ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: MANUEL, ROGER Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La. Died Thursday, December 6, 2012 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== MANUEL, ROGER December 6, 2012 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2012/st1212.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== Roger Manuel, 83, of Lacombe died Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Survivors include his wife for the past 57 years, Kathleen R. Manuel; children and their spouses, Diane M. and Terry Payne, Cheryl A. Manuel, Michele A. and Ed Clites, Paul M. and Stacie Manuel, and Drew and Donna Manuel; sibling, Jackie Balfa, and 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Stephen R. Manuel. The Mamou native was a Lacombe resident for the past 33 years. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a retired carpenter and former employee of the St. Tammany School Board, for which he worked at Jump Start and Pontchartrain Elementary. He was a charter member of Christ The King Lutheran Church in Kenner and a charter member and former congregation president at Peace Lutheran Church in Slidell. He was a former member of the Masonic Lodge and the Mounted Escort in Kenner. A memorial service will be held at Peace Lutheran Church, Gause Blvd. West, Slidell, LA on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 4:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations preferred to The National Leukemia or National Cancer Society. ===================