Jerry Carl Bonhagen

BONHAGEN Jerry Carl Bonhagen, 74 years old, a native and life long resident of New Orleans, LA, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2008. Spending his early childhood growing up in the Irish Channel neighborhood he attended Kingsley House and later Redemptorist High School. Mr. Bonhagen enlisted in the Army shortly before the end of the Korean War and was honorably discharged after being stationed in France. He graduated from Loyola Law School and worked for Gulf Oil and Chevron for 33 years. An avid horseman, he was a member of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders Association and Louisiana Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association. He loved the outdoors and used to hunt and fish with his children. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sherri Bonhagen, brothers Frank, Frederick, and Lloyd Bonhagen, sisters Catherine Bonhagen and Sophie D'Antoni. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law: Kris Peter Bonhagen and Pamela Lewis Bonhagen of Orlando, FL, Ron Jude Bonhagen, Sr. and Penny Reyes Bonhagen of San Jose, CA, son Peter John Bonhagen of New Orleans, daughter Anna Elizabeth Bonhagen of New Orleans, their mother, Celia Ortiz Bonhagen, grandsons: Wesley, William, and Ron Jr., sister and brother-in-law Bernice Rhodes and Frank Rhodes of Denham Springs, LA, brother Henry Bonhagen of New Port Richey, FL, and several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at GREENWOOD FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5200 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, LA on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation on Monday will begin at 9:00 AM until service time. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Stroke Association a division of the American Heart Association. To sign and view the Family Guestbook, please visit www.greenwoodfuneralhome.net