McHale obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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McHale, Edward Martin        31 Aug 2007    Sep 2007    Jerry Nelson  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  8/31/2007

McHALE, EDWARD MARTIN
Edward Martin McHale, 70, died at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical
Center in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, due to complications
from treatment for cancer. Born in Chicago on Jan. 13, 1937, he was reared
in Hammond and called Metairie home for 28 years until last year, when he
and his wife returned to Hammond. Mr. McHale graduated from St. Paul's
School in Covington and attended Marquette University in Milwaukee. A
lifelong newsman, Mr. McHale began his career in journalism while serving
in the U.S. Marine Corps. He also worked with the Vicksburg Evening Post
and the now defunct Jackson State-Times. He continued his career with
United Press International and The Associated Press. He was also a member
of Paul E. Boyd Detachment 579 of the Marine Corps League. Mr. McHale was
preceded in death by his parents, Edward Joseph McHale and Monell Bowman
Baker McHale Schuhknecht; and a son, Patrick Temple McHale. Survivors
include his wife, Elizabeth "Betsy" McHale, of Hammond; daughter, India
McHale, of State College, Pa.; son and daughter-in-law, Martin McHale and
Melissa Kaye Knight McHale; and granddaughter, Lillian Grace McHale, of
Houston; brother and sister-in-law, William Bowman Baker and Bobbie Lee
Baker, of Baton Rouge; sister, Patricia Marie McHale Darden, of Atlanta;
and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. McHale donated his body for medical
research to Tulane University Medical School. A memorial service,
officiated by the Rev. Paul M. Bailey, of Hammond, will be held Saturday,
Sept. 1, at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Christ Church Cathedral, 2919 St.
Charles Ave., New Orleans. Honorary pallbearers are members of Paul E. Boyd
Detachment 579 of the Marine Corps League. In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests gifts be made to Grace Memorial Episcopal Church in Hammond or the
American Lung Association.  

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