Maurine Geldmacher

Stella Maurine Vance Geldmacher was born November 13, 1921 in Moberly, Mo. She grew up in Texas and was awarded a four year scholarship to Baylor University. After college she married S/Sgt. Weldon Anthony Geldmacher, U.S. Air Force in Waco, TX. 1943. They moved to New Orleans and were residents there until Hurricane Katrina and then she became a resident of Lafayette, La. She was the secretary treasurer of George W. Shepherd, Inc. and Shepherd Sales and Services, Inc. in New Orleans for 42 years. Maurine was an artist. Past president of Metairie Art Guild and Le Petit Art Guild. She received the Le Grand Award from Le Petit Art Guild and was an honorary life member of Metairie Art Guild. Maurine was also on the board of New Orleans Art Association, member of Jefferson Art Guild, St. Charles Art Guild, Louisiana Watercolor Society, Louisiana Art Assn., Lafayette Art Assn. and a member of the National Pen Women and the National Journalism Society. She studied with Edgar Whitney, Connie Coogan, Tom Lynch, Daniel Greene, Dom Kingman, Judi Betts and many other noted art teachers. She painted in Hawaii with Edgar Whitney and with Tony Greene in Venice, Italy. She won numerous awards over the years and has paintings hanging in Lafayette, New Orleans, Ohio, Oklahoma, New York City, North Carolina, Colorado, Texas, California and in London and Argentina among other areas. She is survived by her three children, Kathleen Sue Judd, Michael Leigh Geldmacher and wife Carolyn, and Stephen Paul Geldmacher; five grandchildren, Michael James Moore, Brent Pelloquin and wife, Kay, David Leigh Geldmacher and wife Suzanne, Stephanie Marie Geldmacher and Bradley Paul Geldmacher; five great granddaughters, Abigail Pelloquin, Sophia Pelloquin, Libby Pelloquin, Nora Pelloquin and Ava Geldmacher; and one great grandson, Maximilian Leigh Geldmacher. She was preceded in death by her father, Clifford Jesse Vance; mother, Golden May Smith Vance; stepmother, Sara Eunice Vance; brother, Wilbur Ash Vance, son-in-law, James Judd, and by her husband, Weldon Anthony Geldmacher who passed away in 1996. Memorial Service at Asbury United Methodist Church, Lafayette, La. will be held on Friday, August 25, 2017 at 11:00AM. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mrs. Geldmacher's honor can be made to Asbury United Methodist Church. Personal condolences may be sent to the Geldmacher family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Maurine Geldmacher

November 13, 1921 - August 19, 2017