Ragusa obituaries, 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: Ragusa, Frances Alfonso 10 Mar 2001 Mar 2001 Don Johnson Ragusa, Lena Cavaretta 17 Sep 2006 Oct 2006 Jerry Nelson Ragusa, Rose D. Orlando 18 Sep 2002 Sep 2002 Don Johnson Ragusa, Samuel 20 Dec 2006 Dec 2006 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 3/10/2001 RAGUSA, FRANCES ALFONSO Former owner of Mid City Building Supplies and a native and resident of Hammond, she died Friday, March 9, 2001, at Hammond Nursing Home. She was 86. Visitation at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Hammond, from 8:30 a.m. Monday until Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., celebrated by the Rev. Chris Egleton, O.P. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by a daughter, Gloria Ragusa Garzotto, Metairie; a sister, Josephine Alfonso Brooks, Hammond; three grandchildren, Dr. Mark Garzotto, Portland, Ore., David Garzotto, New York, and Gina Comeaux, Metairie; and two great- grandchildren, Christina Comeaux and Lea Garzotto. Preceded in death by her husband, Thomas N. Ragusa; a sister, Lilly Alfonso; and three brothers, Louis, Joe and Tony Alfonso. Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 9/17/2006 RAGUSA, LENA CAVARETTA A native of Amite and a resident of Independence, she died at 9:50 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006, in Independence at the age of 90. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday and from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Monday. Religious service at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, at 10 a.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Paul McDuffie. Interment in Colonial Cemetery, Independence. Survived by two sons, Michael Ragusa and Charles Ragusa Jr., both of Independence; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two sisters, Katie Cavaretta Conrad and Mary Cavaretta Kendrick. Preceded in death by husband, Charles Ragusa Sr.; parents, Tony and Mary Scariano Cavaretta; and two sisters. For more information, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 9/18/2002 RAGUSA, ROSE D. ORLANDO A resident of Independence, she died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at Landmark Nursing Center, Hammond. She was 84 and a native of New Roads. Visitation at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Independence, from 11 a.m. until Mass at 1 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. Paul McDuffie. Entombment in Colonial Mausoleum, Independence. Survived by her husband, Sam Ragusa, Independence; two sons, Fred J. Orlando Jr., Melbourne, Fla., and Terry P. Orlando, Ph.D., Cambridge, Mass.; a sister, Josephine Pocorello, Baton Rouge; a brother, Sam J. D'Amico, Baton Rouge; three grandchildren, Dawn Michelle Eckhoff, Coco, Fla., Jon Fred Orlando, Sarasota, Fla., and Frances Orlando, Cambridge; and two great-grandsons. Preceded in death by her former husband, Fred J. Orlando Sr.; parents, Philip and Antonia Tomasella D'Amico; four sisters, Mary Ann Denova, Angelina Nicosia, Pauline Silvio and Margaret D'Amico; and two brothers, Vincent D'Amico and Thomas D'Amico. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 12/20/2006 RAGUSA, SAMUEL A resident of Independence, he died at 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond. He was 90 and a native of Abbeville. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, on Wednesday from 8 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Stanley Day. Entombment in Colonial Mausoleum, Independence. He is survived by his wife, Anita Lott Ragusa, Independence; and numerous nieces and nephews. For more information, visit http://www.mckneelys.com. ***************************************************************************