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Name: Rodger Dufilho
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1886
Birthplace: Louisiana
Home in 1920: Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Clara Dufilho
Father's Birthplace: Louisiana
Mother's Birthplace: Louisiana
Home Owned: Own
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Rodger Dufilho 34
Clara Dufilho 33
Alvin Dufilho 8
Alise Dufilho 4 8/12
- [S354] "St. Landry Parish Marriage Licenses, 1807 - Present", (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), registry, entry for Alvin M. Dufilho and Mary Lou Chachere, no. 29-0070, 3 May 1941; Opelousas Court House.
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Name: Alvin M Dufilho
Service Info.: US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1911
Death Date: 13 Sep 2003
Cemetery: Bellevue Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 110 North Market Street Opelousas, LA 70570
- [S243] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, entry for Alvin Dufilho, 2003, SS no. 433-44-1242.
Name: Alvin Dufilho
SSN: 433-44-1242
Last Residence:
70570 Opelousas, Saint Landry, Louisiana, USA
BORN: 21 Dec 1911
Died: 13 Sep 2003
State (Year) SSN issued: Louisiana (Before 1951)
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Name: Alvin M Dufilho
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1911
Address: E Grolee St, Opelousas, LA, 70570
- [S266] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, entry for Alvin M. Dufilho (1911-2003), no. 95911071, Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
Alvin M. Dufilho
Birth: Dec. 21, 1911
Opelousas
St. Landry Parish
Louisiana, USA
Death: Sep. 13, 2003
Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana, USA
Alvin M. Dufilho was born on Dec. 21, 1911, in Opelousas, and entered into heaven on Sept. 13, 2003, in Baton Rouge.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Chachere Dufilho; parents, Roger M. Dufilho and Clara Hollier Dufilho; and a sister, Elise Hazelwood.
Survivors include a son, A. Michael Dufilho Jr. and wife, Carol; daughters, Mary Kathleen Schwartzenburg and husband Donald, and Michele Frances Zaunbrecher and husband Frederick; grandchildren, Robin, Kristin and Todd Dufilho, Donna Schwartzenburg Breaux and husband Greg, Andrew Schwartzenburg and wife Penn, and Miles, Clark and Graham Zaunbrecher; stepgrandsons, Andrew and Hamilton Ridenour; and five great-grandchildren.
He was a graduate of Opelousas High School and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from LSU. He served his country in the U.S. armed forces, having served in the European Theater during World War II. He was a longtime employee of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, from which he retired in 1972. He was a lifelong member of St. Landry Catholic Church, where he served as an usher. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus, Woodmen of the World and the Elk's Club.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Visitation at Sibille Funeral Home, Opelousas, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and in the chapel from 8 a.m. until funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.
Published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Monday, September 15, 2003
Note: US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Burial:
Bellevue Memorial Park
Opelousas
St. Landry Parish
Louisiana, USA
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Created by: Ron Manley
Record added: Aug 25, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95911071
- [S592] GenealogyBank.com, (Name: NewsBank, inc. ; Location: Naples, Florida, USA;), (http://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/0FD99B382DBC68DD-0FD99B382DBC68DD : accessed 7 October 2017), "Dufilho, Alvin M," obituary, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, Louisiana), 15 September 2003.
"They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Revelations 7:16-17. Alvin M. Dufilho was born on Dec. 21, 1911, in Opelousas, and entered into heaven on Sept. 13, 2003, in Baton Rouge. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Chachere Dufilho; parents, Roger M. Dufilho and Clara Hollier Dufilho; and a sister, Elise Hazelwood. Survivors include a son, A. Michael Dufilho Jr. and wife, Carol; daughters, Mary Kathleen Schwartzenburg and husband Donald, and Michele Frances Zaunbrecher and husband Frederick; grandchildren, Robin, Kristin and Todd Dufilho, Donna Schwartzenburg Breaux and husband Greg, Andrew Schwartzenburg and wife Penn, and Miles, Clark and Graham Zaunbrecher; stepgrandsons, Andrew and Hamilton Ridenour; and five great-grandchildren. He was a graduate of Opelousas High School and received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from LSU. He served his country in the U.S. armed forces, having served in the European Theater during World War II. He was a longtime employee of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, from which he retired in 1972. He was a lifelong member of St. Landry Catholic Church, where he served as an usher. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Knights of Columbus, Woodmen of the World and the Elk's Club. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. Visitation at Sibille Funeral Home, Opelousas, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and in the chapel from 8 a.m. until funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Interment in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Record for Clara Dufilho
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The Dufilhos Mark Golden Anniversary
OPELOUSAS – Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dufilho were honored on their golden wedding anniversary at a reception Sunday afternoon.
Their son, Mr. Alvin Dufilho of this city, and their daughter, Mrs. Lester Hazelwood of Houston, Tex., entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dufilho.
Guests called from 4 to 6 p.m. after the couple had renewed their vows at St. Landry Catholic Church.
Among those attending the reception was Mrs. Alice Winchell of Kingsville, Tex., who was Mrs. Dufilho‘s maid of honor at the couple’s wedding 50 years ago.
For the reception Mrs. Dufilho wore a royal blue dress, matching hat, black accessories and a corsage of light yellow chrysanthemums. Mrs. Hazelwood wore blue and Mrs. Alvin Dufilho was wearing a brown fall cotton. Their corsages were of golden glows.
Mrs. Winchell, Mrs. Preston Hollier, Mrs. Preston Dunbar and Mrs. Stella Harmon presided at the silver coffee service and punch bowl. Kathleen Dufilho, granddaughter of the couple, registered guests and Mrs. Paul Mayne served the cake.
The anniversary cake was a double wedding ring trimmed with gold leaves and topped with a cluster of white wedding bells.
[Source: The State Times Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 24 Sep 1959, page 4-B, colums 6-7.]
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HOLLIER, Clara (Charles & Aphra HARMON) m. 22 Sept. 1909 Roger Michel DUFILHO (Opel. Ch.: v.3, p.440); DUFILHO, Roger Michel (Charles & Marie Antoinette DEBAILLON) m. 22 Sept. 1909 Clara HOLLIER (Opel. Ch.: v.3, p.440)
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- [S366] Daily World, Opelousas, Louisiana (print edition), (Location: Opelousas, Louisiana;), "Mrs. A. Dufilho Rites Wednesday," obituary, 17 May 1975, pp. 1, 12.
Mrs. A. Dufilho Rites Wednesday
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the La. Memorial United Methodist Church for Mrs. Alvin Dufilho, 58. the former Mary Lou Chachere, who died at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Burial will be in Bellevue Memorial Cemetery with Rev. T. M Lancaster, pastor of the church, officiating.
The body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home in Opelousas, and the funeral home will close at 10 p.m. Tuesday and open at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Mrs. Dufilho is survived by her husband; one son. Michael Dufilho of Baton Rouge; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Schwartzenburg of Opelousas and Mrs. Federick Zaunbrecher of Lafayette; and three grandchildren.
She was the daughter of the late Charles B. Chachere and Anna Hayes Born in Opelousas on Sept. 19. 1916. Mrs. Dufilho was a graduate of Opelousas High School and Southwestern Louisiana Institute (USL at Lafayette She taught in the St. Landry Parish public schools for 30 years, during which time she was named “Teacher of the Year.” She retired in 1971.
A member of the La Memorial United Methodist Church for 51 years, she served as a member of the administrative board of the church and taught Sunday School since age 16. Mrs. Dufilho was a member of the Allyne Dowling Circle of the United Methodist Women and presented bible study programs at a large number of Circle meetings.
In May of 1974 she was named “Mother of the Year” by the Opelousas Civic
(See No. 1 back page)
Circle. She has been a member of the Opelousas Garden Club for 26 years and served as chairmen of the debutante committee.
Mrs. Dufilho was a charter member and past president of the Woman’s Service League of Opelousas and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, serving as Regent in 1974–75. The family has requested that memorial donations be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Lung Association of Louisiana.
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Dufilho-Chachere Nuptials
The wedding of Miss Mary Lou Chachere daughter of Mrs. C. B. Chachere, and the late Charles Chachere, to Mr. Alvin Dufilho. son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dufilho. was quietly celebrated Saturday afternoon at the Presbytere of the St. Landry Catholic church with Father A. B. Colliard hearing the vows.
Only the parents of bride and groom and Miss Myra Dunbar, close friend of the young couple were present.
Miss Chachere was lovely in a saddle tan ensemble with beige accessories and a corsage of gladioli Mr. and Mrs. Dufilho left immediately after the ceremony for a short wedding trip and upon their return later in the week will take possession of their apartment in Parkview.
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