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LeRoy Griser Kanapaux

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LeRoy Griser Kanapaux Veteran

Birth
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Death
11 Aug 2005 (aged 67)
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Post & Courier August 13, 2005

LeRoy Griser Kanapaux, 67 of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 11, 2005, after a short illness. Mr. Kanapaux was born in Charleston to Leroy T. and Geraldine Griser Kanapaux on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1937. He recieved a degree in Philosophy & Theology from St. Mary's Seminary, Paca Street, Baltimore, Maryland and faithfully sevred our country in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Verdun, France. Mr. Kanapaux worked as a book editor at Sheed & Ward Publishing in New York, NY and later becoming Vice-President of F.E.L. Publications in Los Angeles, CA. He moved to the Indian Lake section of Denville, NJ and worked as a Funeral Director's Assistant at Whitham- Kanapaux Funeral Home in Rockaway, NJ. Upon his return to Charleston he assisted in answering phones for the James A. McAlister Funeral Home. He was an avid reader who had great knowledge of classical music, opera and history.
Mr. Kanapaux is survived by his brother, Robert Emmett Kanapaux of Rockaway, NJ; his sister, Yvonne M. Kanapaux-Garrison of Charleston, with whom he lived; Nieces and Nephews, Carrie-Anne Burroughs and her husband Jimmy of Havelock, NC, Marc T. Kanapaux and his fiancee Krista Berberich of Folly Beach, Melissa A. Kanapaux of Rockaway, NJ, Bret E. Kanapaux of Sarasota, Fl and Meredith Janiec of Bloomingdale, NJ, his sister in-law, Linda Lewis Kanapaux and a grand-niece and nephews, Catherine Anne, Jimmie, Jeremy and Joseph Burroughs. He is also survived by his cousin & godmother, Theresa Cordray Preston of Belleville, FL.
The relatives and frineds of Mr. Kanapaux are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
The family will receive friends, Sunday, August 14, 2005 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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A mind full of knowledge. The only person I know who found answer errors in the Trivial Persuit game. That was my brother
Post & Courier August 13, 2005

LeRoy Griser Kanapaux, 67 of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 11, 2005, after a short illness. Mr. Kanapaux was born in Charleston to Leroy T. and Geraldine Griser Kanapaux on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 1937. He recieved a degree in Philosophy & Theology from St. Mary's Seminary, Paca Street, Baltimore, Maryland and faithfully sevred our country in the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Verdun, France. Mr. Kanapaux worked as a book editor at Sheed & Ward Publishing in New York, NY and later becoming Vice-President of F.E.L. Publications in Los Angeles, CA. He moved to the Indian Lake section of Denville, NJ and worked as a Funeral Director's Assistant at Whitham- Kanapaux Funeral Home in Rockaway, NJ. Upon his return to Charleston he assisted in answering phones for the James A. McAlister Funeral Home. He was an avid reader who had great knowledge of classical music, opera and history.
Mr. Kanapaux is survived by his brother, Robert Emmett Kanapaux of Rockaway, NJ; his sister, Yvonne M. Kanapaux-Garrison of Charleston, with whom he lived; Nieces and Nephews, Carrie-Anne Burroughs and her husband Jimmy of Havelock, NC, Marc T. Kanapaux and his fiancee Krista Berberich of Folly Beach, Melissa A. Kanapaux of Rockaway, NJ, Bret E. Kanapaux of Sarasota, Fl and Meredith Janiec of Bloomingdale, NJ, his sister in-law, Linda Lewis Kanapaux and a grand-niece and nephews, Catherine Anne, Jimmie, Jeremy and Joseph Burroughs. He is also survived by his cousin & godmother, Theresa Cordray Preston of Belleville, FL.
The relatives and frineds of Mr. Kanapaux are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.
The family will receive friends, Sunday, August 14, 2005 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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A mind full of knowledge. The only person I know who found answer errors in the Trivial Persuit game. That was my brother


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  • Created by: Yvonne Kanapaux Relative Sibling
  • Added: Jan 28, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17732593/leroy_griser-kanapaux: accessed ), memorial page for LeRoy Griser Kanapaux (30 Nov 1937–11 Aug 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17732593, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Yvonne Kanapaux (contributor 46833311).