FONTAN

Published on Friday, November 20, 2009 9:13 AM CST

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Joseph Bernard Fontan Jr. passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at the age of 79. Joe was a lifelong resident of Covington.

He was the beloved husband of 54 years to Maureen Woodings Fontan; father of Elaine Lemons (Paul), Glen Fontan, Scott Fontan and the late Bruce Fontan; son of the late Marguerite Becker Fontan and Joseph B. Fontan Sr.; and brother of Donald G. Fontan and Betty Gayle Huval. He is also survived and lovingly remembered by grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Joe served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years prior to returning to Covington to join the family business, Fontan Becker Building Specialties. He was a volunteer at St. Tammany Parish Hospital.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the memorial service at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 20370 Smith Road, Covington. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment will immediately follow at St Joseph’s Abbey. In lieu of flowers, make donations to Hospice of St Tammany, 4410 Hwy. 22, Mandeville, LA 70471 or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486 or online at www. mdanderson.org.

Arrangements are by Bagnell & Son Funeral Home of Covington. To view and sign the family guest book, visit www.bagnellfuneralhome.com.

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