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AUSTIN, BRYNISHA AMARI
06/12/02
Brynisha Amari Austin was still- born June 2 at Meadowcrest Hospital. Survivors include her father, Bryan Austin; her mother, Latonia Washington of Terrytown; a grandfather, David Robinson; and her grandmothers, Margie Ferdinand and Anoria Frances. A graveside service was held Monday at Westlawn Memorial Park. Leitz-Eagan Westside Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
McGHEE, WESLEY LEE
05/27/02
Wesley Lee McGhee, receiving manager at Groetsch Wholesale Grocery, died Saturday of colon cancer at his home. He was 54. Mr. McGhee was born in Mercedes, Texas, and lived in Kenner for the past 13 years. He was a sergeant in the Air Force. Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Dru McGhee; his parents, Wesley Barton and Carmen B. McGhee of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; and a sister, Ann Cseh of Canby, Ore. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Parkview Baptist Church, 6301 Camphor St., Metairie. L.A. Muhleisen and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
STEVENS, ALBERT 羨.J.'
06/13/02
Albert "A.J." Stevens, a retired BellSouth employee, died Sunday of congestive heart failure at Metropolitan Hospice. He was 73. Mr. Stevens was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He graduated from St. Aloysius High School. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Louisiana Air National Guard 159th for 30 years and reached the rank of master sergeant. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America, the Henry Thomas Ross American Legion and was a captain in the Louisiana Air National Guard Retirement Association. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jean Stevens; a son, Ronnie James Stevens; and a sister, Rita Stevens Sambola. A funeral will be held Friday at noon at All Faiths Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd., New Orleans. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
COLLETTE, ROBERT EARL SR.
05/24/02
Robert Earl Collette Sr., a retired cement finisher, died May 17 at Memorial Medical Center. He was 82. Mr. Collette was born in Olivier and lived in New Orleans for the past 50 years. He was a member of Laborers International Union Local 689. He was a parishioner of St. Monica Catholic Church, where he was an usher. He was a member the St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Holy Name Society and the Knights of Peter Claver Council No. 59. Survivors include three sons, Robert Earl Collette Jr., Carl Edwards Collette Sr. and Michael Johnson; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 7 p.m. at St. Monica Catholic Church, 2327 S. Galvez St. Visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m., with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m. A Mass also will be said Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Edwards Catholic Church in New Iberia. Burial will be in St. Edwards Cemetery. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
REESE, LAVERNE ANDERSON
05/18/02
Laverne Anderson Reese, an employee of the Jefferson Parish school system, died Thursday of complications from an aneurysm at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 61. Mrs. Reese was born in Dallas and lived in Jefferson Parish for the past 32 years. She graduated from Warren Easton High School. Survivors include her husband, William E. Reese; a son, Curtis Lee Kennedy; three daughters, Connie Ross, Vera Bonicard and Treena Collins; a brother, Anthony Anderson; a sister, Sharon Cusanza; and 19 grandchildren. A funeral will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at L.A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home, 2607 Williams Blvd., Kenner. Visitation will be Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Park Cemetery.
RUCKER, JULIA LEE
05/30/02
Julia Lee Rucker, a retired supervisor with National Food Co., died Friday at St. Margaret's Daughters Home. She was 77. Mrs. Rucker was born in Lexington, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for many years. She was a graduate of Ambrose High School in Lexington. She was a member of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church and a former member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, R.C. Rucker; a son, Calvin Rucker; two daughters, Bobbie Fowler-Harris and Yvonne Burell; two brothers, Willie C. and Oscar Williams Jr.; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The funeral will be Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, 2515 Franklin Ave. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
RUTLEDGE, CHESTER SR.
05/22/02
Chester Rutledge Sr., a retired laborer, died May 15 of undetermined causes at his home. He was 57. Mr. Rutledge was born in Terrebonne Parish and lived in Harvey for many years. Survivors include his wife, Alice G. Rutledge; two sons, Calvin and Chester Rutledge Jr., both of New Orleans; two daughters, Delisa Marchand and Ebony Jackson, both of New Orleans; his mother, Naomi Smith of Houma; a brother, Calvin Smith; and two sisters, Judy Mitchell and Betty Casimier. A funeral will be Thursday at noon at Gertrude Geddes Willis-Terrebonne Funeral Home, 617 Bond St., Houma. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Bisland Cemetery in Bourg.
SLUGHER, ELAINE ROSEMARY SPADONI
06/11/02
Elaine Rosemary Spadoni Slugher, a homemaker, died Monday of a heart attack at Charity Hospital. She was 71. Mrs. Slugher was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She received awards for chaperoning at Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School. She was a parishioner of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Jimmie Slugher Sr.; three sons, Kevin Slugher of Fremont, Calif., and Jimmie Jr. and Eric Slugher; two daughters, Linda Landix and Rocquel Slugher; a brother, John Spadoni Jr. of Pittsburgh; two sisters, Theresa Harris of New York and Betty Duplantier; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 1923 St. Philip St. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Roch Cemetery No. 2. Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home handled arrangements.
HECKER, DAVID M.
05/27/02
David M. Hecker, a retired chief electrical inspector for Jefferson Parish, died Friday at his home. He was 84. Mr. Hecker was born in New Orleans and lived in Marrero. He was a member and past Grand Knight of the Immaculata Knights of Columbus Council No. 4222. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 222. He served in the Army as a navigator and pilot during World War II. Survivors include two sons, David B. and Mark S. Hecker; a daughter, Mary H. Valigosky; two brothers, Don and Jack Hecker; and two grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 1:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 4401 7th St., Marrero. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Burial will begin at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Gretna. Mothe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
SLACK, JOHN JR.
06/11/02
John Slack Jr., a longshoreman, died of undetermined causes Thursday at his home. He was 63. Mr. Slack was born in Wilkinson County, Miss., and lived in New Orleans for the past 40 years. He attended Amite County High School. He was an usher at New Hope Baptist Church. He was a member of Longshoreman Local No. 3000. Survivors include three sons, Shelton, Raymond and John Slack III; a daughter, Riesh Moten; his mother, Julia Slack; two brothers, Samuel and Jerry Slack; a sister, Dora Slack; and 12 grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, 1807 La Salle St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Emory Hill Cemetery in Centreville, Miss. Majestic Mortuary handled arrangements.
THRASHER, DENISE ANN
06/05/02
Denise Ann Thrasher, a saleswoman, died Sunday of pulmonary hypertension at Touro Infirmary. She was 49. Miss Thrasher was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include two brothers, David and Richard Bourgeois, and a sister, Suzanne Caro. A Mass will be said Thursday at 9:45 a.m. at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. and Thursday at 8 a.m.
McGHEE, WESLEY LEE
05/28/02
Wesley Lee McGhee, receiving manager at Groetsch Wholesale Grocery, died Saturday of colon cancer at his home. He was 54. Mr. McGhee was born in Mercedes, Texas, and lived in Kenner for the past 13 years. He was a sergeant in the Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Linda Fletcher McGhee; a daughter, Elizabeth Dru McGhee; his parents, Wesley Barton and Carmen B. McGhee of Fort Pierce, Fla.; and a sister, Ann Cseh of Canby, Ore. A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Parkview Baptist Church, 6301 Camphor St., Metairie. L.A. Muhleisen and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
RESHALL, WANDA
05/22/02
Wanda Reshall, a child specific teacher's assistant with Jefferson Parish schools, died Monday of a pulmonary embolism at her home. She was 51. Miss Reshall was a lifelong resident of Gretna. She graduated from Lincoln High School and the Jefferson College of Legal Studies. She was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and was in the senior choir, mission band and prison ministry. Survivors include four sisters, Linore Carter, Renee and Emma Jean Reshall and Andrea Pierre. A funeral will be held today at 11 a.m. at Good Hope Baptist Church, 2030 Weyer St., Gretna. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Joseph Baptist Church Cemetery in Marrero. Murray Henderson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
PRADOS, MARVIN ANTHONY SR.
06/14/02
Marvin Anthony Prados Sr., a merchant seaman welder, died Tuesday of cancer at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He was 57. Mr. Prados was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. He attended Joseph S. Clark High School. He served in the Army. Survivors include a son, Marvin Anthony Prados Jr.; a daughter, Marlene Ruth Bellamy; two brothers, Kenneth and Ferdinand Prados Jr.; five sisters, Antoinette Jones, Cornell Goudeau, Myrna Patterson, Delores Dugas and Vanessa Miller; and seven grandchildren. A funeral will be held today at 10 a.m. at Boissiere-Labat Family Funeral Service, 1703 N. Claiborne Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Holt Cemetery.
NATHAN, HELEN YATSKO
05/22/02
Helen Yatsko Nathan, a former manager of the Madison Avenue Schrafft candy store, died Sunday at her home. She was 84. She was born in Patton, Penn., and lived in New Orleans for the past 23 years. She graduated from Caldwell High School and Drake College of Business in New Jersey. Mrs. Nathan received a 20-year award from Schrafft. She was a tutor for New Orleans schoolchildren. Survivors include two daughters, Jeanne P. Nathan and Gail J. Nathan of New York; a brother, Michael Yatsko of Vero Beach, Fla.; a sister, Josephine Y. Hoehne of Southern Pines, N.C.; three step grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Hawthorne, N.Y. Services in New Orleans will be scheduled later. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home handled arrangements.
