Obituaries for DECEMBER 2005; Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by Louis Lavedan.

Source: The Lafourche Daily Comet

Last modified: 24 Dec 2005


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December 21. 2005 11:46AM

Bobby Saffel

Bobby Ray Saffel, 64, a native of Lubbock, Texas, resident of Oxnard
California for 32 years and resident of Raceland for nine years, died at
4:46 p.m. Dec. 15, 2005.

Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Des Allemands Baptist
Church. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the church, with burial at Jefferson Memorial Cemetery in
St. Rose.

He is survived by his son, Robert William Saffel of Apple Valley,
Calif.; daughters Michelle, Kimi Silva of Houma and Jennifer Ann
Sawlsville and husband Christopher of Raceland; brother Billy Don Saffel
of Oxnard, Calif.; and grandchildren, Amanda Rose Silva, Chelsea Marie
Silva, Ryan Christopher Sawlsville, Katherine Michelle Sawlsville, Cody
Robert Saffel and Zachary Ray Saffel.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Yamiko Okamoto Saffel;
parents Andrew William and Lola Belle Peterson Saffel; in-laws Suechiki
and Yaeno Okamoto; and grandson Eric Allen Silva.

He was a member of Des Allemands Baptist Church.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.

He was a member of the NRA, American Legion Post 349 and the Cajun
Cruisers.

He was president of Lafourche Fire District No. 1.

Donations for Lafourche Fire Dist. No. 1, P.O. Box 427, Raceland, LA
70394 are preferred.

Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.