Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Edward “Gerry” Colopy 
Birth3 Nov 1918, Danville, Harper Co, KS
Death1 Jan 1990, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA
BurialSaint Peter Catholic Church Cem, Reserve, St John the Baptist Parish, LA
FatherCharles Wilson Colopy (1880-1952)
MotherJulia Adelaide Blanchat (1883-1946)
Misc. Notes
He lived in Tulare Co, CA and enlisted in the military as a Warrant Officer at Los Angeles, CA on 18 Mar 1941. thru 22 Nov 1945. He was single and a grammar school graduate.
His SSN was issued in Idaho. He was living in Florida in 1952 at the time of his father’s death.
[Obituary] Times Picayune - 3 Jan 1990
George E. Colopy, a self-employed Dry Wall Finisher, died Monday at River Parish Hospital of cancer. He was 71. Mr. Colopy was born in Danville, Kan., and lived in Metairie for 27 years. Survivors include four sons, Eric Joseph Colopy, Gerald Anthony Colopy and Charles Emile Colopy of Georgia and Paul Perry of California; two brothers, Charles Daniel Colopy and Joseph Eugene Colopy; two sisters, Mary Adelaide Domanoski and Laura Lucille Veline; and 10 grandchildren. A mass will be said Saturday at Tharp Sontheimer Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd. Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery, Reserve.
His SSN was issued in Idaho. He was living in Florida in 1952 at the time of his father’s death.
[Obituary] Times Picayune - 3 Jan 1990
George E. Colopy, a self-employed Dry Wall Finisher, died Monday at River Parish Hospital of cancer. He was 71. Mr. Colopy was born in Danville, Kan., and lived in Metairie for 27 years. Survivors include four sons, Eric Joseph Colopy, Gerald Anthony Colopy and Charles Emile Colopy of Georgia and Paul Perry of California; two brothers, Charles Daniel Colopy and Joseph Eugene Colopy; two sisters, Mary Adelaide Domanoski and Laura Lucille Veline; and 10 grandchildren. A mass will be said Saturday at Tharp Sontheimer Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd. Burial will be in St. Peter Cemetery, Reserve.
Spouses
Birth17 Apr 1925, Jefferson Parish, LA
Death12 Nov 1996, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, LA
BurialSaint Peter Catholic Church Cem, Reserve, St John the Baptist Parish, LA
Misc. Notes
Daughter of Sidney Victor Gautreau and Pauline Marchand. She had a twin sister, Ethel M. Gautreau.
She and Ethel were incorrectly listed as granddaughters in the 1940 census.
Recorded as Elsie Gautreaux Perry in 1943, and had a son Paul Perry (who was in Calif in 1990).
She was then remarried to George E. Fritz on 1 Aug 1946 in St Bernard Parish and recorded as Elsie Mae Fritz in 1947 in her SSDI record.
And then as Elsie Colopy after her marriage to George Colopy in 1958.
Her obituary was printed in The Times Picayune newspaper, New Orleans, Louisiana.
She and Ethel were incorrectly listed as granddaughters in the 1940 census.
Recorded as Elsie Gautreaux Perry in 1943, and had a son Paul Perry (who was in Calif in 1990).
She was then remarried to George E. Fritz on 1 Aug 1946 in St Bernard Parish and recorded as Elsie Mae Fritz in 1947 in her SSDI record.
And then as Elsie Colopy after her marriage to George Colopy in 1958.
Her obituary was printed in The Times Picayune newspaper, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Marriage24 Jul 1958, St Bernard Parish, LA