Tschantz, John H. (1854-1928)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1928 Oct 24 p. 1

Birth date: 1854 Dec 4

text of obituary:

JOHN H. TSCHANTZ DIED WHILE IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Dalton, Ohio, Oct 18. — John H. Tschantz, aged 74 years a prominent citizen of Dalton, died suddenly at the First Mennonite Church at Bluffton, Ohio, Sunday morning, while he was attending Sunday School there.

Mr. Tschantz was on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. D. W. Bixler and family of that place, in company with his wife, his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tschantz.

During the service Mr. Tschantz observed to friends that he was somewhat short of breath, and was soon afterwards found in the church lobby, with life extinct, having suffered an attack of heart trouble.

An account of Mr. Tschantz's life and of the funeral services are found elsewhere in this paper.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1928 Oct 24 p. 8

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John H. Tschantz

Mr. Tschantz was born Dec. 4, 1854, the son of Abraham C. and Anna Tschantz, in Wayne county, where he grew to manhood. After a common school education he attended schools at Wadsworth, Smithville and Wooster.

For six years the young man was engaged in teaching school. Later he became a successful farmer near Dalton, where he has made his home ever since. He also found time for other lines of work and was therefore actively engaged in various ways. He has been the president of the Sonnenberg Mutual Lightning and Fire Association for the last 39 years, became a director of the Dalton bank in 1909, and its second vice president at the same time; was elected first vice president of the bank in 1924, and became its president in 1926, in which capacity he had served until the time of his death.