Giamalva 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: Giamalva, Congetta Ann Sampere 2 Sep 2011 Sep 2011 Jerry Nelson Giamalva, Joseph John 10 Nov 2004 Nov 2004 Jerry Nelson Giamalva, Louise Markham 23 Feb 2008 Feb 2008 Jerry Nelson Giamalva, Santa Lucy 30 Sep 2007 Oct 2007 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 9/2/2011 GIAMALVA, CONGETTA ANN SAMPERE Congetta Ann Sampere Giamalva, 80, of Independence, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, at Specialty Long Term Care Hospital, Hammond. She was born Sunday, June 14, 1931, in Independence. Surviving are her son and daughter- in-law, Frank Joseph and Angie Giamalva; son and daughter-in-law, Roy and Rhonda Giamalva; daughter and son-in-law, Mamie Giamalva and Charles Statham; brother, Buster Sampere; sister, Catherine Pecararo; brother, Frank Sampere; grandchildren, Peter Giamalva, Frank Giamalva Jr., Margaret Congetta Miazzo, Michael B. Giamalva, Joseph Clark Statham and Ashley Nicole Statham; 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph John Giamalva; and parents, Roy and Angelina Sampere. Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, on Friday, Sept. 2, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Services will be held at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church on Saturday at 11 a.m. Interment in Colonial Cemetery Independence. An online guestbook is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 11/10/2004 GIAMALVA, JOSEPH JOHN A millwright who retired from the Tangipahoa Parish school system maintenance Department, he died Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, at his residence in Independence. He was 78, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10. Mass of Christian Burial at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, at 2 p.m. Wednesday, celebrated by the Rev. Paul McDuffie. Interment in Colonial Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Congetta Sampere Giamalva, Independence; two sons, Frank J. Giamalva and Roy M. Giamalva, both of Independence; a daughter, Mamie Giamalva Statham, Hammond; three sisters, Elma Tanner, Gastonia, N.C., Irma Avant, Jacksonville, Fla., and Vera Littlefield, Florence, S.C.; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Dominica Valenti Giamalva; and two brothers, Lawrence James "LJ" Askins and Charles B. Ard. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 2/23/2008 GIAMALVA, LOUISE MARKHAM Born March 17, 1925, in Russellville, Ky., she graduated from Olmsted High School in 1942, Western Kentucky University in 1946, and Tulane Medical School in 1950, where she was a true pioneer - one of only three women who graduated that year. She did her internship and residency training at the Baptist Hospital and the Sara Mayo Hospital in New Orleans. She worked at Lallie Kemp Hospital in Hammond. From 1952 to 1956, she practiced general medicine in Hammond and Auburn, Ala. She married Mike J. Giamalva on June 25, 1952, in Independence. In 1957, she and her family moved to Baton Rouge, where she began working at LSU Infirmary, from which she retired in 1991 with 31 years of service. She was a fulltime physician while raising six children. She took time off from LSU for a two-year adventure: to work with U.S. AID in Somalia, where she was also the Embassy physician, from 1965 to 1967, with six children, ages 5 to 12, in tow. She and her husband later worked a two-year stint in Sierra Leone, West Africa, in 1986, and in Haiti in 1991. They also moved to Jamaica to work when she had a stroke and returned to Baton Rouge. Even after her stroke she was very active in her community and church. She and her husband went to "Mission Honduras," sponsored by St. Aloysius, and were the oldest volunteers to go. Louise loved to read, when she had time. She was a loyal member of the Altrusa Club of Baton Rouge, where she received a Lifetime Service Award. She was a gourmet cook of the Julia Child era, collecting cookbooks and contributing recipes to several cookbooks, including River Road. She sponsored dozens of international students from China, Malaysia, Pakistan and South Africa, many of whom lived in her home. She was a member of the Malachological Society and collected sea shells around the world. She loved to travel - she visited all over North Africa, Europe, South Africa and China (where she studied acupuncture), Haiti and Australia. She was a loyal member of St. Aloysius Church and a supporter of St. Aloysius School for more than 47 years. Predeceased by her husband, Mike J. Giamalva; parents, Hugh and Mary Lee Markham, and siblings Lee Markham, Hugh Markham, Mildred Russell, Neal Markham, Roberta Bowhay and David Markham. She is survived by siblings Kitty Nedderman, Christine Johnson, Mary Long Judy and John Markham; her children: John and wife Vickie Claflin; David and wife Lolah; Bruce and wife Bonnie Jenkins, children Dan and wife Nickey, Leah, Mike II and Elizabeth; Ben and wife Vickie, children Ali and Bingham; Michael; and Amy and husband Gerry Drago, children Jessica and Matthew. Visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Friday, Feb. 22, was from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation at St. Aloysius Catholic Church on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. until funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Pallbearers will be Dan Giamalva, Mike Giamalva II, Bingham Giamalva, Matthew Drago, Mike Massi and Sonny Garofalo. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to St. Aloysius Catholic Church School, 2025 Stuart Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 9/30/2007 GIAMALVA, SANTA LUCY "SANNIE" Santa Lucy "Sannie" Giamalva, 75 years old of Independence, LA, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in Louisiana Heart Hospital. Sannie was born on Saturday, November 14, 1931 in Tickfaw. Surviving are 2 daughters & sons-in-law, Josie Giamalva Keenum and James "Buddy" Keenum, Carmella Giamalva Coslan and Jack Coslan; son, Natale "Nat" Giamalva; 5 grand- children, James Keenum Jr., Cindy Robertson, Melissa Keenum-Day, Jacob J. Coslan and Rebecca Ann Coslan; 4 great-grandchildren, Destiney Robertson, Alexis Robertson, James Keenum lll, and Ryen Keenum; brother, Angelo Lamonte. She is preceded in death by ; husband; Joseph Santo Giamalva, parents; Sam Lamonte and Camella Morales Lamonte, brother; Joseph Lamonte. Friends will be received Tuesday, October 2 at the Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond from 6:00p.m. until 10:00p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:00a.m. until 9:30a.m. Services will be held at Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church, Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 10:00a.m. Interment will follow in the Colonial Cemetery, Independence, Louisiana 70443. Condolences may be sent to: condolence@bellsouth.net / subject line: Giamalva. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/giamalva.txt