Gertrud Colie's Obituary
Funeral services for Gertrud Colie, 80, of Leesville will be held Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at 2 pm at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville with Rev. Angela Bulhof officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Tuesday, May 16, 2017, from 6 pm until 8 pm and on Wednesday, May 17th
from 8 am until time of service at the funeral home.
Gertrud, the daughter of Martin and Algusta Schafer Schriener, was born on May 6, 1937, in Germany. She passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Leesville, LA.
Mrs. Colie was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Leesville and was very active in the women’s group. She was a waitress at Pooches’ Restaurant.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elwood “Tony” Colie.
She is survived by daughter, Jutta Schwill of Germany; step-son, Robert Colie of St. Louis, MO; sisters, Inge Weis & Lotte Wagner both of Germany; daughter by the Lord, Pat Laurence of Toledo Bend; her dearest friend, Maria Sanders; two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren.
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