Jean-Marie Morlas

Notes:

Bennie Zahn wrote that "Jean-Marie Morlas was born at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, 14 May 1846 au Capule with Joseph GORDAY, farmer, age 36, and Pierre BIAMOURET, 48, as witnesses." She went on to note that the dates of his immigration, marriage and death are unknown. As daughter Marie Morlas was shown on the 1870 census to be born circa 1862 in New Orleans, his immigration and marriage were sometime prior to that date.

There appears to be discrepency between Jean/John's date of birth as reported by Bennie Zahn, and as shown on the 1870 Louisiana census. If his age on the above referenced census was accurate, then he would have been born circa 1838. If the birth date of May, 1846 is accurate, then he should have instead been listed on the 1870 census as age 24. Being born in the year 1846 would also mean that he was just 16 when he married Caroline and when his first daughter born, with his wife being five years his senior. Perhaps the original French records were misread or mistranscribed?

Jean-Marie abandoned his family. It is assumed he vanished sometime in 1878, as according to Bennie Zahn, his sons Bertrand and John Dominic were admitted to St. Mary's Catholic Orphan Boys's Home on 17 Jan 1879, and discharged in February 1880. The city directory of 1888 listed his wife as the widow of John Morlas. Her residence at the time was Tonti between Poydras and Julia Street.

(Research):
Census Information:

1870 census

Lousiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Ward 3
1155-2378
Morlas, John 32 Butcher France
Morlas, Caroline 29 Keeps house New York
Morlas, Mary 8 At School Louisiana
Morlas, John 5 Louisiana
Morlas, Bertrand 1 Lousiana

Jean-Marie married Caroline Maria Holmes before 1862. Caroline (daughter of James Holmes and Mary McKnight) was born in Jan 1841 in New York; died on 7 Jun 1901 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Cypress Grove Cemetery, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married Johnny O'Brien on 21 Aug 1884 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Johnny was born about 1856 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Owner of La Bella Creole Dairy. Bennie Zahn wrote, in the January 9, 2000 issue of THE TIMES-PICAYUNE (Living, Section E, page 7), that "The property was originally acquired in the late 1800s by John Morlas who made the purchase with silver dollar coins collected from wealthy customers on his milk route. The family legend is, that whenever he was given a silver dollar in payment for milk and cream, he tossed it onto the top of the armoire in his bedroom. When this property which adjoined the Tulane (University) tract was put on the market, he gathered all of the silver coins, counted them and found that he had $8,000, enough to buy the property. After his death in 1923, his wife, Lucine Roquevert Morlas, sold part of the tract, about 3,800 feet long with a depth varying from 100 to 140 feet, for $100,000 for the then proposed St. Vincent Infant Asylum. Within a year, the property was resold for $165,000 to men who had successful experience in local developement and who started immediately to beautify the ground. Today the property is called Versailles Boulevard and extends from Claiborne Avenue to Fontainebleau Drive."

John married Lucine Roquevert on 28 May 1888 in St. Stephen's Church, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Lucine (daughter of Jean Louis Roquevert and Blazine Pene) was born on 28 Jan 1869 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 16 Feb 1946 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertrand married Eugenie Pollet on 2 Feb 1901 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Eugenie was born about 1875; died on 16 Sep 1908 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bennie Zahn writes that he was a bookbinder for IBOLB Hauser Printing Company. In 1896, he and Cecelia lived at 2027 Lafayette Street in New Orleans.

Henry married Cecelia Anderson on 6 Oct 1895 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Cecelia was born on 20 Mar 1880 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 27 Mar 1952 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was the godmother of Patricia Marion McGuire, the daughter of her cousin Josephine Morlas McGuire.

Notes:

She died at five weeks of age of Marasmus, "wasting away", according to Bennie Zahn.

Notes:

Called "Daughter."

ZAHN Leontine Morlas Zahn, on Sunday evening, February 20, 1972, at 7:15 o'clock. Wife of the late Edward George Zahn; mother of Mrs. James E. Johnson and Miss Bennie Zahn, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mrs. Leon R. Kleinpeter Jr. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mrs. Emile Martin III of Belle Chasse, Louisiana; daughter of the late Lucine Roquevert and John Morlas, Sr.; sister of Mrs. Estelle Trapani; Sister Mary Cyril RSM, Mrs. Eugene Schoenfeld, Mrs. Alvin Rohli, all of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mrs. Eugenie Bishop of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma and Leon Morlas of Pass Christian, Mississippi and the late Mrs. Clothilde Bordes, Mrs. Lucille Quinn, John, Louis and Paul Morlas; also survived by 16 grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, Inc., 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. (parking entrance adjoining), on Tuesday, February 22, 1972, at 9 o'clock a.m. followed by Requiem Mass at St. Rita's Church. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Contributions to St. Michael's Special School, 1526 Chippew St., preferred.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Leontine married Edward George Zahn on 19 Dec 1918 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Edward was born on 4 Feb 1879 in Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana; died on 25 Jul 1948 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Morlas-On Wednesday, November 27, 1963 at 7 o'clock p.m. JOHN LOUIS MORLAS SR., husband of Antoinette Trapani, father of John L. and Paul M. Morlas of Granada Hills, Calif. Brother of Mrs. E. G. Zahn, Mrs. A. Trapani, Mrs. G. Quinn, Mrs. C. Bishop; in religion Sr. M Cyril RSM; Mrs. K. Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma, Mrs. E Schoenfeld and Mrs. A. Rohli, Louis, Leon, and Paul Morlas and the late Mrs. Leon Bordes, son of the late Lucine Roquevert and John Morlas. Also survived by 6 grandchildren, aged 72 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services from the home ot Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Inc. 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. (parking entrance adjoining), on Saturday morning, November 30, 1963, at 9 o'clock, followed by Requiem High Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Interment Metairie Cemetery.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

John married Antoinette Trapani on 25 Jun 1919 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Antoinette (daughter of Poleno Trapani and Antoinette Asta) was born on 9 Feb 1900 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 18 Oct 1976 in Folsom, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BORDES-At the residence, 6326 South Tonti street, on Sunday, October 2, 1938, at 4 o'clock p.m., CLOTHILDE MORLAS, beloved wife of Leon BORDES, daughter of Lucine ROQUEVERT and the late John MORLAS, mother of Leontine, Rita, Leon, Edward and Leonard BORDES, sister of Mrs. E.G. ZAHN, Mrs. A.G. TRAPANI, Mrs. J.G. QUINN of Sturgis, Miss., Mrs. C.D. BISHOP, Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. K.D. McGuire of Camargo, Ok., Mrs. E.N. Schoenfeld, Mrs. A. ROHLI, and John, Louis, Leon and Paul MORLAS. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from the home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, Inc., 4127 South Claiborne avenue, near Milan street, on Tuesday morning, October 4, 1938, at 10 o'clock, followed by requiem mass at St. Rita's church Broad Place at Pine Street.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Clothilde married Leon Leonard Bordes on 18 Jun 1919 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Leon was born on 9 Sep 1889 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Jun 1973 in Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

TRAPANI-Estelle Augustine Morlas Trapani, of Covington and New Orleans, La., on Tuesday, January 6, 1976 at 4:15 o'clock p.m., wife of the last August G. Trapani; mother of Mrs. Salvador (Patricia) Gaglio of New Orleans, La., August G. Trapani, Jr of Covington, La., John Trapani of Harahan, La., Paul Trapani of Chalmette, La, and the late Juliet Samson; sister of Leon Morlas, Sister Cyril of the Holy Name Convent, Mrs. C. D. Bishop, Mrs. K. D. McGuire, Mrs. A. J. Rohli, and Mrs. Eugene Schoenfelt (sic), age 81 years, a native of New Orleans, La. and a resident of Covington, La. for the past 3 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Schoen Funeral Home, Inc., 1414 South Tyler Street, Covington, La., on Wednesday, January 7, 1976 at 2:00 clock p.m., Father Andrew Becnel, officiating. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Friends may call from 12:00 noon until 2:00 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, Metairie Cemetery arrival time at 3:30 o'clock p.m.

(Courtesy of Keith D. McGuire, Jr.)

Estelle married August Gerard Trapani on 13 Sep 1919 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. August (son of Poleno Trapani and Antoinette Asta) was born on 6 Oct 1894 in Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 19 Sep 1967 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

QUINN Lucene (Lucille) Morlas Quinn, on Wednesday, December 24, 1969, at 10:40 o'clock p.m., wife of the late James Groely Quinn; mother of Sidney P. Quinn and the late Jame M. Quinn; sister of Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Mrs. Estelle Trapani, Mrs. Eugenie Bishop, Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. Eugene Schoenfeld, Mrs. Alvin Rohle and Paul Morlas of New Orleans, La., Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma and Leon Morlas of Pass Christian, Mississippi, also the late Mrs. Clothilde Bordes, John Morlas, Sr., and Louis Morlas, Sr., also survived by four grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family may call at the home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, 4127 South Claiborne Ave. (parking entrance adjoining) on Friday evening, December 26, 1969 after 7 o'clock. Remains will be taken to Sturgis, Mississippi for memorial and interment.

(Obituary Courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Lucine married James Grady Quinn on 14 Nov 1923 in Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. James was born on 4 Aug 1891 in Sturgis, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi; died on 4 May 1956 in Sturgis, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was married two times prior to his marriage to Lenora CHRISTOFFER.

Louis married Lenora Mathilda Christoffer in Jan 1929 in Saint Bernard, Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Lenora was born on 26 May 1906 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 Jun 1984 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bishop Eugenie Morlas Bishop, at Hancock General Hospital, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Thursday, December 28, 1978 at 1:30 o'clock a.m., wife of the late David Bishop, mother of Carl James Bishop of St. Louis, Missouri, grandmother of Mrs. Jack (Jennifer) Bishop McCormick of Blytheville, Arkansas, Miss Mary Elizabeth Bishop of Baton Rougue, Lousiana, and Bradley David Bishop of St. Louis, Missouri; daughter of the late Lucine Roquevert, and John Morlas, Sr., sister of Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. Eugene Schoenfeld, Mrs. Alvin Rohli, all of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma, and the late Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Mrs. Clothilde Bordes, Mrs. Estelle Trapani, Mrs. Lucille Quinn, John Louis, Leon and Paul Morlas. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend Requiem Mass from the Uptown Chapel of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Inc., 4127 South Claiborne Avenue, on Saturday, December 30, 1978 at 1 p.m. Interment in Lake Lawn Mausoleum, Visitation on Friday, December 29, 1978 after 5 p.m.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Eugenia married Claude David Dennis Bishop on 1 Apr 1925 in Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Claude was born on 18 Jun 1902 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas; died on 6 Nov 1968 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A member of the order of the Sisters of Mercy Novitiate at St. Alphonsus Convent. Most of her years were spent in New Orleans as teacher and/or principal, including 27 years at Holy Name, the parish of her birth and baptism. She was known as Sister Mary Cyril.

MORLAS Sister Mary Cyril Morlas, R.S.M. on Monday, February 4, 1985 at 9:30 p.m. Beloved daughter of the late John D. Morlas and Lucine Roquevert Morlas, sister of Vivian Schoenfeld, Eleanor Rohli and the late Leontine Zahn, Eugenia Bishop, Josephine Carpenter, Estelle Trapani, Lucille Quinn, Clothilde Bordes, Leon, John L., Louis A., Leopold (Paul) Morlas. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Age 83 years. A native on New Orleans. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at Mercy Hospital Chapel, 301 Jefferson Davis Parkway on Tuesday, February 5, 1985 at 7 p.m. Religious Services at the above named chapel on Wednesday, February 6, 1985 10 a.m. Interment at St. Patrick Number 3 Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday evening between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. and Wednesday morning after 8 a.m. McMahon, Coburn, Briede in charge.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Notes:

Keith McGuire noted that he worked on the construction of the Atlas Missile Site near Altus, Oklahoma during the summer of 1961, visiting with his sister Josephine several times during his stay in Oklahoma.

Leon J. Morlas

Leon J. Morlas, 72, a resident of No. 30 Lemoyne Rd., Pass Christian Isles, retired electrician and dairyman, died Tuesday at 8:55 a.m. in Memorial Hospital in Gulfport where he had been a patient for 10 days. Mr. Morlas, born Oct. 19, 1903, in New Orleans, was owner of Leon Morlas Dairy Farm for 25 years. He had resided at this present address since 1963. In later life, Mr. Morlas was in the electrical business and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 130, New Orleans. He was a Catholic, a member of St. Paul's Church of Pass Christian. Mr. Morlas is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mattie Plunkett Morlas, Pass Christian; one son, Leon J. Morlas, Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn; one dauthter, Mrs. Mary Ellen Earthman, Camden, Ark.; five sisters, Mrs. Claude Bishop, Bay St. Louis, Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. Eugene Schoenfelf and Mrs. Alvin Rohli, New Orleans, and Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter, Woodward, Okla.; three granddaughters, and on great-grandson. Friends may call Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel in Pass Christian. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 8 p.m. A prayer service will be held Saturday at 11:15 a.m. at the chapel followed by a Requiem Mass at 11:30 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic Church. The Rev. Michael Clifford, assistant pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the Live Oak Cemetery.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Leon married Mattie Aminda Plunkett on 29 Mar 1926 in Bay Saint Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi. Mattie was born on 26 Jun 1905 in McNeill, Pearl River County, Mississippi; died on 31 Mar 1998 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In his biography of his mother, Keith McGuire wrote that she was born in her parents home at 6333 South Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans. She was baptized at the Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, and later attended school at Holy Name, less than 20 blocks from her home.

She attended High School at the Holy Name of Jesus, graduating in June 1923. She received credits for both four years of Latin and four years of French

After she completed High School, she enrolled with her cousin, Hazel Roquevert, at the Charity Hospital in New Orleans to study nursing. They soon decided that this was not their vocation, and jointly terminated their enrollment. Most summers were spent visiting Lucine and Grady Quinn in Sturgis, Mississippi and vactioning with their family on the Gulf Coast at Biloxi.

In the summer of 1929, however, Josephine went to Europe with her Mother, younger sisters Vivian and Eleanor, and cousin Stella O'Brien. They travelled by Ocean Liner on a tour "especially prepared for a Party of Five Ladies" by the American Express World Service Travel Department. The group left for Europe on June 3, 1929, the ocean voyage itself taking several weeks. While in Europe, they toured France, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and then returned to France. On their return voyage, they stopped in both Santender, Spain and Havana, Cuba. They arrived home again on September 10, 1929.

Pat Strong writes that it was the following summer, while vacationing on the Gulf Coast, that Josephine met, fell in love and eloped with her husband Keith McGuire. Shortly afterwards they were married in a Catholic church in New Orleans. Vivian was a witness at both weddings. Josephine left her family in New Orleans to be with her husband in Oklahoma, which was where they raised their children, Keith and Pat. Josephine always kept in close touch with her family, being an excellent and reliable correspondent. She also saw her family occasionally over the years.

Pat remembers her mother as being a social force in Camargo. She was very outgoing and loved to entertain and give parties, something not many other mothers did. She also wrote the "Camargo News" column for the Vici Beacon. She later worked for this newspaper after her husband died.

When Josephine was suddenly left widowed at age 42, she had only a small inheritance from her mother (some $1,400) and the proceeds from the sale of Keith's welding shop to help support her family. Even though she had never worked outside the home before, after her husbands death it became necessary for her to work. She had several different jobs over the years as a U.S. Census enumerator, as a clerk in a newspaper office, as a saleslady in department stores, and mainly as a waitress in restaurants and coffee shops. In her later years, she and her second husband, Kenneth, did custodian work for a number of offices as well.

After her youngest child Pat graduated from high school, Josephine moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma and worked while Pat attended Southwestern State College. After Pat graduated, they moved to Mooreland where Pat taught school for two years.

When Pat moved to Stillwater to work on her master's degree at Oklahoma State University, Josephine moved to Woodward and continued working. Josephine married Kenneth Carpenter, who had been a friend of her late husband, shortly before Pat married Charles Strong, a fellow student at Oklahoma State University.

Even though it was not easy for Josephine after her first husband died and in her later years, she seemed to get a lot of pleasure out of everything she did in life.

Carpenter, 77

Funeral services for Mrs. Kenneth (Josephine) Carpenter, 77, 923 1/2 Cherry, Woodward, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Stecher Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Michael Wheelahan of St. Peter's Catholic Church will officiate and burial will be in Camargo Cemetery.

She was born in New Orleans, La., April 13, 1906 (sic) and died in a McAlester Hospital late Tuesday following a lengthy illness. She attended school at Holy Name Academy in New Orleans. She later taught school at the Academy and St. Rita's school in New Orleans.

On July 30 (sic), 1930 she was married to Keith David McGuire at Biloxi, Mississippi, and they moved to Camargo, where he was killed in an airplane accident on January 4, 1948. She moved to Woodward where on September 1, 1956 she was married to Kenneth Carpenter, and he preceded her in death on December 30, 1981. She was a member of the Catholic Church.

She is survived by a son Keith McGuire, McAlester; a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Marion Strong, Edenburg (sic), Tex.,; three sisters Mrs. (sic) Juliet Morlas, Mrs. Vivian Schoenfeld, and Mrs. Eleanor Rohli, New Orleans; 10 grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

(Published in The Woodward Daily Press, Wednesday, September 7, 1983; copy courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Josephine's date of birth was April 13, 1905. This meant she was not quite a month older than her husband, Keith. The thought of being even slightly older than her husband was so upsetting that Josephine immediately began to report her date of birth as one year later than in actually was, reporting it as April 13, 1906. Even her death certificate and obituary reflected this incorrect year.

(Medical):Chronic and acute pancreatitis, micronodular cirrhosis, with no evidence of any cancer of malignancy.

Josephine married Keith David McGuire, Sr. on 16 Jul 1930 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi. Keith (son of Henry David McGuire and Anna Mary "Mamie" Kuykendall) was born on 7 May 1905 in Red Creek Farm, Dewey County, Oklahoma; died on 4 Jan 1948 in Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma; was buried in Camargo (Westside) Cemetery, Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josephine married John Kenneth Carpenter on 1 Sep 1956 in Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma. John was born on 10 Jun 1899 in Iowa; died on 30 Dec 1981 in Woodward, Woodward County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Leopold V. Morlas, Sr. on Sunday, February 21, 1971 at 2:45 o'clock p.m., husband of the late Olie Louis Roberts; father of Paul Morlas; Ralph L. Morlas and Clay R. Morlas; son of the late Lucine Roquevert and John Morlas; brother of Leon Morlas of Pass Christian, Mississippi, Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Mrs. Estelle Trapani, Mrs. Eugenie Bishop of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Sister M. Cyril RSM, Mrs. J. Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma, Mrs. Vivian Schoenfeld, Mrs. Eleanor Rohli and the late John and Louis Morlas, Mrs. C. Bordes, Mrs. Lucine Quinn, also survived by 11 grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Jefferson Home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Inc., 1600 N. Causeway Blvd, Wednesday, February 24, 1971, at 10:30 o'clock a.m. followed by Requiem Mass at St. Matthew the Apostle Church. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Visitation on Tuesday, February 23, 1971, after 6 o'clock p.m.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Leopold married Olie "Peach" Louise Roberts in Mar 1927 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Olie was born about 1911 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 31 Jul 1965 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Vivian Morlas Schoenfeld, a homemaker, died Monday of a stroke at Life Care Hospital, Memorial Baptist Campus on Monday, May 29, 2000 At 7:30 P.M. She was 91.

Mrs. Schoenfeld was born in New Orleans and lived In either New Orleans or Metairie all her life. She was the daughter of the late John Dominic and Lucine (Roquevert) Morlas and was preceded In death by four brothers and eight sisters.

She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene Morris Schoenfeld, Sr. and the mother of Kathleen S. Casey, of Daytona Beach, Fl; Vivian S. Solares, of Harahan; Robert Morlas Schoenfeld and Noel Douglas Schoenfeld both of New Orleans, and the Late Eugene Morris Schoenfeld, Jr., of Austin, Tx. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Chapel, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (In Metairie Cemetery) on Thursday, June 1, 2000 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery. Visitation on Wednesday from 6:00 P.M.until 9:00 P.M. And on Thursday after 9:00 A.M. until Service Time. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to Sisters Of Mercy, Holy Name Of Jesus Convent, 6028 Freret St., New Orleans 70118.

Obituary Source:

(1) two undated unreferenced clippings provided by Keith McGuire Jr.

(2) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/orleans/obits/1/s-06.txt



E U L O G Y VIVIAN MORLAS SCHOENFELD 1909 - 2000
WRITTEN BY: KATHLEEN S. CASEY--June 1, 2000


This is indeed the end of an era. Mama is the last of her immediate Morlas family. Eight sisters and four brothers have gone before her. And I have lost the best friend I ever had.

For Mama, life was a long journey, and in her 91 years she had many side trips and outings along the way. She loved reminiscing about them.

With great relish she used to tell about her first plane ride. She was not quite 14, and her father, who died in 1923, was still alive. Someone was selling plane rides over New Orleans for about $15 apiece. Mama's mother arranged for Mama and some of her sisters to take a ride. While they were flying overhead, Mama's parents were sitting in their yard. When Mama's father saw the plane, he said to Grandma, "I wonder what fools are in that plane." Grandma spared him the truth.

In 1926 and 1929, Mama, her mother and unmarried sisters toured Europe. Mama got more mileage out of those trips than anybody else, I know. She loved telling how she was followed after an evening out in Amsterdam by a big crowd because the people thought she, in her long evening gown, was a movie star. She regaled us with stories of officers and college students on the ships who were madly in love with her. I never doubted her for a moment.

Then there was the flight to Detroit in 193l with Grandma and Aunt Eleanor to buy the Hupmobile and drive it home. In 1938 there was the sad journey by train from Corpus Christi, Texas, to New Orleans when Mama learned her sister Clothilde was dying.

Mama's family and friends meant more to her than anything else. I was brought up in a home where I felt secure and loved. Vivian, Jim, Bob, Noel and I knew we were blessed.

We and other family members have talked a lot lately about things we did together, places we went: a trip to Sturgis, Mississippi, when I was about 15 to visit Aunt Lucille and family, weekend excursions to Mississippi in a car loaded with cement and tools so Daddy could work on his swimming pool. Mama and Daddy named their place at Beneshewaah KAVIJIBONO, using the first two letters of each of their five children's names. We enjoyed many happy gatherings there with family and friends.

Mama and Aunt Eleanor went by train to California to see Jim who was there in the Navy. They also visited Uncle John. Aunt Leontine had sent Mama and Aunt Eleanor off with a big box lunch. The travelers laughed all the way to California and back.

Mama and Daddy went to Colorado in 1972 with Jim and Dee and Aunt Dora and Uncle Larry. Just recently in the hospital Mama said they had a "wonderful time." Noel reminded me night before last that on that trip after eating at a roadside park, Mama threw a paper cup over her shoulder and it landed in a trash receptacle. Jim said, "I bet you can't do that again." He gave her another cup and once again she made a goal. Mama was always on target no matter what she was doing.

When Mama and Daddy stayed at a dude ranch once with Bob and Genie and their children, Mama got to ride horseback again for the first time in many years since she had ridden regularly along the levee. She took great pleasure telling how as a young woman, she was thrown over a horse's head and had to lead the horse to a lamp post and climb up the post to remount and gallop away uninjured.

On trips to St. Martinville, Mama and Daddy relaxed and enjoyed "happy hour" on Bob and Genie's front porch.

There were trips with Vivian and Sig and their children to Austin and to Daytona Beach and later with Vivian to Daytona Beach, Disney, World and Key West.

And, Mama never missed a grandchild's wedding even if it meant traveling to Daytona Beach and later to San Antonio while nursing a broken pelvis.

Over the years, Mama and I reminisced about life when Vivian, Jim, Bob, Noel and I were children. Visiting was a big part of our entertainment. I remember a family reunion at Grandma's on South Tonti Street. On Sundays we went to see Uncles Louis, Leon and Paul and Aunts Leontine, Stella, Lucille, Jennie, Juliet and Eleanor. When Aunt Josephine came to town from Oklahoma, we had get-togethers on a large scale.

When I was a child, my brothers, Vivian and I took rides to the lakefront and Audubon Park where we'd run up and down Monkey Hill, look at the seals and visit the zoo. Daddy would take us swimming.

Every Easter we'd pick clover in the park for our baskets, and at Christmastime we'd take rides to see the lights and then go to Canal Street to see Santa Claus waving from the balcony at D. H. Holmes.

Noel tells about going downtown with Mama to shop and eat at Kress or McCrory's. On one occasion when he was about five, Mama bought him a little rubber mouse which he left on the streetcar. When they discovered his loss, he was heartbroken. Mama, carrying him, ran after the streetcar but couldn't get it to stop. She even called NOPSI to see if anyone had turned in Noel's lost treasure. No such luck. On their next trip downtown, Mama bought Noel another rubber mouse. Life was simple, and it was good.

For years Vivian was Mama's wheels-running her errands and taking her to her doctors and to visit family and friends.

In recent years, Mama didn't go out much, but her radios and telephone took her where she wanted to go. She looked forward to talking to her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. They were very good to her, and Mama was good to everybody. She was thrifty and generous, a happy combination which benefited many of us.

Family and friends played a vital part in Mama's life to the end, and they kept dropping in and phoning her at the hospital. One day I counted 20 visitors. She seemed happy being surrounded by those who love her. Mama knew she was dying, and she accepted death with prayers and peace. And there was laughter, too. Only a few days before she died Noel had Mama smiling over a hilarious story about Linda's dog Promise.

I owe all that I am and all that I have to my parents, and my life will be very different without Mama.

It is awfully hard to say goodbye, and I won't. Instead, for Mama-our dear, sweet Mangie-on her final journey, I wish her Godspeed.

Vivian married Eugene Morris Schoenfeld on 11 Apr 1936 in Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Eugene was born on 18 Apr 1908 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Jun 1993 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROHLI

Eleanor M. Rohli, at East Jefferson Hospital Monday February 3, 1986 at 1:00 p.m. Beloved Wife of Alvin J. Rohli, Beloved Mother of A.J.Rohli, Jr., Marie Louise Rholi, Betty Rohli Vollenweider, Sister of Vivian Morlas Schoenfeld and the late John Louis, Leon and Paul Morlas, Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Clathilde Boules (sic), Estelle Trapani, Lucille R. Quinn, Eugenia Bishop, Josephine Carpenter, and Sister Mary Cyril R.S.M. Survived by 14 grand and 7 great grand children. Relatives and friends fo the Family, also employees of K & B Drug Store in Harahan and Masion Blanche in Clearview are invited to attend the Funeral from the Chapel of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd. Metairie, La., on Wednesday February 5, 1986 at 12:30 p.m. Interment from the Garden of Memories. Visitation on February 4, 1986 after 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Eleanor married Alvin John Rohli on 15 Jun 1931 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Alvin was born on 21 Nov 1911 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died in Aug 1994 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Garden Of Memories, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He married Hurl HARRIS, and they had one daughter, Yvonne.

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She married Louis Robert SAILLARD, the they were the parents of Louis Robert, Jr. and Alice.

Johanette married Leon Richard Kleinpeter, Jr. on 26 Jun 1950 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Leon was born on 11 Jul 1919 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; died on 18 Mar 1992 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Amanda Gehrke Zahn Martin, born January 29, 1922, passed into the presence of Our Lord on January 3, 2021. Loving wife of and predeceased in life by Emile E. Martin III, (Judge, Ret.), and by her son David Edward Martin, she is survived by her daughter Johnette Leontine Martin, and sons Edward Zahn Martin (Cynthia), Jay Emile Martin, Robert Dale Martin (Mary), and Gregory Frank Martin. Amanda is also survived by her grandchildren Jean Paul Martin, Jonathan Martin (Sandy), Jeremy Martin, Emily Martin, Elizabeth Martin, and Justen Martin (Brenna).

Amanda was the second daughter of Leontine Josephine Morlas and George Edward Zahn, granddaughter of Amanda Henriette Amalia Gehrke and Bernhardt John Zahn, Sr. and Lucine Roquevert and John Dominic Morlas. She was predeceased by her beloved sisters Johanette Zahn Kleinpeter, Lucine Zahn Johnson, and Bennie Jay Zahn. She and her sisters spent their childhoods with the friendships of many cousins in the uptown area.

A resident of New Orleans prior to her marriage, she attended Robert Mills Lusher Elementary School, Eleanor McMain High School through 1939, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge 1943. She accepted a teaching position in Port Sulphur, Plaquemines Parish, and there met her future husband, Emile, home on leave during WWII from the Navy. They were married June 21, 1945 and celebrated their 68th anniversary together in 2013.

Amanda was a gift to her family and friends, neighbors, and acquaintances and she gave of herself to others as the truly loving give. She devoted her life to the happiness of her beloved husband and children. Her personal pleasures were traveling, entertaining, reading, playing bridge with friends, and spending holidays with her sisters and their families. As a grandmother, she devoted an abundance of time, attention, and love to her grandchildren.

We are deeply grateful for the care and attention given to Amanda by Marie Williams, whose loving companionship made Amanda's last years comfortable and fulfilled. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 8968 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, LA 70037 (394-0314) on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm, with visitation at the church to commence at 10:30 am. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery.

As she deeply cherished her son with special needs, Amanda was untiring in her love and support of David's school. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to St. Michael's Special School, 1522 Chippewa St, New Orleans, LA 70130. To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

Amanda married Emile Edgar "Mitz" Martin, III on 21 Jun 1945 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Emile was born on 3 Jul 1921 in Potash, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 Feb 2014 in Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; was buried on 20 Feb 2014 in Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lucine Morlas Zahn Johnson was born in New Orleans on February 19, 1925. She left us on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 3:13 PM at Touro Infirmary after a lengthy illness. She was one of four daughters born to her parents, Leontine Morlas and Edward George Zahn.

She attended Lusher Elementary School, graduated from Eleanor McMain High School and Louisiana State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education. She taught in Westlake, Louisiana, Holy Name of Jesus School, and Orleans Parish Public Schools. She was an active member of First Trinity Evangelical United Church of Christ.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, James Edward Johnson; her children, Pamela Jean Klagholz (John Anthony), Bruce and Ted Johnson, and Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Huycke (Arthur Edward); three grandchildren, Katherine Elizabeth Klagholz, John Rudolph Klagholz and Anna Lucine Huycke; two sisters, Amanda Gehrke Zahn Martin (Emile E.) and Bennie Jay Zahn. Also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was pre-deceased by one sister, Johanette Amanda "Nettie" Zahn Kleinpeter (Leon Richard).

Lucine will be remembered for her devotion to her family and generous and charitable acts to others in need. She had a special interest in birds and all animals.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend visitation and Funeral Service at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM with a service in the chapel at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery.

Obituary was written by her sister, Bennie Zahn. Copied from the Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and Cemeteries website.

Lucine married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ZAHN

Bennie Jay Zahn born July 20, 1927 left us on the morning of February 11 of 2016. She was the fourth daughter of Leontine Morlas and Edward G. Zahn, named for her uncle Bernhardt (Benny) Zahn, Jr., and granddaughter of Amanda Gehrke and Bernhardt J. Zahn, Sr. and Lucine Roquevert and John Dominic Morlas. She is survived by her sister Amanda Zahn Martin (the late Emile Edgar III) and her brother-in-law James "Red" Johnson. She was predeceased by sisters Lucine Zahn Johnson and Johanette "Nettie" (Zahn) and Leon R. Kleinpeter, Jr. She is also survived by 16 nieces and nephews, Constance K. Meyers (Frank), Lillian Lucine Kleinpeter, Eugenia K. Silva (Glenn), Cynthia K. Lysinger (Mark), Leon R. Kleinpeter, III (Donna), Terry Marie K. Shaffer (Jack), Edward Z. Martin (Cynthia), Johnette Leontine Martin, Jay Emile Martin, Robert D. Martin (Mary), Gregory F. Martin, David E. Martin, Pamela J. Klagholz (John), Bruce D. Johnson, Ted W. Johnson, Elizabeth J. Huycke (Arthur), 22 great nieces and nephews, 11 great great nieces and nephews, and many loving cousins.

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, she attended Robert Mills Lusher Elementary School, Eleanor McMain High School, Louisiana State University and St. Mary's Dominican College, graduating with a BA in 1949. She was Department Manager in the Maintenance Division of Orleans Parish School Board and retired in 1984 with 34 years of service. Bennie's interests included travel, reading, craft projects and sewing, and, dearest to her, researching and writing of ancestral roots and family history. She left us instilled with precious memories of family togetherness and traditions, and with the Grace of God will share eternal life with her beloved family and friends.

A Funeral Service will be held at Lake Lawn Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., on Wed. February 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation from 12:00 p.m. with interment to follow in Metairie Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Michael's Special School, 1522 Chippewa St., New Orleans, La. 70130.

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He married (2) Patricia TRYCHTA of Chicago, and they were the parents of Toni Marie MORLAS, born circa 1972 in Chicago. He married (3) Gloria J. CALIDONIO.

John Louis Morlas, Jr., on Tuesday morning October 9, 1979 at 5:10, husband of Gloria Judith CALIDONIO, father of LIsa Marie Morlas of Los Angeles, California, Toni Marie Morlas of Chicago, Illinois, John R. Morlas of Covington. Louisiana, step father of Anna Maria Calidonio, brother of Paul M. Morlas, of Folsom, Louisiana, grand father of Candace Antoinette Morlas. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the Uptown home of Tharp Sontheimer Tharp, 4127 S. Claiborne Ave, or Thursday morning October 1, 1797 at 11:00. Interment in Netairie Cemetery. Visitation on Wednesday evening after 7:00 p.m.

(Obituary courtesy Keith McGuire)

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary

Rita B. Myers, a special mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died at 6:30 a.m., Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the age of 88. She is survived by two children, Kurt Charles Myers and wife Melissa, and Margo Abadie Gerald and her husband, Michael. Rita was blessed with three grandchildren, Myers Patrick Namie and wife Shauna, Amanda Namie Juneau and her husband Ryan, and Janai Gerald Sharkey and her husband, Jack "JJ." She had seven great grandchildren, Andrew Myers Namie, Patrick Daniel Namie, Isabelle Rose Namie, Madeline Lee Juneau, Jack Bennett Sharkey, Jo Ella Sharkey and Jaylan Myles Gerald. Her husband, Charles Robert Myers, preceded her in death as well as her parents, Leon and Clothilde Bordes, and brothers, Leon and Edward Bordes. She is survived by a brother, Leonard Bordes of Chattanooga, TN and a sister Leontine Bordes Perino of New Orleans, LA. She has nieces and nephews in New Orleans LA and Knoxville, TN.

Visitation will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 10 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She was an honorary member of the Baton Rouge Porcelain Art Guild and appreciated her many loving friends in the Guild. Retired from Kleinpeter Dairy, she also served as a election commissioner for East Baton Rouge Parish. In her early years, she enjoyed the Baton Rouge Little Theatre and was in several productions and also served as a volunteer for the Arts.

Pallbearers for the service are Myers Namie, Ryan Juneau, J.J. Sharkey, Alvin Perino, Alberto Larotto, Albert Melancon, Jaylan Gerald. The family wishes to thank Dr. Gerald Miletello and his caring and competent staff who for nine years treated our mother with compassion and respect. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge. Resthaven Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Please visit www.resthavenbatonrouge.com to sign the online guestbook.

Publsihed in the Baton Rouge Advocate on September 19, 2012

Rita married Charles Robert "Chuck" Myers on 8 Jan 1947 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Charles was born on 4 Jul 1920 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; died on 10 Feb 2009 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Resthaven Garden of Memories, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BORDES, EDWARD MORLAS - age 82, passed away June 25, 2008. Born on May 29, 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Preceded in death by: daughter, Nancy; brother, Leon Bordes; and parents, Leon and Clothilde M. Bordes. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elnora Myers Bordes, and family: Rebecca, David, Alison, and Dava Toppins, of Clinton; Stephanie, Kenny, Tucker, and Kyle Phelps, of Kernersville, North Carolina; Melinda Bordes, Chlotia Bordes, and Diana Gossett, of Knoxville. He also leaves brother and sisters, Rita Myers of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lee Perino of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Leonard Bordes of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and several nieces and nephews. An active member of Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Ed served in the past as a Church Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent. He continued to help with the Sunday School Program up until the time of his recent illness. He was an avid coin collector and a member of the Smoky Mountain Coin Club. In his younger, healthier days, Ed loved to play golf and was a longtime member of Beaver Brook Country Club. The family will receive visitors at Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel, 11am - 2pm Saturday, followed by a graveside service at Lynnhurst Cemetery, with Pastors Dr. James McClusky and Rev. Kent Williams officiating. Arrangements entrusted to Lynnhurst-Greenwood Chapel of Berry Funeral Home, 2300 W. Adair Dr. 865-689-8888.

Published in the Knoxville News Sentinel from 6/27/2008 - 6/28/2008.
knoxnews.com

http://www.legacy.com/knoxnews/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=112323991

Edward married Elnora Jane Myers on 6 May 1951 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Elnora was born on 20 Oct 1928 in Tennessee; died on 27 Feb 2011; was buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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TRAPANI

August Gerard "Gus" Trapani, Jr., a native of New Orleans and a resident of the Covington area for the past 72 years, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the age of 92. Quintessential husband, father, friend, historian, humorist, storyteller, character, and all around force to be reckoned with. He is sorely missed but will always be remembered with much love. He is survived by his four daughters Joan T. Ibos (Emile); Theresa T. Jolissaint (Mark); Melissa T. Porretto (Lloyd); and Angela T. Luksch (Chris); one son, Tim Trapani; son-in-law Ki Hummel and daughter-in-law Margaret Berlin Trapani Soniat; 25 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by sons Charles "Chuck" Trapani, Sr. and Christopher Trapani; daughter Judy T. Hummel, and two brothers and two sisters. For 68 years he was the beloved husband of the late Pearl Eleanor Johnson Trapani. He is the son of the late Estelle Morlas Trapani and August Trapani, Sr.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the memorial mass at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 20370 Smith Rd., Covington, LA 70435 on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 11:00 AM. Visitation, AT THE CHURCH, from 10:00 AM until service time. A reception will follow the services in the church hall. The family offers a special thanks to St. Tammany Parish Hospital and Concerned Care Home Health for their benevolent care and especially to the loving staff of Village in the Oaks where he flourished and thoroughly enjoyed his life for the last three years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to www.FoodForThePoor.org or to St. Jude Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org). E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 entrusted with the arrangements.

Sign Guest Book online at www.ejfieldingfh.com.

August married Pearl Eleanor Johnson on 2 Feb 1941 in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Pearl was born on 24 Jun 1923 in Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana; died on 30 Apr 2009 in Louisiana; was buried in Bogue Falaya Cemetery, Folsom, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Frank Trudeau. Frank was born before 1922 in Louisiana; died between 1941 and 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Juliette married Robert Andrews Samson, Jr. on 2 Jun 1948 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Robert was born on 7 Aug 1929 in Pennsylvania; died on 20 May 1999 in Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Paul Trapani, age 66 years, of Rt. 4 Poplarville, MS., on Wednesday, September 6, 1989. Of Methodist Faith. A Veteran of World War II, a member of the DAV Chapter No. 036 of St. Bernard, LA., retired Mail Carrier of Chalmette, LA. with the US Postal Service and former employee of St. Bernard Water Board. Survivors include his wife Mrs. Doris Mae Trapani, 1 daughter Mrs. Bonnie Sue Caughey of Poplarville, MS, 1 son Mr. Paul Thomas Trapani, of Polarville, LA., 2 grandchildren, 1 sister, Mrs. Patricia Gaglil [sic-Gaglio] of New Orleans, LA., 1 brother Mr. August G. Trapani, Jr. of Folsum, LA.

Services will be held at Winstead Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, September 9, 1989 at 2:00 o'clock p.m. Dr. David Raddin, Officiating. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Body will lie in state from 9:30 a.m. Saturday, until service time. WINSTEAD FUNARAL HOME, POPLARVILLE, MS.

Undated, unsourced news clipping from Keith McGuire Jr.

Paul married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John Joseph Trapani, on Monday, February 4, 1985 at 2 o'clock p.m. Beloved father of Mrs. Peggy McSPADDIN, Mrs. Cheryl BELOT, Mrs. Joan McSPADDIN and John A. TRAPANI. Brothr of August and Paul TRAPANI, Mrs. Patsy GAGLIO and the late Mrs. Julie SAMSON. Son of the late Estelle MORLAS and August TRAPANI. Also survived by 9 grandchildren. Age 59. A native of Beaumont, Texas and a life long resident of New Orleans, Lousiana. Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of New Orleans Electrical Workers Union Local No. 130 are invited to attend the funeral services from the Metairie Funeral Homw of Lamana-Panno-Fallo, 1717 Veterans Memorial Blvd at Bonnabel Blvd. on Wednesday, February 6, 1985 at 1 o'clock P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in the Chapel. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Friends may call after 9:30 a.m. until funeral time Wednesday, February 6, 1985. In lieu of flowers donations to Hospice Hotel Dieu preferre

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

John married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Patricia Trapani Gaglio passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 after a lengthy illness at the age of 80. She was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish. After Katrina she resided in Slidell with her daughter. She was the beloved wife of Salvatore G. Gaglio. She is survived by her loving daughters, Gayle COCO, Lisa GAGLIO and son-in-law Samuel COCO, Jr. Devoted grandmother of Bradley P. COCO and Stacy L. COCO. Sister of August TRAPANI, Jr. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She will be sorely missed by many friends and family members. Her memories will live on in the hearts of everyone she touched.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Schoen Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St., on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until Mass time. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Canon Hospice, 1221 S. Clearview Pkwy, Jefferson, LA 70121.

(Courtesy of Bennie Zahn)

Patricia married Salvatore Gizcomo Gaglio on 1 Sep 1951 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Salvatore was born on 13 Nov 1926 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 8 Apr 2006 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Not married.

(Medical):Epilepsy

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QUINN Sidney Paul Quinn passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. He was 81 years old. Mr. Quinn was born in Sturgis, MS to the late Grady and Lucine Quinn, joining his brother, the late James Quinn. As a young man, Mr. Quinn moved to New Orleans to be among his mother's extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. It was in New Orleans that he met and married the love of his life, Mrs. Patricia Ann Quinn. Over the course of his 55 years of marriage to Patricia, Mr. Quinn's life was enriched by the lives of his children; Pamela, Cynthia, Mary, Kathy and Michael. Counting the many blessings of his family, he would often remark "I'm the richest man in the world." Mr. Quinn dearly loved each of his children's spouses; Jorge, Todd, Jon, Tony and Michele. His ten grandchildren and 1 great grandchild were a great source of pride and joy; Joshua, Amanda, Christopher, Heather, Alexander, Quinn, Jonathan, Avery, Kirby, Abigail and little Jack. In the final years of his life, Mr. Quinn never missed an opportunity to express his gratitude to those who cared for him and about him. He endured nearly six painful years without complaint or regret. He was fortified by simple things; phone calls from cousins, friends and laughter with everyone who visited. Mr. Quinn was heartened by the wonderful care he received from Notre Dame Hospice. He was deeply touched by the constant stream of support from the St. Anselm Church community. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a memorial Mass on Monday, March 10, 2014 at 11 am at St. Anselm Catholic Church, 306 St. Mary St, Madisonville, LA 70447. Visitation will be held from 10 am until service time. Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Covington, LA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Sidney P. Quinn be made to Notre Dame Hospice or the St. Anselm Building Fund. Please sign the online Guest Book at www.ejfieldingfh.com.

Published in The Times-Picayune from Mar 6 to Mar 9, 2014

Sidney married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MORLAS Louis August Morlas, Jr., age 80, entered into Eternal Rest with Our Lord on December 11, 2010. Beloved brother of Susan Morlas, nieces, Donna Dutreix Sens, Julie Dutreix, nephew, Lonnie Dutreix and "Tinkerbelle", his little dog. Preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Morlas, and Bertrand Morlas, mother and father, Lenora Christoffer Morlas and Louis August Morlas, Sr. Louis was a veteran in the Korean War. Although you're gone, you live on forever in our Hearts. You will be missed. Private services were held at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp. Interment was in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Published in The Times-Picayne on December 15, 2010

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CARL BISHOP, 88

Carl James Bishop, 88, of Dexter, Missouri passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri. Born in Montgomery, Alabama on November 8, 1926 to Claude David (Dennis) Bishop of Marshall, Texas and Euganie Catherine Margaret Morlas, New Orleans, LA. He lived much of his life in Louisiana and Missouri. Carl was a WW II Veteran serving in the Army Air Corps. After his service he was a draftsman and designer for several oil, gas and chemical companies. In his spare time he enjoyed photography, computers, cars, listening to New Orleans Jazz music and bringing sunshine into the lives of his family and friends. Carl is survived by his wife of 40 years, Evelyn Dieter of Parma, MO. and his three children, Jennifer Wood (Steve), of California City, CA, Mary Saucier (Ed) of Poteau, OK, and Bradley Bishop (Katherine) of Naperville, IL, 9 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was also blessed with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren through marriage and will be missed by many favorite cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandson Nicholas Ryan McCormack. Special thanks to the staff at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO for their compassionate care. Services will be held at later date in Tulsa, OK.


Published in The Times-Picayune from Dec. 29 to Dec. 31, 2014

Carl married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leon married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Vicksburg Post
Bill and Mary Ellen Earthman
Published Friday, December 18, 2020

Excerpted from longer memorial for both Bill and Mary Ellen Earthman

During the time Bill was employed by International Paper, the family moved and lived in several different states. Mary Ellen maintained the home and cared fro their three children. She was a lover of all animals and cared for domestic as well as anythign wild that needed her help.

Bill and Mary Ellen supported several different humane societis and dedicated their lives to helping animals. Bill was vice president of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society before he passed away.

Both loved antiques and antique auctions.

Mary Ellen was preceded in death by her parents. Leon Joseph Morlas and Mattie Plunkett Morlas, her husband of 61 years, WIlliam "Bill" Earthman; brother, Leon Joseph Morlas Jr; granddaughter, Cathryn Brumbelow; daughter Aminda Brumbelow; and son-in-law Georg Hawn Jr.

They were survived by daughters Mary Ellen Presson (Tommy) and Lucine Earthman Hawn; sister-in-law, Betty Joyce Morlas; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Mary married William Butler Earthman, Jr. on 23 Oct 1953 in Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. William was born on 7 Sep 1933 in Harriman, Roane County, Tennessee; died on 21 May 2015 in Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Keith David McGuire was born on January 30, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Josephine Marguerite Morlas and Keith David McGuire, Sr. His parents were residents of Camargo, Oklahoma, but Josephine returned to her hometown, to be with her mother and sisters, for the birth of her first child.

Growing up in Camargo, he worked with his father, who was a welder and blacksmith. Keith was just 16 when his father-an experienced pilot-died in a plane crash in 1948. That summer, Keith, his mother and sister Pat moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They stayed there for the summer with the family of his Uncle, Elvis McGuire. While there, his mother took typing and shorthand classes to gain skills to help support her family. They later moved back to Camargo.

In May 1950, Keith graduated from Camargo High School. His graduating class included only 21 students, including his former high school girlfriend, Pearl Stephenson, senior class secretary, who was listed on the photo as Pearl Stephenson-Miller. Another classmate was Bob Moore, who Keith recalled that he met on their first day of first grade, was one of his closest friends throughout school, and one of only 4 classmates that attended school in Camargo with Keith for all 12 years. Bob later married a younger classmate, Mary Ann Hunt. Mary Ann was a lifelong friend of Keith's younger sister Pat, she and Pat were also in classes together for 12 years, and remained close friends throughout their adult lifes.

After graduating High School, Keith enlisted in the United States Air Force, in part to help support his mother and sister, as well as to build up funds for his own college education. He served at various bases in four states and was also stationed in Japan. After he completed his military service, he enrolled at the University of Oklahoma. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

He married Daisy Marie Newnam on September 14, 1957, in Chandler, Oklahoma, a year prior to his graduation. The first home he and Daisy shared was a four room apartment that she had been living in prior to their marriage, the lower unit of a garage apartment located at 2324 1/2 NW 33rd in Oklahoma City.

Keith was a lifelong fan of the Oklahoma Sooner football team. He spent his working career in the U.S. Civil Service as a Mechanical Engineer, moving his family throughout the southwest in service of his country.

An article published in the "Prarie Pilot" Big Spring, Texas (Vol. X-No.38, Friday, January 16, 1970), noted "The establishment of a new position within Civil Engineering Division has resulted in one promotion, and has brought a new face to Webb. Stepping into the new post of associate base civil engineer is Bill G. Mims, lifetime resident of Big Spring and formerly chief of CE's engineering and construction branch. Replacing Mr. Mims in that job is Keith McGuire, formerly of Clinton-Sherman AFB, Okla.........(the) new Engineer, Mr. McGuire, a native of Oklahoma, looks forward to liking this area and the friendly people Having come from a similar position at Clinton-Sherman, he sees no particular problem in adjusting to the job at Webb. In his position, he is responsible for development of engineering data to support the base military construction and maintenance programs, design work, master planning, construction inspection, and contract development. The only problem he anticipates would be in the transation from Strategy Air Command to ATC. Also a professional engineer, Mr. McGuire is registered in Oklahoma, having earned the bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He and his wife, Daisy have three children, Keith, 10, Scott, 8, and Julia, 6" (photo of Bill Mims and Keith McGuire was provided by A1C Bob Fainter, Air Force Photo).

Seven years later, an article in the "The McANAD News," McAlester Oklahoma, Vol. 31, No. 16, dated 26 August 1977 (published by the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot) noted that Keith recently replaced Mr. Tom Stark as Engineering Resources Management Division Chief, coming from Webb AFB, Big Spring, Texas, where he had held the position of Engineering and Construction Management Branch Chief. The article noted that Keith and Daisy had one son enrolled at the University of Texas, majoring in Music, and two children enrolled in McAlester High School in McAlester.

Keith was also an enthusiastic family genealogist and corresponded with cousins about family for many years, and spent much time researching their mutual ancestors.

Keith spent his retirement years in Bailey, Colorado, where he loved spending time outdoors with his dogs.

Obituary

BAILEY, COLORADO - Keith D. McGuire, Jr. a long time resident of Bailey, Colorado passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 88.

Keith was born January 30, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Keith David McGuire, Sr. and Josephine Marguerite Morlas McGuire. Keith married Daisy Marie Newnam on September 14, 1957, and they were married 28 years until her death.

He graduated from Camargo Oklahoma High School in 1950 and in July of that same year he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He faithfully served his country during the Korean War and completed his military service in July 1954. After his military service he attended The University of Oklahoma and in 1958 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

He was a lifelong fan of the Oklahoma Sooner football team. He worked in numerous states as a mechanical engineer for the United States Civil Service. He enjoyed flying small aircraft. He not only had his commercial pilot license, but was also a pilot instructor. After retiring to Colorado, he enjoyed snow skiing with his kids, the outdoors and walking his dogs. He was an enthusiastic family genealogist and corresponded with cousins about family for many years.

He was preceded in death by his wife Daisy McGuire, parents and a sister, Patricia McGuire Strong.

SURVIVORS: Son, Keith D. McGuire, III and wife, Cindy Coleman; son, Clayton Scott McGuire; daughter, Julia L. Phillips and husband, Todd and numerous grandkids, nephews, nieces and cousins.

Downloaded from the Brown, Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home & Crematory.

Keith married Daisy Marie Newnam on 14 Sep 1957 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Daisy was born on 21 Sep 1934 in Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma; died on 2 Oct 1985 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; was buried in New Zion Cemetery, Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Pat grew up in the small town of Camargo, Oklahoma. Even though her mother was Catholic, she and her brother attended Sunday school at the First Christian Church since there was no Catholic Church in town. She remembers spending some time one summer, along with her brother, living with a priest and his mother in a nearby town learning enough catechism to receive her first communion.

Pat and Charles raised their children in the Catholic church, and most attended parochial schools, at least in elementary school. They respected their childrens views, however, and allowed those who did not want to go through confirmation to make that choice. After their children were grown, they grew disenchanted with religion, and embraced a humanist philosophy.

She was called Patsy by her parents when she was young. and Pat as an adult. When her eldest grandson, Charles Joseph, was first beginning to talk, in 1983, he had trouble saying the word "Grandma".....instead calling Pat by the name "Munga." All her grandchildren and the rest of her family began to use that name as well, and she was known as Munga to her family and loved ones for the next 35 years.

Obituary

Patricia "Pat" Marion McGuire Strong, a resident of Edinburg, Texas for over 40 years, was born on October 30, 1933 in Camargo, Oklahoma, a small farming and ranching community near the Oklahoma panhandle. She was an excellent student with many friends, active in 4-H, and played on her high school basketball team. She died March 16, 2018 in her home, surrounded by people she loved.

When Pat was 14, her beloved father, Keith David McGuire, Sr., an experienced pilot, died when the two-seat airplane he was piloting crashed.

Pat was very proud of her mother, Josephine Marguerite (Morlas) McGuire, a native of New Orleans, who rose to the formidable challenge of raising and educating Pat and her elder brother Keith as a single parent during the 1940's. Even though Josephine had not worked outside the home before, it became necessary after her husband's death. Being widowed at age 42, she had only the proceeds from the sale of her husband's welding shop, and a small inheritance from her mother, to help support her family. Josephine and her children moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama and lived briefly with Pat's Uncle Elvis McGuire, allowing Josephine to take typing and shorthand courses to prepare herself to enter the workforce. When she finished with her coursework, they moved back to Camargo and she held several different jobs over the years, many simultaneously: a newspaper clerk and social columnist, a department store saleslady, a census enumerator, and most often was employed as a waitress at restaurants and coffee shops.

The main motivation for returning to Camargo was to allow Pat, and her brother Keith to complete High School in their home town. Pat graduated in 1951 as the salutatorian of her class.

After her graduation, Pat and her mother moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma, where Pat enrolled in Southwestern State College with her mother as her roommate. Both she and her mother worked while Pat was in college to cover their daily needs, as well as the cost of college attendance. Her brother Keith, an U.S. Air Force enlistee, also contributed to their support. Pat graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science in Education in 1954.

From 1954 to 1956 Pat taught High School in Mooreland, Oklahoma, where she and her mother continued to share a home. After her mother remarried Kenneth Carpenter (a friend and pallbearer at her late husband's funeral), Pat pursued and earned a Master of Science degree in Business Education from Oklahoma State University. There she met, at a Newman Club dance, fellow student and her future husband, Charles Richard Strong of Duncan, Oklahoma, and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. It was love at first kiss! They married in Stillwater on May 25, 1957. Pat graduated from O.S.U. in May 1958, two months prior to the birth of her eldest child.

Over the first ten years of their marriage, Pat and Charles had seven children, (in order of birth), Thomas Anthony, Mary Patricia, John David, Laura Ann, Karl Joseph, Paul Stephen and Anne Marie. They moved even more times than they had children. They lived and worked in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, while Charles taught at various colleges while completing his Ph.D. in Business Management at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
While busy raising her large family, Pat worked part time as an instructor in the Business Education Department at Mississippi State College for Women and assisted as proofreader and typist for her husband's doctoral dissertation. In May 1973, Charles, who was also a practicing C.P.A., was offered a position in the Accounting Department at Pan American University in Edinburg.

When her youngest daughter began school, Pat began to teach full time in McAllen, Texas, instructing her students in the subjects of English, Typing, and Shorthand. She taught 20 years before her retirement in 1994.

Pat is preceded in death by both parents, her stepfather, and four sisters-in-law: Daisy Newnam McGuire, Theresa Strong Rutledge, Betty Wehunt Strong, and Caroline Strong Brasher.

She is survived by her husband of over sixty years, Charles; four sons Tom (Melinda)-San Antonio, John (Isabel)-McAllen, Karl (Deirdre)-Boerne, Paul (Sherry)-Houston; three daughters, Laura (Ken Solomon)-Helotes, Mary Pat and Annie, both of Edinburg; twelve grandchildren, Charles Joseph (Pratistha) Strong-Jefferson City, MO.; J.H.T. "Tommy" Strong-Long Beach, CA; Michael Strong-San Antonio; Elizabeth Strong-Corpus Christi; Charles Richard Strong-Boerne; David Strong-San Antonio; William "Billy" Strong-Austin; Jacobo (Yamilet) Strong-McAllen; Katelyn Solomon-San Antonio; Joseph Strong-Boerne; Christian "Che" Strong-San Antonio; and Hannah Solomon-Helotes; three great grandchildren, Maya Strong (age 5), J. D. Alvarez (age 3), and Mateo Strong (8 months); her brother Keith David McGuire, Jr.-Bailey, Colorado; brothers-in-law, Bill Strong-Harlingen, TX; John (Brenda) Strong-Duncan, OK; Tom (Vickie) Strong-Laveen, AZ and Paul "P.D." (Jane) Strong-Duncan, OK; 18 nieces and nephews and their spouses and children; several first cousins from the Morlas family of New Orleans to whom she was particularly close, including Vivian Solares of Harahan, LA; former students; and dear friend and fellow teacher, Earlene Burney of Clarksville, Tennessee.

She was known for her love of her family, which is her proudest accomplishment, her quick wit, and her quiet intelligence. She was an ardent fan of the San Antonio Spurs. She adhered to and demonstrated the Humanist philosophy through her constant empathy and kindness to others, regardless of who a person might be.

She was also very proud that three of her children, one daughter-in-law, and four grandchildren have thus far followed her and her husband into the profession of teaching.

The family wishes especially thank Pat's special caretakers (Mary Pat Strong, Veronica Rosales, and Lilliana Herrera) for all they have done.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley, P.O. Box 6251, McAllen, TX 78502; Comfort House Services, 617 Dallas Ave, McAllen, TX 78501; or the Rio Grande, or your local, Habitat for Humanity.

Cremation will be handled by Memorial Funeral Home, Edinburg. Interment will be in the McGuire family plot at the Camargo (Westside) Cemetery, where her family will gather this summer to share memories and oversee her interment.

Slightly modified versions of this obituary were published, either in print and/or online, in the following periodicals:

New Orleans (LA) Time Picayune
Woodward (OK) News
Duncan (OK) Banner
Chickasaw (OK) Times
San Antonio (TX) Express News
McAllen (TX) Monitor

The following tribute was posted, without a name attached, in her guestbook on the online version of the Woodward, OK obituary.

"My sincere sympathy is extended to Patricia's family. I fondly remember her as Ms. McGuire and as faculty sponsor of my 1955 MHS Senior class. My class was honored when she attended our 50th reunion. She inspired all of us to achieve beyond our capabilities and was always interested in helping us make good decisions. Speaking for the rest of my surviving class of '55 and as their President, we will all miss her and thank her family for allowing us the privilege of having time with this great person.."

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An mtDNA sample supplies by her oldest son, Tom Strong, was analyzed by FamilyTreeDNA in Houston. Their analysis showed the following Haplogroup assignment, along with the following differences from the Cambridge Reference Sequence.

HVR1 Haplogroup
K
HVR1 differences
from CRS
16224C
16519C

The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup K is found through Europe, and contains multiple closely related lineages indicating a recent population expansion. The origin of haplogroup K dates to approximately 16,000 years ago, and it has been suggested that individuals with this haplogroup took part in the pre-Neolithic expansion following the Last Glacial Maximum. William Hurst, on his Haplogroup K Website, writes that "Katrine," the founding mother of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup K, was one of the "Seven Daughters of Eve" as listed in the 2001 book of that title by Bryan Sykes. A lot of happened since 2001, but the book is still valuable.

Katrine lived about 16,000 years ago. Perhaps the oldest known K descendant was Oetzi the Iceman whose frozen body was discovered in the Alps in 1991. Estimated at 5000 years old, the Iceman proved to have the basic mutations for a K: 16224C and 16320C. Every K is a cousin of Oetzi.

Patricia married Charles Richard Strong on 25 May 1957 in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma. Charles (son of Homer Richard Strong and Anna Laura Payne) was born on 24 Aug 1932 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 21 Oct 2021 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas; was buried in Camargo (Westside) Cemetery, Camargo, Dewey County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leopold married Diana Mary Descante in Feb 1951 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Diana was born on 25 Sep 1932 in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana; died on 4 Nov 1981 in Saint Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Jefferson Memorial Gardens and Resurrection Mausoleum, Saint Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ralph married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Morlas - Clay Robert Morlas, Age 70, Passed Away On December 11, 2004 While Visiting His Son In Northport, Alabama. He Preceded In Death By His Parents Olie Louise Roberts And Paul Leopold Morlas And his Son Gary J. Morlas. Survivors Include His Sons Guy D. Morlas, Glen S. Morlas, Matthew R. Morlas And Micah Morlas. Also Survived By 4 Grandchildren And 6 Great Grandchildren. Private Services Will Be Held At Lakelawn Park Mausoleum. Interment At Lakelawn Park Mausoleum. Times Picayune 12-19-2004

http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/orleans/obits/1/m-25.txt

Clay married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clay married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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VIVIAN SOLARES OBITUARY

Vivian Schoenfeld Solares found eternal peace on June 15, 2022, at 10:35 am, with her family by her side at the age of 82 years old, with her final words being "I'm ready to go".

Vivian was born March 11, 1940, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Eugene and Vivian Schoenfeld and was the second of five children. Vivian lived a full and eventful life as she grew up in New Orleans. She attended high school at the Academy of the Sacred Heart and graduated from Dominican College. While growing up in New Orleans, Vivian enjoyed spending time with her grandmother, Mere. Vivian was the family historian, and told many stories about grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and even family pets.

Vivian was always ready to face challenges head on, and was often an outside the box thinker, inventing many things throughout her life to help with her day-to-day living. There was never a challenge or project that was too big for Vivian, she always did things little by little until they were completed. After starting a family in 1963, Vivian and her husband moved to Thibodaux, Louisiana where they had three more children, before settling into her home in Harahan, Louisiana in 1972. It was in her house in Harahan where Vivian raised her four children and would eventually help raise her grandchildren at different stages of their lives. Vivian, a teacher by profession, made it a point to show her children and grandchildren the importance of education and hard work.

During her life Vivian was able to imprint lifelong lessons on her family and friends that will carry on her legacy. As Vivian liked to say, "despite everything that happened it was a wonderful life". Vivian also loved gardening and going to her cabin in Kiln, Mississippi.

Vivian will be missed dearly by those who knew her. Vivian was preceded in death by her husband Sigmund A. Solares, her father Eugene M. Schoenfeld, her mother Vivian M. Schoenfeld and her brothers Eugene M. and Robert M. Schoenfeld.

Vivian is survived by her older sister Kathleen S. Casey, her younger brother Noel D. Schoenfeld, her four children Jessica S. Cristina, Rachel R. Solares, Vivian S. Cahill, and Sigmund J. Solares (Brandy), her eight grandchildren Ashley F. Millet (Jordan), Madeline Cristina, Michael Cristina, Alexandra V. Demac, Olivia R. Demac, Corey C. Cahill, Ryan W. Demac, Arden J. Demac and great-grandchild Leo D. Millet.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the memorial service in the chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Monday, June 27, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 9:00 a.m. Per

Vivian's request, absolutely no flowers. Instead, please make donations to the Ozanam Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune from June 22 to June 27, 2022

Vivian married Sigmund Anthony Solares on 29 Dec 1962 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. Sigmund was born on 14 Nov 1933 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; died on 1 Jun 1985 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Eugene Schoenfeld Jr. rites Friday

Fueneral services for Eugene Morris Schoenfeld Jr. will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the House of Bultman, 338 St. Charles Ave., followed by a Mass at Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 6363 St. Charles. Interment will be in Metairie Cemetery. Mr. Schoenfeld died of a heart attack Monday in Austin, Texas. He was 42. Mr. Schoenfeld, a native of New Orleans, was a graduate of De La Salle High School. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette in 1968. He worked for General Electric Co. in Houston and San Antonio, Texas for 11 years before becoming electrical engineer at the physical plant of the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Schoenfeld was a registered professional engineer, a member of Tau Beta Pi engineering fraternity and Eta Kappa Nu Association. He was a Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife, Adelia Satterfield Schoenfeld; his mother and father, Vivian Morlas Schoenfeld and Eugene M. Schoenfeld Sr.; two sisters, Kathleen S. Casey of Daytona Beach, Fla. and Vivian S. Solares of Harahan; two brothers, Robert M. Schoenfeld and Noel D. Schoenfeld, both of New Orleans; a stepdaughter, Deborah Brockman of Austin; and two grandchildren.

(Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)

Eugene married Adelia Jean Satterfield on 23 Jun 1972 in Fort Bend County, Texas. Adelia was born on 20 Dec 1929 in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas; died on 12 Feb 2002 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Robert Morlas Schoenfeld, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, died on July 16, 2017, at the age of 74. Bob was a graduate of De La Salle High School and received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Immaculate Conception Seminary in Conception, Missouri. He received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans and practiced as a lawyer for 47 years, with offices in New Orleans and St. Martinville. He was predeceased by his parents, Vivian Morlas and Eugene Morris Schoenfeld, Sr. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Genie (the former Eugenie Voorhies of St. Martinville), and their children: Ad?le Schoenfeld Harlow (Michael) of Mankato, Minnesota; Bennett Lloyd Schoenfeld of New Orleans; Stephen Michael Schoenfeld (Melissa) of New Orleans; and Morlas Voorhies Schoenfeld (Kristin) of Broussard, as well as his five grandchildren: Gretchen, Miles, Morgan, Brooks, and Hayes. He is also survived by his sisters, Kathleen Casey of Daytona Beach, Florida, and Vivian Solares of Harahan, and his brother, Noel Schoenfeld of New Orleans. He was predeceased by his brother, Eugene Morris Schoenfeld, Jr., of Austin, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 24, 2017, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. and a Mass in the chapel at noon, followed by interment in Metairie Cemetery. Saint John Baptist de La Salle, pray for us. Live Jesus in our hearts. Forever! In lieu of flowers, masses are preferred or please consider making a donation to Conception Seminary College, 37174 State Highway VV, Conception, Missouri 64433. To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.


SEND FLOWERS

Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ROHLI

Alvin John 'A. J.' Rohli, Jr. (lovingly aka Harry, Dopey, Abby or Ace to his close family and friends) passed away from this life on Friday morning, July 6, 2012 at the age of 70. He was a native and life-long resident of River Ridge, LA and spent the last 7 years living in Bush, LA. Son of the late Alvin John Rohli, Sr. and Eleanor Morlas Rohli. He is survived by his devoted wife of 44 years, Brenda McElreath Rohli; son, Nicholas John Rohli (grandson, Kristian); daughter, Wendy Rohli Louque and son-in-law, Carlos (granddaughter, Sydney Brenn); two sisters, Betty Vollenweider and Marie Louise Roberts (husband, Terry); brother-in-law, Robert McElreath (wife, Hope); sister-in-law, Linda Ordoyne (husband, Bebe); and numerous nieces and nephews. A. J. retired from the United States Postal Service, where he was a dedicated mailman for his Harahan route. He equally loved his job working for National Airlines. A. J. loved his oldies music, LSU Tigers and his Budweiser Beer. He will be sadly missed, but will live in our hearts forever. A. J. doesn't want you to cry for him, instead have a Budweiser Beer for him in his memory.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass at the Kenner Funeral Home of L. A. Muhleisen & Son, 2607 Williams Blvd. on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Inurnment in Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his memory to Notre Dame Hospice, Attn.: Vicki Hughes, 2832 Burdette St., New Orleans, LA 70125.

To view or sign the online guest book, please visit www.muhleisen.com.

Published in the Times-Picayune
(Clipping courtesy of Bennie Zahn)

Alvin married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]