Guidry obituaries/memorials, 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: Guidry, Diane Marie Rusich May 2013 Jerry Nelson Guidry, Ernest Albert 8 Nov 2006 Nov 2006 Jerry Nelson Guidry, Ervin C. 4 Mar 2002 Apr 2002 Don Johnson Guidry, Geneva Berry 13 Sep 2002 Oct 2002 Don Johnson Guidry, Joseph Valex 15 Jan 2005 Jan 2005 Jerry Nelson Guidry, Marie Reine (Sister Mary Alphonsus) d. 24 Jan 1994 Mar 2001 Don Johnson Guidry, Mildred Royer 19 May 2010 May 2010 Jerry Nelson Guidry, Nellrose 15 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jerry Nelson Guidry, Ray Allen 14 Jun 2011 Jun 2011 Jerry Nelson Guidry, Robert Clifton 1 Jul 2004 Jul 2004 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, LA GUIDRY, DIANE MARIE RUSICH Mrs. Diane Marie Rusich Guidry, 59 years old of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. She was born in New Orleans on September 19, 1953. Mrs. Guidry was a caring wife and loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Joseph A Guidry, Jr.; son & daughter-in-law, Jeremy and Kelley Guidry; daughter & son-in-law, Jenel and Chris Secrease; grandchildren, Cole, Cassidy, and Cate Guidry, and Parker and Cooper Secrease; mother, Louise Meyer Rusich; and her brothers, Frank Rusich, Jr, and Peter Rusich. She is preceded in death by her father, Frank Rusich, Sr. Visitation will be held at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Ponchatoula on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm and after 8:00 am on Wednesday. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 10:00 am in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Sand Hill Cemetery. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 11/8/2006 GUIDRY, ERNEST ALBERT Ernest Albert "Ernie" Guidry, 72-years-old of Loranger, La., died Monday, November 6, 2006 at his residence. Ernie was born Sunday, February 18, 1934 in the Bronx New York N.Y. He worked as a Dept. Manager for Sears. Surviving are wife, Dorothy E. Timberlake; four sons, Ernest A. Guidry Jr., Michael G. Guidry, Stephen Guidry and Kenneth Guidry; daughter, Cynthia G. Fecke; brothers, Henry and Ronnie Guidry; four sisters, Marie Windham, Anna Mae Labatat, Shirley Sperier, Florence Ertel; two daughters by marriage, Karen J. Hyorth, Carol E. Parker; 13 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by Parents: Henry Joseph Guidry and Stella Rosselli Guidry. Friends will be received Friday, November 10 Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Services will be held at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Friday, November 10, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Hammond, Louisiana 70403. Email condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com/subject line: Guidry. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 3/4/2002 GUIDRY, ERVIN C. Ervin C. Guidry, 75, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, at the Hammond Nursing Home. He is survived by his wife, Lucille Guidry of Hammond; three daughters, Gloria Guidry Weber of Ponchatoula, Denise and Earlene Guidry, both of Hammond; seven sons, Lee Ray Guidry of Houston, Eric, Adrian, Profit, Reginald, Eugene and Ervin Guidry, all of Hammond; four sisters, Rose Williams of Covert, Mich., Alma Rosenburg of Syracuse, Ind., Inez Burton of South Heaven, Mich., and Earlene Brown of Sodus, Mich.; five brothers, Andrew, Clarence, Ivy, Profit and Ezekiel Guidry, all of Benton Harbor, Mich.; 15 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Tuesday at N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, from 4 to 8 p.m. The funeral will be Wednesday at Macedonia Baptist Church, Hammond, at 1 p.m. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 9/13/2002 GUIDRY, GENEVA BERRY Ponchatoula - Geneva Berry Guidry, 77, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, at Hammond Nursing Home. She is survived by five daughters, Faye Davis, Jessie Mae Batts, Essie Austin and Beatrice Brosdenaux, all of Clinton, Iowa; and Clara Russell of Ponchatoula; two sons, Lawrence Myers of Ponchatoula and Jessie Guidry Jr. of Clinton, Iowa; and one sister, Alice Hookfin of Ponchatoula. The Rev. Carl Coleman will conduct the funeral Friday at First True Love Baptist Church, Ponchatoula, at 7 p.m. Dismissal will be Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Ponchatoula Cemetery. N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, is in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 1/15/2005 GUIDRY, JOSEPH VALEX "J.V." Funeral service will be held Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, at a 1 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Peter Roman Catholic Church in Carencro for Joseph Guidry, age 94, who was called home by his Savior at 4 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, at his residence in Hammond. Interment in St. Peter Catholic Cemetery in Carencro. The Rev. Bill Melancon, pastor of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, will officiate the service. Musical selections will be provided by Tony Broussard. Mr. Guidry was a retired educator and former Naval officer. He was a 1938 bachelor of science graduate of the University of Southern California and earned two master's degrees, in education from LSU in 1949, and another in English from Peabody College in 1952. Mr. Guidry received an internship to Harvard in 1953. His career spanned most educational levels. He began as a fifth-grade teacher at Landry of Lake Charles and later taught 11th grade English Literature at Westlake High School. He was both a teacher and principal of Prairie Ronde School near Opelousas and later served as principal at Hackberry in 1949-50. On the collegiate level Guidry served at Arkansas State University, the University of Miami and Florida State University. Guidry climaxed his educational career on the lecture circuit, with English and literature the topic for regular appearances at more than 50 colleges and universities. Guidry served two tours of duty in the U.S. Navy. He advanced from the rank of apprentice seaman and a monthly salary of $21 to the rank of ensign in a 1935-39 stint that included his attending and graduating from U.S.C. while still carrying his full load of naval duties. After the outbreak of World War II, Guidry reenlisted and was promoted to lieutenant junior grade, serving as a supply officer from 1942-46. Survivors include his sister, Etta, (Mrs. Edward "Bruce" Broussard) of Lafayette; and numerous nieces and nephews, including his godchild, Cecile (Mrs. Percy Broussard), Betty (Mrs. I.J. Mires), and Emick Paul Broussard, all of the Lafayette area, Rita Glade (Mrs. John Musemeche) of Baton Rouge, and Marilese Brooks of Baytown, Texas; sister-in-law, Birdie Guidry of Carencro; and longtime caregiver, Nina Gill of Hammond. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Erline Fabre; parents, Cyrus and Theresa Guidry of Carencro; sister, Rita (Mrs. Danie L. Robin); and brothers, Fernand and Emick. A rosary will be prayed at noon Saturday in the funeral home. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 11 a.m. until time of service on Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church, 102 N. Church Street, Carencro. Melancon Funeral Home of Carencro is in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Memorial, Marie Reine Guidry (Sister Mary Alphonsus), Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted with permission of Dorothy Dawes, O.P. -- dmdawes@accesscom.net 580 Broadway, New Orleans, LA 70118, 504-861-8155, FAX 504-861-8718 or 865-8079 photos at http://www.dominican-sisters.net/stmarys/memoria/guidry.htm In Memory of [Sr. M. Alphonsus Guidry] Dominican Sisters Congregation of St. Mary New Orleans Marie Reine Guidry Aug. 18, 1907 - Jan. 24, 1994 "Prayer, and only prayer, will get you through this." "Reine Guidry" was the name that little Marguerite Brou heard from her aunt who went off to college at Dominican. Later Marguerite's sister Marie Louise spoke of the young nun, Sr. Mary Alphonsus, with admiration, so that when Marguerite's turn came to go away to Dominican, she was looking forward to meeting this special person, and she was not disappointed. (Marguerite also became a Dominican Sister.) Reine had entered the community on St. Dominic's Day in 1927, the senior in her group with Sisters Mary Fidelis Lohman, and Adelaide Killilea; they were joined on August 15 by Sisters Mary James Hunt-Fabacher, Leo Betpouey, and Gregory Hesse. Among the novices who preceded them was her first cousin, Sister Mary Beatrice. After finishing college in 1928 she was soon certified to teach "any subject, except the highly specialized ones." Thus it was that she later found herself teaching high school Religion, Latin, Physics and Algebra II. Among her students were Aimee Haulard and Mary Louise Albrecht, who were destined to enter the community. Sister Mary Aimee remembers "fun" Saturdays spent waxing the front parlor and polishing silver with her; Sister Mary Louise learned more from her kindness and charity than from any class. "She had beautiful hands," Mary Louise noted, "maybe because those hands were constantly at work creating beautiful things." In the hot summer of '48 Dorothy Dawes was indebted to Sister Mary Alphonsus for volunteering to make all her black clothes for entrance. She sewed on her portable sewing machine in the old school cafeteria. Mary Michael could not forget how Sister made every stitch of her final profession outfit at St. Leo's. Only a few days ago, noting that Mary Michael wasn't feeling well, and understanding it was the cancer, "Phonsie" said in her direct way, and from her own depths: "Michael, prayer, and only prayer will get you through this." She was the only daughter of her parents, who had a general store in Raceland. They named her "Queen," and so she was. After her parents had both died she cared for her brother Arnold, who had suffered brain damage from a childhood fever. When her failing health forced her to leave the old home in Raceland, a dear friend took care of him until he died peacefully in July at 77. Sister was peaceful, too. "He had a happy life," she said. Her hold on life was fragile last spring, but then she fought her way back, drawing on her inner strength. She made colorful novelty items for the Motherhouse Guild Boutique in the fall, and at holiday time even found her way to the motherhouse kitchen to whip up pineapple tarts for the sisters from her own recipe, in between three trips a week to Touro Infirmary for dialysis. Mardi Gras hats were her latest creation, and ingredients were on order for the next round of treats. When she said medical science had found one person who recovered and was free of dialysis, we agreed to ask her brother Arnold for the gift of her healing. But when she died in her sleep soon after, it seemed like maybe Arnold had an even better idea. We will miss her, and the beauty she created wherever she went. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 5/19/2010 GUIDRY, MILDRED ROYER Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 20, 2010 at a 10:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Landry Roman Catholic Church in Opelousas for Mildred Ann Guidry, age 82, the former Mildred Ann Royer, who passed away at North Oaks in Hammond. Interment will be in Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. The Rev. Austin Leger will officiate at the services. Musical selections will be provided by Valerie Andrus. The songs will be Just A Closer Walk With Thee, The Old Rugged Cross, How Great Thou Art, and Amazing Grace. Mrs. Guidry was a resident of Opelousas and a parishioner of St. Landry Roman Catholic Church. Survivors include one son, Glen Guidry and his wife, Martha, of Lafayette; two daughters, Becky Russo and her husband, David, of Ponchatoula, LA, and Annette Tweedel and her husband, Wayne, of Bosco; one brother, Elmo Royer of Duson; one sister-in- law, Patsy Begnaud of Vatican; eight grandchildren, Mike Guidry, Krissy Guidry Edwards, Heather Russo Robbins, Russ Russo, Molly Russo Grove, Kate Russo, Kimberly Tweedel Burrow, and Nissa Tweedel; and five great grandchildren, Madison Edwards, Joby Edwards, Justin Robbins, Kayla Robbins, and Carly Robbins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ovide Guidry; her parents, Ulysse Royer and the former Elba Benoit; and one brother, Patrick "Ricky" Royer. A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday and will continue from 8:00 a.m. until service time on Thursday. Pallbearers will be Glenn Guidry, Mike Guidry, David Russo, Russ Russo, Wayne Tweedel, and Mikey Burrow. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenny Chelette, John Grove, Mickey Guidry, Tryte Edwards, Harvey Geraurd, Elmo Foreman, and Elmo Royer. View the obituary and guestbook online at www.melanconfuneralhome.net. Melancon Funeral Home of Opelousas, 4708 I-49 North Service Road, (337) 407-1907, is in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 6/15/2007 GUIDRY, NELLROSE Mrs. Nellrose Guidry, 75, died on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. A native of Baton Rouge, she lived in Hammond, where she was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Survivors include three sons, Raymond and Glenn Guidry, both of Hammond, and Dennis Guidry, Springfield; daughter, Becky Bowles, Hammond; brother, Elmo "Bud" Carmena, Baton Rouge; and three grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband, A.J. Guidry Jr.; and three brothers. Visitation at Geisler Funeral Home, Hammond, on Friday, June 15, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. For more information, visit http://www.geislerfuneralhome.net. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 6/14/2011 GUIDRY, RAY ALLEN Ray Allen Guidry, 71 years old of Independence, LA, died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at his residence. He was born on Thursday, April 18, 1940, in Delcambre, LA, son of the late Dewey and Bernice Royer Guidry. Surviving are sons & daughters-in-law, Allen and Cheryl Guidry, Rene and Lou Ann Guidry, son, Rick Guidry, daughter, Roxanne Guidry, daughter & son-in-law, Rebecca and David Dicharry, 14 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, brothers, Bobby Guidry, David Guidry, Curtis Guidry, and a sister, Jennifer Todd. He is preceded in death by his wife, June Thomas Guidry, grand- children, Anthony Dicharry, and Alex Dicharry, great-grandchild, Blake Smith, and a brother, Kenneth Guidry. Friends will be received on Thursday, June 16, 2011, from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm, with Fr. Howard Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Colonial Cemetery, Independence, LA. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 7/1/2004 GUIDRY, ROBERT CLIFTON Robert Clifton Guidry, 41, a native of Prairieville, died Tuesday, June 29, 2004. He was employed as a resident training specialist with the Hammond Developmental Center. He is survived by two daughters, Dana Lynn Guidry and Lindsey Renee Guidry, both of Albany; a brother, Ken Curtis Guidry of Lake Charles; and his ex-wife, Diana Ross of Tickfaw. His parents, George Clifton and Vivian Sanders Guidry, preceded him in death. A graveside service was held at noon today at the Hungarian Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Geisler Funeral Home, Albany, was in charge. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/guidry.txt