Landwehr obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Landwehr, John Louis          19 Nov 2000    Nov 2000    Don Johnson
Landwehr, Joseph Clarkson     12 Feb 2003    Feb 2003    Don Johnson
Landwehr, Norman William       5 Jan 2003    Jan 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  11/19/2000

LANDWEHR, JOHN LOUIS
Ponchatoula - John Louis Landwehr, 67, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000, at
North Oaks Medical Center. He was a native of New Orleans. He is survived
by two brothers, Norman "Railroad" Wm. Landwehr, Ponchatoula, Robert
Douglas Landwehr, Kirbyville, Texas; two sisters, Jean Marie Prybyla,
Beaumont, Texas, Jeaneette Theresa Landwehr, Pineville; and a half-sister,
Betty June, Chalmette. He was preceded in death by his parents, John H. and
Cecelia Coumes Landwehr; two brothers, Eugene and Lawrence J. Landwehr; and
two sisters, Lillian Jensen and Joan Landwehr. Visitation will be Monday at
Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 8:30 a.m. until the
funeral at 11. Burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  2/12/2003

LANDWEHR, JOSEPH CLARKSON  "JOE"  
Died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2003, at Ochsner Medical Center, Jefferson. He was 74,
a native of New Orleans and a resident of Amite. He was a graduate of AlceÎ
Fortier High School and Tulane University College of Engineering. He earned
a master's degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute in Troy, N.Y. He served as a U.S. Navy lieutenant during the
Korean War on the USS Seboney. During his career he worked for Monsanto
Commercial Solvents Corp., International Minerals and Chemical Corp. and
was director of engineering for Pitman Moore Inc. when he retired in 1993.
He and his wife lived in Amite for the past 10 years, where he was an
active member of the Amite-Arcola Presbyterian Church and Rotary
International. He was a founder of the Amite City Museum, where he
contributed his love for history by creating a variety of exhibits on local
history. He is survived by his widow, Flora Talmage Landwehr, Amite; four
children, Joseph Clarkson Landwehr Jr., Chicago, Jane Landwehr Thurston, 
Worthington, Ohio, and Goyn Mann Landwehr and Louisa Elliott Landwehr, both
of Amite; four grandchildren; two brothers, George Landwehr, Covington, and
Douglas Landwehr, Highlands, N.C. Memorial service will be held Friday,
Feb. 14, 2003, at 11 a.m. at Amite-Arcola Presbyterian Church, 501 Walnut
St., Amite. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to the Medical
Benevolence Foundation of the Presbyterian Church, c/o Amite-Arcola
Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 94, Amite, LA 70422. McKneely Funeral Home,
Amite, in charge of arrangements.  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  1/5/2003

LANDWEHR, NORMAN WILLIAM  "RAILROAD"  
A truck driver for Blue Ribbon Farms, he died Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at his
residence in Ponchatoula. He was 67 and a native of New Orleans. Visitation
at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 10 a.m. Monday
until religious service at 11 a.m.  Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery.
Survived by a brother, a sister, cousins, nieces and nephews. Preceded in
death by his parents, John and Ivy Coumes Landwehr; two brothers, John and
Lawrence Landwehr; and two sisters.  

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