courageous battle
with cancer. She was 84 years old.
Loving Mother of Susan McLaughlin
(husband Ray) and Roger Shantz
(late wife Janis). Cherished Gramma
of Lucas (wife Michelle) and Nathan
(wife Lindsay) McLaughlin; and
Matthew (fiancée Crystal), Andrew
(partner Allison) and Daniel Shantz.
Beloved Great-Gramma of twins
James and Morgan McLaughlin,
Evan McLaughlin, and Meg Kathleen
Pearl McLaughlin. Sister to Erma
Korn, Kitchener. Predeceased by her
husband Howard Shantz, her parents
Marguerite and William Searth, her
brother Howard Searth, and her
sister Mildred Schut. Elvera was a
lifelong resident of Breslau. She was
the secretary-treasurer for Howard S.
Shantz Excavating Limited for many
years. She was well known for her
faith, as a member of various churches
including Trinity Lutheran Church
in Shantz Station (now closed), Hope
Lutheran in Kitchener and her
'cottage church' Geneva Presbyterian
in Chesley. Her unfailing dedication
to charitable causes such as Lampwick
missions will live on in the many
quilts that she was so generously a
part of, and in the Hope Church
"Mitten Tree". Elvera enjoyed many
years at "The Cottage" near Chesley,
where she would spend countless
hours with her flower gardens, her
birds, her family and cutting and
sewing her quilting patches. She had
a love of music and singing, having
played the organ for most of her lifetime,
including playing for services
at various churches over the years.
She will be missed by her cat "Salem",
whom she rescued as a kitten from
the road at the cottage. Elvera's family
will receive friends and family at the
Erb & Good Family Funeral Home,
171 King Street South, Waterloo, on
Tuesday, December 15 from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services
will be held Wednesday, December
16, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at Hope
Lutheran Church, 30 Shaftsbury Drive,
Kitchener (519-893-5290). Interment at
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz
Station. The family wishes to thank
Elvera's many friends for their
prayers, phone calls and cards during
her illness. A special thanks to the
devoted and compassionate staff and
volunteers at Lisaard House. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions to
Lisaard House would be appreciated
by the family and can be arranged
through the funeral home at
519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com
ELVERA PEARL SHANTZ
(nee Searth)
1925 - 2009
Passed away peacefully at Lisaard
House, Cambridge, December 13, 2009
following a brief but courageous battle
with cancer. She was 84 years old.
Loving Mother of Susan McLaughlin
(husband Ray) and Roger Shantz
(late wife Janis). Cherished Gramma
of Lucas (wife Michelle) and Nathan
(wife Lindsay) McLaughlin; and
Matthew (fiancée Crystal), Andrew
(partner Allison) and Daniel Shantz.
Beloved Great-Gramma of twins
James and Morgan McLaughlin,
Evan McLaughlin, and Meg Kathleen
Pearl McLaughlin. Sister to Erma
Korn, Kitchener. Predeceased by her
husband Howard Shantz, her parents
Marguerite and William Searth, her
brother Howard Searth, and her
sister Mildred Schut. Elvera was a
lifelong resident of Breslau. She was
the secretary-treasurer for Howard S.
Shantz Excavating Limited for many
years. She was well known for her
faith, as a member of various churches
including Trinity Lutheran Church
in Shantz Station (now closed), Hope
Lutheran in Kitchener and her
'cottage church' Geneva Presbyterian
in Chesley. Her unfailing dedication
to charitable causes such as Lampwick
missions will live on in the many
quilts that she was so generously a
part of, and in the Hope Church
"Mitten Tree". Elvera enjoyed many
years at "The Cottage" near Chesley,
where she would spend countless
hours with her flower gardens, her
birds, her family and cutting and
sewing her quilting patches. She had
a love of music and singing, having
played the organ for most of her lifetime,
including playing for services
at various churches over the years.
She will be missed by her cat "Salem",
whom she rescued as a kitten from
the road at the cottage. Elvera's family
will receive friends and family at the
Erb & Good Family Funeral Home,
171 King Street South, Waterloo, on
Tuesday, December 15 from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services
will be held Wednesday, December
16, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at Hope
Lutheran Church, 30 Shaftsbury Drive,
Kitchener (519-893-5290). Interment at
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz
Station. The family wishes to thank
Elvera's many friends for their
prayers, phone calls and cards during
her illness. A special thanks to the
devoted and compassionate staff and
volunteers at Lisaard House. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions to
Lisaard House would be appreciated
by the family and can be arranged
through the funeral home at
519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com
(nee Searth)
1925 - 2009
Passed away peacefully at Lisaard
House, Cambridge, December 13, 2009
following a brief but courageous battle
with cancer. She was 84 years old.
Loving Mother of Susan McLaughlin
(husband Ray) and Roger Shantz
(late wife Janis). Cherished Gramma
of Lucas (wife Michelle) and Nathan
(wife Lindsay) McLaughlin; and
Matthew (fiancée Crystal), Andrew
(partner Allison) and Daniel Shantz.
Beloved Great-Gramma of twins
James and Morgan McLaughlin,
Evan McLaughlin, and Meg Kathleen
Pearl McLaughlin. Sister to Erma
Korn, Kitchener. Predeceased by her
husband Howard Shantz, her parents
Marguerite and William Searth, her
brother Howard Searth, and her
sister Mildred Schut. Elvera was a
lifelong resident of Breslau. She was
the secretary-treasurer for Howard S.
Shantz Excavating Limited for many
years. She was well known for her
faith, as a member of various churches
including Trinity Lutheran Church
in Shantz Station (now closed), Hope
Lutheran in Kitchener and her
'cottage church' Geneva Presbyterian
in Chesley. Her unfailing dedication
to charitable causes such as Lampwick
missions will live on in the many
quilts that she was so generously a
part of, and in the Hope Church
"Mitten Tree". Elvera enjoyed many
years at "The Cottage" near Chesley,
where she would spend countless
hours with her flower gardens, her
birds, her family and cutting and
sewing her quilting patches. She had
a love of music and singing, having
played the organ for most of her lifetime,
including playing for services
at various churches over the years.
She will be missed by her cat "Salem",
whom she rescued as a kitten from
the road at the cottage. Elvera's family
will receive friends and family at the
Erb & Good Family Funeral Home,
171 King Street South, Waterloo, on
Tuesday, December 15 from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal services
will be held Wednesday, December
16, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at Hope
Lutheran Church, 30 Shaftsbury Drive,
Kitchener (519-893-5290). Interment at
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz
Station. The family wishes to thank
Elvera's many friends for their
prayers, phone calls and cards during
her illness. A special thanks to the
devoted and compassionate staff and
volunteers at Lisaard House. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions to
Lisaard House would be appreciated
by the family and can be arranged
through the funeral home at
519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com
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