Cannatella obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Cannatella, Deacon Carlo A.   15 Nov 2004    Nov 2004    Jerry Nelson 
Cannatella, Mildred Vidrine   20 Dec 2009    Dec 2009    Jerry Nelson 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  11/15/2004

CANNATELLA, DEACON CARLO A. 
Funeral service will be held Monday, Nov. 15, 2004, at 11 a.m. at St.
Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, for Deacon Carlo A. Cannatella.
Concelebrants will be the Rev. Gary Schexnayder, homilist, and the Rev.
Harold Trahan, eulogist, among others. A wake and rosary service was at the
church at 7 p.m. Sunday, followed by visitation until 10 p.m. Visitation at
the church after 8 a.m. Monday. Burial in Bellevue Memorial Park,
Opelousas. At age 79, he died Friday, Nov. 12, 2004, at 7 p.m. at Opelousas
General Health System. Deacon Cannatella, a retired pharmacist, native of
Bayou Rouge and graduate of Melville High School, attended Maryknoll
Seminary in New Orleans, Loyola Pharmacal School and graduated from the
University of Colorado with a degree in pharmacy and physiology. He and his
wife owned and operated the Modern Drug Store in Opelousas for 16 years and
he also worked for Service Drugs. He was ordained in 1980 in the second
class as a deacon by Bishop Gerald Frey. He served St. Landry Catholic
Church faithfully and for 24 years, he taught liturgy and Scripture. He is
survived by his wife, Mildred "Millie" Vidrine Cannatella of Opelousas;
son, David Cannatella of Austin, Texas; four daughters, Mrs. Steven (Carla)
Rives of Sugartown, Texas, Mrs. Keith (Anne) Harris of Orlando, Fla., Mrs.
Mary Dennis of Opelousas, and Mrs. Jay (Bettina) Stansbury of Ponchatoula;
two brothers, Pete Cannatella of Melville and Frank Cannatella of Port
Neches, Texas; four sisters, Katie Vanchiere and Rosie Cannatella, both of
Melville, Elizabeth Polle of Lafayette and Martha Burt of Houston; and 10
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles V. and
Mathilde Gulino Cannatella; a brother, Joseph Cannatella; and two sisters,
Jennie Cannatella and Fena Savage. Pallbearers will be Billy Pitre, Sal
Diesi, Terri Mengarelli, Paul Medus, Jay DeRanger, Dennis Reed, Kurt
Kellerman, Pete Cannatella, Frank Cannatella and Donnie Burt. Honorary
pallbearers are Betty Wolfe, Bea Beaugh, Linda Andrepont, Carolyn Cropper,
Pat Burleigh and Grace Tromblay. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home, Opelousas, is
in charge of arrangements. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  12/20/2009

CANNATELLA, MILDRED VIDRINE
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mrs. Mildred Vidrine
Cannatella, 84, on Monday, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m. in St. Landry Catholic
Church, Opelousas, followed by interment in the Bellevue Memorial Park
Cemetery in Opelousas. Monsignor Robert Romero will celebrate the Mass.
Mildred Vidrine Cannatella died on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, three days shy
of her 85th birthday. She passed away at Opelousas General Hospital after a
three-week illness. A native of Eunice, she made her home in Opelousas for
the last 56 years where she and her husband raised five children. A loving
and devoted wife, she worked side by side for more than 25 years with her
husband, Carlo Cannatella, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Cannatella was a
longtime member of the St. Landry Catholic Church, where she served as a
Eucharistic minister. She is survived by a son, David Cannatella, of
Austin, Texas; four daughters, Carla and husband Stephen Rives, of
Sugarland, Texas, Anne and husband Keith Harris, of Clermont, Fla., Mary
Dennis, of Opelousas, and Bettina and husband Jay Stansbury, of
Ponchatoula; a sister, Patricia Manuel, of Eunice; and 10 grandchildren,
Geoffrey Harris, Maria, Elizabeth and David Rives, Laura, Sarah, Francis
and David Dennis, and Christopher and Katie Stansbury. Mrs. Cannatella was
preceded in death by her parents, Milton Pierre Vidrine and Hilda Beaugh
Vidrine; and two brothers, Eric Vidrine and Rivers Vidrine. Memorial
donations may be made to St. Landry Catholic Church or the American Heart
Association . Visiting hours will be observed at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home
of Opelousas on Sunday, Dec. 20, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a rosary
service at 6:30 p.m. Visiting hours reopen on Monday, Dec. 21, at 8 a.m.
until time of service. Friends and family are invited to sign and view the
online guestbook at www.lafondardoin.com, (337) 942-2638. 

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