Obituaries
Mary Bruner
Aug 29, 2010
Mary Frances Dew Bruner, born March 12, 1925, passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. A Baton Rouge resident, Mary Frances grew up in Marion, Ala. She graduated valedictorian from Perry County High School in 1942, and received her bachelors degree at Judson College in 1946. She received a degree in social work at LSU in 1948. Visiting at Resthaven...
John Tucker
Aug 28, 2010
John Michael Tucker, a senior residential appraiser, passed away Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, after a lengthy illness. He was 52. Visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home and Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, Aug. 30, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 15615 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, Aug. 31,...
William Black
Aug 24, 2010
Jesus said, I am the resurrection and the life he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Skip went to be with the Lord, whom he loved so much, on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 in El Paso, Texas. All who he touched and loved...
Joseph Salvato
Aug 24, 2010
Joseph M. Butch Salvato passed away on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 64 years old,a truck driver and a native and resident of Baton Rouge. Private services will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home. He is survived by 2 daughters, Rhonda Baughtman and husband Myron and Michelle Rocha 2...
Frank Rowland, Jr.
Aug 22, 2010
A retired chemical engineer with Formosa Plastics, he died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. He was 63, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Norfolk, Va. He served in the U.S. Navy with the rank of lieutenant junior grade during the Vietnam War and received the National...
Irene Russ
Aug 20, 2010
Who can find a virtuous woman For her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:10. Irene Puchta Granny Russ died Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, while in St. Louis to attend a celebration for one of her 11 greatgrandchildren. Traveling hundreds of miles from Baton Rouge at the age of 87 is consistent with her lifelong commitment to being fully...
Gilbert Aucoin
Aug 20, 2010
A retired constable of East Baton Rouge Parish with 18 years of service and a retired employee of the East Baton Rouge Parish school system, he died at 1:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, at the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson. He was 86, a native of Pride, a resident of Baton Rouge and a U.S. Marine Corps...
James Blender
Aug 18, 2010
A resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Peoria, Ill., he died at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, due to an automobile accident in LaPlace. He was a graduate of Tulane University. He was vice president of Summit Marine Service and was respected by his peers for his knowledge of the marine industry to the past 30...
Anthony Chustz
Aug 18, 2010
A retired carpenter and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, at the Butterfly Wing at Ollie Steele Burden Manor. He was 63, a native of New Roads and U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Visiting at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church, 9150 Highland Road, Friday, Aug. 20, from...
Martina Leiva
Aug 18, 2010
Martina R. Levia passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 at her home. She was 59 years old, a native of San Salvador, El Salvador and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting will at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway on Sunday, August 22 from 1pm until 5pm. Visitiation will resume on Monday, August 23 at 8am until service...
Lee Harry, Jr.
Aug 15, 2010
A devoted husband, father and grandfather, he passed away Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010, in his home with his loving wife, Judy, by his side. He was 65, born Sept. 29, 1944, in Century, Fla., and grew up in Milton, Fla. Survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Judy Nettles Harry sons and daughtersinlaw, Mark and Melina Harry and...
Marcelle Staring
Aug 11, 2010
A homemaker, she died at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at her home in Baton Rouge. She was 83 and a native of Harrisonburg. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home chapel on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by Randy Currier, associate pastor of New Testament Church. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of...
Paula Henderson
Aug 9, 2010
Paula Kaye Henderson passed away Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. at her home. She was 63 and had been a resident of Baton Rouge for more than 45 years. Paula was a true humanitarian and very active in the community. She fought tirelessly for equality and tolerance to make this a better world. After retiring from the Battered Womans Program,...
Kenneth Bourgeois, Sr.
Aug 9, 2010
A native of St. Amant and longtime resident of Central, he passed away Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, at his home, surrounded by loving family and friends. Ken, a retired local business owner and devoted husband and father, is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joan Jackson Bourgeois son, Kenneth Maurice Bourgeois Jr. daughters and sonsinlaw, Tracie and Paul...
Anna Rice
Aug 9, 2010
Service St. George Catholic Church 7808 St. George Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70809 Friday, August 13, 2010 10:30am Cemetery St. George Cemetery 7808 St. George Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Glenn Thomas
Aug 8, 2010
A retired pipeline construction worker and a U.S. Air Force veteran, he died at 6:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at his home. He was 71, a resident and native of Baton Rouge. He loved animals, the outdoors and working in his shop at home. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, Tuesday, Aug. 10, from 5 p.m....
Robert Loggie
Aug 8, 2010
A retired accountant and resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 2:35 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, at Our lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 89, a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and Korean War. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Aug. 11,...
Wyatt Saurage
Aug 6, 2010
A resident of Baton Rouge, he died Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, at 12 days of age. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Monday, Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. until religious service at noon, conducted by the Rev. Don Shipley. He is survived by his parents, Mike and Karen Saurage a sister, Gabrielle Saurage brothers, Michael Saurage Jr., Gerard Saurage...
James Ritchie
Aug 5, 2010
A native and resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 7:29 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice, surrounded by the ones who loved him most. He was 74 and retired from BASF. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday, Aug. 8, from 1 p.m. until a recitation of the...
