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Chemay, Louis Joseph             2 Jan 2007    Jan 2007    Jerry Nelson
Chemay, Ruth Edith Davenport    11 Oct 2004    Oct 2004    Jerry Nelson
 
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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  1/2/2007

CHEMAY, LOUIS JOSEPH
Louis Joseph Chemay, a resident of Hammond, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, at
North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 91, born Wednesday, June 23,
1915, in Hungarian Settlement, the son of the late Louis Chemay and Jennie
Bruskay Chemay. Mr. Chemay graduated from LSU in 1939 and was an educator
for 37 years in St. John the Baptist, Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes.
He was a member of the American Federation of Musicians, Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia and the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra for more than 50 years. He
was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, having served in the Pacific
theater. Surviving are four sons, Frank L. Chemay of Baton Rouge, Frederick
E. Chemay of Erie, Colo., Mark T. Chemay of Albany, and Albert P. Chemay of
Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter, Constance A. Chemay of Hammond; grand-
daughter, Antoinette Brabham of Hammond; three grandsons, Richard DeLong of
Hammond, and Jordan Chemay and Jared Chemay, both of Jacksonville; great-
grandson, Logan Brabham of Hammond; brother, Albert Chemay of Del Rio,
Texas; three daughters-in-law, Cynthia Chemay of Baton Rouge, Judy Chemay
of Eire, and Karen Chemay of Albany; and a sister-in-law, Jean Chemay of
Baltimore. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Davenport Chemay; and
a brother, Frank J. Chemay. Friends will be received on Wednesday, Jan. 3,
2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home,
Hammond. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Margaret
Catholic Church, Albany, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Paul Tung
Nguyen, celebrant. Interment in the church cemetery. E-mail condolences to:
hmckneely@i-55.com / subject line: Chemay. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  10/11/2004

CHEMAY, RUTH EDITH DAVENPORT 
A resident of Hammond, she died at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 2004, at Belle
Maison Nursing Home. She was 86 and a native of New Orleans. Visiting at
Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 9 a.m. until religious
service in the chapel at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, conducted by Monsignor Leo
Guillot. Interment in St. Margaret Catholic Church Cemetery. She is
survived by her husband of 63 years, Louis J. Chemay of Hammond; four sons,
Frank L. Chemay of Baton Rouge, Frederick E. Chemay of Ft. Lupton, Colo.,
Mark T. Chemay of Hungarian Settlement and Albert P. Chemay of
Jacksonville, Fla.; a daughter, Constance A. Chemay of Hammond; four
grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by
her parents, Frank Bynner and Constance Addington Davenport; two sisters,
Elizabeth D. Marsh and Katherine D. Boesch; and three brothers, Thomas A.,
John E. and Benjamin B. Davenport. She was a longtime resident of LaPlace
and a retired teacher and librarian from St. John the Baptist School
System. She graduated from Sophie Wright High School in New Orleans and was
a 1941 graudate of LSU. She was also a member of the LSU Symphony Orchestra
that toured Europe in 1938. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial
donations be made to the American Diabetes Asociation, P.O. Box 1131,
Fairfax, VA 22038-1131 or http://www.diabetes.org. 
 
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