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Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: 
 
Abene, Joe Ray, Jr.     22 Feb 2007    Feb 2007    Jerry Nelson
Abene, Joseph A.         9 Oct 2004    Oct 2004    Jerry Nelson
Abene, Vera Smith       16 Apr 2000    Apr 2000    Don Johnson  
 
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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  2/22/2007

ABENE, JOE RAY
Joe Ray Abene, Jr., 79, of Tickfaw, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007 in
North Oaks Medical Center.  He was born March 12, 1927 in Tickfaw, son of
the late Joe L. and Rosalie DiBenedetto Abene.  He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus, Council #10160, Tickfaw, St. Joseph Society, and was a
U.S. Army Veteran of World War II.  Mr. Abene was a loving husband, father,
grandfather and brother. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Pauline
Restivo Abene; daughter and son-in-law, Rose Mary Abene and Terry Daniels;
daughter, Veda Abene; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph L. and Gay Fedele
Abene, III; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Leslie Guzzardo and Charley
Cormier; grandchildren, Blake and Blair Abene; brother, Victor J. Abene;
and 2 sisters, Lena Marten and Marie Migliorie.  He was preceded in death
by 3 sisters, Corrine Anzalone, Phyllis Anzalone, and Lucy Gross, and 2
brothers, Tony and Leon Abene.  Friends will be received Wednesday,
February 21, 2007 at Harry McKneely & Son in Hammond from 6 pm til 10 pm,
and after 8 am on Thursday until 10:15 am. Services will be held at Our
Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church, Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 10:30 AM
with Fr. Cayet Mangiaracina, O.P. officiating.  Interment will follow in
the Tickfaw Catholic Cemetery.  Email condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com /
subject line: Abene, Jr.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  10/9/2004

ABENE, JOSEPH A. "CHIC" 
Died on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004, at his residence in Tickfaw. He was 62 and
a native of Independence. Visitation at St. Helena Catholic Church, Amite,
from 9 a.m. until religious service at noon Saturday, Oct. 9, conducted by
the Rev. Jack Nutter. Interment in Pompeii Cemetery, Tickfaw. He is
survived by his daughter, Ann Carleen Abene of Amite; three sisters,
Dorothy Spring, Lou Goudeau and Toni Jean Basso, all of Tickfaw; and his
former wife, Loretta Giambrone Abene, Amite. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite,
is in charge of arrangements. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  4/16/2000 
 
ABENE, VERA SMITH  
A resident of Tickfaw, she died Saturday, April 15, 2000, at North Oaks 
Medical Center, Hammond. She was 77 and a native of Bogalusa. Visitation at 
Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home chapel, Hammond, from 8:30 a.m. until 
religious services at 1:30 p.m. Monday. Interment in Tickfaw Catholic 
Cemetery. Survived by three daughters, Dorothy Spring, Lou A. Goudeau and 
Toni Jean Basso, all of Tickfaw; a son, Joseph Abene, Tickfaw; a brother, 
Boyd Smith Jr., Metairie; a sister, Valena Kozina, Metairie; eight 
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her 
husband, Tony C. Abene; parents, Boyd and Deanie Smith; a son, Daniel L. 
Abene; two sisters, Grace Godfrey and Viola Martin; and a brother, General 
Smith.  
 
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