Schantz, Ruby (1929-2006)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2006 Jun 19 p. 20

Birth date: 1929 Aug 6

text of obituary:

RUBY SCHANTZ

Ruby Schantz, 76, of Corn, Okla., died May 29, 2006, at Corn Heritage Village. She was born Aug. 6, 1929, to Pete and Barbara (Detweiler) Schantz in Hydro.

She was raised and attended school in Thomas. Her father was killed in an accident, so she never finished high school as she helped her mother take care of a baby brother. When she was 21 she got a job at Thomas Memorial Hospital, where she worked as supervisor in the dietary department for 43 years.

She became a member at Pleasant View Mennonite Church when she was 12 years old. She enjoyed reading, crocheting and cooking. She loved baking cinnamon rolls and sugar cookies.

Survivors include five brothers, Ernest Schantz and his wife, Letha, of Enid, John Schantz and his wife, Marg, of Albany, Ore., Willis Schantz and his wife, Virginia, of Lawton, Donald Schantz and his wife, Carol, of Thomas, and Vernon Schantz of Thomas; a sister, Alma Duke and her husband, Jimmy, of Yukon; and a sister-in-law, JoAnn Schantz of Marietta, Ga.