Obituaries of AUGUST 1991 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

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Lafourche Comet Aug 25, 1991
Submitted by Chris Tidwell

Retired activist dies

Hart J. Schwarzenbach, founder of the Thibodaux chapter of the American
Association for Retired Persons, died Sunday of natural causes.

He was 86. Schwarzenbach was known in the area for his volunteer
activities. He served as board chairman for the Lafourche Council on
Aging and continued his services to the AARP as area coordinator of the
tax aide program.

He was an instructor for the Fifty-Five Alive defensive driving program
and was a Master-Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus member.

He was also a lector at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Thibodaux.
Schwarzenbach and his wife, Olga, were enthusiastic square and round
dancers and, for many years, presented a dance exhibition at the Morgan
City Shrimp Festival.

He was also an active Senior Olympian, winning 11 gold, three silver and
two bronze medals in the Louisiana games. He competed in the national
games in St. Louis in 1989 and was invited to the Syracuse games in
1991. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Genevieve Catholic Church.

Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Landry's Funeral Home in
Thibodaux and from 9 a.m. until funeral time Tuesday at the church.

Interment will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at McDonoghville Cemetery in
Algiers.

He was the husband of Olga Duplan Schwarzenbach; father of Hart
Schwarzenbach Jr. of Lemore, Calif, and Gayle Longmire of Houston;
brother of Lee Schwarzenbach.

He is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Alice Kelly and Hans
Schwarzenbach; brothers, John and Malcolm Schwarzenbach; and a sister,
Pearl Diaz.

Landry's Funeral Home of Thibodaux is in charge of arrangements.
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