Leto obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Leto, Johnny Sam      29 May 2005    Jun 2005    Jerry Nelson
Leto, Joseph, Mrs      7 Dec 1951    Nov 2006    Carol/Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  5/29/2005

LETO, JOHNNY SAM 
A resident of Tickfaw, he died Friday, May 27, 2005, at Heritage Manor
Nursing Home. He was 73 and a native of Independence. Visiting at Harry
McKneely & Son in Hammond, Sunday, May 29, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visiting
at the funeral home chapel on Monday from 8 a.m. until religious service at
10:30 a.m. Interment in Colonial Cemetery. He is survived by his wife,
Patsy Niehaus Leto of Tickfaw; daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and David
Stewart of Tickfaw; stepdaughter, Janice Moya of Ponchatoula; two stepsons,
Wayne Wiggins of Carencro and James Wiggins of Ponchatoula; 10 grand-
children and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by a daughter,
Tena Leto; a son, Salvadore Leto; and parents, Sam and Tina Collura Leto.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator:  12/7/1951

LETO, MRS. JOSEPH
Mrs. Joseph Leto, 64, died Thursday of last week at Wiginton Memorial
Hospital; funeral services were held from the Poole Funeral Home Saturday
with interment in Rose Memorial Park, Hammond.  Surviving relatives include
the following children and near relatives:  Mrs. Josie Cullia of Ensley,
Ala.; Mrs. Luke Cali of Franklin; Mrs. Frank Tessitore of Baton Rouge; Mrs.
Peter J. Peco of Hammond, Mrs. John Bertone of Hammond; Miss Jennie Leto of
Hammond; Phillip Leto of Chicago, Ill.; Nat and Tony Leto of New Orleans;
13 grandchildren and 9 great, grandchildren.  She was a sister of Mrs. Joe
Accardo of Patterson; Mrs. Carlo Messina of Beaumont, Tex.; Mrs. Joe Cutura
of New Iberia; brothers Tony Cognato of Hammond and Joe Cognato of New
Orleans.

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