NORMAN PLAISANCE Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 29 Dec 2004 ================================================== ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ================================================== NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ============================= December 20. 2004 12:00AM Norman Plaisance [Photo] Norman A. Plaisance, 81, a native of Cut Off and resident of Grand Isle and Houma for many years, died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004. Visitation will be from 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church, with interment in Holy Rosary Mausoleum. He is survived by his loving wife, Mildred Boudreaux Plaisance of Houma; four daughters, Dr. Judy M. Plaisance of Houma, Lozia P. Richard and husband, Wayne, of Houma, Vanessa P. Baudoin and husband, Ronald, of Gulfport, Miss., and Mildred P. Descant and husband, Wayne, of Grand Isle; one son, Maurice "M.J." Plaisance and wife, Dawn Jackson Plaisance, of Gonzales; eight grandchildren, Rachel C. Trosclair and husband, Jerome, Joshua P. Richard, Shara B. Wilson and husband, Chris, Derrek J. Baudoin, Michelle D. Peek and husband, Matthew, Christopher P. Descant, Michael L. Plaisance and Dominic M. Plaisance; and three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn E. Trosclair, Ryan P. Trosclair and Merrick A. Peek. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice Plaisance and Maria Compeaux Plaisance; one grandson, Evan T. Plaisance; two sisters, Gladys P. Bouvier and Lillian P. Pierce; and four brothers, Lawrence, Ernest, Nolan and Norris Plaisance. He was a retired District Meter Man for Texaco Inc. with 36 years of service. He served his country in World War II as a Coxswain in the U.S. Navy on the USS Lauderdale in the Pacific Theater. He was Cheniere Caminada Fire Chief from 1978 to 1982 and a lifetime member of the Volunteer Fireman Association and was a member and past president of Grand Isle Lion Club and a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post No. 3700 in Houma. He was past president and lifetime board member of the Caminada Redfish Rodeo and a former member of the Carnival Krewe of Flames in Houma and Carnival Krewe of Jean-Lafitte in Grand Isle. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. December 21. 2004 12:00AM Norman Plaisance [Photo] Norman A. Plaisance, 81, a native of Cut Off and resident of Grand Isle and Houma for many years, died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004. Visitation will be from 5 to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church, with interment in Holy Rosary Mausoleum. He is survived by his loving wife, Mildred Boudreaux Plaisance of Houma; four daughters, Dr. Judy M. Plaisance of Houma, Lozia P. Richard and husband, Wayne, of Houma, Vanessa P. Baudoin and husband, Ronald, of Gulfport, Miss., and Mildred P. Descant and husband, Wayne, of Grand Isle; one son, Maurice "M.J." Plaisance and wife, Dawn Jackson Plaisance, of Gonzales; eight grandchildren, Rachel C. Trosclair and husband, Jerome, Joshua P. Richard, Shara B. Wilson and husband, Chris, Derrek J. Baudoin, Michelle D. Peek and husband, Matthew, Christopher P. Descant, Michael L. Plaisance and Dominic M. Plaisance; and three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn E. Trosclair, Ryan P. Trosclair and Merrick A. Peek. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice Plaisance and Maria Compeaux Plaisance; one grandson, Evan T. Plaisance; two sisters, Gladys P. Bouvier and Lillian P. Pierce; and four brothers, Lawrence, Ernest, Nolan and Norris Plaisance. He was a retired District Meter Man for Texaco Inc. with 36 years of service. He served his country in World War II as a Coxswain in the U.S. Navy on the USS Lauderdale in the Pacific Theater. He was Cheniere Caminada Fire Chief from 1978 to 1982 and a lifetime member of the Volunteer Fireman Association and was a member and past president of Grand Isle Lion Club and a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post No. 3700 in Houma. He was past president and lifetime board member of the Caminada Redfish Rodeo and a former member of the Carnival Krewe of Flames in Houma and Carnival Krewe of Jean-Lafitte in Grand Isle. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. December 22. 2004 12:21PM Norman Plaisance [Photo] Norman A. Plaisance, 81, a native of Cut Off and resident of Grand Isle and Houma for many years, died at 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church, with interment in Holy Rosary Mausoleum. He is survived by his loving wife, Mildred Boudreaux Plaisance of Houma; four daughters, Dr. Judy M. Plaisance of Houma, Lozia P. Richard and husband, Wayne, of Houma, Vanessa P. Baudoin and husband, Ronald, of Gulfport, Miss., and Mildred P. Descant and husband, Wayne, of Grand Isle; one son, Maurice "M.J." Plaisance and wife, Dawn Jackson Plaisance, of Gonzales; eight grandchildren, Rachel C. Trosclair and husband, Jerome, Joshua P. Richard, Shara B. Wilson and husband, Chris, Derrek J. Baudoin, Michelle D. Peek and husband, Matthew, Christopher P. Descant, Michael L. Plaisance and Dominic M. Plaisance; and three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn E. Trosclair, Ryan P. Trosclair and Merrick A. Peek. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maurice Plaisance and Maria Compeaux Plaisance; one grandson, Evan T. Plaisance; two sisters, Gladys P. Bouvier and Lillian P. Pierce; and four brothers, Lawrence, Ernest, Nolan and Norris Plaisance. He was a retired District Meter Man for Texaco Inc. with 36 years of service. He served his country in World War II as a Coxswain in the U.S. Navy on the USS Lauderdale in the Pacific Theater. He was Cheniere Caminada Fire Chief from 1978 to 1982 and a lifetime member of the Volunteer Fireman Association and was a member and past president of Grand Isle Lion Club and a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post No. 3700 in Houma. He was past president and lifetime board member of the Caminada Redfish Rodeo and a former member of the Carnival Krewe of Flames in Houma and Carnival Krewe of Jean-Lafitte in Grand Isle. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.