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Matilda ‘Tillie’ (Doherty) Van Etten

Tillie Doherty Van Etten passed away July 30, 2020, in Litchfield Park, Ariz.

Tillie was born in Jennings to Dolan and Margaret Doherty. She was raised in Evangeline and graduated from Iota High School. She earned her bachelor and masters degrees from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

In 1992, she married Fred Van Etten. They fell in love when Fred was working in Lafayette. Between the day t…

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