K.W. married R. Borel [Group Sheet]

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T. Sgt. Leo P. Borel, retired after serving twenty-seven years in the Army and Air Force, was one of the earliest men to be drafted from the Port Arthur area during World War II, and one who made the service a career, passed away February 11, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Borel was drafted 1942 and underwent basic training at Ft. Knox, KY, before taking part in campaigns in North Africa, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. He served under famed generals Patton, Bradley, Scott, and others. During the Battle of the Bulge, Borel suffered frost-bite to both feet and was sent back to the United States to recover, later being discharged on VJ Day. After sufficient recovery, Borel enlisted in the Air Force in 1949 and served in the United States, Vietnam, and Germany. He retired from the military in 1973 and moved to Austin, TX, with his wife, Mary H. Borel, and four children.

Borel was an avid bowler and participated in bowling leagues as often as possible.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, sons Eugene and Tom, daughters Laura and Rosemarie; four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, followed by funeral services at 2:00 p.m. Borel's final resting place will be at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.

(Published in Austin American-Statesman on February 15, 2012.)

Leo married M.H. Daigle [Group Sheet]

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Funeral services will be held at St. John's Cathedral tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. for Frank Daigle Sr., 61, who died at his residence in Lafayette yesterday at 1:15 p.m.

Interment will be in St. John's cemetery.

Survivors include his widow, the former Lena Deshotel of Lafayette; one daughter, Mrs. Leo Borel of Lake Charles; seven sons: Rev. Brother Cecil Thomas, F. S. C. of St. Paul College, Covington, Charles of Shreveport, John Harry of Lafayette; James of Lafayette; Frank Jr. of the U.S. NAVY, North Carolina, Richard of Greenville, Miss., and Jack Daigle of Lafayette; four sisters: Mrs. Daisy Hodges of Baton Rouge, Mrs. Harry Dutt of Daytona Beach, Fla., Mrs. Velma Daigle and Mrs. Stella Daigle Jennie of Monroe, Three brothers: Sidney of Lafayette, Steve of Monroe, and Clovis Daigle of Algiers. Three grandchildren also survive.

The body is at the First National Funeral home.

Recitation of the Rosary by the K of C. Council 1286 is scheduled at 8:30 p.m. Robert J. Guchereau of the First National Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

The deceased was a retired rural mail carrier and a member of the Lafayette Council No. 1286 K of C. and the Holy Name Society of the Cathedral parish.

(Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on March 17, 1953)

Frank married Laura Marie LeBlanc 21 Oct 1914, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA. Laura (daughter of Clet LeBlanc, Jr. and Marguerite Azena Vincent) was born 9 Nov 1894, Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 26 Feb 1951, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 28 Feb 1951, St. John Cemetery - Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Mrs. Frank Daigle Dies in Lafayette

Mrs. Frank Daigle, the former Laura LeBlanc, 56, died at a local infirmary Monday, 9:45 p.m. after an extended illness. The remains are resting at the First National Funeral home.

Funeral services are to be held tomorrow, 9:30 a.m., at the Catherdal of St. John the Evangelist at a Requiem Mass, followed by interment in St. John's Catholic cemetery.

The deceased, a native of Lafayette parish, was the daughter of the late Clet LeBlanc and Azena Vincent, pioneer settlers of the Broussard community.

Survivors are her husband, retired rural mail carrier of this city; one daughter, Mary Helen Daigle of this city; seven sons, Rev. Brother Thomas, of St. Paul's College, Covington, La., Charles Daigle of Barksdale Field, Shreveport; John Harry Daigle, James Daigle, Frank Daigle, Jr., Richard Daigle, and Jack Daigle, all of Lafayette.

Three sisters, Mrs. Pierre Landry, Mrs. M. Doucet and Mrs. Lillian Tanner, all of Lafayette; two brothers, Albert LeBlanc of Port Arthur, Texas, C.J. LeBlanc of Scott; and two grandchildren also survive.

Funeral arrangements were handled by Robert J. Guchereau of the First National Funeral Home.

(Published in The Lafayette Daily Advertiser on February 27, 1951)