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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Donald B. Bohn Sr., who spent four decades in the automobile dealership business his father founded, died Friday (March 17) at his Metairie home. He was 93.A native New Orleanian, Mr. Bohn started out at Bohn Motor Co., which his father, George Bohn Sr., had founded in the 1920s on South Broad Street near Washington Avenue.From there, he moved to Dick Bohn Ford in Gretna; he and his brother Dick were co-owners. His last stop was a dealership bearing his name, Don Bohn Ford, in Harvey, where he worked with his sons. They bought the dealership when he retired in 1988, Donald Bohn Jr. said.The next generation of Bohns moved beyond Fords, running dealerships that sold Toyotas, Audis, Hyundais, Buicks, Pontiacs and GMC trucks, he said.They don't use the Bohn name on their dealerships, Donald Bohn Jr. said, because they sold that in 2000 to Group 1 Automotive of Houston.Mr. Bohn, who graduated from Jesuit High School and attended Loyola University, served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He spent six months of that stint in the Pacific theater.Survivors include his wife, Mary G. Bohn; three sons, Donald Bohn Jr.
Monday, March 06, 2017John Derwood MorvantJohn Derwood Morvant, an attorney and journalist, died Monday at 77.The family welcomes relatives and friends on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. to Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home with a program beginning at 11:30 a.m. to remember the wit and intellect of ‘John D’. Graveside blessings at 12:30 p.m. at Lake Lawn.Morvant was a member of the KATC family. He was born and resided in New Orleans with past residences in Albuquerque, NM, U.S. Territory of Guam, Lafayette, LA, Beaumont and Waco, TX, and Columbus, MS. He was a graduate of Fortier High School in 1957, the University of Mississippi in 1962, and Tulane University School of Law in 1965.After practicing law for several years, his career shifted to journalism at The Times-Picayune. Newspaper positions and editorships in Louisiana and Texas were followed by a transition to television news in Mississippi (WCBI), Texas (KWTX) and Lafayette (KATC) Louisiana.In 1985, he was named news director of Western Systems, Inc. a chain of television and radio stations in Micronesia and Hawaii. There, he won local and regional awards and two national ACE awards for investigative reporting. Retiring from W...
Monday, March 06, 2017Drago Cvitanovich METAIRIE, La. -- Friends and family will pay their last respects to Drago Cvitanovich on Monday and Tuesday.Cvitanovich, a Croatian immigrant who became the patriarch of the family that expanded the oyster and seafood restaurant empire he began nearly 50 years ago, died Saturday, Feb. 4. He was 94.MORE: Drago's restaurant founder Drago Cvitanovich dies at 94The funeral arrangements are as follows:Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a visitation at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124 on Monday, Feb. 6 from 5-9 p.m.Visitation will resume 10 a.m.Tuesday morning, Feb. 7 at St. Clement of Rome Church, 3978 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, LA 70002 with a funeral mass following at 12:30 p.m. Burial will take place in the Lake Lawn Park Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Drago's Foundation, 3232 North Arnoult Road, Metairie, LA 70002.Contributions will be distributed to the Alzheimer's Foundation, Louisian...
Monday, February 06, 2017Council and the parish School Board, died Wednesday. He was 85.Giambelluca, who died at the Louisiana Southeast War Veterans Home in Reserve, was honored at a memorial service Monday at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans.Giambelluca graduated from Warren Easton High School in New Orleans and received a football scholarship from Mississippi State University.After serving in the Korean War as an Army sergeant, he helped run his family's construction business.In 1983, he easily defeated two opponents to win an open Metairie-based seat on the School Board. He then won a Parish Council district seat in 1992 after defeating incumbent Robert DeViney.During 12 years on the council, Giambelluca prioritized funding improvements to area drainage canals, especially in the wake of devastating flash floods in May 1995.At the Bonnabel boat launch, a popular recreational spot, he pushed for new landscaping as well as a specialized parking area that allowed for grass to grow and reduced the amount of pollutants running into Lake Pontchartrain.He weathered some intense land-use battles, including over a building program by Metairie Park Country Day School and a rezoning of the Causeway Boulevard corridor that some property owners hailed as progress and others attacked as commercial intrusion.Heading calls from constituen...
Monday, January 16, 2017Jordan and Taylor. His parents, Anthony and Irene; two brothers, Michael and Anthony Jr.; and son, Nick Jr., preceded him in death.A memorial service will be held Monday at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, at 2 p.m. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.
Monday, January 16, 2017Walt Disney World and Mardi Gras. He loved his family and treasured his grandchildren. His laugh will continue to be heard.Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (in Metairie Cemetery) on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 3:00 PM. Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice in his name.Share this:...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017Donald B. Bohn Sr., who spent four decades in the automobile dealership business his father founded, died Friday (March 17) at his Metairie home. He was 93.A native New Orleanian, Mr. Bohn started out at Bohn Motor Co., which his father, George Bohn Sr., had founded in the 1920s on South Broad Street near Washington Avenue.From there, he moved to Dick Bohn Ford in Gretna; he and his brother Dick were co-owners. His last stop was a dealership bearing his name, Don Bohn Ford, in Harvey, where he worked with his sons. They bought the dealership when he retired in 1988, Donald Bohn Jr. said.The next generation of Bohns moved beyond Fords, running dealerships that sold Toyotas, Audis, Hyundais, Buicks, Pontiacs and GMC trucks, he said.They don't use the Bohn name on their dealerships, Donald Bohn Jr. said, because they sold that in 2000 to Group 1 Automotive of Houston.Mr. Bohn, who graduated from Jesuit High School and attended Loyola University, served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He spent six months of that stint in the Pacific theater.Survivors include his wife, Mary G. Bohn; three sons, Donald Bohn Jr.
Monday, March 06, 2017John Derwood MorvantJohn Derwood Morvant, an attorney and journalist, died Monday at 77.The family welcomes relatives and friends on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. to Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home with a program beginning at 11:30 a.m. to remember the wit and intellect of ‘John D’. Graveside blessings at 12:30 p.m. at Lake Lawn.Morvant was a member of the KATC family. He was born and resided in New Orleans with past residences in Albuquerque, NM, U.S. Territory of Guam, Lafayette, LA, Beaumont and Waco, TX, and Columbus, MS. He was a graduate of Fortier High School in 1957, the University of Mississippi in 1962, and Tulane University School of Law in 1965.After practicing law for several years, his career shifted to journalism at The Times-Picayune. Newspaper positions and editorships in Louisiana and Texas were followed by a transition to television news in Mississippi (WCBI), Texas (KWTX) and Lafayette (KATC) Louisiana.In 1985, he was named news director of Western Systems, Inc. a chain of television and radio stations in Micronesia and Hawaii. There, he won local and regional awards and two national ACE awards for investigative reporting. Retiring from W...
Monday, March 06, 2017Drago Cvitanovich METAIRIE, La. -- Friends and family will pay their last respects to Drago Cvitanovich on Monday and Tuesday.Cvitanovich, a Croatian immigrant who became the patriarch of the family that expanded the oyster and seafood restaurant empire he began nearly 50 years ago, died Saturday, Feb. 4. He was 94.MORE: Drago's restaurant founder Drago Cvitanovich dies at 94The funeral arrangements are as follows:Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a visitation at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124 on Monday, Feb. 6 from 5-9 p.m.Visitation will resume 10 a.m.Tuesday morning, Feb. 7 at St. Clement of Rome Church, 3978 West Esplanade Ave., Metairie, LA 70002 with a funeral mass following at 12:30 p.m. Burial will take place in the Lake Lawn Park Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Drago's Foundation, 3232 North Arnoult Road, Metairie, LA 70002.Contributions will be distributed to the Alzheimer's Foundation, Louisian...
Monday, February 06, 2017Council and the parish School Board, died Wednesday. He was 85.Giambelluca, who died at the Louisiana Southeast War Veterans Home in Reserve, was honored at a memorial service Monday at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans.Giambelluca graduated from Warren Easton High School in New Orleans and received a football scholarship from Mississippi State University.After serving in the Korean War as an Army sergeant, he helped run his family's construction business.In 1983, he easily defeated two opponents to win an open Metairie-based seat on the School Board. He then won a Parish Council district seat in 1992 after defeating incumbent Robert DeViney.During 12 years on the council, Giambelluca prioritized funding improvements to area drainage canals, especially in the wake of devastating flash floods in May 1995.At the Bonnabel boat launch, a popular recreational spot, he pushed for new landscaping as well as a specialized parking area that allowed for grass to grow and reduced the amount of pollutants running into Lake Pontchartrain.He weathered some intense land-use battles, including over a building program by Metairie Park Country Day School and a rezoning of the Causeway Boulevard corridor that some property owners hailed as progress and others attacked as commercial intrusion.Heading calls from constituen...
Monday, January 16, 2017Jordan and Taylor. His parents, Anthony and Irene; two brothers, Michael and Anthony Jr.; and son, Nick Jr., preceded him in death.A memorial service will be held Monday at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, at 2 p.m. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m.
Monday, January 16, 2017Walt Disney World and Mardi Gras. He loved his family and treasured his grandchildren. His laugh will continue to be heard.Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (in Metairie Cemetery) on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 3:00 PM. Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice in his name.Share this:...
