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Emily Diamond
Born Nov. 25, 1921 to Daniel Independence and Edna Josephine Glossbrenner; died peacefully Sept. 16, 2011, in Robbinsville, N.C. She was 89. Emily was raised in Indianapolis, Ind., and attended Swarthmore College and Indiana University. She married Dr. Jack Robert Diamond Oct, 16, 1942, and unsuccessfully contested a difficult divorce which became final in 1962. Jack preceded her in death Feb. 4, 1998. A resident of Covington for 50 years, Emily also lived in Indianapolis, Ind.; Batavia, Ohio; Pewee Valley, Ky; Boerne, Texas ; Covington; and most recently Robbinsville. Her children are Dr. Daniel and June (Sorg) Diamond, Dr. Kathryn Lynch, Robbinsville; Susan Diamond, Portland, Ore., Jessie Diamond, Portland, David and Debra (Wilson) Diamond, Covington, Stanley and Pamela (Roberts) Diamond, Martinsville, Ind., and James “Jed” Diamond and Maria Gillen, Knoxville, Tenn. She has 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
The Diamonds moved into Covington in June, 1959. Emily was St Peter’s Catholic School Mother of the Year in 1963. She taught third grade at Covington’s Rosenwald Elementary School in Covington in 1967, at the time an all-black school as St. Tammany schools were not integrated until 1968. She was the receptionist and executive secretary in the St. Paul’s High School office from 1964 to 1967, and she taught kindergarten in Madisonville from 1970 to 1975.
Emily’s teaching experience at the Rosenwald school afforded her social acceptance within Covington’s black community at a time when social interaction among blacks and whites was severely limited. As a founding member of the Community Relations Council of Greater Covington (CRCGC) formed in 1968, Emily responded to the fact that very few black citizens in St. Tammany could secure any type of loans other than automobile financing by co-founding and serving as the first secretary of the CRCGC Federal Credit Union. She managed the Credit Union from its founding in 1969 and continued to serve on the Credit Union Board until 1985.
Deeply grieved by housing conditions among Covington’s poorest families, Emily was also instrumental in the formation of the Habitat for Humanity Chapter in Covington. The Covington chapter was designated as the 10th Affiliate at the Habitat International Convention in November, 1981. Emily served as president of the Covington Habitat Chapter for four years and on the board for 17 years. She started and managed the Habitat Restore in Covington. The Covington Habitat Chapter created the Emily Diamond Habitat for Humanity Community in 1986. She received the Angels Among Us Volunteer Award 1995 and the St Tammany Parish Chamber of Commerce Community Volunteer Award.
A memorial service will be held in Covington.
The date for the service is yet to be determined. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West, 1400 North Lane, Mandeville, LA 70471.
Kelly Jean George
Kelly Jean George Passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at the age of 51. She was native of New Orleans, and a resident of Mandeville. The beloved mother of Westley Bonck and Stephen Bonck, she was the daughter of Terry and Herbert George and sister of Ginger Pigrenet.
Private funeral services were held in the Chapel of Bagnell & Son Funeral Home, 75212 Lee Road, Covington, LA 70435
Hank M. Rainey
Hank M. Rainey Passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at the age of 57. He was a native and lifelong resident of St. Tammany Parish. The beloved father of Clint Rainey, he was the son of Ezra Rainey, Sr. and the late Alice Ard Rainey; brother of Ezra Rainey, Jr. and the late Michael “Boogy” Rainey and grandfather of Clint Jr. and Alexus. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held Saturday Sept. 17, 2011 in the Chapel of Bagnell & Son Funeral Home, Covington, interment was in Rainey Cemetery, Folsom.
William Henry Schultz
William Henry Schultz was called home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his family and friends, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at the age of 68. Bill is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Patricia Schulz Schultz; his children, Deborah Hotard (Howard), Donna Owens (David), William Schultz, Jr. (Tina Gouzien), and Michael Schultz; grandchildren, Anna, Allison, Jordan, Mary, Christopher and Trey, and brother of Clarence Schultz, Jr. and Doris Rodi. He was the son of the late May Oalmann and Clarence Schultz.
He was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Slidell for 7 years. He retired after 32 years from Saia Motor Freight.
Bill will be sadly missed by his family and friends. His kind helping ways and sense of humor will be remembered by all who knew him. The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the Lakeshore Hospice team of Barbara, Lisette, Kendra, and Laura and our close family friend, Pamela Latour, for their care and support given to Bill and his family.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral Mass at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.. interment will be private. Donations to The St. Genevieve Catholic Church Capital Campaign fund, 58203 Hwy. 433, Slidell, LA 70460 in memory of Bill Schultz, Sr., are preferred in lieu of flowers. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
Huey Clyde Thompson
Huey Clyde Thompson, 83, Passed away Sept. 20, 2011. A lifelong resident of Folsom, he was born on Oct. 18, 1927, to the late David and Geneva Willie Thompson. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, JoAnn McLain Thompson; two children, Stacey Thompson Courtney (Wade) and Mark Evan Thompson (Michele); one sister, Jeanette T. Davis and five grandchildren, Jason and Sarah Courtney, and John, Drew and Geneva Thompson. He was preceded in death by six brothers, Guy, Alvin, Virgil, Hezzie, Elzie and Emmett Thompson, and one sister, Mavis Thompson.
Huey was a Korean War veteran. He was a carpenter by trade and was retired from the St. Tammany Parish School Board. He was an all-around athlete who enjoyed playing baseball, basketball and football through high school (Covington) and into his adult years. After his playing years he continued as an avid fan of Covington High School sports. Huey was a lifelong member of Bogue Falaya Baptist Church in Folsom where he served as a deacon. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion.
Friends and family are invited to attend the funeral service at 11 a.m. today at Bogue Falaya Baptist Church, 14278 Hwy 1077, Folsom, with visitation at church on Friday from 10 a.m. until service time. interment will follow at the Bogue Falaya Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Generations Hospice in Denham Springs, LA, www.generationshospice.org or Bogue Falaya Baptist Church, www.boguefalayabc.org.
Walter Wesley “Butch” Whitehead Jr.
Walter Wesley “Butch” Whitehead Jr. Passed away at his home Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. A resident of Bush for most of his life, he was born April 7, 1948 in Tylertown, Miss., to the late Walter Wesley Sr. and Eva Granger Whitehead. The beloved husband of Helen Jenkins Whitehead, he is survived by three daughters, Andia Pearson, Sherry Westmoreland and Anita Nastasi; seven sisters, Juanita Jenkins, Wyoma Howell, Lela Gottschalk, Peggy King, Betty Spencer, Dorothy Hill and Mary Lynn Anthony; two brothers, Floyd and Eugene “Buster” Whitehead; seven grandchildren, Jessica Cheatrau, Justin Mire, Charlieann and Robert Wesley Westmoreland and Charles Ray Westmoreland, Jr., Alexis “Tator” and Evan “Dennis the Menace” Nastasi; two great-grandchildren, Jeffery Wayne Joiner and Courtney “Scooter” Collins; one honorary granddaughter, Mariana Erickson; his special friend, Wilda “Woody” Bateman and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his son, Wesley W. Whitehead; one granddaughter, Amanda Kay Whitehead; three brothers: Thomas, Dewitt and Lloyd “Jake” Whitehead and one sister, Louise “Pigeon” Gill.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Sharp’s Chapel Church of God, 22191 Sharp’s Chapel Rd. Bush. A wake is scheduled from 5 – 9 p.m. today at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Ave. Covington, with visiting hours beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at Sharp’s Chapel. interment at Sharp’s Chapel Cemetery
in Bush will immediately follow services.
Please send flowers or make donations to Hospice of St. Tammany, 1202 S. Tyler St. Covington, LA 70433.
Brent Meredith Hachfeld
Brent Meredith Hachfeld Passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. A resident of Slidell since 2002, he was born July 23, 1974, to Judith Hartson Hachfeld and the late Donavon E. Hachfeld.
The beloved husband of Jennifer Wandell Hachfeld, he is survived by his daughter, Claire Anne Hachfeld; four brothers, William “Bill” Hachfeld (Dawn), Barrett, Jonah and Joshua Hachfeld; his grandmothers, Mildred Tatge Hachfeld and Evalyn Pike Hartson; one sister-in-law, Gretchen W. Spraul; one brother-in-law, Scott Wandell and three nieces: Amara and Elise Hachfeld and Vivian Spraul. He was the son-in-law of Wayne F. and Betty Lauland Wandell. His grandfathers, Elmer L. Hachfeld, and Dale W. Hartson and two brothers, Zachary and Micah Hachfeld preceded him in death. He is also survived by his faithful dog and friend, “Chewy”.
He was a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tenn. Brent worked as a caring, compassionate optometrist for nine years at Wal-Mart Vision Center in Slidell, and volunteered his services to the Lion’s Club International. He enjoyed spending time with his family, traveling to the beaches of the Caribbean, reading, woodworking, snorkeling and kayaking, but his greatest passion was fishing. He was eternally devoted to his “two girls”, loving wife Jen and his darling daughter, little “Claire Bear”. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and patients.
Robert Hasbrouck Cartmill
Robert Hasbrouck Cartmill, 84, Passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, at his home in Slidell. A native of Tulsa, Okla., he had lived in Slidell for the past 40 years.
He was the beloved husband of Sue Wilborn Cartmill for the past 56 years, and the loving father of John W. Cartmill, Herndon, Va., Alice C. Faciane, of Slidell, Hillary C. Toups, of Slidell and the late Robert H. Cartmill, Jr.; father-in-law of Wendy Cartmill and Daniel Toups; grandfather of Kelly Faciane, Jessica Dyess, June and Georgia Cartmill; Melanie, Eric and Meghan Toups; and great-grandfather of Brayden Dyess. He is also survived by his brother, John Craig Cartmill of Broken Arrow, Okla.
Robert was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and earned a Ph.D. in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma . He served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of the Korean War. His broad work experience included engineering, hydrology, meteorology, teaching and farming. After retiring from NASA’s Earth Resources Laboratory, he worked as an investment adviser and later wrote a book, “The Next Hundred Years, Then and Now,” comparing predictions made at the beginning of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He served as an adjunct professor of meteorology at the University of New Orleans. He was a long-time supporter of UNO, where several scholastic awards bear his name.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd. West, Slidell, with visitation from 9 – 11 a.m. Memorial gifts may be made to the UNO Foundation, Homer Hitt Alumni Center, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.
Joseph Peter Vicari
Joseph Peter Vicari, 76, Passed away Monday, June 15, 2009.
He was the beloved husband of Madeline Savarino Vicari having just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 14; father of Gail (Jim) Wilkins, Maria (Gary Sr.) O’Keefe, Shari (Eddy) Vidrine and Christopher (Kelly) Vicari. Grandfather of Jim (Sherry), Gina and Chad Wilkins, Sarah O’Keefe, Gary O’Keefe Jr., Hunter and Jonathan Vidrine, Kenneth, Courteney, Kaitlin, Christina and Korinne Vicari and the late Leslie O’Keefe; great-grandfather of Amanda and Emily Wilkins; brother of his twin Dominick Vicari and Annie Bruno and the late Jake and Loreta Vicari; and son of the late Kelly and Mary Vicari.
He was a native of Independence and a resident of Covington since 1965.
He was a parishioner of St. Peter Catholic Church. He was a devoted family man and involved grandfather.
He was a former member of the Covington Lion’s Club and President of the club in 1978 where he and his wife reigned as King and Queen of the Lion’s Club Mardi Gras Parade. He also attended and enjoyed the Manresa Retreat Center in Convent.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral Mass at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Catholic Church, 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington with visitation from 10 a.m. until service time.
interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer donations to Pennies for Bread at St. Joseph Abbey, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, LA 70457, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st Ave., Covington, entrusted with the arrangements.
Frank Thomas Tusa
Frank Thomas Tusa, 85, died on Monday, June 15, 2009, at Lakeview Regional Medical Center from complications of pneumonia.
He was the beloved husband of the late RoseMary Scardulla Tusa; loving father of Dr. Joseph E. Tusa and Annemarie Tusa; father-in-law of Maria D. Tusa; and adoring grandfather of Kristin E. Romero (Martin), Lauren R. Walker, Rose M. Tusa and Ada F. Tusa. He was the brother of Rosalie Riccobono, Paul Tusa, and Margaret Naccarella, as well as the late Josephine Riccobono, Joseph Tusa, Anna Mae LaMarca and Vincent Tusa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Tusa and Anna Rizzuto Tusa.
Tusa was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Mandeville for the past 14 years. He was a graduate of Tulane University with a degree in education, majoring in mathematics and also a graduate of Loyola University School of Pharmacy where he graduated first in his class. He was a retired pharmacist and former owner of Parkway Rexall Drugs in Terrytown and Tusa Drugs in Harvey. He was an usher and member of the Knights of Columbus at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Mandeville and a longtime volunteer at Lakeview Regional Medical Center.
Funeral Mass and interment will be private.
Arrangements by Bagnell & Son Funeral Home of Covington.
Felina Moore Michalik
Felina Moore Michalik, 61, of Slidell, Passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 16, 2009.
She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Michael Michalik; two sons, Donnie Thompson and Michael W. Michalik; two daughters, Felicia Michalik and Selina Bremmerman; her mother Gloria Moore; two sisters, Corinne and Pauline Moore; and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Louis Moore; brother, Simon; and sister Josephine.
Enola Jolly-Pichon
Enola Jolly-Pichon, 87, Passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Slidell Memorial Hospital. She was born to the union of George Brown and Luvenia Smith.
She was the adored wife of the late James Jolly by first marriage and Noel Pichon by second marriage. To this union was born eight children. Three children preceded her in death, Pamela, James and Brenda Jolly ( Jackson ). She was also preceded in death by three siblings, one son-in-law, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She leaves to cherish her loving memory five children, Adrian Bolden, Mary Ann (Lionel) Hicks, George (Joyce) Jolly, Donna Jolly and Ronald Jolly. She is also survived by eight siblings, 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
The home-going celebration will be Saturday with visitation from 9-11 a.m. and service immediately following at Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church, 2457 Second St., Slidell. interment will follow in Slidell Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Doyle Funeral Home in Slidell.
Kane Grayson Brown
Kane Grayson Brown Passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington.
He was the beloved son of Jeff J. Brown and Amanda Parks Brown; grandson of James Dean Brown, Karen Tate Brown, William H. Parks, Joan M. Parks and Allison H. Parks; great-grandson of Frances T. Rausch, L.J. Henry and Dorma Maleig; and nephew of Wesley Scott Brown and wife Amanda, Trey Parks, Justin Parks, Christine Aucoin and husband Chris, Andrea Stiebing and husband Michael. He is also survived by many other relatives and friends.
Kane was born on June 3, 2009, at St. Tammany Parish Hospital.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services at 11 a.m. today at Honaker Funeral Home, 1751 Gause Blvd., W. (in Forest Lawn Cemetery), Slidell. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time. interment will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
