ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: MOLTZAN, RONALD 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La.

Died Friday, January 18, 2013

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MOLTZAN, RONALD 
January 15, 1930  -  January 18, 2013

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Ronald Moltzan of Mandeville passed away on January 18, 2013 at Lakeview 
Regional Medical Center just after his 83rd birthday earlier in the week. 

Ron was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 15, 1930 to Jacob and Hilda 
Moltzan. He spent his childhood in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn 
surrounded by many other relatives, and spent summers at Tonetta Lake in 
Brewster, NY where Ron’s father, a carpenter, ultimately built the family home.

Ron attended Concordia College in Bronxville, excelling in baseball and 
basketball. In 2007, he was inducted into the Concordia Sports Hall of Fame for 
his time on the Concordia Clippers basketball team during his Prep and Junior 
College years. He still holds the all time record for 40 points in a single 
game, and at that time earned his lifelong family nickname – “Moose”. He went 
on to attend Valparaiso University for undergraduate studies and later 
completed a Masters Degree from Florida State. He served in the U.S. Army based 
in Okinawa, Japan during the Korean War.
After being overseas, Ron began working for Stouffers in New York, which led to 
his lifelong career in hospitality. He temporarily relocated to Florida for a 
stint at the Hollywood Beach Hotel, before returning to the New York area. Ron 
then ventured into the restaurant business, bought The Country Kitchen in 
Stamford, CT, and built his reputation as a restaurateur. With the success of 
The Country Kitchen, Ron bought the historic White Turkey Inn in Brookfield, 
CT, which he ran for a number of years. 
His career took him from New York to Connecticut to Florida to Louisiana where 
he provided food service management for restaurants, hospitals and schools. In 
recent years, he worked at Cedarwood and Northlake Christian schools where the 
highlight of his days was interacting with students and impressing them with 
the food art that he was so successful at creating. He loved being known as 
“Mr. Ron”. In his spare time, Ron could be found cheering on his favorite 
sports teams or attending local sporting events. 

He was a devout member of the Village Lutheran Church in Lacombe, Louisiana. 
Ron will be forever remembered for his kind nature, gentle way, and gift of 
telling a joke.

Ron is survived by his daughter Wendy Werle and her husband Kevin Werle of West 
Simsbury, CT, and his grandchildren Meaghan, Jessica, Patrick and Kate Werle, 
son Erik Moltzan and partner Robert Lee of Sydney, Australia, his sister Lenore 
Wittrock/Ressmeyer of Somers, NY, his nieces Hope Wittrock of Greenwich, CT, 
Gabrielle Belz of Davenport, IA, Christa Curley of Brewster, NY, and, and his 
many friends in Mandeville-Covington who helped make this area his home.

He is preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Hilda Moltzan and his son Mark 
Moltzan.

A service will be held at the Village Lutheran Church in Lacombe, Louisiana on 
Friday January 25 at 4PM followed by a reception in the church hall. 

A private burial will be held at the Milltown Cemetery in Southeast, New York. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Ron, may be made to the Village 
Lutheran Church PO Box 1219 Lacombe, LA 70445 or Concordia College 171 White 
Plains Rd. Bronxville, NY 10708.

Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA. 

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