ROY MONGRUE Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

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

26 Feb 2005


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February 24. 2005 12:00AM

Roy Mongrue

Roy Achille Mongrue, 86, a native and resident of Luling, died at 10:05 p.m. 
Feb. 22, 2005.

Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in 
Luling. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at the 
church, with burial at the church cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Cecile Brou Mongrou; sons, Roy Jr. and James Gerard 
Mongrue; daughters, Marie-Helen M. "Mitzi" Penick, Emma M. Green and Marguerite 
M. Emerson; brother, Carl A. Mongrue; 13 grandchildren; and one great-
grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Achille L. and Emma Kinler Mongrue; 
brother, Lethien "Lee" Mongrue; sisters, Maud M. Hymel, Milda M. Keller and 
Tessie M. Lejeune.

He was a parishioner of St. Anthony Catholic Church, a U.S. Army veteran of 
World War II, a former board member of St. Charles Hospital, a former justice of 
the peace, a former grand knight of the Knights of Columbus Council 2409, a 
member of the American Legion and former vice president of the Bank of St. 
Charles, where he was employed for 35 years.

Donations to Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, PO Box 196, Libertyville, Ill, 
60048 are preferred.

Falgout Funeral Home of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.