Lena Giovingo

Funeral Services for Mrs. Lena Giovingo, 93, of Calhoun, LA., will be held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at St. Paschal Catholic Church with Father Frank Coens officiating. Interment will follow at St. Matthews Catholic Cemetery in Monroe, LA.
Lena was born in Monroe, LA., on August 2, 1924 and passed away on August 12, 2017. Her two sons and her little Buffy were blessed to be there at the end. She worked hard all of her life. Lena worked with her family at an early age in their store and at the vegetable market. She enjoyed going to church, doing for her family and friends, her many pets over the years, gardening and working in her yard, outdoors, bingo, and most of all taking great care of her husband, two sons and whichever dog she cared for.
Lena was a member of Saint Paschal Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Rosie Miceli; husband of 44 years, Vincent C. Giovingo, Sr.; in-laws, Thomas and Rosalie Giovingo; sister, Rosie Inzina (John); brothers, Charlie P. and Sam Miceli; sister in law, Lena Boyd; and several nieces and nephews.
Survivors include her two sons, Thomas J. Giovingo (Linda), Vincent C. Giovingo, Jr.; brother and sister in law, Louis and Maxine Giovingo; several nieces and nephews; her four legged granddaughter “Buffy’; her guardian angel on earth Sister Edith and good friend Evelyn. Thank you to everyone at church who continued to ask about her.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Semmes, Paul Gates, Daniel Hopfinger, Mark Soigner, Jeffery Giovingo and Tommy Hays. Honorary pallbearers will be Louis Giovingo, Jessie Giovingo, Charles Nail, Walter Jordan, Joey Dorman and T. Patrick Hays.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe, LA.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to any charity of your choice. She would not want a big fuss over her, just an adios will be fine.
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