FORTIER, Charles R., Mgr. (1-2-1919 / 1999) (Polycarpe + Adélia Mercier) Polycarpe Fortier > Charles + Marie Parent > Joseph + Julienne Marceau > François + Marie-Marthe Chamberland > François + Catherine Patry > Jean-Baptiste + Thècle Plante > Jean-Baptiste + Marie-Madeleine Ruel > Antoine + Marie-Madeleine Cadieux > Noel + Marthe Golle Los Angeles Times Thursday, January 7, 1999 FORTIER, Rev. Monsignor Charles R, fell asleep in the Lord, January 5, 1999 at age 79. Born February 1, 1919 in St. Isidore, Dorchester, Quebec, and ordained March 17, 1945 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Served in parishes in Louisiana and was named Domestic Prelate by Pope John XXIII in 1961. Was business manager and editor of the Lafayette Diocese's newspaper, 1949-1965. Came to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 1980. Was associate director of the Office of Family Life and in residence at Divine Savior parish. Survived by brothers, Henri Taul of Ottawa, Louis Philip of Victoria, B.C., Pierre of Louisiana, Guy Laval of Montreal; and sisters, Marie Helene Boudreaux of Montreal; and sister, MariePauline Fortier of the Grey Nuns of the Cross, Ottawa. Vigil will be held at 7pm, Thursday, January 7, and Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11am, Friday, January 8. Both services at Divine Savior Church 610 Cypress Ave., Los Angeles. Burialwill be in Louisiana. PRESS RELEASE Archdiocese of Los Angeles FOR: IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 6, 1999 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY LIFE OFFICE, MONSIGNOR CHARLES FORTIER DIES AT 79 The Reverend Monsignor Charles R. Fortier, retired associate director of the Family Life Office of the Los Angeles arrchdiocese, died Tuesday, January 5, at Santa Teresita Hospital, Duarte. He was 79. Monsignor Fortier was active until illness forced him to retire last October. From 1980 until then, he had been in residence at Divine Saviour parish in Los Angeles. A native of St. Isidore, Dorchester, Quebec, Charles Fortier was born on February 1, 1919, and did his early studies in Canada. From 1944 to 1945, he studied for the priesthood at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans and was ordained for the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana on March 17, 1945. He served in various parishes in Louisiana and, from 1949 until 1965, served as business manager and editor of the Lafayette diocesan newspaper. He became a U.S. citizen in 1950. Fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, Father Fortier earned several graduate degrees, including a 1952 doctorate in education. Pope John XXIII named him a domestic prelate with the title monsignor on July 21, 1961. He came to Los Angeles in 1980 to work with Spanish Marriage Encounter and became associate director of the Archdioceses Family Life Office on April 4, 1983. On August 20, 1990, Monsignor Fortier formally became a priest of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. He is survived by his brothers Henri Taul of Ottawa; Louis Philip of Victoria, B.C.; Pierre of Louisiana; Guy Laval of Montreal; and by his sisters Marie Helene Boudreaux of Montreal and Sister Marie Pauline Fortier of the Grey Nuns of the Cross, Ottawa. A Vigil Service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 7, and the Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 8, at 11 a.m. Both services will be in Divine Saviour Church, 610 Cypress Ave., Los Angeles. Monsignor Fortier will be buried in Louisiana.