Shirley Joan Jantz, 85, of Moundridge, Kansas, passed away Friday, February 9, 2024, at Moundridge Manor. She was born December 21, 1938, in Newton, Kansas, the daughter of Orville Eugene and Arvilla Mae (Wenger) Wiggers.
Shirley was a homemaker. She was a member of Meridian Church of God in Christ Mennonite.
Shirley was united in marriage to Howard Lee Jantz on September 4, 1964, at Hesston. He preceded her in death in 2022.
She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Giesel (Tony) of rural Hesston; sons, Galen Jantz (Becky) and Carl Jantz (Marsha) all of rural Moundridge; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Warren Wiggers (Joyce), Hesston; brother-in-law, Keith Jantz (Pam), Kansas City, Missouri; and sisters-in-law, June Jantz, Clarksdale, Mississippi, Winona Koehn (Russel), Montezuma, KS, and Janet Jost, Brooksville, MS.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a grandson, Jonathon Lee Jantz; three brothers-in-law; and a sister-in-law.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Meridian Church of God in Christ Mennonite, rural Hesston. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m., Tuesday, February 13, at Moundridge Funeral Home, with family greeting friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Meridian Church of God in Christ Mennonite. Memorial contributions may be made to Moundridge Manor in care of Moundridge Funeral Home, PO Box 410, Moundridge, Kansas 67107.