André L. Villeré, beloved husband of Marie Jaubert Villeré, died on Sunday, September 2, 2007. Born July 13, 1921, he was the son of the late Paul L. and Anita Bouligny Villeré. His was the eighth generation born in Louisiana, into one of the recognized French families of New Orleans. He lived in New Orleans until his retirement in 1984 when he and his wife moved to Covington. LA.
He was the father of four children: Marie Elise Villeré Mattingly, André L. Villeré, Jr., Marguerite Villeré Demarest and Micheline Villeré Gomila, and was the father-in-law of Mary Catherine Greco Villeré, John David Demarest, John G. Gomila, Jr, and the late Edward H. Mattingly, Jr. He was the grandfather of nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Sr. Anita Villeré, R.S.C.J. and five deceased siblings, the late Rev. Charles (Paul) Villeré, O.S.B., Elmire Villeré Mufson Drackett, Sr. Louise (Marguerite) Villeré, O.P., Marie Therese Villeré Lapeyre, and Rev. Jean L. Villeré. In addition, he and his wife were adoptive parents to a native Guatemalan, Juana Elisa Otzoy, whom they brought to the U.S. as a child, then raised and educated her in the States and in Guatemala.
Mr. Villeré, a graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University in New Orleans, served in the Army Intelligence Service during World War II. He was attached to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in England, France and Germany. After the war, he was employed as an agent and district manager with AXA Equitable Life and a Charter Life Underwriter. He was a very active Catholic all of his life, serving as president of the Catholic Charities Board, the Advisory Board of Loyola University, the Board of Notre Dame Seminary, and the president of the Father's Club of the Academy of the Sacred Heart. He was a Founding Charter Member of the Downtown Serra Club in New Orleans and a member of the Archbishop's Annual Community Appeal from its inception. He and his wife were Chairs of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), one of the founding members of the Cana Movement in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and Retreat Captains of the Married Couples retreats at St. Joseph Abbey for 40 years. He was a Benedictine Oblate of St. Joseph Abbey. He served as a Lector and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist for his church parishes, St. Matthias and St. Peter. He received the Pope Paul VI award, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, for outstanding zeal and meritorious service to the church and the Holy Father. He was a devoted family man and a loving husband.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Mass at 2:00 p.m., at St. Joseph's Abbey, 75376 River Road, Covington, La., on Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
A private internment for the immediate family will be held at St. Joseph's Abbey Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Masses preferred.
He was the father of four children: Marie Elise Villeré Mattingly, André L. Villeré, Jr., Marguerite Villeré Demarest and Micheline Villeré Gomila, and was the father-in-law of Mary Catherine Greco Villeré, John David Demarest, John G. Gomila, Jr, and the late Edward H. Mattingly, Jr. He was the grandfather of nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Sr. Anita Villeré, R.S.C.J. and five deceased siblings, the late Rev. Charles (Paul) Villeré, O.S.B., Elmire Villeré Mufson Drackett, Sr. Louise (Marguerite) Villeré, O.P., Marie Therese Villeré Lapeyre, and Rev. Jean L. Villeré. In addition, he and his wife were adoptive parents to a native Guatemalan, Juana Elisa Otzoy, whom they brought to the U.S. as a child, then raised and educated her in the States and in Guatemala.
Mr. Villeré, a graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University in New Orleans, served in the Army Intelligence Service during World War II. He was attached to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in England, France and Germany. After the war, he was employed as an agent and district manager with AXA Equitable Life and a Charter Life Underwriter. He was a very active Catholic all of his life, serving as president of the Catholic Charities Board, the Advisory Board of Loyola University, the Board of Notre Dame Seminary, and the president of the Father's Club of the Academy of the Sacred Heart. He was a Founding Charter Member of the Downtown Serra Club in New Orleans and a member of the Archbishop's Annual Community Appeal from its inception. He and his wife were Chairs of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), one of the founding members of the Cana Movement in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and Retreat Captains of the Married Couples retreats at St. Joseph Abbey for 40 years. He was a Benedictine Oblate of St. Joseph Abbey. He served as a Lector and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist for his church parishes, St. Matthias and St. Peter. He received the Pope Paul VI award, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, for outstanding zeal and meritorious service to the church and the Holy Father. He was a devoted family man and a loving husband.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Mass at 2:00 p.m., at St. Joseph's Abbey, 75376 River Road, Covington, La., on Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
A private internment for the immediate family will be held at St. Joseph's Abbey Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Masses preferred.
André L. Villeré, beloved husband of Marie Jaubert Villeré, died on Sunday, September 2, 2007. Born July 13, 1921, he was the son of the late Paul L. and Anita Bouligny Villeré. His was the eighth generation born in Louisiana, into one of the recognized French families of New Orleans. He lived in New Orleans until his retirement in 1984 when he and his wife moved to Covington. LA.
He was the father of four children: Marie Elise Villeré Mattingly, André L. Villeré, Jr., Marguerite Villeré Demarest and Micheline Villeré Gomila, and was the father-in-law of Mary Catherine Greco Villeré, John David Demarest, John G. Gomila, Jr, and the late Edward H. Mattingly, Jr. He was the grandfather of nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Sr. Anita Villeré, R.S.C.J. and five deceased siblings, the late Rev. Charles (Paul) Villeré, O.S.B., Elmire Villeré Mufson Drackett, Sr. Louise (Marguerite) Villeré, O.P., Marie Therese Villeré Lapeyre, and Rev. Jean L. Villeré. In addition, he and his wife were adoptive parents to a native Guatemalan, Juana Elisa Otzoy, whom they brought to the U.S. as a child, then raised and educated her in the States and in Guatemala.
Mr. Villeré, a graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University in New Orleans, served in the Army Intelligence Service during World War II. He was attached to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in England, France and Germany. After the war, he was employed as an agent and district manager with AXA Equitable Life and a Charter Life Underwriter. He was a very active Catholic all of his life, serving as president of the Catholic Charities Board, the Advisory Board of Loyola University, the Board of Notre Dame Seminary, and the president of the Father's Club of the Academy of the Sacred Heart. He was a Founding Charter Member of the Downtown Serra Club in New Orleans and a member of the Archbishop's Annual Community Appeal from its inception. He and his wife were Chairs of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), one of the founding members of the Cana Movement in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and Retreat Captains of the Married Couples retreats at St. Joseph Abbey for 40 years. He was a Benedictine Oblate of St. Joseph Abbey. He served as a Lector and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist for his church parishes, St. Matthias and St. Peter. He received the Pope Paul VI award, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, for outstanding zeal and meritorious service to the church and the Holy Father. He was a devoted family man and a loving husband.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Mass at 2:00 p.m., at St. Joseph's Abbey, 75376 River Road, Covington, La., on Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
A private internment for the immediate family will be held at St. Joseph's Abbey Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Masses preferred.
He was the father of four children: Marie Elise Villeré Mattingly, André L. Villeré, Jr., Marguerite Villeré Demarest and Micheline Villeré Gomila, and was the father-in-law of Mary Catherine Greco Villeré, John David Demarest, John G. Gomila, Jr, and the late Edward H. Mattingly, Jr. He was the grandfather of nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was the brother of Sr. Anita Villeré, R.S.C.J. and five deceased siblings, the late Rev. Charles (Paul) Villeré, O.S.B., Elmire Villeré Mufson Drackett, Sr. Louise (Marguerite) Villeré, O.P., Marie Therese Villeré Lapeyre, and Rev. Jean L. Villeré. In addition, he and his wife were adoptive parents to a native Guatemalan, Juana Elisa Otzoy, whom they brought to the U.S. as a child, then raised and educated her in the States and in Guatemala.
Mr. Villeré, a graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University in New Orleans, served in the Army Intelligence Service during World War II. He was attached to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in England, France and Germany. After the war, he was employed as an agent and district manager with AXA Equitable Life and a Charter Life Underwriter. He was a very active Catholic all of his life, serving as president of the Catholic Charities Board, the Advisory Board of Loyola University, the Board of Notre Dame Seminary, and the president of the Father's Club of the Academy of the Sacred Heart. He was a Founding Charter Member of the Downtown Serra Club in New Orleans and a member of the Archbishop's Annual Community Appeal from its inception. He and his wife were Chairs of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD), one of the founding members of the Cana Movement in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, and Retreat Captains of the Married Couples retreats at St. Joseph Abbey for 40 years. He was a Benedictine Oblate of St. Joseph Abbey. He served as a Lector and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist for his church parishes, St. Matthias and St. Peter. He received the Pope Paul VI award, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, for outstanding zeal and meritorious service to the church and the Holy Father. He was a devoted family man and a loving husband.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation beginning at 12:30 p.m. followed by the Memorial Mass at 2:00 p.m., at St. Joseph's Abbey, 75376 River Road, Covington, La., on Wednesday, September 5, 2007.
A private internment for the immediate family will be held at St. Joseph's Abbey Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, Masses preferred.
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