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Funeral Services For Henri Blanc

RAYNE, La., Sept. 16 - Funeral services for Henri Blanc, 65, were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church at 3 p.m. Monday, with burial following in the adjacent cemetery. Mr. Blanc died at 10 a.m. Sunday. The body lay in state at the Blanc home until the hour of the services.

(Published in The Crowley Daily Signal on September 16, 1946)



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Henri Blanc Rites Held Here Monday

Funeral services for Henri Blanc, 65, longtime resident of Rayne and well-known throughout this section of the state where he has been employed in business for many years, who died Sunday morning at 10 a.m., were held on Monday afternoon at 3 p.m. from St. Joseph Catholic Church here.

Mr. Blanc was stricken suddenly, and was rushed to the Legion Memorial Hospital in Crowley early Sunday, where he passed away a few hours later. His death came as a complete shock to the community, since he had been in town Saturday, visiting with friends.

More complete details concerning his death will be carried in Friday's edition of Tribune.

The sympathy of this paper, and the many friends in this entire section, goes to Mrs. Blanc and other members of the bereaved family in this time of sorrow and loss.

(Published in The Rayne Acadian Tribune on September 17, 1946)



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HENRI BLANC RITES MONDAY

Long-Time Resident Dies Suddenly On Sunday in Crowley

Henri Blanc, 69, native of France, but a resident of this section for many years where he was well-known to a wide circle of business acquaintances and friends, died after a brief illness at 10 a.m. Sunday at a Crowley hospital.

Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday, from St. Joseph Catholic church with Very Rev. Msgr. Hubert Lerschen officiating, and interment followed in the adjacent Catholic cemetery. The Gossen Funeral Home directed arrangements. Pallbearers included Louis Crouchet, New Orleans; Francis Bernard, Baton Rouge; Frank and Bertrand Bazerque, Crowley, and August Chapuis and Jos. Latour, both of Rayne.

Native of Ponts de St. Esprit, France, Mr. Blanc came to the United States when he was 17 years of age. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Blanc, both deceased. Employed as a salesman for the large part of his life, Mr. Blanc represented a number of prominent firms, including Werleins of New Orleans. He had called on customers in Kaplan and had been in town here during the day Saturday. Stricken about 2 a.m. Sunday, his condition continued to grow worse, and he was rushed to a Crowley hospital about 8 a.m. Sunday, dying there two hours later.

He is survived by his widow, the former Mrs. Frank Bernard, to whom he was married on January 11, 1917; one daughter, Mrs. Edwin Jacob, New Orleans; one granddaughter, Mrs. Clarence Osborn, New Orleans; and two half sisters: Mrs. Jos. Latour, Rayne, and Mrs. Bazerque, Crowley.

Among those from out-of-town here to attend the funeral of Mr. Blanc on Monday were members of the August A. Crouchet family of Lafayette, Louis Crouchet of New Orleans, Mrs. L.J. Delaune and Mrs. R.H. Collins of Houston, Tex.; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bernard, Baton Rouge; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jumonville and Carita of Crowley; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jacob, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Osborn and Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Carr of New Orleans, Mrs. Louis Krauss, Mrs. Charles Carrol, Lafayette, Mrs. Florence Dieth, New Orleans, Lloyd Gillard of Port Arthur, Tex., and many others.

(Published in The Rayne Acadian-Tribune on September 20, 1946)

Henri married Marie Angeline Clement 5 Nov 1900, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. Marie (daughter of Adam Clement and Marie Mathilde Crouchet) was born 9 Oct 1882, Rayne, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Louise Annette Blanc Jacob, a retired secretary, died Friday at Touro Infirmary. She was 88.

Mrs. Jacob was born in Rayne, La., and lived in New Orleans for 73 Years. She was a secretary for the Medical Firm of Doctors Willifred And Julius Finklestein for 35 Years until retiring in 1988. She attended Dominican College.

Survivors include a daughter, Angele Osborne. A mass will be said Monday at 11 A.M. at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. Burial will be in Garden Of Memories.

(Published in The New Orleans Times Picayune on January 5, 1992)

Annette — Edwin Jacob. Edwin was born 15 Jan 1894, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1 Apr 1953, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Garden of Memories - Metairie, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Angelle Jacob Osborne 'aka Coonie', age 87, died Monday, September 29, 2008.

A graduate of Charity Hospital Nursing School, she spent over 40 years of her life caring for others. She was also a licensed optician. As a proud New Orleanian, Coonie loved Mardi Gras, Popeye's Fried Chicken and her Catholic faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.

She is survived by a niece in Virginia and a devoted network of friends whom she considered her second family.

Graveside Services will be held at Garden of Memories Cemetery on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

(Published in The New Orleans Times Picayune on October 17, 2008)

Angele — Clarence Osborne. Clarence was born 23 Feb 1910; died 14 Mar 1985, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 16 Mar 1985, Garden of Memories - Metairie, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]