Balfantz obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Balfantz, Albert            27 Sep 2008    Sep 2008    Jerry Nelson
Balfantz, Raymond Ray       12 Oct 2005    Nov 2005    Jerry Nelson
Balfantz, Willie Henry      10 Mar 2003    Mar 2003    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  9/27/2008

BALFANTZ, ALBERT "BLACKIE" 
Albert "Blackie" Balfantz, 68 and a resident of Springfield, died Thursday,
Sept. 25, 2008, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was born
Saturday, July 27, 1940, in New Orleans. Surviving are his wife, Janice
Hutchinson Balfantz; four daughters, Dorinda Jones, April Hardy, Suzannah
Harper and Amy Sanders; son, Jason Simeon; three sisters, Doris Mitchell,
Lynette Bovia and Cathy Reine; brothers, Carrol, V.J., Alton, Stanley and
Johnny Balfantz; and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his
parents, William Balfantz and Edna Penalbar Balfantz; and a brother, Billy
Balfantz. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in
Ponchatoula on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sunday from
8 a.m. until service in the funeral home chapel at 11 a.m., with the Rev.
Billy Kennedy officiating. Interment will follow in The Garden Cemetery. An
online guestbook is available at www.harrymckneely.com.  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  10/12/2005

BALFANTZ, RAYMOND RAY 
Raymond Ray Balfantz of Maurepas died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, at Baton Rouge
Specialty Medical Center after a long battle with emphysema. He was 79,
born April 23, 1926, in Bear Island, son of the late Gottfried and Annie
Kanzle Balfantz. He was a member of Pine Grove Masonic Lodge 288,
Ponchatoula, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was retired
from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and loved
gardening. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law, Ann Balfantz and
Jackie Whitehead of Maurepas; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Amelia
Hoover and Shawn Lowe of Baton Rouge; and a sister, Masie Balfantz Bovia of
Maurepas. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Viola Benefield
Balfantz; second wife, Vera Arnold Balfantz; four sisters, Barbara Rome,
Mary Picou, Bernadine Puskas and Mattie Picou; and seven brothers, William,
Chester, Gottfried, Russell, Leonard, Robert and Louis Balfantz. Friends
will be received at Maurepas Baptist Church, Maurepas, on Thursday, Oct.
13, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev.
Glen Reine. Interment in Maurepas Cemetery. E-mail condolences to
hmckneely@i-55.com/subject line: Balfantz. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  3/10/2003

BALFANTZ, WILLIE HENRY 
Maurepas - Willie Henry Balfantz, 64, died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at his
home. A native of Maurepas, he was a member of Pine Grove Masonic Lodge of
Ponchatoula and a member of International Boilermaker Locals 582 and 37. He
is survived by his wife, Linda W. Balfantz of Maurepas; three sons, William
Clint Balfantz and Dwayne Arthur Balfantz, both of Maurepas, and Jason
Derrick Balfantz of Gonzales; two daughters, Kimberlyn B. Smith of
Springfield and Kristel B. Barton of Maurepas; three sisters, Doris
Mitchell, Lynette Bovia and Cathy Reine, all of Maurepas; six brothers,
Albert and V.J. Balfantz, both of Springfield, Carroll Balfantz of
Wisconsin, Alton Balfantz of Mississippi, Stanley Balfantz of Maurepas and
Johnnie Balfantz of Sorento; 10 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Henry and Edna Penalber
Balfantz. Visitation will be today from 6 until 10 p.m. at Harry McKneely &
Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, and Monday at Maurepas Baptist Church from
11 a.m. until Glenn Reine conducts the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be at
the Maurepas Baptist Church. 

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