MARY MILITE NEWMAN

Funeral Services will be held on Friday, February 8, 2013 at 1:00 pm in the Delhomme Chapel of the Flowers for Mary Milite Newman, 79, who passed away of natural causes on February 2, 2013, with her family by her side in Largo, Florida. She was born December 5, 1933, in Bronx, New York, the daughter of George and Anna Berzezinski Milite. Mary graduated from East Islip High School, Long Island of New York with the class of 1950. After graduation, Mary realized her dream of traveling the country and joined Capitol Airlines as a flight attendant. Stationed in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was united in marriage to Willard Randolph Newman on November 7, 1964 in Liberty, New York. They made Lafayette, Louisiana their residence for the next 46 years where Mary attained her real estate license and CRS designation while working with Van Eaton and Romero. She enjoyed being a member of the Krewe of Attakapas, sailing adventures with family and friends and was renowned for her Italian cuisine. She was a devout Catholic all of her life and had a deep affinity for the Lord Jesus Christ. In 2010, Mary and Randy moved to Largo, Florida to be with their daughter, son-in law, and two cherished grandchildren. Her laughter, kindness, generosity and affectionate love of those close to her heart will be greatly missed by all. She is survived by her husband, Willard Randolph Newman; children, Marguerite Newman Libreros of Belleair, Florida, and Randolph Hart Newman of Los Angeles, California; brother, George Milite; son-in-law, Juan Carlos Libreros and grandchildren, Juan-Felipe Libreros and Mateo Nicolas Libreros. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Anne Marie Newman; parents, George and Anna Milite; stepmother, Teresa Milite and her brothers, Robert and Raymond Milite. The family request that visitation be held at Delhomme Funeral Home of Lafayette on Friday from 11:00 am until time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Lafayette Council on Aging, 160 Industrial Parkway, Lafayette, LA, 70508, www.laf-coa.org/Donate.html. Personal condolences may be sent to the Newman family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.