Ridgel obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Ridgel, Helen Williams        19 Feb 2009    Feb 2009    Jerry Nelson
Ridgel, Louis                 14 Dec 1978    Apr 2002    Carol Carvalho
Ridgel, Louis Guy             16 Dec 2009    Dec 2009    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  2/19/2009

RIDGEL, HELEN WILLIAMS
Helen Williams Ridgel, age 86 died on Feb. 18, 2009 in Tickfaw.  She was a
native of Hammond and resident of Tickfaw.  Survivors include her daughter,
Linda Ridgel; 3 sons, Colin Ridgel, Keith Ridgel, and Kenny Ridgel; 11
grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and one sister, Dorothy
Krimenz.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Ridgel; 2
daughters, Jan Ridgel and Louise Legendre; 2 grandchildren, Kenny Ridgel
and Karen Sue Stroute; brother, Coy Williams; sisters, Pud Wilson, Weedie
Maxon, Shirley Chauffe, Lois Ridgel, Bessie Williams and Ona Krimenz; and
her parents Elijah and Mary Soames Williams.  Family and friends are
invited to the visitation at Geisler Funeral Home of Hammond on Friday,
Feb. 20 after 9 am until the service at 11 am conducted by Bro. Andy
Stafford.  Interment will follow in Mt. Stevens Cemetery, Tickfaw.  On line
condolences may be expressed at www.geislerfuneralhome.net.

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Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator:  12/14/1978

RIDGEL, LOUIS
Louis Ridgel, 72, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Tulane Medical Center in 
New Orleans.  He was a resident of Natalbany.  Religious services were held
Friday morning at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home.  Burial was in Mt.
Stevens Cemetery.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Helen Williams Ridgel
of Natalbany; seven sons, Louis G., Jesse, Edward, Victor, Kenneth, Keith
and Colin Ridgel) four daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Josie) Predatt, of
Savannah, Ga., Mrs. Huey (Louise) Legendre of Marrero, Misses Linda and
Janice Ridgel both of Natalbany; four brother, Fred, Arthur, Dude and
Hubert Ridgel, all of California; 32 grandchildren and 13 great-grand-
children.  

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  12/16/2009

RIDGEL, LOUIS GUY
Louis Guy Ridgel, born September 27, 1926, in Klamath Falls, Oregon, was a
lifelong resident of Tickfaw.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and
retired after many years of service with the City of Hammond as the Water
and Sewer Superintendent.  He is survived by 5 sons: Jerry (Becky), Danny
(Marybeth), Buddy (Michele), Harry (Jo Belinda), and Timmy Ridgel and two
daughters; Elaine (Joey) DiBenedetto, and Tammy (Joe) Graziano and extended
family; Jim and Carol Gray all of Tickfaw. He is also survived by five
brothers: Jesse Ridgel, Edward Ridgel, Victor Ridgel, Kenny Ridgel and
Keith Ridgel and one sister Josie Pradat. He is survived by sixteen
grandchildren and fourteen great grand children.  He was preceded in death
by his wife Mittie Ridgel, his father, Louis Ridgel and mother, Florence
Anderson Stewart.  Visitation will be at Geisler Funeral Home in
Ponchatoula Wednesday, December 16 from 5 until 9 p.m., and on Thursday
after 8 a.m. until the religious services at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home
chapel. Interment will follow in Stevens Cemetery (Red Hill), Tickfaw La.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St Tammany Hospice.

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