Olga Faucheux

Dufresne

A native and life-long resident of Wallace (Vacherie) Louisiana, Olga Marie Faucheux Dufresne passed away on December 21, 2017 at the age of 93. She was born on June 9, 1924. Olga was a devoted daughter and sister, a loving and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. From her earliest days, Olga was active and devout in her Catholic Faith and fully committed to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary; she was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St. Philip, No. 1504. She is remembered for her sewing and cooking and years of volunteer work at St. Philip Catholic Church, as well as her generosity of spirit.

Olga is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Lelia Ann Marie Dufresne Heinson and Douglas Henry Heinson; and her son, Father Vincent Joseph Dufresne; by her grandchildren, Christopher Douglas Heinson and his wife, Cheryll Ibeas King, with her first great-grandchild, Frederick Christopher Heinson; Jeanine Marie Heinson Coggeshall and her husband, James Lowell Coggeshall; Jennifer Ann Heinson; and Andrew Joseph Heinson.

Olga is preceded in death by her husband, Ferdinand Jean Dufresne; her parents, Severin Alfred Faucheux and Lelia Marie Schexnayder Faucheux; and by her sister, Rose Marie Faucheux.

Funeral services will be held at St. Philip Catholic Church, Vacherie, Louisiana on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Visitation from 9:00am to 10:45am, with the Rosary at 9:30am, offered by the Catholic Daughters. The Funeral Mass will begin at 11:00 am, celebrated by her son. Burial will follow in St. Philip Cemetery. Following the committal, family and friends will gather for a reception at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 2411 Hwy 18, Vacherie.

Besides your prayers, the family welcomes donations to the Bishop Stanley J. Ott Memorial Seminary Scholarship Fund. Checks, made out to the "Diocese of Baton Rouge," should be mailed to: Diocese of Baton Rouge Seminary Scholarship Fund, (Attn: Marilyn w/ Accounting), P.O. Box 2028, Baton Rouge, LA 70821. ROSE LYNN FUNERAL SERVICES, 1870 Cabanose Ave., Lutcher, LA is in charge of the arrrangements. To sign and view the family guestbook, please visit www.roselynnfuneralhome.