MELVIN BELANGER Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. 18 Dec 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ================================ December 15. 2004 4:19PM Melvin Belanger [Photo] Melvin Patrick Belanger, 67, a native and resident of Houma, died at 7:20 a.m. Dec. 12, 2004. Visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Samart Funeral Home in Houma and 8 to 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Church in Houma. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with burial at Magnolia Cemetery in Houma. He is survived by his son, James Patrick Belanger; daughters, Tina Marie Stutts of Tacoma, Wash., Theresa Ann Belanger of Houma and Melissa Belanger Hebert of Kenner; brother, Lowrey Belanger Jr.; sisters, Lorena Blanchard, June Handon, Clara Brunet and Regina Williams; and one grandson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Eskind Belanger; and parents, Lowrey Ezra and Alice Pitre Belanger. He was a parishioner of Holy Rosary Church. He served in the National Guard and the U.S. Air Force. Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.