Erbland obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Erbland, Rosa Louise Schilling     16 Jul 2006    Jul 2006    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  7/16/2006

ERBLAND, ROSA LOUISE SCHILLING 
Rosa Louise Schilling Erbland died Thursday, July 13, 2006, in Little Rock,
Ark. She was born on July 27, 1925, in Amite, a daughter of the late Daniel
Hardy Schilling and Fay Wooten Schilling and sister of the late Fay Ruth
Schilling. Prior to graduating with a bachelor of arts in Journalism from
LSU, she was editor of The Reveille, where she wrote a groundbreaking civil
rights editorial and led the paper to an All American Pacemaker Award.
After college she worked as a reporter for the Lake Charles American Press
before joining the Baton Rouge State Times/Morning Advocate where, among
other assignments, she interviewed the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. While
raising her family, she participated in a variety of volunteer activities.
She continued to contribute feature articles to the paper and throughout
her life, enjoyed writing poetry and playing and composing piano music. She
took great pleasure in her mastery of sewing, often designing her own
fashions, and in a variety of other creative crafts. In the course of her
life, she was a member of University United Methodist Church, Women in
Communications Inc. and the Deep South Writers and Artists Conference. In
2000, she moved to Little Rock to be nearer to her daughter and continued
to fill her life with new friends and new activities. She is survived by
her son, Richard A. Erbland Jr. and his wife, Franessa Erbland, of Dallas;
her daughter, Marcia Louise Erbland and her husband, William Bryan Keisler;
and two granddaughters, Diane Keisler and Gail Keisler, all of Little Rock.
Memorial service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in Little Rock, on
the corner of Markham and Mississippi streets, on Tuesday, July 18, at 
6 p.m., officiated by the Rev. Jim Stelzl. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the University United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Court, (NW corner of
I-630 and Barrow Road), Little Rock, (501) 224-2200. Visit the online
guestbook at http://www.littlerockfuneralhome.com. 

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