Coverdale obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by: Coverdale, Gerold D., Rev O.P. 25 Jun 2008 Jul 2008 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 6/25/2008 COVERDALE, REV. GERALD D., O.P. Rev. Gerald D. Coverdale, O.P., a Dominican Friar, died at Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at the age of 85. He entered the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, IL and was ordained to the Priesthood on May 27, 1954 at Loras College Chapel in Dubuque, IA. Father ministered in Dominican Parishes in Denver, CO, Magnum, OK, Irving, TX where he was a weekly columnist for the Dallas diocesan paper, Memphis, TN, and Johnson City, TN. Father served as United States Air Force Chaplain from 1956 to 1973. From 1997 to 2001, Father was in residence at St. Martin Dominican Community in Hammond, LA. A native of Minot, North Dakota, he was the son of the late Bernice Bucklin Coverdale and Earl Coverdale and is survived by a sister, Margaret Collard and two brothers, Jack Coverdale and Daniel Coverdale. A Prayer Service and Funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Wisdom Chapel, 5600 Gen de Gaulle Drive, New Orleans, LA. The Prayer Service will be on Wednesday, June 25,2008 at 7:00 P.M. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 11:00 AM. Followed by interment in the Dominican Friars Cemetery, Rosaryville, Ponchatoula, LA. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Dominican Friars Retirement Fund, 1421 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA 70001, preferred. Schoen Funeral Home, 3827 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA is in charge of arrangements. Guest book may be signed online at www.Legacy.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/coverdale.txt