Joseph Henry Bloemer

BLOEMER, JOSEPH HENRY A retired musician and teacher and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 82 and a native of New Orleans. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and received the Bronze Star. Visiting at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 7853 Broker Ave., from 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Mike Collins, celebrant. Entombment will be at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Marie Ryan Bloemer; daughter, Anne Marie Tucker and spouse Rudy Tucker; son, Michael J. Bloemer and spouse Josephine S. Bloemer; sister, Gretchen B. Bordelon; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gregory J. Bloemer; father, Henry Peter Bloemer; and mother, Ann Loretta Corry Bloemer. Pallbearers will be Michael J. Bloemer, Rudy Tucker, John Tucker and Lawrence J. Duplantis Jr. He was a graduate of Loyola University, New Orleans. Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., is in charge of arrangements.