Miss Matilda Petranec

Mrs Matilda Petranec, 28, an widowed servant from Vagovina, Croatia, boarded the Titanic at Southampton together with Ignjac Hendekovic.

To reach their destination of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she bought her third class ticket from the agent: Viktor Klaus-Wildi, Buchs for 299 Swiss francs (ticket number 349245, £7 17s 11d).

Mrs Petranec died in the sinking. Her body, if recovered, was never identified. Her ticket was found on the body of Mr Hendekovic.

References
Günter Bäbler (1998) Reise auf der Titanic. Chronos Zürich

Sources
Marriages, Births, Deaths and Injuries, White Star Line 1912 (PRO London, BT 100/260)
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])

Acknowledgements
Günter Bäbler, Switzerland
Hermann Söldner, Germany