TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for MARONGE, CHAD    

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15, 2013

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MARONGE, CHAD  

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Senior Master Sgt. Chad Michael Maronge, 44, a native of Houma and resident of 
Waukashaw, Wisc., died at 6:23 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. 

Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. until funeral time 
Wednesday at Chauvin Funeral Home in Houma. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. 
Wednesday at the funeral home, 

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

He is survived by his wife, Nicole W. Maronge; son, Jacob Michael Maronge; 
daughters, Meghan Cecile Maronge and Morgan Nicole Maronge; parents, Michael 
Joseph Maronge and Kathryn Frederick Maronge; sister, Michelle Maronge Verret 
and husband, Brad Michael Verret; mother and father-in-law, Rachael Sothern 
Barrios and Robert Louis Barrios Sr.; and brother-in-law, Robert Louis Barrios 
Jr. 

Chad served in the U.S. Air Force for 26 years. During his service he received 
numerous awards including: Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with Two Oak 
Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Air 
Force Achievement Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Readiness Medal, 
Good Conduct Medal with Six Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal 
with One Bronze Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korean Defense 
Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Air Force Recruiter Ribbon with 
Three Oak Leaf Clusters, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship with One Bronze Star 
and Seven Senior Career Recruiter Badges. His effective dates of promotion 
were: Senior Airman, Sep. 1990; Staff Sergeant, April 1995; Technical Sergeant, 
June 2000; Master Sergeant, July 2003; and finally Senior Master Sergeant, July 
2009. In addition to Chad's numerous awards he was very proud of his wife being 
awarded Spouse of the Year for the 331st recruiting squadron and Spouse of the 
Year for the 367th recruiting group during the 2005 fiscal year. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Trust 
Fund Donation Account at any Louisiana Chase Bank. 

Chauvin Funeral Home in Houma is in charge of arrangements. 

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