Himel obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Himel, Geneva Elaine Ginn     9 Dec 2009    Dec 2009    Jerry Nelson
Himel, Nellie Guchereau      18 Aug 2012    Aug 2012    Jerry Nelson
Himel, Walter Louis, Sr.      2 Dec 2003    Jan 2004    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  12/9/2009

HIMEL, GENEVA ELAINE GINN
Longtime local resident Geneva "Pat" Himel , 90, died Sunday, December 6,
2009 at Guest House of Slidell. She was a loving wife and dedicated mother
for sixty plus years. A native of Tylertown, Mississippi she was a longtime
Hammond resident who resided in Ponchatoula for the last five years. She
was a Piano Music major at Southeastern Louisiana College, Brownie/Girl
Scout Leader, former Gulf Coast Beauty Queen, a charter member of Oak Knoll
Country Club, a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, and a member of the
Louisiana Arabian Horse Association.  She was preceded in death by her
parents Deanie and R.S. Ginn, her brother Bobby Ginn and her beloved
husband Herman "H. D." Dennis Himel, Jr.  She is survived by her three
daughters Elaine H. Gault, Katy, TX., Martha H. Cooper, Ponchatoula, Mary
H. Todd, Hebron, KY., their husbands and her grandchildren, Brook Indest,
Courtney Slaughter, Matthew Todd, Benjamin Gault, Heather, Robin and Kyle
Cooper.  Services will be held Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 at St. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Ponchatoula, from 9:00-11:00a.m. with a mass to follow.
Burial will be at Holly Gardens, Hammond. Family members ask that a
donation be made to the American Diabetic Association in lieu of flowers.
Harry McKneely and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  An
on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com.

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Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on:  8/18/2012

HIMEL, NELLIE GUCHEREAU
Nellie Guchereau Himel, born Oct. 30, 1927, went to her heavenly home on 
the Feast of the Assumption, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Beloved wife of 62 
years to the late Norman Lucien Himel.  Devoted mother of Sandra Gremp 
(Al), Norman L. Himel, Jr. (Sheila), Rebecca White (Jim), Angela Tobler 
(Pat), and Stephen Himel (Susan). Grandmother of Lori Leonard, Wendy 
Gremillion, Adam Gremp, Norman L. Himel III, Joshua and Christian White, 
Chad, Jonathan, and Patrice Tobler, and Laura Himel. Also survived by six 
great-grandchildren. Born in Opelousas, La.  A former resident of New 
Orleans and Chalmette, and a resident of Hammond since Hurricane Katrina. 
She will always be remembered for her ministry of hospitality, intercessory 
prayer and her love for God and people.  Relatives and friends of the 
family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at E.J. Fielding Funeral 
Home, 2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 on Monday, August 20, 2012 
at noon with visitation on Sunday evening from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. and on 
Monday morning from 9 a.m. until Mass time.  Interment will follow in St. 
Louis Cemetery #3 in New Orleans.  In lieu of flowers, the family prefers 
contributions in memory of Mrs. Himel to be made to Richard Murphy Hospice 
Foundation, 16013 Halbert Rd., Hammond, LA 70403. Please sign the online 
Guest Book at www.ejfieldingfh.com.

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  12/2/2003

HIMEL, WALTER LOUIS SR. 
Biloxi - Hammond native and longtime resident of the coast, Walter Louis 
Himel Sr., 70, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003. He is the former owner of 
Himel Auto Parts in N. Biloxi and was retired from Mississippi Gulf Coast 
Community College Perkinston Campus where he was the first instructor and 
helped develop the automotive parts sales and management courses. He was 
a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church and Biloxi Elks Lodge 606. 
He also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict Survivors 
include two sons, Walter Louis Himel Jr. of Biloxi and Scott Dennis Himel 
of Meridian; two brothers, Ray Himel of New Iberia and Jamie Himel of 
Morgan City; three sisters, Marjorie Galloway of Hammond, Dorothy Koen of 
Memphis, Tenn., and Patsy Gill of Slidell; and two grandchildren. His wife, 
Carol J. Himel; his parents, Herman D. and Gladys Himel; one brother, H.D. 
Himel; and one sister, Cora Mae Kuykendall, preceded him in death. 
Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Riemann Memorial Funeral Home, 
Beauvoir Road, Biloxi, Miss., and Wednesday from noon until a Mass of the 
Resurrection at 1 p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Burial will 
be in Biloxi National Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Our Lady of Fatima 
Catholic Church Building Fund, 2090 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS 39531. 

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