ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: THROWER, AUDREY GLORIA CLARKE 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Died Monday, November 5, 2012

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THROWER, AUDREY GLORIA "MERE" CLARKE 
(July 12, 1923 - November 5, 2012)

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Audrey Gloria “Mere” Clarke Thrower passed away November 5, 2012. She was born 
July 12, 1923 in New Orleans to the late Anita Frances Dewhurst and Albert
Joseph Clarke and has been a resident of Bush since 1981.

The beloved wife of the late David Robert Thrower, she is survived by two 
daughters, Marilyn T. Wagner and Audrey T. Iannazzo (Vincent); two sisters, 
Dolores C. Henriques and Elaine C. Jochim; 7 grandchildren: Jeff (Lori), David 
(Erin), Jan (Pat), Paul, Judy (Jason), Michael, & Becky (Frank); and 8 great-
grandchildren: Whitney, Jessica, Morgan, Lauren, Jenna, Preston, Alissa, & 
Ryan. She was preceded in death by her sister Anita C. Malinowski and her 
brother, Albert J. Clarke, Jr.

Audrey was valedictorian of her high school graduation class at Immaculate 
Conception School. She started her medical secretarial career in the United 
States Navy as a civilian employee where she met her husband, a Naval 
Pharmacist Mate. She was as long time employee at Ochsner Clinic in New 
Orleans. She lived in Bush, LA until recently and was a volunteer for the 5th 
Ward Jr. High School PTO and the Bush Recreation Center, was a CCD teacher at 
St. Michael’s Mission Church and worked in the nursery at Hebron Baptist 
Church. Many of the children in Bush called her Mere along with her grand and 
great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral mass at 
1:00 PM on Friday, November 9, 2012 at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st 
Ave., Covington, LA 70433.

A wake is scheduled to take place Thursday, November 8, 2012 from 6-9:00 PM 
with visiting hours beginning Friday at 12:00 Noon.

Interment at the St. Joseph Abbey Cemetery will immediately follow mass.

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