Amanda Gehrke Zahn

1922 - 2020  (97 years)

• Name	Amanda Gehrke Zahn  [1]
  Born	29 Jan 1922	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Jan 2020	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
  Buried	11 Jan 2021	Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	Amanda Gehrke Zahn Martin, born January 29, 1922, passed into the presence of Our Lord on January 3, 2021. Loving wife of and predeceased in life by Emile E. Martin III, (Judge, Ret.), and by her son David Edward Martin, she is survived by her daughter Johnette Leontine Martin, and sons Edward Zahn Martin (Cynthia), Jay Emile Martin, Robert Dale Martin (Mary), and Gregory Frank Martin. Amanda is also survived by her grandchildren Jean Paul Martin, Jonathan Martin (Sandy), Jeremy Martin, Emily Martin, Elizabeth Martin, and Justen Martin (Brenna). Amanda was the second daughter of Leontine Josephine Morlas and George Edward Zahn, granddaughter of Amanda Henriette Amalia Gehrke and Bernhardt John Zahn, Sr. and Lucine Roquevert and John Dominic Morlas. She was predeceased by her beloved sisters Johanette Zahn Kleinpeter, Lucine Zahn Johnson, and Bennie Jay Zahn. She and her sisters spent their childhoods with the friendships of many cousins in the uptown area. A resident of New Orleans prior to her marriage, she attended Robert Mills Lusher Elementary School, Eleanor McMain High School through 1939, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge 1943. She accepted a teaching position in Port Sulphur, Plaquemines Parish, and there met her future husband, Emile, home on leave during WWII from the Navy. They were married June 21, 1945 and celebrated their 68th anniversary together in 2013. Amanda was a gift to her family and friends, neighbors, and acquaintances and she gave of herself to others as the truly loving give. She devoted her life to the happiness of her beloved husband and children. Her personal pleasures were traveling, entertaining, reading, playing bridge with friends, and spending holidays with her sisters and their families. As a grandmother, she devoted an abundance of time, attention, and love to her grandchildren. We are deeply grateful for the care and attention given to Amanda by Marie Williams, whose loving companionship made Amanda's last years comfortable and fulfilled. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 8968 Highway 23, Belle Chasse, LA 70037 (394-0314) on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm, with visitation at the church to commence at 10:30 am. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery. As she deeply cherished her son with special needs, Amanda was untiring in her love and support of David's school. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to St. Michael's Special School, 1522 Chippewa St, New Orleans, LA 70130. To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.
  Person ID	I23277	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Edward George Zahn,   b. 4 Feb 1879, Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 25 Jul 1948, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Leontine Josephine Morlas,   b. 19 Jan 1889, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 20 Feb 1972, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  (Age 83 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1918	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  	Their four daughters were born at the combination home and grocery store they owned and operated, located on Calhoun Street. Daughter's Nettie and Lucy visted their Aunt Josephine McGuire's family in Oklahoma during the summer of 1945.
  Family ID	F712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emile Edgar "Mitz" Martin, III,   b. 3 Jul 1921, Potash, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 17 Feb 2014, Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana  (Age 92 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1945	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. David Edward Martin,   b. 11 Jun 1960, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 13 Nov 2016, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  (Age 56 years)   6. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F7875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Jan 1922 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Married - 21 Jun 1945 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Died - 3 Jan 2020 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Buried - 11 Jan 2021 - Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Morlas Cousins at the St. Alphonsus Convent in 1927 This picture was taken on the grounds of the St. Alphonsus Convent in 1927 when the nieces and nephews of Juliet Theresa Morlas (Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M.) joined her to celebrate her third year in the order of the Sisters of Mercy. Pictured are (Top) Johnny Trapani, Sylvan "Brother" Bordes, Paul Trapani, August Trapani(Middle) Leona Bordes holding Edward Bordes, Nettie Zahn holding Patricia Trapani, Juliette Trapani holding Bennie Zahn, Amanda Zahn(Bottom) Rita Bordes, John Morlas, Carl Bishop, Lucine Zahn
  		Zahn, Nettie, Amanda, and Lucy Nettie, Amanda and Lucy were the three oldest daughters of Leontine Morlas and Edward George Zahn. This photo of them was probably taken between 1926 and 1928 in New Orleans.
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  		Zahn, Leontine (center and mother of the girls) and her daughters, Bennie, Lucy, Amanda, and Nettie (l to r) Amanda Zahn and Emile Martin were married in 1945. Johnette Martin recounts that within a few years of their wedding, her father took her mother, her grandmother, and her three Aunt's, all single at the time, on a car trip to Canada. Her father did most of the driving. At one point, however, one of his sister-in-law's was at the wheel, and imprudently tried to pass a vehicle. Had he not quickly jammed his foot over hers, they wouldn't have survived. This photo was taken during that memorable trip.
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• Sources

  [S479] Zahn, Bennie Jay--The Families Pene Roquevert Morlas (Privately Published; New Orleans, LA 1992) , updates and corrections issued periodically.