Nilta Gary Russo
(May 17, 1914 - August 20, 2013)
Abbeville—Nilta Gary Russo, 99, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Eastridge Assisted Living Center surrounded by her family.
A Lay Carmelite Rosary will be prayed at Vincent Funeral Home, 209 South St. Charles Street in Abbeville on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville.
Interment will be at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend William C. Blanda officiating the services.
The giftbearers will be Dena Kashner and Betty Dore. The readers will be Laurie Lee Domingue and Shirley Ransonet.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, and Erica Edwards and nephews, Buddy O'Bryan, Anthony Comeaux, Brent Comeaux, Steward Comeaux and Jamie Comeaux.
Honorary pallbearers will be Baron Gary and Jerry Comeaux.
Nilta, a native of Erath, Louisiana, was born May 17, 1914.
She was a resident of Abbeville most of her life. She married Albert C. Russo on December 27, 1938 and they had three children, all of whom became teachers. As an elementary school teacher, some of her teaching assignments included Kaplan, Leblanc, Forked Island, Eaton Park and Abbeville Elementary School.
Nilta was received into Lay Carmelites on February 11, 1980 and professed February 11, 1981. For many years she was a Lay Minister and counted money at St. Mary Magdalen Church.
Additionally, she participated in numerous retreats for children with special needs, all of which brought her great joy. Nilta was an Abbeville Tour Guide and especially enjoyed conducting tours of the church rectory in her native language, French. Her interests included crocheting, sewing, LSU sports, and traveling with her family.
Nilta was preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Albert C. Russo; her parents, Fils Gary and Ada Bares Gary; her brothers, B. J. and Walton Gary; and her sisters, Rena Langlinas, Inez Etie, Evelyn Boudreaux, Beverly O'Brien, Juanita Gary, and Joycelyn Comeaux.
Survivors include two daughters, Sylvia Russo Hale and her husband, Robert of Humble, Texas, and Cynthia Russo Edwards and her husband, Richard of Houston, Texas; and one son, Albert C. Russo, Jr. and his wife, Blair Roy of Midway City, California; six grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, Erica Edwards, Jill Edwards, Zelyne Russo, and Sage Russo; and three great grandchildren, Catherine Russo, Isabel Russo, and Philip Russo.
The family would like to thank the staff of Eastridge Assisted Living Center for providing a warm and loving atmosphere to their mother for the last eight years, and Janice Macomber for generously opening her home and providing food and hospitality to the family and friends. With Nilta's children living afar, her niece, Debbie Veazey, provided her with endless love, support, and care. During the past year, her friend, Ellen Chatman, was her companion, caretaker, and dear friend. Her family would like to give special thanks to Debbie and Ellen for their love and friendship to their mom.
Visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Friday, August 23, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the church.
(May 17, 1914 - August 20, 2013)
Abbeville—Nilta Gary Russo, 99, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Eastridge Assisted Living Center surrounded by her family.
A Lay Carmelite Rosary will be prayed at Vincent Funeral Home, 209 South St. Charles Street in Abbeville on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville.
Interment will be at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend William C. Blanda officiating the services.
The giftbearers will be Dena Kashner and Betty Dore. The readers will be Laurie Lee Domingue and Shirley Ransonet.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, and Erica Edwards and nephews, Buddy O'Bryan, Anthony Comeaux, Brent Comeaux, Steward Comeaux and Jamie Comeaux.
Honorary pallbearers will be Baron Gary and Jerry Comeaux.
Nilta, a native of Erath, Louisiana, was born May 17, 1914.
She was a resident of Abbeville most of her life. She married Albert C. Russo on December 27, 1938 and they had three children, all of whom became teachers. As an elementary school teacher, some of her teaching assignments included Kaplan, Leblanc, Forked Island, Eaton Park and Abbeville Elementary School.
Nilta was received into Lay Carmelites on February 11, 1980 and professed February 11, 1981. For many years she was a Lay Minister and counted money at St. Mary Magdalen Church.
Additionally, she participated in numerous retreats for children with special needs, all of which brought her great joy. Nilta was an Abbeville Tour Guide and especially enjoyed conducting tours of the church rectory in her native language, French. Her interests included crocheting, sewing, LSU sports, and traveling with her family.
Nilta was preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Albert C. Russo; her parents, Fils Gary and Ada Bares Gary; her brothers, B. J. and Walton Gary; and her sisters, Rena Langlinas, Inez Etie, Evelyn Boudreaux, Beverly O'Brien, Juanita Gary, and Joycelyn Comeaux.
Survivors include two daughters, Sylvia Russo Hale and her husband, Robert of Humble, Texas, and Cynthia Russo Edwards and her husband, Richard of Houston, Texas; and one son, Albert C. Russo, Jr. and his wife, Blair Roy of Midway City, California; six grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, Erica Edwards, Jill Edwards, Zelyne Russo, and Sage Russo; and three great grandchildren, Catherine Russo, Isabel Russo, and Philip Russo.
The family would like to thank the staff of Eastridge Assisted Living Center for providing a warm and loving atmosphere to their mother for the last eight years, and Janice Macomber for generously opening her home and providing food and hospitality to the family and friends. With Nilta's children living afar, her niece, Debbie Veazey, provided her with endless love, support, and care. During the past year, her friend, Ellen Chatman, was her companion, caretaker, and dear friend. Her family would like to give special thanks to Debbie and Ellen for their love and friendship to their mom.
Visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Friday, August 23, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the church.
Nilta Gary Russo
(May 17, 1914 - August 20, 2013)
Abbeville—Nilta Gary Russo, 99, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Eastridge Assisted Living Center surrounded by her family.
A Lay Carmelite Rosary will be prayed at Vincent Funeral Home, 209 South St. Charles Street in Abbeville on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville.
Interment will be at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend William C. Blanda officiating the services.
The giftbearers will be Dena Kashner and Betty Dore. The readers will be Laurie Lee Domingue and Shirley Ransonet.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, and Erica Edwards and nephews, Buddy O'Bryan, Anthony Comeaux, Brent Comeaux, Steward Comeaux and Jamie Comeaux.
Honorary pallbearers will be Baron Gary and Jerry Comeaux.
Nilta, a native of Erath, Louisiana, was born May 17, 1914.
She was a resident of Abbeville most of her life. She married Albert C. Russo on December 27, 1938 and they had three children, all of whom became teachers. As an elementary school teacher, some of her teaching assignments included Kaplan, Leblanc, Forked Island, Eaton Park and Abbeville Elementary School.
Nilta was received into Lay Carmelites on February 11, 1980 and professed February 11, 1981. For many years she was a Lay Minister and counted money at St. Mary Magdalen Church.
Additionally, she participated in numerous retreats for children with special needs, all of which brought her great joy. Nilta was an Abbeville Tour Guide and especially enjoyed conducting tours of the church rectory in her native language, French. Her interests included crocheting, sewing, LSU sports, and traveling with her family.
Nilta was preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Albert C. Russo; her parents, Fils Gary and Ada Bares Gary; her brothers, B. J. and Walton Gary; and her sisters, Rena Langlinas, Inez Etie, Evelyn Boudreaux, Beverly O'Brien, Juanita Gary, and Joycelyn Comeaux.
Survivors include two daughters, Sylvia Russo Hale and her husband, Robert of Humble, Texas, and Cynthia Russo Edwards and her husband, Richard of Houston, Texas; and one son, Albert C. Russo, Jr. and his wife, Blair Roy of Midway City, California; six grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, Erica Edwards, Jill Edwards, Zelyne Russo, and Sage Russo; and three great grandchildren, Catherine Russo, Isabel Russo, and Philip Russo.
The family would like to thank the staff of Eastridge Assisted Living Center for providing a warm and loving atmosphere to their mother for the last eight years, and Janice Macomber for generously opening her home and providing food and hospitality to the family and friends. With Nilta's children living afar, her niece, Debbie Veazey, provided her with endless love, support, and care. During the past year, her friend, Ellen Chatman, was her companion, caretaker, and dear friend. Her family would like to give special thanks to Debbie and Ellen for their love and friendship to their mom.
Visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Friday, August 23, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the church.
(May 17, 1914 - August 20, 2013)
Abbeville—Nilta Gary Russo, 99, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Eastridge Assisted Living Center surrounded by her family.
A Lay Carmelite Rosary will be prayed at Vincent Funeral Home, 209 South St. Charles Street in Abbeville on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at an 11:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville.
Interment will be at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery with Reverend William C. Blanda officiating the services.
The giftbearers will be Dena Kashner and Betty Dore. The readers will be Laurie Lee Domingue and Shirley Ransonet.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, and Erica Edwards and nephews, Buddy O'Bryan, Anthony Comeaux, Brent Comeaux, Steward Comeaux and Jamie Comeaux.
Honorary pallbearers will be Baron Gary and Jerry Comeaux.
Nilta, a native of Erath, Louisiana, was born May 17, 1914.
She was a resident of Abbeville most of her life. She married Albert C. Russo on December 27, 1938 and they had three children, all of whom became teachers. As an elementary school teacher, some of her teaching assignments included Kaplan, Leblanc, Forked Island, Eaton Park and Abbeville Elementary School.
Nilta was received into Lay Carmelites on February 11, 1980 and professed February 11, 1981. For many years she was a Lay Minister and counted money at St. Mary Magdalen Church.
Additionally, she participated in numerous retreats for children with special needs, all of which brought her great joy. Nilta was an Abbeville Tour Guide and especially enjoyed conducting tours of the church rectory in her native language, French. Her interests included crocheting, sewing, LSU sports, and traveling with her family.
Nilta was preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Albert C. Russo; her parents, Fils Gary and Ada Bares Gary; her brothers, B. J. and Walton Gary; and her sisters, Rena Langlinas, Inez Etie, Evelyn Boudreaux, Beverly O'Brien, Juanita Gary, and Joycelyn Comeaux.
Survivors include two daughters, Sylvia Russo Hale and her husband, Robert of Humble, Texas, and Cynthia Russo Edwards and her husband, Richard of Houston, Texas; and one son, Albert C. Russo, Jr. and his wife, Blair Roy of Midway City, California; six grandchildren, Anthony Russo, Hunt Hale, Erica Edwards, Jill Edwards, Zelyne Russo, and Sage Russo; and three great grandchildren, Catherine Russo, Isabel Russo, and Philip Russo.
The family would like to thank the staff of Eastridge Assisted Living Center for providing a warm and loving atmosphere to their mother for the last eight years, and Janice Macomber for generously opening her home and providing food and hospitality to the family and friends. With Nilta's children living afar, her niece, Debbie Veazey, provided her with endless love, support, and care. During the past year, her friend, Ellen Chatman, was her companion, caretaker, and dear friend. Her family would like to give special thanks to Debbie and Ellen for their love and friendship to their mom.
Visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Friday, August 23, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. with a rosary to be prayed at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. when the procession will depart for the church.
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