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Salena Cressman (Shantz)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
Death: January 31, 1981 (89)
Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Place of Burial: Wilmot Township, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Herman S. Shantz and Sarah Ann Shantz
Wife of Jacob H Cressman
Mother of Olive Oleda Wilhelm; Marvin Willard Cressman; Erlene Catharine Burkhardt; Marcella Effie Siebert; Kathleen Selena Fast and 2 others
Sister of Alfretta S Roth; Lincoln S. Shantz; Russell S. Shantz; Lloyd Shantz; Lyla Roth and 3 others

Managed by: Kimberly Louise Fraser
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About Salena Cressman

Cressman, Salena, daughter of Herman and Sarah (Schmitt) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont. Aug. 12, 1891; died at Cambridge, Ont., Jan. 31, 1981; aged 89 y. She was married to Jacob Cressman, who died in 1978. Surviving are 3 sons (Marvin, Walter, and Glen), 5 daughters (Olive-Mrs. Clayton Wilbelm, Erlene-Mrs. Melvin Burkhardt, Marcella-Mrs. Leland Siebert, Verneda-Mrs. Gerald Smith and Mrs. Kathleen Fast), 21 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, one brother (Russel Shantz), and 3 sisters (Olive Shantz, Mrs. Edna Habel and Violet-Mrs. Noah Herner). She was a member of Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 3, in charge of Wilmer Martin; interment in Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery.

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Salena Cressman's Timeline

1891
August 12, 1891
Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
1915
December 8, 1915
1917
July 20, 1917
Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
1919
April 15, 1919
1922
December 12, 1922
1930
January 4, 1930
New Hamburg, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
1981
January 31, 1981
Age 89
Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
February 3, 1981
Age 89
Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada