TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for JUENKE, WILLIAM "BILLY"   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from March 23 to March 25, 2013

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JUENKE, WILLIAM "BILLY" 

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William "Billy" Stuart Juenke, 81, a native and resident of Houma, died at 1:30 
a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until funeral time Monday at St. Bernadette 
Soubirous Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Monday at 
the church, 

with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carolyn Hutchinson Juenke; son, Michael 
S. Juenke and wife, Allyce Fontaine; daughters, Cindy Bunch and husband, 
Carroll Bunch, and Jill Bianca and husband, Anthony J. Bianca; brother-in-law, 
Allen "Vic" Babin; grandchildren, Courtney Gulledge and fiance, Kevin Bailes, 
Cayla Sailer and husband, Shawn, Jacob Seely and wife, Erica, Nathan Juenke, 
Lauren Juenke and fiance, Blake Waters, Candace Rogers and husband, Jeremy, and 
Benjamin Seely and fiance, Tiffany Picou; great-grandchildren, Aubree Seely, 
Hudson Seely, Dylan Gulledge, Austin Gulledge, Gia Bailes, Adalyn Sailer, 
Drake, Mia and Morgan Bhatia, and Vincent and Giovanna Bianca,

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Edith Eells Juenke; 
sisters, Kathy J. Babin and Carol Beth "Tookie" Vincent; and son-in-law, Daniel 
B. Seely.

He was a parishioner of St. Bernadette Soubirous Catholic Church.
Billy was a 1950 graduate of Terrebonne High School where he and his wife were 
Homecoming King and Queen. While there, he excelled in football, basketball and 
track. He was recruited by LSU for football and track. He continued his 
education at Hines Junior College before entering the Air Force, where he 
served as a crew chief during the Korean Conflict. He retired from sea safety 
and survival after a lengthy career with Delta Safety and Supply. He was an 
avid bass fisherman and loved spending time with his family.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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