Florence Genevieve Menard

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 26, 2024 in St. Alphonsus Catholic Church - Maurice for Florence Genevieve Menard, 77, who passed away on December 23, 2024. Reverend Paul Bienvenu will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Burial will take place in St. Joseph Cemetery - Milton. Florence Menard was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana on September 14, 1947, and passed away peacefully at home on December 23,2024. She was preceded in death by her father Henry Welch and mother Genevieve Welch. Florence was dedicated to improving the lives of the visually impaired. She started her career working with Child Protection Services and progressed from there into services for the blind, finishing her career as a Deputy Director for Louisiana Rehabilitation Services. Her hobbies included shopping at various home décor stores, and painting, in which she developed a love and talent for later in life. Florence was also a voracious reader, averaging a book a night, and could be often found trading paperbacks with friends. To Marvin’s chagrin, Florence was also a talented and avid home decorator and had enough silk flowers to stock her own storefront. Florence was a graduate of Southwestern Louisiana, with a BA in Business. She met her husband Marvin Menard of 50 years while living at Gloucester Apartments, and after a whirlwind romance, were married just 6 months later. They shared a deep love of international travel, visiting the latest casinos, and remained deeply devoted to each other. She is survived by her husband Marvin Menard of Maurice, Louisiana, her sister Marie Fontenot (Perry) of Ville Platte, Louisiana, her sister Penny Berthelot (James) of Ville Platte, Louisiana, her daughter Amanada Suire (David) of Katy, Texas, and daughter Renée Menard (Sherry) of Lafayette, Louisiana. Her greatest love in life was spending time with her three grandchildren Kennedy Suire, Nicholas Suire, and Allie Suire, and with her nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and -nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all honorary giving be made to either Florence’s favorite charity St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, an organization that saved one of grandchildren’s lives, or to the Family Promise of Acadiana, where a family room is being dedicated in her honor. Personal condolences may be sent to the family of Florence Menard at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Visiting hours will be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home – Maurice on Thursday, December 26, 2024 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. A Rosary will be prayed at 12:00 Noon in the funeral home. The family would like to thank her nurses Courtney and Dana from Heart of Hospice, and her dedicated caregiver Jeannie. Florence Genevieve Menard and her family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home, 200 Chief H. Fred Road, Maurice, LA. Copyright Delhomme Funeral Homes, Inc. December 2024.

Florence Genevieve Menard

September 14, 1947 - December 23, 2024