MELVIN GARABRANDT Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. 22 Feb 2005 ================================================== ********************************************** 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. ============================= February 20. 2005 12:16AM Melvin Garabrandt [Photo] Melvin "Dutch" Harold Garabrandt, 82, a native of Barnhill, Ohio, and resident of Houma, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Monday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel, with interment in Garden of Memories Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Ann Piazza Garabrandt of Houma; one daughter, Pamela Ann Perdue of Ohio; two stepsons, Andy and Russell Breaux of Texas; four stepdaughters, Patricia Naquin of Bayou Blue, Lydia Domino of Gonzales, Beverly Otergo of Baton Rouge and Andrea Piazza of Houma; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and 17 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith Maxine Hamilton Garabrandt; his second wife, Marie Patricia Williams Garabrandt; and his parents, James Edward Garabrandt and Melissa Mae Edwards Garabrandt. He was a retired machinist with Quality Shipyard and a parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. February 21. 2005 12:00AM Melvin Garabrandt [Photo] Melvin "Dutch" Harold Garabrandt, 82, a native of Barnhill, Ohio, and resident of Houma, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today at Chauvin Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Ann Piazza Garabrandt of Houma; one daughter, Pamela Ann Perdue of Ohio; two stepsons, Andy and Russell Breaux of Texas; four stepdaughters, Patricia Naquin of Bayou Blue, Lydia Domino of Gonzales, Beverly Otergo of Baton Rouge and Andrea Piazza of Houma; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren including Jasime Piazza; and 17 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith Maxine Hamilton Garabrandt; his second wife, Marie Patricia Williams Garabrandt; and his parents, James Edward Garabrandt and Melissa Mae Edwards Garabrandt. He was a retired machinist with Quality Shipyard and a parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.