Ludwigs, John William 1888-1971

LUDWIGS, RENKEN, GERDES

Posted By: Kathy Carlson (email)
Date: 11/29/2019 at 20:41:14

John William Ludwigs, 82, route 3, LeMars, died Friday, March 5, at his home in Grant township. He had been in ailing
health about a year.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Christ Lutheran church, Grant township, rural Le Mars, with Rev. Robert Reitz officiating.
Burial will be in the Christ Lutheran cemetery, rural LeMars, under direction of the Mauer funeral home.

Mr. Ludwigs was born Nov. 6, 1888, in Grant township, rural LeMars, a son of the late Gerd Janssen and Anna Martha Gerdes Ludwigs.
He married Mary Gesche Renken April 15, 1915, in Grant township.

He was a lifelong resident of Grant township, Plymouth county, and was a retired farmer.
Mr. Ludwigs was a member of Christ Lutheran church, Grant township.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.

Survivors are his wife, Mary Ludwigs of rural Le Mars; two sons, Harry J. and Alvin H. both of rural LeMars; a sister, Mrs. Greta Westhoff of LeMars; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

LeMars Daily Sentinel
March 8, 1971