ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: CASTLEMAN, OSCAR RICHARD 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

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

Died: Saturday, September 03, 2016

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CASTLEMAN, OSCAR RICHARD 
March 24, 1929 - September 3, 2016

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Oscar Richard Castleman, Age 87 of Mandeville, LA passed away on Saturday, 
September 03, 2016 at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

The youngest of nine children, he was born March 24, 1929 in Divernon, IL, the 
son of Oscar Richard and Lucy Treat Castleman.

In 1946 Richard enlisted in the US Navy, and served with honor during the 
Korean War. As a Radioman, he was responsible for transmitting and receiving 
radio signals as well as the proper handling and destruction of classified 
material. Richard served on destroyers that offered cover during the Bay of 
Pigs invasion, as well as the recovery of the early Apollo sea landings. 
Richard retired from active duty in 1966 as a Radioman Chief Petty Officer.

Richard began his next career in the Louisiana Department of Labor as a Veteran 
Representative. Later, he served as the Movie Coordinator for the New Orleans 
Area. Among his duties was finding locations to be used and the casting of 
extras for many movies, including “The Big Easy” and “Fletch Lives”. 
After his retirement from the Louisiana Department of Labor he continued 
working as a Casting Coordinator for several years.

An avid saltwater fisherman, his favorite place to fish with his sons and 
fishing buddy, Champ Vinet, was Delacroix.

Richard is survived by his wife of forty years, Joyce Marsh Castleman, formally 
from Monticello, Kentucky and their sons: Bradley and Kami (children Owen and 
Miles), Darren and Leanne (children Ryan, Macy, and Drew).

He is also survived by five children from a previous marriage: Dennis and 
Deborah (children Alexandra, Victoria, and Brendan), Steve and Maripat 
(children Christopher and Michelle), Mark and Michelle (children Tony, Nicole, 
and Matt), Joy and Randy Enasko (children John, Nicole, and Josh), and Darlene 
and Rick Tautges (children Cristina and Amanda). 
Richard is survived by 11 great-grandchildren as well as nephews Morgan and 
Rustin Jackson, Erik Johnson and David Killen and nieces Lisa Killen and 
Elizabeth Johnson Tallent.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service on Thursday, 
September 8, 2016 at E. J. Fielding Funeral Home Covington, LA, at 11:00 AM 
with visitation from 9:00 AM until service time. 

Interment will follow the service at Southeast LA Veterans Cemetery 34888 
Grantham College Rd. Slidell, LA.

US Navy
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