East Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Grezaffi, Mary Louise  July 17, 2008
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Published in The Advocate from 7/18/2008 - 7/19/2008 
Mary Louise Grezaffi, visiting at St. Mary of False River Catholic Church, in 
New Roads, on Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m. until service at noon. Graveside 
service will be at St. Ann's Mausoleum in Morganza. Mary Louise was born Jan. 
16, 1924, and died early Thursday morning, July 17, 2008, at her home after a 
short but courageous battle with cancer. She was born in New Orleans and was 
the daughter of Joseph and Louise Trombatore. She was an only child with an 
extended family of many adoring aunts, uncles and a number of very close and 
caring cousins. Mary Louise was a total movie buff, which inspired her at a 
young age to be interested in dance and singing. Around the age of 17, she 
sang on a New Orleans radio station. She was a high school graduate of St. 
Joseph Academy of New Orleans. During World War II, she did her patriotic part 
by working in an airplane factory in New Orleans. She moved to Batchelor in 
Pointe Coupee Parish upon her marriage to the love of her life, Joseph 
H. "Joe" Grezaffi. They had four children. She was a loving and generous wife, 
mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who lived life to the fullest. She 
was known as "Malo" to most. She loved living in the country, as she called 
it, after being raised in the city. She took pride in being a homemaker and 
enjoyed the farm life. She was a strong woman of faith who was very 
independent and who loved her family and friends. Preceded in death by her 
parents; her loving husband of 34 years, Joseph H. Grezaffi; and son, Stephen 
A. Grezaffi. Survived by her daughter, Judith L. Grezaffi, of California; 
sons, L.J. Grezaffi and wife Jude, of New Roads, and Paul J. Grezaffi and wife 
Peggy, of Batchelor; grandchildren, Luke Grezaffi Jr. and Jamie Graves, Lyle 
Grezaffi, Tyler Grezaffi, Joseph and Lori Grezaffi, Jeff and Melenda Grezaffi, 
and Brandi and Johnny Chustz; great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Hunter, Andrew, 
Coi, Ranken, Brogue, Baylor, Tres and Cody Grezaffi, Riley, McCall and Landon 
Chustz; sisters-in-law, Hazel "Zel" Grezaffi, Mary "Bell" Grezaffi, and Sadie 
and husband Red Thomas; numerous nieces and nephews; dear friends, Dottie Lou 
Ewing and Theresa Flint; special girlfriends, Eloise Delaune and Lisa 
Underwood. And last but certainly not least, her companion Chihuahua, Nicki! 
Special thanks to caretaker and friend Beverly Roberts, caretaker Diane 
Robertson, and housekeeper Cathy Battley. Pallbearers will be Luke Grezaffi 
Jr., Lyle Grezaffi, Tyler Grezaffi, Joseph Grezaffi, Jeff Grezaffi and Kerry 
Callegan. Her family cannot begin to thank Pointe Coupee Hospice enough for 
the excellent care and compassion that they gave to her and her family during 
her illness. Her favorite charities were St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 
and, because of the animal lover that she was, Pointe Coupee Parish Animal 
Shelter. 
 


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