Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Robbins, Mary Schwing May 12, 2014
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The Daily Iberian: May 2014

Mary Schwing Robbins

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 
2014, at St. Peter Catholic Church in New Iberia for Mary Schwing Robbins, 
97, who died Monday, May 12, 2014, in New Iberia.

Entombment will follow in Holy Family Cemetery.

The Rev. Ed Degeyter will be the celebrant.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday 
at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia. A Rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m. 
Wednesday. Visitation will continue from 8 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.

A native and lifelong resident of New Iberia, Mrs. Robbins was born on 
November 5, 1916, and was a 1933 valedictorian graduate of Mt. Carmel. She 
was also a graduate of Maryville University and St. Louis University, in St. 
Louis, Missouri, and was a third-grade teacher at Catholic High. She enjoyed 
playing tennis in her youth and later in life she enjoyed art, especially 
oil painting.

Survivors include her children Ruel H. Robbins Jr. of Richmond View, 
California, and Ann Robbins LaBiche of New Iberia; siblings Flora Therese 
Schwing Broussard, F. Paul Schwing, Pierre Schwing Sr. and wife, Kitty 
Conrad Schwing, Henriette Schwing Doughtery and James W. Schwing Sr. and 
wife, Beverly, all of New Iberia; five grandchildren Savannah M. Robbins of 
Lafayette, Danielle LaBiche Leger and husband, Holland, of Irmo, South 
Carolina, Aimee LaBiche Theriot and husband, Phillip, of New Iberia, Adele 
LaBiche Platt and husband, Andy, of New Iberia, Chad LaBiche and wife, 
Laura, of New Iberia; seven great-grandchildren Peyton Theriot, Trinity 
Leger, Drew Platt, Josie Platt, Evan LaBiche, Emma LaBiche, Elliot LaBiche; 
daughter-in-law Carol Vermillion Robbins of Lafayette.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John Elmer Schwing and Anna 
Blanchet Schwing; husband, Ruel H. Robbins Sr.; son John Thomas Robbins; 
brothers the Rev. John E. Schwing, S.J., Jules Schwing, George Schwing; 
sister Anna Louise Schwing Allain; and her son-in-law Daniel Charles 
LaBiche.

Pallbearers will be Ruel H. Robbins Jr., Savannah H. Robbins, Danielle 
LaBiche Leger, Aimee LaBiche Theriot, Adele LaBiche Platt and Chad LaBiche.

The family would like to give special thanks to Mrs. Robbins’ caregivers, 
Sisters’ Care, Vera Lewis, Charlotte Nicholas, Mona Hamilton, Kimberly 
Slusher and Marion Broussard.

Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic High School, 1301 DeLaSalle 
Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560 or the Sisters of Mount Carmel, P.O. Box 1160, 
Lecombe, LA 70445.

Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, 
365-3331, is in charge of arrangements.


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