JEROME V. LEDVINA

Jerome V. Ledvina, 84, of 111 N. 18th St., Manitowoc, retired Manitowoc
County judge, died Thursday afternoon at Maple Crest Home, Whitelaw.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Schneider-Mittnacht
Funeral Home and at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church,
Manitowoc. The Rev. Leo Schmitt will officiate and burial will be in
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Mr. Ledvina was born Sept. 25, 1889, at Kellnersville, son of the late
Lawrence and Catherine Reif Ledvina. He attended Kellnersville schools,
Manitowoc Teachers College and was graduated from Marquette University
Law School in 1915. He married Helen Denzin of Milwaukee May 29, 1917,
at Chicago.
Mr. Ledvina was a member of Wisconsin County Judges Assn., Wisconsin
Juvenile Judges Assn., Wisconsin and Manitowoc County bar associations,
member and former officer of Manitowoc Eagles Club Aerie, 4th Degree
member of the Knights of Columbus, Manitowoc Council, and served as
district deputy for the KCs while living in Park Falls. He was also a
member of the Manitowoc County Historical Society, Holy Innocents
Parish and its Holy Name Society, February Club and charter member
of the Manitowoc Optimist Club. He received special recognition from
the federal government for his volunteer work as special agent during
World War II. Mr. Ledvina was influential in organizing the Manitowoc
County Retreat League.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, a daughter, three sisters,
nine grandchildren, one great grandchild, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 5 to 8:30 o'clock this
Friday evening where a prayer service will be held at 7:30 o'clock.
Memorials may be made to the Manitowoc County Historical Society,
Manitowoc County Heart Assn., or charities of the donor's choice.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, 30 Nov. 1973
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(Sep 25, 1889/Nov 1973/SSDI)