contributor: Gloria A. Olson

Oconto County Reporter  
April 27, 1939.  

Boniface Laduron, 91 Passes Away Sunday

Boniface Laduron, 91 a resident of the town of Pensaukee for the past 73 years, passed away at his home at Brookside Sunday at 9:20 a..m. Death came after a lingering illness and was attributed to complications of diseases incident to old age. Funeral services were held at the Brookside Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Jerome Nagler officiating. Pall bearers were Basil LeFevre, Alger LeFevre, Ralph Leigois, Desire Laduron, William Laduron and Gerard Laduron. Internment was in the Brookside cemetery. Funeral arrangements were in charge of Gagon funeral home.

Mr. Laduron was born January 6, 1848 in Belgium, coming to this country at the age of seven with his parents. They settled at Merchant, Wis., where he lived until he reached the age of eighteen when he came to the town of Pensaukee, where he has resided since.

Survivors are his wife and five children, Mrs. James Couillard, St. Paul, Minn; Mrs. Alex Thome and Isaac Laduron, Brookside, and Harris and Paul, town of Oconto; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Friends and relatives who attended the funeral services Wednesday afternoon were:

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Laduron, Mrs. Arthur Longrie, Mrs. Arthur Aldridge, Mrs. Matt Vanlannen, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Laduron, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Decourt, Mrs. Ella Merchant, Mr. & Mrs. Walter Laduron, Mrs. Robert Robinson, Frank Papenfus and daughter, Ethel Mae, and Mrs, Wilbur Brennan, all of Green Bay. Mr. & Mrs. John Leigais and daughter Eleanor of Powers, Mich; Mr. and Mrs. George Noel of Wells, Mich.; Loraine of Lena; Jos. Plouff of Stiles, Clem LaFave of Wabeno; Mr. and Mrs. George Laduron, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Yoerks (Jahnke) and Mr and Mrs. Alger LaFave all of Suamico; Mrs. Mary Russell, Mr. and Mrs. John Reed, Mr. and Mrs Martin Vlies and daughter Lucille, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Klozotsky, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Couillard, Mrs. Arthur Meincke, and Mrs. Franklin Pecor all of Oconto, and Mrs. Arnold Ziesmer of Milwaukee.