Gloria Leger Moreau

Gloria Dean Leger Moreau, 79, died at 11:52 AM on Tuesday, August28, 2018.

Born April 16, 1939, Mrs. Moreau was a native of Cankton, raised by sharecroppers, and lived in Lake Charles since 1956. Her dedication manifested as a school bus driver with CPSB for 28.5 years. Her service to OLQH as a lay minister, St. Patrick’s as a pink lady and Barbe High School were honorable. She was a member of the Cajun French Music Association and had a lifelong passion for dancing. The loyalty to her family and friends was evident with the annual baking of gingerbread men.

Survivors include her son, Tim G. Moreau from Metairie; daughter, Mrs. Thomas J. O’Hara (Pam Moreau), of NC; sisters, Nell Rose Thibodeaux of Church Point, Elaine Thibodeaux of Lafayette, and Phyllis Howe, of TX; and beloved granddaughter, Katherine Grace O’Hara.

She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Levorel Moreau: son, Ray John Moreau; parents, Freddie and Verdie Leger; and brother, John Leger.

Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 31, 2018 at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Father Trey Ange will officiate. Burial will follow in Consolata Cemetery. Visitation will be at Johnson Funeral Home on Thursday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM with a rosary in French at 6:30 PM. Visitation will continue on Friday at the funeral home from 8:30 AM to 9:40 AM.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Brighton Bridge Hospice, P.O. Box 279, Oberlin, LA 70655, for the excellent care they received during this difficult time.