Walz obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by: Walz, Daniel Edward 5 Jul 2000 Aug 2000 Don Johnson Walz, Fred Joseph 9 Jul 2005 Jul 2005 Jerry Nelson Walz, Henry Threeton 26 Jun 2001 Jul 2001 Don Johnson Walz, John Yokum, Sr. 1 Dec 2009 Dec 2009 Jerry Nelson Walz, Madeline 10 Apr 1931 Jun 2000 Carol/Jerry Nelson Walz, Yvonne Willie 23 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 Jerry Nelson ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 7/5/2000 WALZ, DANIEL EDWARD Phoenix - Daniel Edward Walz, 66, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Pine, Ariz., as the result of a highway accident. He was a native of Hammond, a graduate of Ponchatoula High School and Southeastern Louisiana University, a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired employee of Honeywell Corp. Survivors include his son, Jason Walz; daughter, Kathleen Walz; two grandchildren, all of Phoenix; brother, John Walz, Hattiesburg, Miss.; and sister, Elizabeth "Patsy" Berteau, Ponchatoula. Burial will be Thursday in Mesa, Ariz. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 7/9/2005 WALZ, FRED JOSEPH Fred Joseph Walz, 85 and a resident of Ponchatoula, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, at Landmark Nursing Center. He was born on Aug. 24, 1919, in Ponchatoula, son of the late Frank Walz and Alice Threeton Walz. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of American Legion Post 47, Ponchatoula. He is survived by a daughter, Denise Walz, Ponchatoula; brother, John Walz, Ponchatoula; and a sister, Ruby Saunders, Jacksonville, Fla. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Walz Bernard; and a brother, Henry "Harry" Walz. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, on Saturday, July 9, from 1 p.m. until religious service at 2:30 p.m. Interment in Wetmore Cemetery, Ponchatoula. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 6/26/2001 WALZ, HENRY THREETON A farmer and a resident and native of Ponchatoula, he died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Belle Maison Nursing Home, Ponchatoula. He was 79 and a U.S. Air Corps veteran of World War II. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday. Visitation in the funeral home chapel from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Interment in Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Hammond. Survived by his wife, Rita Drude Walz, Ponchatoula; three sons, Robert Walz, Panama City, Fla., Wayne Walz, Oklahoma City, and Harold Walz, Tickfaw; an adopted son, Jerry Goodman, Hammond; a sister, Ruby Saunders, Ponchatoula; two brothers, John Walz, Ponchatoula, and Fred Walz, Hammond; and eight grandchildren. Preceded in death by a son, Frank Walz; a grandson, Dean Walz; parents, Frank and Allie Threeton Walz; and a sister, Ethel Walz Bernard. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star: 12/1/2009 WALZ, JOHN YOKUM, SR. A retired strawberry and chicken farmer, John passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at Heritage Healthcare at the age of 82. He was employed with Forbes Furniture Store in Hammond for 25 years. John is survived by his wife of 50 years, Yvonne Willie Walz; four sons, Heyward McDaniel and wife Terry of Ponchatoula, John Yokum Walz Jr. and wife Moira of Blacksburg VA, Michael Keith Walz and wife Cathy of Lafayette, Russell Joseph Walz and wife Vaneskha of Ponchatoula; grandchildren, Haley and husband Derek, Heyward Jr. and wife Brandy, Eric and wife Rechelle, Megan, Bridget, Emily, Sarah, Matthew, Allison, Russell Jr., Olivia and Adriana; great- grandchildren, Alexis, Kyle, Savannah, Madison, Ethan and Bailee. He is also survived by one sister, Ruby Saunders. Preceding John in death were his parents, Frank and Allie Threeton Walz; three siblings, Fred Walz, Ethel Bernard and Henry Walz. Religious services were held at Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home on Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. officiated by Rev. Leon Dunn. Interment followed in Wilson Willie Cemetery in Folsom. Condolences and other information are available at www.bgthompsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home of Hammond. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 4/10/1931 WALZ, MADELINE Mrs. Madeline Walz, 82, died 8 April in Ponchatoula. A native of Germany; came to Ponchatoula as a child. Funeral in Ponchatoula Thursday. Survived by children, Mrs. E. C. Strader, Miss Ellen Walz and Frank Walz; grandchildren, Clarence Strader, Bernard Strader, Dave Strader and Mrs. C. J. Dufresche of Ponchatoula. ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 6/23/2011 WALZ, YVONNE WILLIE Age 80, a native of Uneedus and resident of Ponchatoula, Yvonne passed away on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Virginia. Yvonne leaves behind her sons, John Walz, Jr. and wife Moria of Blacksburg, VA, Michael Walz and wife Cathy of Lafayette, Russell Walz and wife Vaneskha of Ponchatoula, Heyward McDaniel and wife Terry of Ponchatoula, along with 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Joe Willie and wife Barbara, of Folsom; as well as, numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding Yvonne in death were her husband, John Walz, Sr.; three brothers, Hessie, Avery and Charles Willie and wife Elsie of Folsom; parents, Hosea and Verna Thompson Willie. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, west of Hammond, on Sunday, June 24, 2012, at 1:30 p.m., with visiting hours beginning at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Terry Robertson will officiate the services and interment will follow in Wilson Willie Cemetery in Folsom. Condolences and other information are available online at www.thompsoncares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home of Hammond. ******************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/walz.txt