Walter J. Blauner (1895–1897)

Walter J. Blauner was born on 10 October 1895 in St. Louis, to John Jacob Blauner and Ida Schubert Blauner. He had an older sister, Ida Viola. The family lived at 4218A Iowa Avenue, with Schubert relatives as neighbors.

Walter died on 17 June 1897 of enterocolitis. His funeral was held at the family’s home three days later. Exactly seven years after his funeral, the younger sister he never knew, Clara, was born.

Written by Barbara Quigley, Walter’s great-niece
April 2025

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