ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: GARDNER, JOHN H. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La. Died: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= GARDNER, JOHN H. (January 31, 1923 - December 4, 2013) John Howard Gardner is at rest after a full life of over 90 years. He passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, December 4th. A graduate of California Institute of Technology, he worked as a petroleum engineer for Aramco and Richfield Oil. He served our country in the Navy during WWII in the Pacific. He was married to Barbara Seaver Gardner, a graduate of Stanford University, also in engineering. They had 4 children, 8 grandchildren and one great grandchild. He played the cello and Barbara, the viola for the Bakersfield symphony for a number of years. Barbara passed away in 1994. John loved boats, the water, and living in California. His ashes will be returned there, as he wished. ===================