Rosemary Austin Lewis

Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Rosemary Austin Lewis, 78, a native of Settler, Alberta, Canada and a resident of Houma, La., died Tuesday, Aug. 25.

She is survived her husband, Karl E. Lewis; two sons, Donald K. Austin and wife Dawn Louviere Austin of Houma, and Frank A. Austin and wife Stephanie of Arkansas; two daughters, Linda Margo Austin Authement and husband Steven J. Authement of Houma, and Melanie Austin LeBlanc and husband Jamie LeBlanc of Houma; 12 grandchildren, Greg, Steven and Ryan Austin, Lauren and Christopher Authement, Jessica Bergeron Guidry, Lucas, Kenny and Kelsey Bergeron, Cullen, Chris Lindsey and LeeAnn LeBlanc; and six great-grandchildren, Mia and Tyler Austin, Eva-Catherine and Georgia Austin, and Cole Guidry and Lane LeBlanc.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Ermentrude Saral Keep; and one son, John Burnham Austin.

She was Judge Baron Bourg’s secretary for 25 years. She was a member of the Krewe of Hyacinthians for 40 years and a 10-year member of Beta Sigma Phi. She was a parishioner of St. Matthews Episcopal Church. She loved her family and friends and her animals. She loved people!

In lieu of flowers please make donations to SPCA at Dorothy Dorsett Brown, Louisiana Campus, 1700 Mardi Gras Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70114 or to your favorite charity.

Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at Chauvin Funeral Home, and 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. A religious service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church with burial at Terrebonne Memorial Park Cemetery.

Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.