SCHANTZ, Christian Daniel

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Wednesday, October 11, 2017, page 5a & 8a

Christian Daniel Schantz passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 at 
the age of 78 in Prescott, Arizona.  Christian was born to Irwin and 
Susan (Benner) in Roseau, Minnesota, on July 10, 1939. 

As his name implies, Christian believed that Jesus is God and the 
source of our salvation. He served with his father as part of 
Northern Lights Gospel Mission from 1964 to 1977 in Red Lake, 
Ontario, Canada. He also served as a mechanic, a service manager, a 
truck driver, an appliance repairman, a husband and a father. 

Christian is survived by his wife, Celia Schantz; children from a 
previous marriage; two sons, Curtis Irwin Schantz of Scottsdale, 
Arizona and Daris Amon Schantz of Scottsdale, Arizona; two 
daughters, Starla Kay Neufeld of Kelowna, BC, Canada and Kristine 
Sue Millett of Scottsdale, Arizona; nine grandchildren, Jadon 
Schantz, Sharai Schantz, Joshua Schantz, Ciara Neufeld, Joelle 
Neufeld, Kendra Neufeld, Caleb Neufeld, Abigail Millett and Lincoln 
Millett; two brothers, Dennis Schantz and Merle Schantz; and one 
sister, Sylvia Gregory.

Christian is preceded in death by parents Irwin and Susan Schantz 
and his sister, Dorothea Schrock.

Information provided by survivors.

Posted by Judy Wight Branson on October 25, 2017

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