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March 1938 John B. Jantz March 1, 1852 ~ March 6, 1938 John B. Jantz, son of Benjamin and Anna Becker Jantz, was born March 1, 1852, in the village of Antonofka, near Ostrog, in the government of Wolhynia, Russia. He was baptized upon his confession of faith in Christ Jesus as his Savior on August 23, 1869, by the Elder Tobias Unruh, and thereby joined the Mennonite church. He was joined in holy matrimony with Maria Becker on November 22, 1873, the Elder Tobias Unruh performing the ceremony. In the year 1874, they as a young couple, immigrated from Russia to America, and settled at Halstead, Kansas. Here his dear wife died and also a son in his infancy. He was later married to Elisabeth Thomas on April 30, 1882, the Elder Johann Ratzlaff officiating at the ceremony. this union was blessed with 18 children, of which 4 died in their infancy and one daughter Susie, Mrs. Joe Base, passed away when she was 25 years of age. They first made their home near Halstead, Kansas. After a couple of years they moved to McPherson County, Kansas, near Moundridge, where they resided till the year 1892, when they moved to Oklahoma, near Pauls Valley. In the year 1902 they again moved to about 12 miles southeast of Carnegie, Oklahoma. Here they settled on a prairie homestead, and once more experienced pioneer life in a new settlement. This they made their permanent stay and soon built a beautiful home to accommodate their large family. It was here where all their children grew to man and womanhood, and from where one by one left to start their own home with some one else in life. He was a progressive farmer, with great ambition and zeal, and was esteemed as an honest and outstanding neighbor in this community. In the spiritual realm he also acknowledged his faith by works in building the kingdom of God in church work. When the Greenfield Mennonite congregation was organized he became one of the charter members and held his membership here through life. He was concerned not only that his children should have some education, but they should also have a religious training according to the Word of God. During the last few years he felt that his work here upon earth had been fulfilled and he expressed a longing to go to that great home for all eternity. The last two years he was failing in health and on Saturday, march 5, he became seriously ill and quietly passed away on Sunday morning, March 6, at 12:20 a.m. He attained the ripe old age of 86 years and 5 days. He leaves to mourn his departure his dear wife, who has been a life companion to him for nearly 56 years and with whom he shared in joy and sorrow to the end of his life, seven sons and six daughters, who are all married. They are as follows: Peter J., Maryville, Missouri; Lena, Mrs. Harvey Harrell, Slick, Oklahoma; Ben J., Chickasha, Oklahoma; Minnie, Mrs. Henry Schmidt; Mary, Mrs. H. J. Schmidt; and Samuel J., Carnegie, Oklahoma; Cornelius J., William J. and Lewis, Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma; Dan, Okla. City, Oklahoma; Annie, Mrs. Andy Fogelstrom, Malaga, Washington; Kate, Mrs. H. H. Unruh Meno, Oklahoma; and Phillbena, Mrs. Simon Janz, Inola, Oklahoma; 2 brothers: Tobias B. Jantz, Greensburg, Kansas and Adam B. Jantz, Golty, Oklahoma. Two sisters: Mary, Mrs. Henry Koehn, Fairview, Oklahoma and Karolina, Mrs. Will Unruh, Newton, Kansas; 65 living grandchildren; 8 grandchildren have preceded him in death and 13 great-grandchildren of whom one also preceded him in death. Remaining are also a host of relatives and friends, who hope to meet him in glory with Christ Jesus the savior of mankind for all eternity. Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, March 11, from the Greenfield church and his body was laid to rest in the nearby cemetery.The Family. |
Carnegie, Oklahoma August 1949 Elizabeth [Thomas] Jantz Death Claims Aged Oklahoma Pioneer MRS. ELIZABETH JANTZ WAS NEXT TO OLDEST RESIDENT AT CARNEGIE. Carnegie, Okla. - A pioneer resident of this community and member of an immigrant group of 1874, Mrs. Elizabeth Jantz, 84, passed away on Aug. 31 at the farm home where she had lived since 1902. The oldest resident of the community, Mrs. Susie Base, is now 88. Last April a communion service was held for these two saints who have been faithful for so many years. those attending the service were Rev. and Mrs. Curt D. Boese, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dalke, Mr. and Mrs. John Nightengale, Mildred Nightengale, and Mr. and Mrs. De Dan Unruh. Mrs. Jantz was born in Poland on May 1, 1865. She came to America with her parents in 1874, and they settled on a farm near Halstead, Kansas. In 1882 she was married to J. B. Jantz at Halstead, where they lived until 1893, when they moved to Pauls Valley. In 1902 they moved to a farm 12 miles southeast of Carnegie, where they lived until their deaths. Mr. Jantz died March 6, 1938. The survivors are six sons, Peter J. Jantz of Marysville, Mo., Ben J. Jantz of Verden, William J. and Lewis J. Jantz of Fort Cobb, Dan J. Jantz of Oklahoma City, and Sam J. Jantz of Carnegie; six daughters, Mrs. N. H. Harrell of Colony, Mrs. Minnie Schmidt and Mrs. Henry J. Schmidt, of Carnegie, Mrs. Andrew Fogelstrom of Cashmere, Wash., Mrs. Henry H. Unruh of Meno, and Mrs. Simon Janz of Inola. Also surviving are two brothers, two sisters, 75 grandchildren, and 61 great grandchildren. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, March 6, 1929 Jonathan Jantz October 2, 1885 ~ March 3, 1929 Jonathan Jantz, 43-year-old farmer living 16 miles southeast of Carnegie, died Sunday after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Greenfield Mennonite church near his home and interment was made in the Greenfield cemetery. Rev. A.W. Froese, pastor, conducted the services, being assisted by Rev. H.W. Schmidt of Meno and Rev. W.A.R. Lovell of Carnegie. A large crowd gathered to pay their last respects to their friend and neighbors. Mr. Jantz was born at McPherson, Kans., October 2, 1885, being 43 years, 5 months and 1 day of age at the time of his death. He was married to Miss Lena Koehn May 18, 1915 and to this union five children were born, Viola, Harold, Katleen and twin boys, Roy and Ray. Besides his wife and children he is survived by his aged mother, two brothers and four sisters, all of whom were present at the funeral except one sister, Mrs. Susie McLarty of Perryton, Tex. He joined the Mennonite church in 1914 and lived faithful to his church. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, July 24, 1968 William J. "Bill" Jantz July 16, 1894 ~ July 19, 1968 Greenfield Rites Are Held Monday For W.J. Jantz Services for W.J. "Bill" Jantz, a retired Fort Cobb farmer, were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Greenfield Mennonite church, near Alden. Rev. Curt Base, a former pastor, presided. Burial was in the Greenfield cemetery. Jantz, 74, brother of Mrs. Lena Harrell and Mrs. Mary Schmidt, Carnegie, died of a heart attack Friday night while visiting in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Willa Dean Wilson at Carmen. He was born July 16, 1894, at Halsted, Kans., and moved to the Alden area in 1920. He was married to Lena Boese in 1920 at Cherokee. She died in May, 1933. He is survived by the daughter at Carmen; four sons, Leon of Goltry, Emmett of Tulsa, Marland of Azusa, Calif., and Wilfred of Hendersonville, Tenn.; five brothers, Pete of Marysville, Mo., Ben of Chickasha, Sam of Halsted, Lewis of Fort Cobb, and Dan of Bethany; five sisters, Mrs. Harrell and Mrs. Schmidt, Carnegie, Mrs. Annie Foglestrom of Cashmere, Wash., Mrs. Kate Unruh of Meno, and Mrs. Philbean Janz of Inola; and 15 grandchildren. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, May 31, 1972 Lewis J. Jantz December 10, 1905 ~ May 24, 1972 Funeral services for Lewis J. Jantz, 66, route three, Carnegie, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at the Greenfield Mennonite church. Jantz died Wednesday at his home. Interment was in the Greenfield cemetery. Jantz was born December 10, 1905 in Caddo county and had resided in this area all his life. He was married to the former Lela Arndt January 13, 1930, at Apache. He was a member of the Greenfield Mennonite church. He is survived by his wife, of the home; a son, Jimmy of Santa Maria, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Clyde Ray, Lawton; one brother, Dan, of Bethany; five sisters, Mrs. Philbena Jantz of Inola, Mrs. Aura Fogelstrom of Cashmere, Wash., Mrs. Kate Unruh of Meno, and Mrs. Lena Harrell and Mrs. Mary Schmidt of Carnegie; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, May 25, 1938 Laverne Jantz October 2, 1920 ~ May 20, 1938 Accidental Discharge Of Gun Is Fatal Laverne Jontz, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jantz of Alden was accidentally killed Friday at 10 a.m. when a shotgun which he was cleaning was discharged. Dr. Norman Harris who was called said the boy apparently caught the hammer of the gun on the well curbing. He had cleaned a pump which was lying nearby. Funeral services were held at the Greenfield Mennonite church Sunday at 2 p.m. and burial was made in the cemetery at that place. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, April 21, 1952 First Lieutenant Willard Waldermar Jantz July 10, 1924 ~ April 21, 1952 Lt. Jantz Air Crash Victim Mrs. Willard W. Jantz of Hickory and Mrs. and Mrs. S.J. Jantz of Alden have been officially informed of the death of their husband and son, First Lieutenant Willard W. Jantz, who was previously reported missing in flight off Okinawa April 21. After a thoro investigation of known facts and circumstances, his plane is believed to have been involved in a mid-air collision and to have crashed into the sea approximately 10 miles southwest of the island. It is concluded that he perished when his plane crashed into the water. Jantz was a graduate of Alden highschool. In August of 1942 he enlisted in the air corps and later won his observer's wings and commission as second lieutenant. He was married to Susan Faye Cannon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Cannon of Alden, in November of 1943. They made their home in Walla Walla, Wash., and to them three sons were born. He was discharged at the end of the war but remained in the officers reserve. In September, 1950, he was called to active duty and in December was sent to Okinawa as radar observer. Survivors include his wife and three sons, Kenneth, 7; Steve, 5 and Jerry, 4; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Jantz; a sister, Winifred Jantz, and five brothers, Milton, Eldon, Robert, Ross and Richard. First Lieut. Mae Hunter and Lieut. James H. Smith, officers in Jantz's squadron, have written letters to the family telling of his complete dependability, honesty, loyalty to his family, high professional ability and character and other commendable qualities. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, August 2, 1950 Frances Louise Jantz February 1, 1935 ~ July 28, 1950 Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Greenfield Mennonite church for Frances Louise Jantz who died at 7:10 p.m. Friday after being seriously ill since July 4. Burial was in the Greenfield cemetery. Rev. Curt D. Boese, pastor, was in charge of the service. Frances Louise Jantz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jantz, was born four miles east of Alden Feb. 1, 1935. She died July 28, 1950, at the age of 15 years, 5 months and 27 days. She attended the Alden school and was a freshman in Alden highschool. At the age of 13 she was baptized and received into the Greenfield Mennonite church where she was a member at the time of her death. In 1947 and 1948 Frances underwent three major operations for a brain tumor and recovered temporarily but became ill in June and seriously ill July 4. She is survived by her parents; one sister, Mrs. Clyde Ray, Carnegie; one brother, Jimmy, of the home, and a number of other relatives. Attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Unruh, Dorothy and Kathy, and Mr. and Mrs. Gene Unruh, all of Meno; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jantz and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jantz, all of Oklahoma City; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Arndt and Dwayne and Mrs. M. Lundsborg, all of Apache; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jantz, Leona, Elizabeth and Irvin of Chickasha; Mr. and Mrs. Mary Anderson, Sharon Kay and Pat of Fletcher; Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Schmidt and family of El Reno, and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jantz and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Harland Jantz and Mildred Nightingale, all of Enid. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, July 21, 1937 Betty Ann Jantz December 15, 1936 ~ July 15, 1937 Betty Ann Jantz, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Jantz of south of Carnegie was born in December 1936 and passed away at the Carnegie hospital Thursday after an illness of a few days. She leaves her father and mother, six brothers and one sister all of the home address. Funeral services were held Sunday morning at the Greenfield German church by Rev. Froese, with interment in the Greenfield cemetery. |
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