Cavaliere obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Cavaliere, Leroy Joseph       28 Oct 2005    Nov 2005    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  10/28/2005

CAVALIERE, LEROY JOSEPH "Mr. C" "PaPaw C" 
LeRoy Joseph Cavaliere was a retired employee of Delta Southern with 26
years of service and Port Allen School with seven years of service. He
passed away at his home in Port Allen at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005.
He was 80 and a native of Pierre Part. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World
War II and a member of American Legion Post 160 in Port Allen. He was a
parishioner of Holy Family Catholic Church, Port Allen, and an adorer at
the church chapel. Visiting was at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in
Brusly on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with recitation of the rosary at
7 p.m., led by Sister Emma Noel. Visiting at the church on Friday from 
8:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., celebrated by the Rev.
Matt Dupre. Entombment in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Mausoleum.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Pauline Templet Cavaliere; five
daughters and sons-in-laws, Joyce and Albert Bordelon of Ville Platte, Lucy
and Elton Higginbotham and Brenda and Audy Bourgeois, all of Brusly, Judy
and Kevin LeBlanc, Port Allen, and Frances and Pat Alford, Kentwood; two
sons and a daughter-in-law, L.J. Cavaliere Jr., Addis, and Harvey and
Cheryl Cavaliere, Brusly; a sister, Eve C. Mitchell, Port Allen; 14
grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his
parents, O'Neil P. and Marie Berthelot Cavaliere; two sisters, Rita
Cavaliere and Annabel C. Thibodeaux; and a brother, Larry Cavaliere. The
family would like to thank Sister Emma Noel, Dr. Gerald Miletello and his
staff, St. Joseph's Home Health and Hospice of Baton Rouge. He will be
missed by his family and friends. Wilbert Funeral Home, Port Allen, is in
charge of arrangements. 

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