1927
Florence
2014
Florence "Florrie" Theresa Watkins Kornovich
May 27, 1927 — July 3, 2014
Florence “Florrie” Theresa Watkins Kornovich
May 27, 1927 – July 3, 2014
Florence “Florrie” Theresa Watkins Kornovich, native of Houma, and longtime resident of Terrytown, passed away peacefully at Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center on Thursday, July 3, 2014.
Florrie was born on May 27, 1927, to Florence Delatte and Judge J. Louis Watkins. She attended St. Francis de Sales Catholic School and Ursuline College. In 1949, she married Lawrence Vincent Kornovich of Foley, Minnesota, to whom she was happily married for 51 years. Throughout her entire life, Florrie practiced her faith by working tirelessly to care for her family, her friends, and the friends of her family, especially by applying her talents in the kitchen and at the sewing machine. She was much-loved.
Florrie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brother Judge J. Louis Watkins Jr. and sister-in-law Shirley Rome Watkins, her sister Catherine Ann Watkins, and her sister Elizabeth Watkins Lonergan and brother-in-law Maurice Anthony Lonergan Jr.
Florrie is survived by her brother Thomas Kenneth Watkins and sister-in-law Sheridan Milek Watkins; by her children, Catherine Francis (Arthur), Stephen Kornovich (Roylene), John Kornovich (Alice), Mark Kornovich, and Paul Kornovich; by her grandchildren, Sara and Ann Francis, Jennifer Hicks (Christopher) and Jason Kornovich (Stephanie), and Anna and Clara Kornovich; by her great-grandchildren, Riley and Kennedy Hicks; as well as by many nieces and nephews, other family, and friends.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Florrie’s life Friday, July 11, at 6pm at 190 Colony Rd., Belle Chasse. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 am at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Houma.
The family thanks the staff and residents of Ville Ste. Marie Senior Living Center, Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center, and the staff of Concerned Care Hospice, for the care and support they provided our mother.
The family requests that any memorials to Florrie take the form of donations to Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center ( www.olwhealth.org ).
May 27, 1927 – July 3, 2014
Florence “Florrie” Theresa Watkins Kornovich, native of Houma, and longtime resident of Terrytown, passed away peacefully at Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center on Thursday, July 3, 2014.
Florrie was born on May 27, 1927, to Florence Delatte and Judge J. Louis Watkins. She attended St. Francis de Sales Catholic School and Ursuline College. In 1949, she married Lawrence Vincent Kornovich of Foley, Minnesota, to whom she was happily married for 51 years. Throughout her entire life, Florrie practiced her faith by working tirelessly to care for her family, her friends, and the friends of her family, especially by applying her talents in the kitchen and at the sewing machine. She was much-loved.
Florrie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her brother Judge J. Louis Watkins Jr. and sister-in-law Shirley Rome Watkins, her sister Catherine Ann Watkins, and her sister Elizabeth Watkins Lonergan and brother-in-law Maurice Anthony Lonergan Jr.
Florrie is survived by her brother Thomas Kenneth Watkins and sister-in-law Sheridan Milek Watkins; by her children, Catherine Francis (Arthur), Stephen Kornovich (Roylene), John Kornovich (Alice), Mark Kornovich, and Paul Kornovich; by her grandchildren, Sara and Ann Francis, Jennifer Hicks (Christopher) and Jason Kornovich (Stephanie), and Anna and Clara Kornovich; by her great-grandchildren, Riley and Kennedy Hicks; as well as by many nieces and nephews, other family, and friends.
Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Florrie’s life Friday, July 11, at 6pm at 190 Colony Rd., Belle Chasse. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 12 at 10:30 am at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Houma.
The family thanks the staff and residents of Ville Ste. Marie Senior Living Center, Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center, and the staff of Concerned Care Hospice, for the care and support they provided our mother.
The family requests that any memorials to Florrie take the form of donations to Our Lady of Wisdom Healthcare Center ( www.olwhealth.org ).
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