Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Berwick, Sr., Joseph Warren - January 25, 1939
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source: St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune (Franklin, Louisiana)
03 Feb. 1939, Friday, page 1

JOSEPH WARREN BERWICK DIES. - Joseph Warren Berwick, for many years a 
resident of St. Mary parish, died at his home in Baton Rouge Wednesday, Jan. 
25.

Funeral services were conducted at the Baton Rouge Episcopal Church, Rev. 
Philip P. Werlein officiating. Interment was made in the New Iberia 
cemetery.

Mr. Berwick was a member of a prominent St. Mary parish family, being the 
son of the late Oscar D. Berwick and Mrs. Adelaide Dungan Berwick of that 
parish. The town of Berwick was named for the family. He moved to Eunice 
from St. Mary parish 27 years ago and engaged in banking business for 
quarter of a century. He was identified with the city government for many 
years, serving as a member of the board of aldermen a number of terms, as 
city treasurer and city clerk. He was also president of one of Eunice's 
leading insurance agencies for many years, with which he was identified 
until ill health compelled him to retire. He was also active in all civic, 
fraternal and educational affairs of Eunice, and assisted materially in all 
the public improvement programs of the city until ill health forced him to 
retire and move to Baton Rouge where he has since resided with his son, 
Joseph Warren Berwick, Jr., insurance man of that city.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Kitty Henry Berwick, one son, Joseph Warren 
Berwick, Jr., two sisters, Mrs. Virginia Bowman and Mrs. Lula West of 
Centreville; and four brothers, Dudley, of Eunice, Dr. David A., of 
Merryville, Walter S., of Memphis, and Dr. Edward C. Berwick of Austin, 
Texas.


source: The Eunice News. (Eunice, Louisiana) 31 Jan. 1939, Tuesday, page 1 & 
4

J. WARREN BERWICK BURIED THURS. - Prominent Citizen And Business Leader Of 
Eunice 27 Years Succumbs To Long Illness. - Funeral services for Joseph 
Warren Berwick, 66, prominent Eunice citizen, local banker, and member of 
the city administration under different mayors, for many years, who died at 
his residence in Baton Rouge, Wednesday at 5 a. m., were conducted Thursday 
morning at 11 o'clock, at the Baton Rouge Episcopal church, the Rev. 
Werlein, rector officiating. Burial was in the New Iberia cemetery at 3 p. 
m., Thursday. Mr. Berwick had been ill for a number of years, and had made 
his home in Baton Rouge for the past two years.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Kitty Henry Berwick; son Joseph Warren 
Berwick, Jr., two sisters, Mrs. F. N. West and Mrs. Doctor Ira Brown of 
Centerville, and four brothers, Dudley Berwick of Eunice, Dr. David A. 
Berwick, Merryville; Dr. Edward C. Berwick, Austin, Texas, and Walter S. 
Berwick, Memphis, Tenn.

Mr. Berwick was member of a prominent St. Mary parish family, being the son 
of the late Oscar D. Berwick and Adelaide Dungan Berwick of that parish. The 
town of Berwick is named after the family. All the family were reared on a 
large sugar plantation in St. Mary parish, until they were grown and 
married, which was cleared of timber and put in cultivation by their father, 
Oscar D. Derwick after he returned from the Civil war.

The deceased came to Eunice from St. Mary parish 27 years ago, and engaged 
in local banking business, for quarter of a century. He was identified with 
the local city government for many years, serving as member of the board of 
aldermen a number of terms, as city treasurer and city clerk. He was 
president of one of Eunice's leading insurance agencies for many years, with 
which he was identified until ill health compelled him to retire. He was 
also active in all civic, fraternal and educational affairs of Eunice, and 
assisted materially in all the public improvement programs of the city until 
ill health forced him to retire, and move to Baton Rouge, where he has since 
resided with his son Joseph Warren Berwick, Jr., prominent insurance man of 
that city. During his 27 years residence in Eunice, he was considered and 
consulted as chief among the city's business leaders through its 25 years 
growth.

He was also a Mason for many years, and was a member of Harmony Lodge No. 
410 of Eunice, at the time of his death.

While his body lay in state, Wednesday, at a Baton Rouge funeral home, many 
well-known citizens of Baton Rouge called, as well as Eunice friends, who 
attended the church funeral in Baton Rouge and accompaniel the cortege to 
New Iberia, where the final rites were held. Many and elaborate were the 
beautiful floral offerings attesting to the high esteem in which he was held 
in Eunice, Baton Rouge, other cities and communities of this and other 
states.


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