Schauf obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Schauf, Laurance Burkley     19 Aug 2007    Aug 2007    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  8/19/2007

SCHAUF, LAURANCE BURKLEY
Laurance Burkley Schauf, 67, of Independence, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2007,
at Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center. He was born on Tuesday, July 23,
1940, in St. Joseph, son of the late Frederick and Laura Baragona Schauf.
Mr. Schauf was a retired educator and librarian from the Terrebonne Parish
school system, a member of the Terrebonne Retired Teacher's Association and
Louisiana Retired Teacher's Association. He was a member of First United
Methodist Church of Hammond, president of the Independence Lion's Club,
founder and past president of the Independence Chamber of Commerce, board
member and past chairman of the Independence Italian Festival, Charter and
perpetual member of Terrebonne Fellowship Lodge, Houma, past master of
Independence Masonic Lodge, 32nd degree member of Scottish Rite, Knights
Templar of the York Rite, member of the Order of Eastern Star, past
president and current secretary/treasurer of the Tangipahoa Shrine Club,
member of Jerusalem Temple and also member of numerous other organizations.
For his outstanding community service, he received the Louisiana Governor's
Award. Surviving are his wife, Rose Marie Sinagra Schauf; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Constance and Richard Malmstrom and Gretchen and Al
Weidman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. Friends will be
received Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in
Hammond from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., with a 7 p.m. Masonic service. Visitation
will resume after 8:30 a.m. on Monday at First United Methodist Church,
2200 Rue Denise, in Hammond until religious service at 10 a.m. with the
Rev. Joe Donakey officiating. Interment will follow at 4 p.m. on Monday in
the Newellton Legion Memorial Cemetery, Newellton. In lieu of flowers,
family request memorials to your local library or favorite charity.
Condolences may be sent to: condolence@bellsouth.net / subject line:
Schauf. 

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