Beatrice O. Leonards

EUNICE- Our hearts are heavy as we have lost a very loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend, Beatrice O. Leonards on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Acadian Medical Center. She was 90. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Monday, February 15, 2016 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Mowata. Entombment will follow in the St. Lawrence Mausoleum with Father Joseph Tran, Celebrant.
Beatrice was a dedicated parishioner of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. She was a life-long member of the Catholic Daughters, Ladies Altar Society, and the Pink Ladies. She will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved her especially her three sons, Dickie Leonards and wife, Myrtis of Livonia, Don Leonards and wife, Deborah of Eunice, and Gene Leonards and wife, Colleen of Eunice; her brother, Ray Olinger and wife, Johnnie of Roberts Cove; her two sisters, Rose Marie John of Crowley and Mary Jo Olinger of Roberts Cove; her eight grandchildren, Gary Leonards, Lana Rodriguez, Andrea Ziegenbusch, Kevin Leonards, James Leonards, Christopher Leonards, Drake Leonards, and Casey Leonards; and 12 great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, August Leonards, Jr.; parents, Edward and Josephine Dischler Olinger; brothers, Ambrose Olinger and Hilary Olinger; and sister, Irene Petitjean.
At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice on Sunday, February 14th from 2:00 pm until 9:00 pm and again on Monday, February 15th from 8:00 am until 10:30 am. Deacon Gary Gaudin will recite a Rosary at 7:00 pm on Sunday evening with The Catholic Daughters in attendance.
Ardoin's Funeral Home of Eunice, 1301 West Laurel Ave, (337)457.3371 is in charge of arrangements.