Obituaries:  Mary Andries, Sabine Parish       A-536
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 4, 1934
Submitted by: Tammy Larche-Smith
              tammy@cp-tel.net


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The Sabine Index - Mary Andries

  4 May 1934 - Miss Mary Andries, age 64, died at the family home
at Many 5:30 p.m. Sunday and was interred in St. John's Catholic
cemetery Tuesday morning following requiem mass by the Rev. Father
N. F. Vandegaer assisted by Rev. Father H. F. VanHaver, Rev. Father
R. M. Maure, Rev. Father John C. Vandegaer and the Pastor, Rev.
Father M. L. Plauche at nine o'clock.

  Miss Andries is survived by two brothers, Henry and Thomas L. of
Many.

  Deceased was born in Elmer, Rapides parish, came to Many when
sixteen years of age with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John
Andries, when Many was hardly a community, and has ever since made
her home in the same house just outside the city limits.  Never
married Miss Andries, was yet a devoted lover of children.  At the
time of the death of the late Dan Vandegaer, she took to rear two
Vandegaer children, Daniel, Jr., deceased; and Nina, now Sister
Thresa of the Order of Sisters of Divine Providence, stationed at
Alexandria, Sister Theresa was only an infant at the time care by
Miss Andries begun; she was able to spend a few hours with her foster
mother  Sunday before Miss Andries passed away.

  While not given to show, Miss Andries was a devoted Catholic, took
pride in gathering flowers, decorating the altars, preparing communion
bread, looking after vestments and altar linens, active in work among
young girls, all of whom loved her.  Many of the ladies of St. John's
congregation had influence during their youth of Miss Mary Andries,
all of whom will no doubt cherish her memory until death because of
her devotion and sweet Christian spirit.