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BOSTICK, MILDRED VIGIER
09/22/02
Mildred Vigier Bostick, a homemaker, died Friday at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 83. Mrs. Bostick was born in Slidell and lived in New Orleans for the past 76 years. Survivors include her husband, Robert Douglas Bostick; two sons, Maurice and Douglas Bostick Jr.; two daughters, Roberta Simon and Cynthia Plaisance; two brothers, Andrew and Bob Vigier; a sister, Dorothy Steiner; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Monday at 1 p.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Monday at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Park Cemetery.
MASSON, ADRIENNE KATHMAN
09/22/02
Adrienne Kathman Masson, owner of Masson Draperies of Metairie, died Thursday at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. She was 90. Mrs. Masson was born in New Orleans and lived in Madisonville for the past 30 years. Survivors include her husband, Louis E. Masson Jr.; three sons, Robert Kathman, James Kathman and Edmond Badeaux Masson; a daughter, Jean Masson Arseneaux; a sister, Hester K. Cire; 11 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Monday at 11 a.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 1414 S. Tyler St., Covington. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery.
Frankie Brent, 68, comedian, singer
09/03/02
Frankie Brent, a comedian and singer once dubbed "Metairie's own Al Martino and Don Rickles rolled into one" by a local newspaper, died Aug. 26 of a heart attack at his home. He was 68.
Mr. Brent once owned a Utica Street nightclub called Frankie Brent's Club. During the club's heyday in the mid-1970s and early ‘80s, he often performed twice a night, six days a week. His shows featured heavy doses of humor -- most of it at the expense of his audience -- and music, as Mr. Brent sang classics such as "My Way" and "Momma." The club was colorful, with purple shag carpet on its walls and floor accented by purple, white and orange curtains; its owner was more so. Mr. Brent wore his hair big, his pants tight and his shirts open to reveal his hairy chest and a gold Italian horn around his neck.
"I'm really a gentle guy, even a little shy," Mr. Brent said in a 1976 interview with The States-Item. "But you put a microphone in my hand and I'm Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan rolled into one tiny Italian body."
Mr. Brent was born Adolph F. Gambino Jr. in South Philadelphia. He hit the nightclub circuit at 17, playing bass for early ‘50s rock group Freddie Bell and the Bellboys. In the mid-'60s, he came to Metairie with his own act and fell for Louisiana.
"The warmest, best people in the world live here," Mr. Brent told The States-Item. "They took me in like a native son."
In 1974, Mr. Brent reigned as king of the Krewe of Athena.
Survivors include a daughter, Nicole Gambino, and a sister, Lorraine DiBianca. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Mausoleum.
SAWAYA, THE REV. ABRAHAM P. ‘BROTHER PETE'
09/06/02
The Rev. Abraham P. "Brother Pete" Sawaya, a minister with the Metropolitan Peace Officer's Association, died Tuesday at Metropolitan Hospice. He was 88. Mr. Sawaya was born in Garyville and lived in Kenner for the past 28 years. Survivors include his wife, Mattie Ridgway; two sons, Wallace S. Sawaya of Haltom City, Texas, and Johnny Sawaya; two daughters, Katherine Sue Sawaya of Bedford, Texas, and Pauline Robertson; two brothers, Norman Bonch of Garyville, and Bob Bonch of Arabi; three sisters, Gloria Windom of Cocoa, Fla., Ruth Jinwright of Arabi and Katie Lancaster of Colorado Springs, Colo.; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at Tharp-Sontheimer Laudumiey Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
REUTHER, LOUIS O. JR.
09/22/02
Louis O. Reuther, Jr., a retired owner of Buds Flowers, died Sept. 13 of congestive heart failure at his home. He was 86. Mr. Reuther was born in New Orleans and lived in Big Branch for 18 years, Slidell for 10 years and Prairieville for the past two years. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Hoffman Reuther; a son, Kenneth L. Reuther; a daughter, Lynn Fritscher; three stepdaughters, Lynn Cochran, Karen Hebert and Paula Tomlinson; two sisters, Jean Ann Corne and Blanch Cabarian; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A graveside service was held Sept. 15 in Maurepas. Burial was in Maurepas Cemetery. Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
SANDERS, DELORIS ALVERIS
09/05/02
Deloris Alveris Sanders, a retired nursing home custodian, died Monday of complications of a stroke at Chalmette Medical Center. She was 68. Mrs. Sanders was born in New Orleans and was a lifelong resident of Braithwaite. Survivors include her husband, Fred Sanders; a son, Troy M. Sanders; two stepsons, Fred and the Rev. Carlton Campbell; two foster sons, Howard Eugene Jr. and Patrick Burns; her stepfather, Gilbert Matthews; three sisters, Emma B. Francis, Lillian A. Williams and Beulah Alveris; and four grandchildren. A funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Vickers, Verrette and Dornan Funeral Home, 3027 Jean Lafitte Parkway in Chalmette. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Promised Land Cemetery in Braithwaite.
COOLEY, STEVEN MICHAEL
09/07/02
Steven Michael Cooley, a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, died Friday of Lou Gehrig's disease at his home. He was 42. Mr. Cooley was born in New Orleans and lived in St. Bernard Parish for the past 34 years. Survivors include three sons, Steven Cooley Jr. and David and Brennan Cooley; four daughters, Danielle Domangue and Magen, Sarah and Emily Cooley; his father, James Cooley; his mother, Hazel Cooley; a brother, Robert Cooley; and four sisters, Theresa Land, Cindy Wall, Melissa Adkins and Sharon Cooley. A funeral will be held today at 3 p.m. at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, 701 W. Virtue St. in Chalmette. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.
ROESCH, HAROLD J.
09/06/02
Harold J. Roesch, a retired shipping clerk for C.T.C. Transportation, died Thursday at his home. He was 88. Mr. Roesch was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past 27 years. He was a former employee of Columbia Export Packers and States Marine Steamship Co. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 307. Survivors include a sister, Florence Roesch Scaffidi Daughdrill. A Mass will be said today at 1 p.m. at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery No. 2.
FALGOUT, DAVE LOUIS
09/03/02
Dave Louis Falgout, a retired security officer, died Sunday at Terrebonne General Hospital. He was 84. Mr. Falgout was a lifelong resident of Raceland. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Woodmen of the World. Survivors include a son, Daniel "Danny" Falgout; two stepsons, Garield and Jerry Billot; two stepdaughters, Diana Billot and Deanna Rivet; three grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and nine step-great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Samart Funeral Home in Raceland. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
BROWN, AUGUSTUS A. ‘GUS' III
09/16/02
Augustus A. "Gus" Brown III, a retired school bus driver, died Saturday of a heart attack at his home. He was 64. Mr. Brown was born in New Orleans and lived in Jefferson Parish for the past 30 years. He was a retired bus driver for the Jefferson Parish school system. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps, where he served as a lance corporal. He was a volunteer for St. Joseph's Church's Feed the Homeless program. Survivors include his wife, Virginia M. Brown; two sons, Mark A. and Michael A. Brown; two daughters, Marie V. Menard and Karen A. Sketteno; a sister, Barbara Sonnier; and eight grandchildren. A Mass will be said Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Philip Neri Church, 6500 Kawanee Ave, Metairie. Visitation will be today from 6 to 10:00 p.m. and on Tuesday from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie. Burial will be at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum.
ERWIN, RALPH E.
09/03/02
Ralph E. Erwin, owner of Reeco Well Service, died Wednesday at Covent Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, of complications due to a blood clot. He was 72. Mr. Erwin was born in Nimrod, Texas, and lived in Hobbs, N.M., for more than 50 years. He was a member of the Masonic Order, the Shriners, the Hobbs Bass Club, Hobbs Moose Lodge No. 2084 and First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his wife, Faye Erwin; two sons, Dickie Lee and Ron Edwin Erwin of Austin, Texas; three daughters, Donna Ree Adams of Lubbock, Denise Monk-Simmons of New Orleans and Belinda Jean Sharp of Hobbs, N.M.; two sisters, Louise Foster of Crossplains, Texas, and Annette Ege of Smithville, Texas; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, Hobbs. Visitation will be today from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Griffin Funeral Home in Hobbs. Burial will be in Prairie Haven Memorial Park in Hobbs.
