ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: GONSOULIN, ARMEL JOSEPH "MEL", JR.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Thursday, December 8, 2011

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GONSOULIN, ARMEL JOSEPH "MEL", JR.
(March 9, 1927 - December 8, 2011)

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Armel Joseph “Mel” Gonsoulin, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, 
December 8, 2011 at age 84.

Former husband of Claire Stiegman Sciambra. Loving father of Janice Binnings 
(Bill), Jeannette Fischer (Cary), A.J. Gonsoulin III (Michelle), Peggy Vallejo 
Hemelt (Leo) and Leslie Harrington (Patrick). Son of the late Remesia Blanchard 
Gonsoulin and Armel Joseph Gonsoulin, Sr. Brother of Hazel Gonsoulin Jones, 
Cecelia Gonsoulin Godfrey, Eva Gonsoulin Corcoran and the late Oscar J. 
Gonsoulin, David P. Gonsoulin, Jack P. Gonsoulin and Harry P. Gonsoulin. Also 
survived by 16 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 4 great great-
grandchildren.

He was a native of New Orleans and retired to the northshore in 1990. He was a 
50 year employee and proprietor of Gulf Cycle Sales. Mr. Gonsoulin was an 
active minister of Jehovah and a member of the Abita Springs Congregation of 
Jehovah’s Witnesses. He enjoyed golf and he will be greatly missed at his 
annual crawfish boil.

Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral services at E.J. Fielding 
Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 on Monday, December 12, 
2011at 7:00 PM with visitation on Monday from 5:00 PM until service time.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in memory of Mr. Gonsoulin be 
made to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Abita Springs Congregation, 76320 
Hwy 21, Covington, LA 70435.

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