Goodman 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: Goodman, James W., Mrs. 30 Mar 1951 Nov 2006 Carol/Jerry Nelson Goodman, Joseph Sinclair, Sr 5 Feb 2007 Feb 2007 Jerry Nelson Goodman, George T. 22 Sep 1950 Jan 2005 Jerry Nelson Goodman, Nadia L. 12 Dec 2005 Dec 2005 Jerry Nelson Goodman, Sonja Perrin 6 Jun 2000 Jul 2000 Don Johnson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 3/30/1951 GOODMAN, MRS. JAMES W. Mrs. James W. Goodman, 28, wife of the editor of the Ponchatoula Enterprise and a student at Southeastern College, died Wednesday at a New Orleans hospital. Funeral services will be Friday from the McKneely Funeral Home in Ponchatoula; burial will be in Wetmore Cemetery. Besides her husband, Mrs. Goodman is survived by a son, James Goodman, Jr.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Plummer, Wabash, Ind., and a brother, Franklin Plummer, also of Wabash. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 2/5/2007 GOODMAN, JOSEPH SINCLAIR, SR. "GOODY" Born Feb. 22, 1916, he passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at the age of 90 in Katy, Texas. He grew up in the Amite/Hammond area, the son of Harry T. Goodman Sr. and Ida Brown Goodman. Mr. Goodman retired with 40 years service from the Louisiana Department of Labor as director of Field Services. Sinclair was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was very active with the American Legion Nicholson Post 38. He served as commander of Post 38, Sixth District Commander of the American Legion, president of the Baton Rouge Civic Club Council, president of Louisiana chapter I.A.P.E.S., Salvation Army Advisory Board member, Baton Rouge Mental Health Association and Lake Shore Lions Club. He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Helen Webster, May Sadler, Bobbie Dolhonde and Agnes Dreher; two brothers, Harry T. Goodman Jr. and John Shelton "Ted" Goodman. He is survived by his loving wife of 33 years, Lavern Goodman; sons, Joseph Sinclair "Mike" Goodman Jr. and wife Sandy, and Harry Norman Goodman; daughters, Sister Gay Goodman Rowzie of The Order of Sisters of the Humility of Mary, and Sydna Goodman Peterson and husband John; stepson, Roy H. "Bert" Schmidt Jr. and wife, Karen; 13 grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; sister-in-law, Myrt Gibson Vick; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East chapel, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. until religious service at 1 p.m., conducted by Dr. George Haile. Entombment in Greenoaks Memorial Park Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Randy Vick, M.D., Michael Vick, M.D., Joel Safer, D.D.S., Donald Landry, Cecil Kline and Frank Jackson. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting memorial contributions to the Sisters of Humility of Mary, P.O. Box 901699, Cleveland, OH 44190-1699; Resolutions Hospice, 8305 Knight Road, Houston, TX 77054; or to a favorite charity. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 9/22/1950 GOODMAN, GEORGE T. George T. Goodman, editor of the Ponchatoula Enterprise, died last Friday at his summer home on the Tangipahoa river. A native of Dwight, Ill, he came to Louisiana about 35 years ago. Last rites were held at the McKneely Funeral Home in Ponchatoula. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Dorothy McGuire of Asheville, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. E. G. Evans, Jr. of Cleveland, Ohio; a son, James W. Goodman; three grandchildren. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 12/12/2005 GOODMAN, NADIA L. Longtime Baton Rouge resident Nadia L. Goodman died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at the home of her son Peter in Baton Rouge, following a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 74. Friends remembered her as brilliant, loyal, loving and strong-willed. With a streak of Midwestern stubbornness, she could do almost anything she decided to do, from being a concert violinist to running a newspaper to holding several high-ranking positions in state government in Louisiana. Active at St. Paul's Anglican Church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she lived for the past seven years, she was a member of the altar guild, a chalice bearer, a Eucharistic minister, clerk of the vestry, editor of the Epistle newsletter, and a former Vestry member. She wanted to be remembered as the "jingle bell lady," the one who carried the gold-and-red banner covered with bells on special church holidays, like Christmas, when she did her version of a Mardi Gras strut down the church aisle with her bells a-jingling. Her one unfulfilled dream was to enter the seminary and be a priest in the Episcopal Church. Indeed, the church was the center of her life. One day in the '50s, she said, "God zapped me and said you're mine, and I've been his ever since." Born in Whiting, Ind., to May and Adam Lesinsky, she received her bachelor of science degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She studied violin at De Paul University and was principal second violinist in the Baton Rouge Symphony. She also performed with the New Orleans Pops Orchestra. She and her husband operated The Ponchatoula Enterprise. Widowed at 33, she became editor and publisher of the weekly paper. From 1967-1970, she worked for the Elmer Candy Co. as director of industrial relations. In 1971, she joined state government, where she worked in economic development until her retirement. She began as the director of the Capital Economic Development District, covering a dozen parishes in southwest Louisiana. She then became an economic development specialist with the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. Among her duties, she was acting director of the Small Business Development Corp., developed budget proposals for the Office of Commerce and Industry and drafted legislation. Upon her retirement in 1998, the Legislature commended her for her work with the National Governors Association, the Science and Technology Council of the States and the Southern Technology Council as well as her work in economic development. She also was commended for her work as the economic development liaison with several boards, including the Louisiana Music Commission, State Board of Cosmetology, Louisiana Racing Commission and the Office of Financial Institutions. She is survived by her sons, James and his wife Gwynette of Marco Island, Fla., and Peter and his wife Donna of Baton Rouge; sister, Tanya Carey; five grandchildren, Arthur Bowen, Deanna Kleibert, Nicole Wiltz, Travis Tharp and Trapper Tharp; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Walcott Goodman Sr. Her ashes will be returned to San Miguel and interred under the palm tree at St. Paul's. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Feed the Hungry Project in San Miguel at following Web site: http://www.feedthehungrysma.org/help.htm. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 6/6/2000 GOODMAN, SONJA PERRIN Madisonville - Sonja Perrin Goodman died May 14, 2000. Survivors include her husband, Edmond Goodman; two stepchildren, Benny Goodman and Patsy Goodman Elder; several step-grandchildren; two sisters, Jennie Perrin Harrell Goodman, Rose Carrone; and brother, Sidney W. Perrin Jr. Her father, Sidney W. Perrin; and mother, Elvira Mermillion; and brother, Preston Perrin; two sisters, Vira Hall McBeth and Claradee Babin, preceded her in death. ***************************************************************************