Pingno obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Pingno, Ella Elice O'Neil Bankston  13 Sep 2006    Sep 2006    Jerry Nelson
Pingno, Emile                       15 Sep 2000    Sep 2000    Don Johnson
Pingno, Luke M., Sr.                22 Dec 2000    Dec 2000    Don Johnson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 9/13/2006

PINGNO, ELLA ELICE O'NEIL BANKSTON
Ella Elice O'Neil Bankston Pingno passed away at her home, Sunday, 
September 10, 2006. Mrs. Ella is a native of Hammond, and a resident of 
Covington for many years. She is the daughter of the late Charles and Inez 
Eady O'Neill. Spouse of the late Clyde B. Bankston and the late Luke Pingno.
Mrs. Ella Pingno was a active member of Mandeville Christian Fellowship 
Church. Mrs. Ella is survived by her loving children, David and Edna 
Bankston, Jerry and Deborah Bankston, and Ricky and Laura Hano Sr. Mrs. 
Pingno is also preceded by her brothers, Lucius, Charles Jr., Owen and 
Christopher O'Neill; and her sisters, Florene Baham and Ann Latino. 
Survivors include Harold, Paul, Donnie and Tommy O'Neill, Inez Randall, 
Geneva Jagneaux and Peggy McMorris; grandchildren, Amanda Sherman, Wyman, 
Brad, Daniel and Lindsay Bankston, Ricky Hano Jr., Tiffany Miller and Faylen 
Elice Hano; great-grandchildren, Zachary and Austin Sherman, Brennan and Ella 
Rose Bankston, and Victoria Hano. Funeral services were held today at 
Mandeville Christian Fellowship Church, 1211 Highway 1088, Mandeville. In 
lieu of flowers, donations to Mandeville Christian Fellowship Church to 
benefit St. Jude Medical Center. Bagnell & Son Funeral Home was in charge.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  9/15/2000

PINGNO, EMILE
A resident and native of Independence, he died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000, at
North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. He was 81. Visitation at Harry McKneely
& Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday. Mass of
Christian Burial on Saturday, with time pending. Interment in Colonial
Cemetery, Independence. Survived by his wife, Beatrice Farlouis Pingno,
Independence; a daughter, Margaret Wascom, Independence; a son, Emile J.
Pingno Jr., Independence; three grandchildren, Scottie Wascom, Chad Wascom
and Jason Pingno; and a brother, Luke Pingno Sr., Independence. Preceded in
death by his mother, Mary Ann Manichia Pingno; father, Mario Pingno; an
infant son; two brothers, Tony and Angelo Pingno; and two sisters, Bena
Cambetta and Josie Carreca. He was retired from the state of Louisiana as a 
heavy equipment operator and was a member of Mater Dolorosa Catholic
Church.

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  12/22/2000

PINGNO, LUKE M., SR.
Chief of police of Independence from 1948 to 1980 and employed by the
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office from 1980 to 1996, he died Wednesday,
Dec. 20, 2000, at his home. He was 79 and a native and resident of
Independence. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a survivor of the
Bataan Death March and a prisoner of war for three years and six months. He 
was awarded two Purple Hearts and a Prisoner of War Medal. Visitation was
at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday. Visiting at the funeral home from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday.
Religious services at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, at
10:30 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. McDuffy. Entombment in 
Colonial Mausoleum. Survived by his wife, Lynn Mathews Allen Pingno; two
sons, Luke M. Pingno Jr. and Jesse Pingno; and a stepson, Walter Hiram
Allen III, all of Independence; a stepdaughter, Lynn Abigail Mulcahy, St.
Paul, Minn.; four grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. Preceded in
death by a granddaughter, Angel Pingno; three brothers, Tony, Angelo and
Emile Pingno; and two sisters, Bena Cambetta and Josie Carreca. He was a
member of Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, American Legion, Disabled
American Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars and served for eight years
with the Independence City Council. 

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