MERIL DUFRENE, SR. Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 11 Nov 2005 ================================================== ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ================================================== NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ============================= November 04. 2005 3:02PM Meril Dufrene Sr. Meril Joseph Dufrene Sr., 82, a native and resident of Gheens, died at 2:07 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Gheens. Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in Holy Savior Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Pierce Dufrene; three sons, Meril J. Dufrene Jr., David Dufrene and wife, Kim, and Steve Dufrene; two daughters, Frances Faye Dufrene and Colette Dufrene Ryals and husband, Johnny; one brother, Alton Dufrene; four sisters, Rita D. Rodrigue, Irene D. Maulding, Bernice D. Baudoin and Jean D. Chaisson; 10 grandchildren, Caroline Dufrene, Meril Dufrene III, Natalie Dufrene, Angeline Trahan and husband, John, Christopher Ganaway, Jeremy Dufrene, Jacob Dufrene, Rory Ryals, Heidi Comeaux, and husband, Cory, and Amanda Langhley; and four great-grandchildren, Jordan Rogers, Sarah Louviere, Brandon Trahan and Brennan Comeaux. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elier and Leontine Champagne Dufrene; and three brothers, Calvin "CJ" Dufrene, Lester Dufrene and Jerry Dufrene. He was a parishioner of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Gheens and an original member of Dufrene Brothers Band. He was an Army military-police veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion. He was a retired school-bus driver and deputy sheriff for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office. Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. November 04. 2005 11:05PM (NOTE: This file was listed under 5 Nov 2005 on WWW) Meril Dufrene Sr. Meril Joseph Dufrene Sr., 82, a native and resident of Gheens, died at 2:07 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Gheens. Mass will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with burial in Holy Savior Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Pierce Dufrene; three sons, Meril J. Dufrene Jr., David Dufrene and wife, Kim, and Steve Dufrene; two daughters, Frances Faye Dufrene and Colette Dufrene Ryals and husband, Johnny; one brother, Alton Dufrene; four sisters, Rita D. Rodrigue, Irene D. Maulding, Bernice D. Baudoin and Jean D. Chaisson; 10 grandchildren, Caroline Dufrene, Meril Dufrene III, Natalie Dufrene, Angeline Trahan and husband, John, Christopher Ganaway, Jeremy Dufrene, Jacob Dufrene, Rory Ryals, Heidi Comeaux, and husband, Cory, and Amanda Langhley; and four great-grandchildren, Jordan Rogers, Sarah Louviere, Brandon Trahan and Brennan Comeaux. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elier and Leontine Champagne Dufrene; and three brothers, Calvin "CJ" Dufrene, Lester Dufrene and Jerry Dufrene. He was a parishioner of St. Anthony Catholic Church and an original member of Dufrene Brothers Band. He was an Army military-police veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion. He was a retired school-bus driver and deputy sheriff for the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office. Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.