BORN

1929

DIED

2013

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Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home

1600 North Causeway Blvd

Metairie, Louisiana

FRANCIS FONTENOT Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 4, 2013.

Francis C. "Frank" Fontenot, age 83, passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at his New Orleans residence. Son of the late Marie Ortego and Curtis Fontenot. Beloved brother of Estelle F. Hoskinson, Rosarina F. Eichler, Shirley Fontenot, Loretta Landry and the late Anne F. Bordelon. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Mr. Fontenot was a native of Ville Platte, LA and a resident of New Orleans since 1948. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Ville Platte and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict, a retired Certified Public Accountant and a long time employee of O.E.D.C.O. Mr. Fontenot was a member of the International Association of Certified Public Accountants, and was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church on Chartres Street.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at 1:00 PM in the Metairie chapel of THARP-SONTHEIEMR-THARP, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd at 43rd Street, with visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Inurnment in Garden of Memories will be at a later date. Condolences may be expressed online at www.tharpsontheimer.com. Information, please call (504) 835-2341

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6 Entries

July 15, 2013

Jerry Zachary

We will miss a kindly presence in our neighborhood.

July 13, 2013

Robert Vanlangendonck

Frank, we will miss you in the neighborhood. Wherever you are, please don't forget to tell them not to put okra in your gumbo...

July 9, 2013

Robert Pratka

My thoughts and prayers go out to Frank and his family. Frank was a wonderful, caring person, and he will be missed.

July 5, 2013

Rose Holt

We have lost a wonderful man. He is already greatly missed.

July 4, 2013

JOE & BRUCE CIACCIO/ CARBAJAL

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.
WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WITH MUCH LOVE, AND RESPECT.
YOUR FRIENDS,
JOE CIACCIO & BRUCE CARBAJAL

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July 4, 2013

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