Obituary Record

Young John Ladner passes away after long siege of illness

Was son of Late City Commissioner Sylvan J. Ladner - Buried at Cedar Rest Tuesday forenoon.

Death claimed the spirit of a fine young man, John J. Ladner, of Bay St. Louis, Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock at Hotel Dieu, in New Orleans.

A native of Bay St. Louis, aged 27 years, he was reared in this city, educated at St. Stanislaus College from which he graduated.

He was one of two sons of the late City Commissioner Sylvan J. Ladner and his wife Mrs. Jeanne A. Wangon. The latter with a brother, Sylvan J., Jr., and a sister, Miss Emily Fifi Hosmer, survive. He was also a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Delmas Ladner, pioneer residents of the city of Bay St. Louis.

He is also survived by his wife, the former Miss Vivian Ziegler and one son, John, age 4 years.

He was surrounded by his loved ones when the end came, his mother and sister constantly with him for many weeks. His wife and son were also at his bedside.

The deceased had long been ailing of an undetermined internal ailment and had been at the hospital in New Orleans over long periods at various intervals. Some time since he was returned home to resume treatment that could only be given at a later time. However, recently his condition took a sudden turn and for the worse. He was rushed back to the hospital and attending physician. It soon became apparent regardless of the best care possible given him, that the end was inevitable and only a matter of time.

A member of Pere Le Duc Council No. 1522, Knights of Columbus, officers and members of that body including a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, attended the last rites from the residence of the mother of the deceased, 320 Carroll Avenue, Tuesday morning, at 11 o'clock, and also at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Gulf, the Reverend Patrick Moran conducting the ceremonies which were concluded at Cedar Rest Cemetery, where the remains were consigned to the bosom of mother earth, in the family burial plot.

As an outward expression of sympathy and manifestation of the love and esteem in which this young man was so generously held, a profusion of choice and delicately fragrant flowers marked the last resting place, a worthy and deserving tribute to the memory of one who had in a comparative short span of a promising life lived an exemplary life. His untimely demise causes profound sorrow and the immediate family and other relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of the community.

Source: Sea Coast Echo 12/24/1937