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LOMBAS, LESLIE PETER SR.
11/04/2002
Leslie Peter Lombas Sr., owner of Les Lombas & Son Building Contractors, died Saturday of cancer at West Jefferson Medical Center. He was 78. Mr. Lombas was a lifelong resident of Westwego. He was an Army veteran. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6793 and past president of Dumonde Oaks Country Club. He was a former building inspector for the city of Westwego. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Lee Farr Lombas; a son, Leslie Peter "Skippy" Lombas Jr.; three daughters, Caffie Hertz, Kathleen Doming and Deana Chiasson; a brother, William Lombas Jr.; two sisters, Rita Gros and Elsie Alario; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Guardian Angels Catholic Church, 1701 Bridge City Ave., Bridge City. Visitation will be today at 6 p.m. at Westside/Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 5101 West Bank Expressway, Marrero. Burial will be in Our Lady of Prompt Succor Mausoleum.
EDWARDS, APRIL NAGEL
11/15/2002
April Nagel Edwards, a retail store clerk, died Thursday of undetermined causes at her home. She was 32. Ms. Edwards was born in Kirkwood, Mo., and lived in Chalmette for the past 20 years. Survivors include her father, Arnold Edwards; her mother, Elaine R. Edwards; and two sisters, Pamela Wiles of Willow Springs, Mo., and Melodie Slavick of Superior, Colo. A funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Vickers, Verrette and Dornan Funeral Home, 3027 Jean Lafitte Parkway in Chalmette. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be private.
LAURENT, DEAN THOMAS
11/07/2002
Dean Thomas Laurent, a service technician for Robért Refrigeration Service, died Tuesday of undetermined causes at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. He was 21. Mr. Laurent was a lifelong resident of Metairie. He graduated from De La Salle High School and attended Louisiana State University. Survivors include his companion, Dianne Elizabeth Bentel; his father, Terry A. Laurent; his mother, Victoria W. Laurent; two brothers, Troy Michael and Josh Johnathan Laurent; and a sister, Natasha Lisa Laurent. A Mass will be said Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Louis King of France Catholic Church, 1609 Carrollton Ave., Metairie. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Mausoleum.
MIESTCHOVICH, LORRAINE MADER
11/07/2002
Lorraine Mader Miestchovich, a homemaker, died Sunday at Memorial Medical Center. She was 81. Mrs. Miestchovich was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a graduate of St. Joseph High School. She was a parishioner of St. Pius X Catholic Church and a member of St. Pius Ladies Sodality, Lake Vista Women's Club and United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was a past president of Lake Vista Garden Club and the Ladies Auxiliary Cosmopolitan Club. Survivors include three sons, Ivan Joseph Miestchovich Jr., Ray Anthony Miestchovich Sr. and Charles Joseph Miestchovich; a daughter, Yvonne M. Perry; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A Mass will be said Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 6666 Spanish Fort Blvd. Visitation will be today from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., and on Friday beginning at 9 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Lake Lawn Park.
GIORDANO, CARLO JOSEPH SR.
11/07/2002
Carlo Joseph Giordano Sr., a manager for Hibernia National Bank, died Sunday at Hancock Country Hospital in Hancock, Miss., of cancer. He was 57. Mr. Giordano was born in New Orleans and lived in Waveland, Miss., for the past year. Survivors include his wife, Donna E. Giordano; three sons, Carlo Joseph Giordano Jr. and Anthony Paul and Shaun Martin Giordano; two sisters, Jean Manard and Carol Karl; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will begin 10 a.m. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
HICKHAM, THOMAS ROBERT
11/07/2002
Thomas Robert Hickham, a student at Appalachian Law School in Grundy, Va., died Sunday of a heart attack at his home. He was 31. Mr. Hickham was born in New Orleans and lived in Covington. He graduated from Mandeville High School and Louisiana State University. He taught English at Christian University in Taipei, Taiwan, for three years and later opened his own school. He was an Army veteran of Operation Desert Storm. Survivors include his father, Arthur F. Hickham Sr.; his mother, Isabel Hickham; three brothers, Michael, Patrick and Arthur "Rusty" Hickham Jr.; and four sisters, Clare Collier, Robin Jensen, Marie Carriger and Holly Hickham. A Mass will be said Friday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 2115 Jefferson St., Mandeville. Burial will be in St. Louis cemetery No. 3. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
GOLOFORO, ZINA D.
11/04/2002
Zina D. Goloforo, a homemaker, died Thursday at East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 78. Ms. Goloforo was born in Natalbany and lived in Metairie for the past 51 years. She was a past president of the American Legion Post 396 Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans and past member of the St. Jude Society. Survivors include a son, Steve Salisbury; three daughters, Carol S. Williams, Jo Ann Vicknair and Marion Guidry; a stepson, Frank Goloforo Sr.; a brother, Salvador Domino; a sister, Katie Garofalo ; two half-brothers, Mike and Paul Danna; five grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; 15 stepgreat-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 6425 West Metairie Ave., Metairie. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Burial will be in Garden of Memories.
BOURGEOIS, JOHN CHRYSOSTHOME
11/15/2002
John Chrysosthome Bourgeois, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday at his home in Harahan. He was 92. Mr. Bourgeois was born in Vacherie and lived New Orleans and Harahan for the past 61 years. He was a parishioner of St. Rita Catholic Church in Harahan. He was a former member of the Carpenter's Union Local No. 1846. Survivors include two sons, John B. Bourgeois of Los Angeles and Donald C. Bourgeois of Metairie; four daughters, Rosalie B. Tubre of Hammond, Chris Morgan of Baton Rouge, Jenny Scheurer and Sylvia deLaureal, both of Metairie; a sister, Maybelle Falgoust of Vacherie; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 13281 Louisiana 644 South, Vacherie. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Our Lady of Peace cemetery.
LANGE, LUCIE PAVAGEAU
11/07/2002
Lucie Pavageau Lange, a homemaker, died Monday at her home. She was 79. Mrs. Lange was a lifelong resident of Abita Springs. She was a parishioner of St. Jane de Chantel Catholic Church. Survivors include eight sons, Chris, Gary, Kim, Leonard, Marvin, Tony and Wayne Lange and Andrew Lange Jr.; two daughters, Donna Lee L. Faciane and Sandra Lange; two brothers, Earl and Lovell Pavageau Jr.; four sisters, Barbara Moreno, Dora Bradley, Lucille "Twin" Blanc and Yvonne Badon; 28 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. A Mass will be said Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Jane de Chantel Catholic Church, 72040 Maple St., Abita Springs. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Flot cemetery in Abita Springs. E.J. Fielding Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
DARENSBOURG, AUDREY OLIVER ‘SISTER'
11/07/2002
Audrey Oliver "Sister" Darensbourg, a homemaker, died Wednesday of complications from diabetes at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 77. Mrs. Darensbourg was born in Independence and lived in Hahnville for 33 years.
Survivors include her husband, Fellman Darensbourg; a son, Cornelius Darensbourg; two daughters, Alice Cunningham and Tyrell Cornwell; and six grandchildren. A Mass will be said Friday at 10 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Catholic cemetery in Edgard. The Baloney Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
AUCLAIR, JENNIE CARR
11/04/2002
Jennie Carr Auclair, a homemaker, died Friday of cancer at her home. She was 61. Mrs. Auclair was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She was a former food demonstrator at Sam's Club. She graduated from George Washington Carver High School and attended Southern University at New Orleans. Survivors include her husband, Robert P. Auclair; a son, Robert Auclair Jr.; a daughter, Michelle Auclair; two sisters, Barbara Carr Boguille and Marilyn Carr Rivarde; and a grandchild. A funeral will be held today at noon at Charbonnet-Labat Funeral Home, 1615 St. Philip St. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Mount Olivet cemetery.
TURPIN, LORENDA BOULIGNY
11/14/2002
Lorenda Bouligny Turpin, a retired administrator for BellSouth, died Tuesday at her home. She was 94. Mrs. Bouligny was born in New Orleans and lived in Slidell for the past 32 years. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Survivors include a son, Stephen James Turpin Jr. of Atlanta; a sister, Andree Gill of Denver; a brother, Raoule Bouligny of New Orleans; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. A Mass will be said Friday at 10 a.m. at Schoen Funeral Home, 3808 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m.
