Leo Pierre Champagne

1921 - 2005  (83 years)

• Name	Leo Pierre Champagne
  Born	23 Sep 1921	Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Feb 2005	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	17 Feb 2005	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I70870	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Jean George Champagne,   b. 16 Jun 1877, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1954, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Dora Cecelia Fabacher,   b. 0Oct 1895, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 28 Jan 1937, Breaux Bridge, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1916	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F32409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lucille Eble,   b. 19 Jan 1921, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1972, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Children	1. Leo Pierre Champagne   2. Jean M. Champagne   3. Marie Therese Champagne   4. Michel Joseph Champagne
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F32412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lorraine Edwards,   b. 21 Aug 1921,   d. 22 Aug 2011, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F32413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Leo P Champagne Home in 1930: Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana Age: 8 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1922 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: George J Mother's Name: Cecile D [S927] Obituary. NEW ORLEANS - Leo Pierre Champagne Sr. died at 2:40 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, age 83 years. Beloved husband of Lorraine Ed- wards Champagne and by first marriage the late Lucille Eble Champagne. Father of Leo Pierre Champagne Jr., Jean M. Champagne, Marie Therese Champagne, Michel Joseph Champagne, David Edwards Gazave, Jonathan Charles Gazave and the late Carol Ann Gaz- ave. Son of the late Dora Cecile Fabacher Champagne and Jean George Champagne. Brother of Joseph Henry Champagne and the late Marie Mercedes C. Gary, Marie Cecilia C. Bienvenu and George Jean Champagne Jr. Al- so survived by 14 grandchildren and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Relatives, friends, officers and members of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Bienville Assembly No. 0314, St. Dominic Holy Name Society, St. Dominic Knights of Columbus Council No. 3729, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Confederate Memorial Hall Foundation, Christian Brothers Foundation, the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Post 23, American Ex POW's, Disabled American Vet- erans Chapter 23, the John Birch Society, German Heritage Festi- val and Association and Euchar- istic Adoration Society are in- vite to attend the funeral Mass at St. Dominic Church, 775 Harri- son Avenue, New Orleans, La., at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be observed from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. today at All Faiths Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, and will continue from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Mr. Champagne proudly marched with the LSU Tiger Band and served in the 156th In- fantry Division in the European Theater of World War II. He was a prisoner of war and was liber- ated by General George S. Patton and the 8th Army. He received the Purple Heart. In 1952 he served as the First Prior of the Secular Carmelite Community of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Lafayette, La. Was past Scout Master of Troop 90 Boy Scouts of America, Charter Member and founding Financial Secretary of Our Lady of Fatima/St. Mary's Knights of Columbus Council No. 3470, Lafayette, La. In lieu of flowers, donations preferred to the Confederate Me- morial Hall Foundation, 929 Camp St., New Orleans, LA 70130 or Carmelite Monastery, 1250 Carmel Ave., Lafayette, LA 70501. All Faiths Funeral Home of New Orleans, (504) 486-0880, is in charge of arrangements. Originally published February 16, 2005 [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Leo P. Champagne SSN: 435-44-7111 Last Residence: 70124 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Born: 23 Sep 1921 Died: 13 Feb 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: Louisiana (Before 1951 ) [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Leo Pierre Champagne (I70870) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I70870&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Burial: Greenwood Mausoleum & Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA Leo is here; www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89706242 Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA [S246] New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1925. Name: Jean George Champagne Spouse: Dora Cecilia Fabacher Age: 38 Age: 22 Gender: M Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1916 Volume: 38 Page: 324