John W. Wilbert Jr.

John passed away Monday, January 31, 2022 at his beloved Variety Plantation on Bayou Plaquemine at the age of 95. He was a native and resident of Plaquemine. He was a US Navy veteran having served in WWII as a hospital corpsman. He blew taps for military funerals and patriotic gatherings for 80 years. He was an Eagle Scout and received the Silver Beaver award. Through the years he was active in Iberville Chamber of Commerce, Plaquemine Rotary Club (70 year member), American Legion Post #167, Westside Honor Guard, Foundation For Historical Louisiana, just to name a few. Over the years he received several awards for his service to the community. He had many business ventures, Wilbert Funeral Home in Plaquemine and Port Allen, Wilbert Life Insurance Company, Grace Memorial Park and several rental businesses. He was a past board member of Citizens Bank, Louisiana Insurers Conference, Louisiana Cemetery Board and served as a commissioner of the USS Kidd. Visitation will be at Wilbert Funeral Home in Plaquemine, Wednesday, February 2nd from 5pm to 8pm and again on Thursday, February 3rd from 10am until 12noon, Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church at 12:30pm. Burial in Grace Memorial Park. He is survived by his wife, Emily Van Horn Wilbert; children, John W. Wilbert, III and wife Mickey, F. Anton Wilbert and wife Jody, Leslie P. Wilbert and wife Letreta, Anna Wilbert Breaux and husband, Rickey; Emily's children, Brennan Uter and wife Ashley, Kristen Uter Mayeaux and husband Kenny; grandchildren, Caroline Wilbert Giedd and husband Travis, Catherine Wilbert Chustz and husband Cory, Celeste Wilbert Robin and husband Mike, Claire Wilbert Alleman and husband Justin, John W. "JW" Wilbert, IV, Jacob A. Wilbert and wife Colleen, Johanna "Kay" Wilbert Gaudin and husband, Scott, Ann Jillian "Jill" Wilbert, Mackenzie Wilbert, Lyndon Wilbert, Michelle Breaux and Tyler Hall and Rickey Breaux, Jr.; Emily's grandchildren, Branson and Nathan Gilly; Emily Ann, Adeline, and Eleanor Uter; fourteen great-grandchildren, Thomas, Ella Grace and Christopher Giedd, Clark and Claire Ann Chustz, Henry and Matthew Robin, Elizabeth and Nathan Alleman, Julia Hoppmeyer-Wilbert, Gabrielle and Elizabeth Grace "Eliza" Wilbert, William Wilbert "Wills" Gaudin, and Brody Daley; mother in law, Emily Van Horn; numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, John W. and Ruth Grace Wilbert; identical twin sons; sisters and brothers in law, Ruth "Teacup" and Robert "Bobby" Morrow, Vickie and John "Skeezix" Jumonville; father in law, Dr. Robert B. Van Horn. Pallbearers will be Jacob A. Wilbert, John W. Wilbert, IV, Rickey A. Breaux, Jr., Brennan Uter, Henry Jumonville and Patrick Morrow, Sr. Memorial donations may be made in his memory to St. John Alumni stjohnschool.org or Iberville Museum ibervillemuseum.org. Internet: Please share memories online at www.wilbertservices.com.