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- [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: John L Newfield Home in 1930: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana Age: 9 Estimated birth year: abt 1921 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Paul C Mother's name: Marie L
- [S46] U.S. Public Records Index, (Ancestry.Com).
Name: John L Newfield Birth Date: 1 Jan 1921 Street address: 420 Norton Ave City: Arabi County: Saint Bernard State: Louisiana Zip Code: 70032 Phone Number: 504-271-1706
- [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com).
DEATH: Social Security Death Index Record about John L. Newfield
Name: John L. Newfield
SSN: 439-05-5188
Last Residence: 70360 Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana
Born: 5 Jan 1921
Died: 11 Nov 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: Louisiana (Before 1951 )
- [S927] Obituary.
OBITUARY: United States Obituary Collection Record about John Lyle Newfield
Name of Deceased: John Lyle Newfield
Age at Death: 84
Birth Date: Jan/5/1921
Death Date: Nov/11/2005
Newspaper Title: Daily Comet
Newspaper Location: Thibodaux, LA, US
Obituary Publication Date: Nov/18/2005
Locations Mentioned in Obituary: St. Bernard; Metairie; Thibodaux; New Orleans On Dec; Baton Rouge; Paris; Lafitte; Jerusalem; Mandeville; New Orleans; Crown Point; Houma; Padua; Columbus; Bonnie Burke; Chattanooga, TN; Westwego
Other Persons Mentioned in Obituary: Virginia Newfield; Frank H.; Msgr Lyle Advertisement; Mary Caroline Garland; Michael Newfield; Marie Louise Terrell; Joseph A. Levesque; Paul C. Newfield; Guy M. (Marie Louis) Francis; Paul C. Newfield; Notre Dame Seminary; Elizabeth Kaleida; Martin Francis; Mary Catherine Corrigan
OBITUARY: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/orleans/obits/2005/2005-11.txt
000703 Newfield - Msgr. John Lyle Newfield, on Friday, November 11, 2005, in Thibodaux, La. Son of the late Paul C. Newfield, Sr. and Marie Louise Terrell Newfield. Brother of Frank H. Newfield and Virginia Newfield (both presently residing in Thibodaux, La., but formerly of Arabi, La.); Mrs. Guy M. (Marie Louise) Francis of Chattanooga, Tn., and the late Paul C. Newfield, Jr. of Mandeville, La. Also survived by nieces and nephews, Paul C. Newfield, III, Bonnie Burke, Michael Newfield, Mary Caroline Garland, Elizabeth Kaleida, Mary Catherine Corrigan, Martin Francis, and a host of cousins. Age 84 years, he was born January 5, 1921 in New Orleans, La. and baptized at Sacred Heart Church (on St. Bernard Avenue) in New Orleans. A resident of Thibodaux, La. On December 22, 1945, Fr. John Lyle Newfield was ordained a Roman Catholic priest by New Orleans Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, November 18, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, 500 Goode St., Houma, La., with interment at St. Francis de Sales #1 Cemetery, Houma, La. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at Chauvin Funeral Home, Inc., 5899 Highway 311, Houma from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Arrangements by Chauvin Funeral Home, Inc., 5899 Highway 311, Houma, La., 70360 Times Picayune 11-15-2005
John Newfield
Msgr. John Lyle Newfield, the son of Paul C. Newfield Sr. and Marie Louise Terrell, was born Jan. 5, 1921, in New Orleans, and was baptized at Sacred Heart Church on St. Bernard Avenue in New Orleans. During his formative years, he served as an altar boy at Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish on St. Roch Avenue in New Orleans On Dec. 22, 1945, he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest by New Orleans Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel, at which time the young priest inherited the chalice and paten that had belonged to his former pastor at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, the late Msgr. Joseph A. Levesque (1863-1940). Msgr John Lyle Newfield died Nov. 11, 2005, in Thibodaux. He will be interred at St. Francis de Sales No. 2 Cemetery in Houma. His assignments included: St. Agnes Parish in Metairie 1946-50, assistant pastor; Sacred Heart Parish, Baton Rouge 1950-55; St. Henry, New Orleans, 1955-57; St. Anthony of Padua, Barataria, 1957-61, pastor, with responsibilities for mission churches Sacred Heart in Lafitte and St. Pius X in Crown Point; St. Genevieve of Paris, Thibodaux, 1961-66, founding pastor; Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Westwego, 1966-71, pastor; St. Francis de Sales, Houma, 1971-87, pastor. He was named monsignor in 1977, shortly before the founding of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. With the creation of the diocese in 1977, his new title became rector of the cathedral, and he continued to serve in that capacity until his retirement from active parochial duties in 1987. He was chaplain at Metairie Manor Retirement in Metairie from 1987-89. During a brief period of illness, he resided with his brother and sister in Arabie. He served at Holy Savior in resident 1990-91. He retired to a private residence in Raceland where he served as chaplain to the Dominican Missionary Sisters. In 1991 he moved to Chateau Notre Dame in New Orleans. He served as a canon lawyer in the Tribunal of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, handling marriage cases. Even after his transfer to Houma, he continued to serve in that capacity. After the creation of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in 1977, he was appointed chief judge of that diocese?s tribunal. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, fourth degree; a member of the Knights of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem; and a member of the Canon Law Society of America. He attended Our Lady Star of the Sea Elementary School in New Orleans; Holy Cross High School, 1933-35; St. Joseph Seminary at St. Benedict Abbey 1935-40; and Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans 1940-45 where he earned degrees in philosophy and theology. In Dec. 1945 he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He celebrated his golden jubilee as a priest in December 1995, with a festive reception at St. Francis de Sales in Houma. He was the brother of the late Paul C. Newfield Jr. of Mandeville; of Frank H. Newfield and Virginia Newfield (both living in Thibodaux, but formerly of Arabi) and Mrs. Guy M. (Marie Louis) Francis of Chattanooga, Tenn.; nieces and nephews, Paul C. III and Michael Newfield, Bonnie Burke, Mary Caroline Garland, Elizabeth Kaleida, Mary Catherine Corrigan and Martin Francis. Visitation will be 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday and 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Chauvin Funeral Home. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral with burial at St. Francis de Sales No. 2 Cemetery. Requiescat in pace domini. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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