Marvin Ludwig

Marvin Ludwig, 77, of Hollywood, Florida passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on July 8, 1935. As a young teenager he had taken an interest in the produce business. He hated the cold weather in Wisconsin, so in 1953 he came to Hollywood on vacation with three of his friends, looking for fun. He was set up on a blind date, which turned into a 57 year marriage with his wife June. They started Ludwig's Market the same year they married. The business was open for 50 years and Marvin was known as the "Pumpkin King". Along with the pumpkin, he was known for bringing the nostalgic mid-western ways of celebrating the fall season to South Florida. He brought in the Michigan fruits and cider along with pumpkins. When he started his business in 1955, he was adjacent to Delaware Chicken Farm which was owned by his mother and father-in-law. At that time, the business was located on State Road 7 which only 8 cars per hour passed by and the population of West Hollywood was approximately 28,000 people. Visitation on Wednesday, August 1st from 12 O'clock noon to 2:00 P.M. at Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Garden Home, 6301 Taft Street Hollywo...[more]

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with a funeral service starting and 2:00 P.M. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Entombment will follow at Hollywood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum and Cemetery