Gatzman obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Gatzman, Edna E. Pittman     7 Feb 2010    Feb 2010    Jerry Nelson
Gatzman, Ralph Lee          27 Nov 2004    Dec 2004    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  2/7/2010

GATZMAN, EDNA E. PITTMAN
Born May 27, 1921, in Portsmouth, Va., she was a longtime resident of
Bogalusa and recently of Denham Springs. Edna passed away on Friday, Feb.
5, 2010, at 11 a.m. Edna was retired from Black and Adams CPAs and was a
longtime member of Elizabeth Sullivan Memorial United Methodist Church and
Jeans and Queens Square Dance Club. She is survived by a sister, Rose
Pollard, of Harrisonburg, Va.; daughter, Theresa Zeller and husband Ernest,
of Walker; son, Tom Pittman and wife Susan, of Denham Springs; brother-in-
law, Jabus Pittman, of Bogalusa; stepchildren, Sheryl Joseph, of Hammond;
Bill Gatzman of Laurel, Miss., Lynn Ruble, of Pensacola, Fla., and Margaret
Jones, of Tickfaw; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews. She was predeceased by father, Edward H. Everton; mother, Ruth H.
Everton; sisters, Nina Seager and Jean Dixon; and husbands, Thomas Doyle
Pittman and Ralph L. Gatzman. Visitation at Pool-Ritchie Funeral Home,
Bogalusa, will be on Monday, Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. until services at 2 p.m.
Interment will follow in Ponemah Cemetery, Bogalusa. In lieu of flowers,
donations are requested to ESM United Methodist Church, Bogalusa, or a
charity of choice. The family wishes to express their gratitude to the
staff and caregivers at Harvest Manor Nursing Home of Denham Springs and
Baton Rouge General Medical Center.  

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  11/27/2004

GATZMAN, RALPH LEE
Bogalusa -- Ralph Lee Gatzman, 81, died at his home in Bogalusa on Friday,
Nov. 26, 2004.  During World War II, he was captured by the Germans and
held as a prisoner of war. He served in the Army Air Corps 8th Air Force as
a Tech Sergeant.  Gatzman was retired from the Bogalusa Papermill and was a
member of the Annunciation Catholic Church and its Rosary Club. He was a
member of the Knights of Columbus, fourth degree. He was also a member of
the Jeans & Queens square dance club.  Gatzman volunteered as a Scout
master for the Boy Scouts of America for 11 years.  He is survived by his
wife, Edna Gatzman; his son, Ralph "Bill" Gatzman of Laurel, Miss.; his
three daughters, Lorenda Sheryl Joseph of Hammond; Phyliss Lynn Ruble of
Pensacola, Fla.; Margaret "Margie" Jones of Tickfaw; his stepchildren, Tom
Pittman of Denham Springs; Theresa Zeller of Walker; a brother, W.C.
Gatzman of Bogalusa; 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.  He was
preceded in death by his first wife, Imogene Parker Gatzman; and his
parents, William and Beulah Gatzman.  Visitation was on Friday at
Poole-Ritchie Funeral Home.  Father Lawrence Phelps conducted the funeral
on Saturday.  Burial followed in Ponemah.

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