Renate Dubroc

Funeral services for Renate Lore Salewski Dubroc of Hamburg will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2015 beginning at 1pm at the St. Peter's Catholic Church in Bordelonville with Fr. Antony Aelavanthara. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 25, 2015 beginning at 8am until 1pm at St. Peter's Church Hall in Bordelonville. Burial will follow at the St. Peter's Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Escude Funeral Home.
Renate "Nate" or "Omi" Salewski Dubroc, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the Bayou Chateau Nursing Home in Simmesport. She was preceded in death by her husband Dudley James Dubroc; parents, Hans & Elli Richert Salewski; sister, Brigitte Salewski Strobech; In-laws: Numan Dubroc, Sylvia D. Bordelon, Diana D. Bringol.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children: Reiner Wolfgang Peter Dubroc (Mona Lynn Ortego) of Hamburg, Dieter Paul Wilhelm Dubroc of Bordelonville, Desiree Lore Christel Dubroc Miller (Alphonse August Miller, III) of Kenner, Cesiree Marie Dubroc of Palms Springs, CA; grandchildren: Brandon Stadler of Kenner, Jordan Stadler of New Orleans, Randy Dubroc of Hamburg, Vance Dubroc of Hamburg, Laurielle Dubroc of Kenner, and Ian Dubroc of Pineville; step-grandchildren, Nicholas Miller of Houma, Dustin & Brandon Miller of Belle Chasse; great-grandchildren: Emma, Madison & Aiden Stadler all of Kenner; step-great-grandchildren: Kayden & Paizlynn Miller; siblings: Inge Caronia Schoemaan of Metairie, Guenter Salewski, Helga Salewski Steffen, Peter Salewski, Wolfgang Salewski all of Germany. She is also survived by her friend: Ludo Joseph (LJ) Mayeaux of Bordelonville; in-laws: Gloria Dubroc, Vincent Dubroc, Eleanor D. Galland, Dottie D. Lozano, Tyrone Dubroc.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers: LJ Mayeaux, Reiner Dubroc, Dieter Dubroc, Alphonse Miller III, Brandon Stadler, Jordan Stadler, Randy Dubroc, & Vance Dubroc.
Renate was a refugee as a child when she fled the war by train with her mother and siblings, later to be reunited with her father. Renate came to the US on the USS America when she was 16 years old as an au pair in New York. Renate took a train to New Orleans with the family and later moved out, to live in the Louise Home Convent in New Orleans. Renate attended Warren Easton High School, in New Orleans at night and also earned her certificate from IBM Business College on Barrone St. in New Orleans. After moving in with her friend Sharron Bordelon's family she met Vincent Dubroc, who introduced Renate to his brother and her husband-to-be, Dudley Dubroc. She was married to Dudley Dubroc on August 6, 1960 at St. Peter's Church in Bordelonville. Renate traveled and resided around the world due to Dudley's offshore work with her 4 children in tow; living in Bad Schwartau, Germany; New York; New Orleans, LA; Bordelonville, LA; Beirut, Lebanon; Mount Sinai, Singapore; Bahrain; Sacramento, CA; Longside, Scotland; Hamburg, LA. Renate worked for A&G Cafeteria on Canal St; modeled and worked in the office for Kaufman's on Dryades St. in New Orleans, worked at Weiss & Goldring in Alexandria, LA and Garran's Clothing factory in Simmesport and was a homemaker and managed the farm business. Dudley and Renate purchased their home and farm land in Hamburg, La while living in Scotland and moved to the US to stay in 1977. She was a wonderful Cajun-German cook and loved flowers, birds (particularly hummingbirds) and music. You could always catch her blasting music (from German folk, to Tchaikovski to Pink Floyd) in her car or living room and singing as loudly and dancing as freely as possible. She also enjoyed having conversations in German with her sister, Inge where they shared many days and late nights of loud laughter.
The family would like to thank Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, Bayou Chateau Nursing Center of Simmesport, All-Saints Hospice of Marksville, Escude Funeral Home & St. Peter Catholic Church. May all of you take a moment to remember Renate and to connect with her generous spirit the next time you find yourself in a lovely garden. We thank all of the people for coming to pay their respects and supporting our family in our time of sorrow and loss. May God Bless You.

Visitation

St. Peters Church Hall
4702 Hwy 451
Bordelonville, LA  71320
Sunday, January 25, 2015
8am-1pm

Service

Church

St. Peters Catholic Church
4702 HWY 451
Bordelonville, LA  71320
Sunday, January 25, 2015
1pm

Cemetery

St. Peters Cemetery
4702 HWY 451
Bordelonville, LA  71320