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SOLLBERGER, JEANETTE 'BILL'
February 24, 2003
Jeanette "Bill" Sollberger, a retired teacher and librarian, died Saturday of congestive heart failure at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She was 88. Ms. Sollberger was a lifelong resident of Slidell. She graduated from Louisiana State University with a master's degree in library science. She was a social studies teacher and librarian at Slidell High School. She retired after 42 years of service from the St. Tammany Parish school system. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Fraternity. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. A funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1041 Ninth St., Slidell. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Honaker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
AGUADO, VIRGINIA LOPEZ
April 1, 2003
Virginia Lopez Aguado, a homemaker, died Sunday at Ochsner Clinic Foundation Hospital. She was 80. Mrs. Aguado was born in Havana, Cuba, and lived in New Orleans for the past 41 years. Survivors include her husband, Miguel A. Aguado; a son, Michael A. Aguado; two daughters, Vivian Miller and Maria Aguado; two brothers, Jose and Fernando Lopez; a sister, Berta Marcial; and six grandchildren. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. Visitation will be today from 7 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday at 8 a.m. Burial will be in St. Patrick cemetery No. 1.
BRADY, BERNADINE MERCEDES FOURMAUX
April 1, 2003
Bernadine Mercedes Fourmaux Brady, owner of Bernie's Images in Meraux, died Sunday of multiple organ failure at Chalmette Medical Center. She was 70. Mrs. Brady was born in New Orleans and lived in Meraux for the past 35 years. She was owner of Bernie's Images for 20 years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Meraux. Survivors include her husband, John Brady; a son, Henry Frank Fourmaux Jr.; three daughters, Marie F. Jas, Cathy Peciulis and Val F. Landry; two sisters, Rita S. Parker and Shirley S. Hayward; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, 701 W. Virtue St. in Chalmette. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
BERTUCCI, JOSEPH C.
April 1, 2003
Joseph C. Bertucci, retired owner and operator of a heavy equipment business, died Sunday of diabetes complications at his home. He was 75. Mr. Bertucci was born in New Orleans and was a lifelong resident of Kenner. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Marlene Seals Gulino Bertucci, and a stepson, Joseph O. Gulino. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home, 2607 Williams Blvd. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens.
HAMILTON, GLORIA BRADLEY
April 1, 2003
Gloria Bradley Hamilton, a former employee of Barry's Manufacturing, died Friday of undetermined causes at East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 51. Mrs. Hamilton was born in Amarillo, Texas, and lived in Kenner for the past 23 years. She attended Carver High School in Amarillo. She was a member of New Home Ministries in LaPlace. Survivors include her husband, Fred Hamilton; a son, Terrance Bradley; three daughters, Rhonda Burton, Deanna Stephens and Arlicha Campbell; a stepson, Fred Hamilton Jr.; a stepdaughter, Charity Farve; her father, Robert Bobby Bradley; her stepmother, Mae Della Bradley; two brothers, Terry and Romural Bradley; two sisters, Frances Wright and Bertha Britton; and seven grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Richardson Funeral Home, 11112 Jefferson Highway, River Ridge. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens in St. Rose.
GALLEGOS, OSCAR M.
April 1, 2003
Oscar M. Gallegos, a retired merchant mariner, died Sunday of lung cancer at his home. He was 75. Mr. Gallegos was born in Houston and was a lifelong resident of the New Orleans area. He was a member of American Legion Post 77 in Waveland, Miss., and the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Bay St. Louis. He was a parishioner of St. Jerome Catholic Church. He was a Merchant Marine veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Trevino Gallegos; two sons, Joseph Julian and Arnold Oscar Gallegos; three brothers, George L. Gallegos Sr., Robert Gallegos and Alonzo Alonzo; four sisters, Minnerva Villagomez, Mary Sanchez, Linda Rodriguez and Yolanda Lorio; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at L.A. Muhleisen and Son Funeral Home, 2607 Williams Blvd., Kenner, followed by a Mass at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, 6500 Kawanee Ave., Metairie. Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. at the funeral home.
COLEMAN, BEATRICE M. 'MOMMA BEE'
April 1, 2003
Beatrice M. "Momma Bee" Coleman, a retired housekeeper, died Wednesday at her home. She was 86. Mrs. Coleman was born in Natchez, Miss., and lived in New Orleans. She was a member of Greater Mount Rose Baptist Church, where she was a member of the deaconess board. Survivors include a stepson, Thomas Williams; a brother, Louis "Tag" Butler Jr.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 19 great-great-grandchildren; and a stepgrandchild. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Greater Mount Rose Baptist Church, 1318 Simon Bolivar St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JEANFREAU, ALBERT M.
April 1, 2003
Albert M. Jeanfreau, a retired foreman for the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, died Sunday at Louisiana State University Bogalusa Medical Center. He was 83. Mr. Jeanfreau was a lifelong resident of St. Bernard Parish. He was a member of the Chalmette Chapter of AARP, Pointe-a-la-Hache American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hinton Causey Post. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include a son, Matthew P. Jeanfreau; a daughter, Bernadette M. Guillory; two brothers, Roy and Percy Jeanfreau; three sisters, Mildred Martin, Dorothy Adams and Thelma Lawrence; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, 701 W. Virtue St. in Chalmette. A Mass will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 2621 Colonial Blvd. in Violet. Visitation will be today from 6 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Bernard Catholic cemetery.
VILLEMARETTE, MELITA W.
April 1, 2003
Melita W. Villemarette, a retired clerk for the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board, died Saturday at Colonial Oaks Nursing Home. She was 84. Mrs. Villemarette was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past 32 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 169. Survivors include her husband, Geraud M. Villemarette, and two brothers, Harold and Edward Wilson. A funeral will be held 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 Greenwood cemetery.
TURGEAU, LILLIAN D.
April 1, 2003
Lillian D. Turgeau, a homemaker, died Sunday at Lafon Nursing Home. She was 95. Mrs. Turgeau was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Turgeau Zibilich; a brother, Victor L. Durel; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 2 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Mausoleum.
TIBS, DONALD SR.
April 1, 2003
Donald Tibs Sr., a retired maintenance worker, died March 22 of heart failure at Tulane Hospital. He was 75. Mr. Tibs was born in Tangipahoa Parish and lived in New Orleans for the past 72 years. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia A. Tibs; two sons, Donald Tibs Jr. and Terry Tibs; five daughters, Loretta Foucha, Donna Hall and Carmen, Pamela and Syril Tibs; a stepson, Anthony Foucha; four stepdaughters, Wida, Cheryl and Sylvia Foucha and Deborah Boatner; two sisters, Mildred and Celestine Tibs; 23 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at Gaskin-Southall-Gordon & Gordon Mortuary, 1225 N. Rampart St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park.
TRAMUTA, THELMA GERCHOW
April 1, 2003
Thelma Gerchow Tramuta, a homemaker, died Sunday at her home. She was 86. Mrs. Tramuta was born in New Orleans and lived in Kenner for the past six years. She graduated from Sophie B. Wright High School. She was a parishioner of St. Lawrence the Martyr Catholic Church. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Post 175. Survivors include four daughters, Gail T. Amacker, Thelma T. "Annie" Lee, Jo Ellen T. McColloster and Mary Ellen T. Calico; two sisters, Catherine Jeasonne and Mae Le Guenec; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Wednesday at noon at L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home, 2607 Williams Blvd., Kenner. Visitation will be today from 6 to 10 p.m. and Wednesday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
MATOS, FELIX
April 1, 2003
Felix Matos, a retired dental technician, died Sunday at Slidell Memorial Hospital. He was 84. Mr. Matos was born in Puerto Rico and lived in Slidell. Survivors include his wife, Juana C. Matos; a son, Felix A. Matos Sr.; a daughter, Gladys Matos; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell. Visitation will be today from 5 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
ROSE, JOSEPH WILLIAM 'BOPEEP'
April 1, 2003
Joseph William "Bopeep" Rose, a retired railroad switchman for Norfolk Southern Railroad, died March 25 of a stroke at Pendleton Memorial Methodist Hospital. He was 55. Mr. Rose was born in Edgard and lived in New Orleans. He attended George Washington Carver High School and Southern University at New Orleans. He was a parishioner of St. Raymond Catholic Church. He was a member of Daiquiris Chef Dominoes Club. He was a Marine veteran of the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon and Vietnam Meritorious Unit Gallantry Cross. Survivors include his wife, Jeannine Rose; two sons, Arthur Rose and Theodore Jones III; three daughters, Jonika Rose, Loreleri Cook and Kandy Rose; two brothers, Willie and Floyd Rose; two sisters, Goldie Thomas and Patsy Severin; and five grandchildren. A Mass will be said Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Raymond Catholic Church, 3738 Paris Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. There will be a jazz procession after the service. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
RUGGIERO, HENRIETTA H.
April 1, 2003
Henrietta H. Ruggiero, a homemaker, died Saturday at her home. She was 79. Mrs. Ruggiero was born in New Orleans and lived in Jefferson for the past 48 years. She was a parishioner of St. Agnes Catholic Church, where she was a member of the Altar Society. She was a member of the Golden Agers Club, Charity Crib and Jefferson Gems. She was past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post 396. Survivors include her husband, Rocco F. Ruggiero; a daughter, Roxanne R. Miller; and two grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 10 a.m. at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
LAWRENCE, TATYANA JOSEPHINE GOODEN
April 1, 2003
Tatyana Josephine Gooden Lawrence, an infant, died Saturday of heart failure at Children's Hospital. She was 11 days old and lived in New Orleans. Survivors include her mother, Tracy Lee Gooden; her father, Shawn Joseph Lawrence Sr.; five brothers, Reginald and Quendale Gooden, Jocoby and Eric Lawrence and Shawn J. Lawrence Jr.; two sisters, Tione Gooden and Alexis Lawrence; and her grandparents, Deborah Ann Gooden, Deborha Hicks Dominguez and Alfred Dominguez. A funeral will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home, 1615 St. Philip St. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Park.
MISTROT, DIANE MARRIOTT
April 1, 2003
Diane Marriott Mistrot, a homemaker, died Sunday of heart failure at Chalmette Medical Center. She was 59. Mrs. Mistrot was born in Oklahoma City and lived in St. Bernard Parish for the past 18 years. She was a member of the St. Bernard Parish Library Board, Republican Women's Association, East Jefferson Newcomers Club, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Retired Teachers Association. Survivors include her husband, Ronald W. Mistrot; two sons, Mark P. Hannie and Thomas J. "Trey" Hannie III; two daughters, Zoe C. Martello and Karen E. Holmes; four stepdaughters, Roberta Mistrot Price, Ronnell Mistrot Whitehead, Renée Mistrot Donahue and Rhonda Mistrot Lopez; her father, Ret. Col. William B. Marriott; her mother, Zoe Mathuss Marriott; a brother, William "Bud" Marriott; and 21 grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 10:30 a.m. at Vickers, Verrette and Dornan Funeral Home, 3027 Jean Lafitte Parkway in Chalmette. Visitation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Burial will be at St. Bernard Memorial Gardens.
