Wilfred Frank Trahan

1947 - 1999  (52 years)

• Name	Wilfred Frank Trahan
  Born	19 Feb 1947	Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Aug 1999	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I14718	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Claude Trahan,   b. 4 Nov 1918, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 10 May 1968, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Giles Elizabeth Frederick,   b. 24 Sep 1918, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 22 May 1964, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F6466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Verna Louise Palombo,   b. 7 Jan 1950, Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 12 Sep 2024, Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1968	Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. A.G. Trahan + 2. F.W. Trahan
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F6511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Feb 1947 - Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 26 Sep 1968 - Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 16 Aug 1999 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Wilfred Frank Trahan
  		Wilfred Frank Trahan 1964 Abbeville High School Yearbook Photo Abbeville, Louisiana, USA Sophomore

  
  

  Documents		Death Notice of Wilfred Frank Trahan Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on August 18, 1999
  		Obituary of Wilfred Frank Trahan Published in The Abbeville Meridional on August 18, 1999

  
  

• Notes

  Death Notice: ABBEVILLE - Wilfred Frank Trahan, 52, of Abbeville, died Monday, Aug. 16, 1999, at a New Orleans hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Vincent Funeral Home. Visiting hours will be from 8 a.m. today, with a 10 a.m. rosary, until service time. Vincent Funeral Home Inc. of Abbeville is in charge of arrangements. (Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on August 18, 1999) Obituary: Trahan services set in Abbeville Funeral services for Wilfred Frank Trahan, 52, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, 1999, at Vincent Funeral Home in Abbeville. Rev. Cedric Sonnier will officiate the service. Mr. Trahan died Monday August 16, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans. Visitation Wednesday is from 8 a.m. until time of service. Rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Mr. Trahan was a veteran of the Vietnam War and received several commendations, including National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal (with three campaign stars), Vietnam Campaign Medal, two overseas service bars, Bronze Star Medal, Bayonet Bar Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Badge (M-14), and the Purple Heart Medal. Survivors include his wife, Verna Palombo Trahan of Baldwin; a son, Frederic Wilfred Trahan of Albany; a daughter, Anna Giles Trahan Novac of Hammond; three brothers, Paul W. Trahan of Abbeville, Wilbert Trahan of Lake Charles, and Tommy Trahan of Scott; a sister, Mary Lou Trahan LeMaire of Abbeville; and two grandchildren. Preceded in death by Claude Trahan and mother, Giles Frederick Trahan. Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville conducted all arrangements. (Published in The Abbeville Meridional on August 18, 1999)