Leontine Josephine Morlas

1889 - 1972  (83 years)

• Name	Leontine Josephine Morlas  [1]
  Birth	19 Jan 1889	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Feb 1972	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Burial	Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
  Notes	Called "Daughter." ZAHN Leontine Morlas Zahn, on Sunday evening, February 20, 1972, at 7:15 o'clock. Wife of the late Edward George Zahn; mother of Mrs. James E. Johnson and Miss Bennie Zahn, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mrs. Leon R. Kleinpeter Jr. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mrs. Emile Martin III of Belle Chasse, Louisiana; daughter of the late Lucine Roquevert and John Morlas, Sr.; sister of Mrs. Estelle Trapani; Sister Mary Cyril RSM, Mrs. Eugene Schoenfeld, Mrs. Alvin Rohli, all of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mrs. Eugenie Bishop of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma and Leon Morlas of Pass Christian, Mississippi and the late Mrs. Clothilde Bordes, Mrs. Lucille Quinn, John, Louis and Paul Morlas; also survived by 16 grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, Inc., 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. (parking entrance adjoining), on Tuesday, February 22, 1972, at 9 o'clock a.m. followed by Requiem Mass at St. Rita's Church. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Contributions to St. Michael's Special School, 1526 Chippew St., preferred. (Obituary courtesy of Keith McGuire)
  Person ID	I973	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Dominic Morlas,   b. 25 Aug 1865, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 14 Feb 1923, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Lucine Roquevert,   b. 28 Jan 1869, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 16 Feb 1946, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1888	St. Stephen's Church, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Photos		Morlas Family Reunion, New Orleans, 1987 Over 120 family members were present for this reunion, most of them descended from John Dominic Morlas and Lucine Roquevert of New Orleans
  Albums		Morlas Siblings & Cousins Reunions (9) Held in New Orleans starting in 1927
  Family ID	F176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward George Zahn,   b. 4 Feb 1879, Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana d. 25 Jul 1948, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	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.
  Children	1. Johanette "Nettie" Amanda Zahn,   b. 6 Oct 1919, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 3 Sep 1995, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (Age 75 years)   2. Amanda Gehrke Zahn,   b. 29 Jan 1922, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 3 Jan 2020, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 97 years)   3. Lucine Morlas Zahn,   b. 19 Feb 1925, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 12 Jul 2013, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 88 years)   4. Bennie Jay Zahn,   b. 20 Jul 1927, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana d. 11 Feb 2016, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Jan 1889 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Marriage - 19 Dec 1918 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Death - 20 Feb 1972 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Burial - - Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Morlas, Lucine and daughters This formal portrait of Mms. Morlas and her daughters was taken around 1918 in New Orleans. Her husband and her four sons were not pictured. Back Row (l to r): Eugenia, Juliet, Leontine, Clothilde Front Row (l to r): Estelle, Josephine, Eleanor, Mme. Lucine Roquevert Morlas, Vivian, Lucille
  		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.
  		Morlas Siblings Children of John Morlas and Lucine Roquevert Back Row: Leon Morlas, Juliet Morlas, Paul Morlas, Jennie (Morlas) Bishop, John Morlas, Leontine (Morlas) Zahn, Eleanor (Morlas) Rohli, Louis Morlas. Front Stella (Morlas) Trapani, Vivian (Morlas) Schoenfeld, Josephine (Morlas) McGuire, and Lucille (Morlas) Quinn. Only their sister Clothilde (Morlas) Bordes was missing. Since Clothilde had died in 1938, the photo was presumably taken after this date. It could very well have been taken at their 1951 reunion.
  		Morlas Sister Reunion, likely 1951 Leontine holds her granchild, the son or daughter of Lucy (Zahn) Johnson. POSITIVE ID WOULD BE APPRECIATED!
  		_Morlas, Leontine Wife of Edward George Zahn B. 1889 New Orleans D. 1972 New Orleans

  
  

  Documents

  LaCreole Belle Dairy Grounds, Camille Roquevert and her niece Leontine Morlas on a homemade seesaw Camille was only five years older than her niece Leontine, and the two grew up together on the grounds of the families dairy

  
  

• Sources

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