JOHN LA PEZE, JR. Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.

6 July 2005


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July 03. 2005 10:44PM (NOTE: This file was listed as 4 Jul 2005 on the WWW)

John LaPeze Jr.					[Photo]

John Henderson LaPeze Jr., 85, a native of Plaquemine and resident of Houma, 
died at 8 p.m. July 2, 2005.

Visitation will be 6 to 8:45 p.m. today and 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chauvin 
Funeral Home in Houma. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. 
Tuesday at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Houma, with burial at St. Francis 
de Sales No. 2 Cemetery.

He is survived by his son, John H. LaPeze III of Houma; daughters, Vickie 
Allgood of Social Circle, Ga., Audrey Eisengrein of West Haven, Conn., Sallie 
Preston of Houma, Jody Heeb of League City, Texas, Veronica "Ronnie" Bochat of 
Montgomery, Texas, and Missie Curth of Houma; brother, Ernest Lapeze of 
Plaquemine; 21 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joy Vale Conaway LaPeze; parents, John Sr. 
and Lena Berthelot Lapeze; daughter, Beckie LaPeze; sisters, Lena Lawhon, Elda 
and Edna Lapeze; and four grandchildren.

He was a retired dredging superintendent of 25 years with Berry Brothers, was a 
member of the V.F.W. and the American Legion, a lifetime member of the Knights 
of Columbus, past commander of the Disabled American Veterans and co-founder of 
the United Veterans Leage.

He was a U. S. Army veteran during World War II at the Battle of the Bulge.

Donations to United Veterans League are preferred.

Chauvin Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.