Anthony Richard (Rick) Fiori passed away in St. Augustine, Fla. on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.
He was 66 years old.
He was born in Niagara Falls, NY in 1949. From an early age he showed exceptional musical ability and began performing in local nightclubs when he was 15. He became a professional musician, entertaining audiences throughout the East Coast, Midwest and South, almost always on the road. Later in his career, he settled in Slidell, playing clubs in the New Orleans area. When failing health took his ability to perform, he moved to St. Augustine in 2006 to be closer to his family.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
He is survived by his mother, Josephine Fiori; children, ToniLynn (Richard) Fiori Ackler and Jason Fiori, and Derrick (Juliana) Fiori: sister, Pamela (Thaddeus) Zebrowsky; brother, Brian Fiori; and grandchildren, Matthew Tafoya and Richard, Joshua and Christopher Ackler.
He was preceded in death by his father, Anthony A. Fiori
St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Michael Martin Mumphrey passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, after a lengthy illness.
He was 55 years old.
He is survived by his wife, Twana Cunningham Mumphrey; mother, Jaclyn S. Whittington; father, Rocco Mumphrey Sr.; brothers, Rocco Mumphrey Jr. and Kevin Mumphrey; daughter, Monica Mumphrey; step-son, Russell Rivet; nephew, Nicholas Mumphrey; and sister-in-law, Susan Mumphrey.
He was a native of Metairie and resident of Lacombe.
He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving the country in the 1970s during the post-Vietnam era.
After the service, he joined the Kenner fire department and rose to the position of captain. He also acted as a sub-contractor for the Army Corps of Engineers and was awarded several certificates of appreciation.
Memorial services were held at the Chapel of Our Lady of Wisdom, 5600 General De Gaulle Drive, New Orleans, on Feb. 10.
In lieu of flowers, send donations in the name of Michael Mumphrey to the Hospice Foundation of the South via their website www.hospicefoundationofthesouth.org or to Our Lady of Wisdom via their website donation page www.olwhealth.org.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
Dorothy “Dot” Hebert was the daughter of Percy Medus and Delta Navarre.
She married Harrison Hebert and had one daughter, Cynthia Hebert Miller.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Harry, Riley and Rodney Medus, and husband.
Her life was enhanced by the life of service she gave to her community. She taught CCD to the handicapped in the Diocesan office for Persons with Disabilities.
She served for 18 years on the Commission for the Pastoral Care of the Elderly. She was a Lay Minister in Lafayette General for 15 years.
Survivors include daughter, Cynthia Miller; grandchildren, Bryan Miller, M.D. and wife, Stephanie; Kimberly LeJeune and husband, Troy; and great-grandchildren, Christopher, Connor and Caroline Miller and Jesse LeJeune.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the memorial Mass at St. Lukes Catholic Church, 910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell, on Feb. 19 at 2 p.m.
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Louis (LJ) Joseph Gleason, United States Navy Veteran, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 5 2015, surrounded by his loving family.
He was 68 years old.
He is survived by his wife, Lynda Sylvester Gleason of 44 years; brother to Grace (Sissy) Gleason Lasseigne (husband Raymond Lasseigne); father to Katherine Gleason and Micheal Gleason (wife Jessica Favalora Gleason); grandfather to his princess Shelby Ann Favalora DeNardo (husband Christopher DeNardo, United States Marine) and his tugboat Michael Troy Gleason Jr.; and son of the late Vinda (Sarge) Gleason (retired United States Army Sargent) and Adele Catherine Carday Gleason.
At Gleason’s request, no services will be held.
D.T. Williams Funeral Home, 67525 Hwy. 41, Pearl River, in charge of arrangements.
Carey C. Cenac-Woodham passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, surrounded by family in Houma, La.
She was 56 years old.
She is survived by her children, Benjamin, Becca, Rachel, Taylor and Jack; ex-husband, Stephen Woodham; mother, Mary Quinn;, and siblings.
She was a homemaker.
A memorial service was held on Feb. 13 at Honaker Funeral Home in?Slidell.
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Andrew Leonard Dufresne?Jr., of Slidell, passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015.
He was 89 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Naomi Coffey Dufresne; daughter, Sandra D. Patrick; sons, Andrew L. Dufresne III and Ronald E. Dufresne (Rebecca); grandchildren, Brad Patrick, Erin P. Waite (Mark), Nicholas, Trevor, Remy, Acey and Shay Lu Dufresne; great granddaughter, Charlotte Waite; and sister, Hilda Calhoun.
He was the son of the late Andrew L. Dufresne Sr., and Ophelia Borne Dufresne. He was a native and former resident of New Orleans and a longtime resident of Slidell.
He left high school at age 17 to join the Navy at the beginning of WWII and served aboard the destroyer USS Landsdowne, which carried the Japanese dignitaries out to the USS Missouri to sign the Japanese surrender of WWII.
He served on the New Orleans Fire Department for 25 years, retiring as a District Chief in 1976.
Funeral services were held on Feb. 14 at Honaker Funeral Home in Slidell.
Donations to New Orleans Fire Fighters Assn. Local 632 Benevolent Fund, 3520 General Degaulle, Suite 3001, N.O.La. 70114, preferred, in lieu of flowers.
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William F. “Will”?Smith, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014.
He was 64 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Vicki Swan Smith; children, Kelli L. Crain (David), Adam M. Smith; and grandchildren, Colin Thomas and Madison Crain.
A longtime resident of Slidell, Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Upon his discharge, he worked as a city policeman in Muskogee, Okla. Prior to his retirement in 2001, Smith served as the Supervisory Special Agent in charge of Criminial Investigations for the New Orleans Office.
At his request, he was cremated and no services were held.
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Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.