CRUZE, FELICIEN "DUTCH"---A retired operator and resident of Sorrento, he died at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 1997, at Columbia Riverview Medical Center, Gonzales. He was 83 and a native of Sorrento. Visiting was held at Welsh Funeral Home, Gonzales, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. Visiting at the funeral home 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anne Catholic Church, Sorrento, at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Jim Martone. Entombment in Holy Rosary Mausoleum, St. Amant. Survived by wife of 63 years, Josephine "Todd" LeBlanc Cruze, Sorrento; a son, Al Kling, Gonzales; a nephew, Ralph Kling, Gonzales; a daughter-in-law, Diane Kling, Gonzales; two grandsons, Troy and Neal Kling; and numerous nieces and other nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Chico and Philomene Trabeau Cruze; a brother, James "Tanko" Cruze; and two sisters, Lillie Kling and Lillie Mae Gaudin. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Cruze, Lee Gaudin, Louis "Manny" Lee, Mark Kling, Milton "Needlenose" Vicknair, Glenn Lee, KearneyLee and Edmond Lee. Honorary pallbearers are members of St. Amant Knights of Columbus Council No. 6389 and members of McElroy Hunting Club. He was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, one of the founding fathers of Holy Rosary Cemetery Board and the Knights of Columbus St. Amant Council No. 6389, a member of International Union of Operating Engineers No. 406, McElroy Hunting Club and a trustee and usher at St. Anne Catholic Church.
