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Leslie Gaboury Verhagen - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette  7/27/2008
  
A memorial mass for Leslie Gaboury Verhagen will be held on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. at 
St. Edwards Catholic Church in Tallulah, LA. There will be a gathering for family and friends in 
the church reception hall immediately following the mass. Father Ferre DeCruz will be officiating. 
Mrs. Verhagen passed away on Friday, July 25, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer.

Leslie was born in Webster, Massachusetts on December 21, 1935. She graduated from St. Louis High 
School. Mrs. Verhagen served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956. She moved to Tallulah, LA in 1957. 
Mrs. Verhagen worked as a social worker for the Madison Parish Welfare Department for 33 years. 
After her retirement in 1986, she enjoyed life to the fullest. She filled her days spending time with 
her children, travelling and playing bridge and booray with a host of friends.

Mrs. Verhagen was preceded in death by her parents, Estelle and Roland Gaboury, Sr. She is survived 
by her children and their spouses: Stacy Solet and husband Mike of Houma, LA, and Marty Verhagen and 
wife, Kim of Monroe, LA. Brother, Roland Gaboury, Jr. and wife, Bea of Brooklyn, Conn. Sister, Patricia 
Raymond of Delray Beach, FLA. Numerous nieces and nephews and her beloved grand dogs: Spanky, Sissi, 
and Sabrina.

The family would like to thank Dr. Marshall Leary and staff and Dr. Robert Ebeling. We would also like 
to thank everyone at Collins Haworth Home Health and Patients Choice Hospice. Special thanks to her very 
caring sitters: Bobbie, Brenda, Doris, and Pat.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Cancer Foundation League, 141 DeSiard St., 
Suite 407, Monroe, LA 71201. (318-327-1996 or St. Edwards Catholic Church in Tallulah.


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