Jozef Dolejsi

JENNINGS

Mr. Jozef Dolejsi, 68, died at 8:53 p.m., Monday, January 28, 2019 in the Camelot Brookside Nursing Home in Jennings.

His wishes were to have his body cremated.  The arrangements are under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.

A memorial service for Mr. Dolejsi will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday February 1, 2019 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Rev. Charles McMillin officiating .

Visitation will be from 12:00 noon until the time of services. 

He was a native of Slovakia, Zilina and a resident of Jennings for 28 years.  He retired as a civil engineer, having received his degree from Slovak State Technical University.  An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hiking and cross-country skiing.  He was a self-made scholar of geography, astronomy and physics.  Jozef took great pride in preserving Slovak tradition through story-telling and being an exceptional home-chef for his family and friends.  He was a soccer and tennis fan who was also a dog lover. 

Survivors include his wife, Olga Zboranova Dolejsiova of Jennings; one daughter, Katarina Dolejsiova of Jennings; two sons, Matthew (Ashley) Dolejsi of Baton Rouge and Juraj Dolejsi of Bratislava, Slovakia; two sisters, Eva and Elena; three brothers, Stefan, Jan and Anton; and three grandchildren, Marek, Gavin and Rhett Dolejsi.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Frantisek Dolejsi and Edita Kyskova Dolejsiova, and one brother Frantisek.