TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for  ROWLAND, RONALD   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Mar. 22 to Mar. 24, 2014

Died: Friday, March 21, 2014

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ROWLAND, RONALD  

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Ronald Louis Jerome Rowland, 83, died Friday, March 21, 2014. Visitation will 
be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Tuesday at Thibodaux Funeral Home. 

A memorial gathering will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He is 
survived by his wife of 23 years and final dance partner, Miki Pfeffer; 
children, Ronn (Rebecca) Rowland, Vicki (Noel) Monjure, Scott Rowland, Kathy 
King, Anthony (Lisa) Rowland, and Brittainy Klappenbach; step-daughter, 
Gretchen (Charles) Caillouet; five grandchildren and two step-grandchildren, 
Benjamin, Nikki, Ethan, Holly, Gavin, Cameron and Sheldon; and one niece and 
two nephews, Lynmarie (Bill Schultz), Alan (Shelba) and Jim Luvin. 

He was preceded in death by his loving parents, Victoria Bullard and Oscar 
Rowland; sister, Ramona Hendrix; and former wife, Jennie Katherine Picone 
Rowland. 

Born in a Kentucky log cabin, Ron was a retired ballroom dance instructor, 
mainly in Texas, and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. 
He lived in many places but found his true sense of home when he moved to 
Thibodaux, or as he liked to call it, his "little slice of heaven." 
Ron was a gentle soul who never had much regard for material things. He was 
happiest with his loved ones by his side, a book on his lap, and a clear view 
out over Bayou Lafourche. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to: Friends of 
the Library, 705 W. 5th St., Thibodaux, LA 70301, to honor Ron's lifelong love 
of reading. 

Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

U.S. Coast Guard 
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