Helen KOWAL

Helen Kowal Blanchard went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 16, 2005 at 9:40 PM in Brandon, MS. Beloved wife of the late Lucian Masson Blanchard. Mrs. Blanchard is survived by a daughter: Dawn B. Lingle and husband Chuck, their sons, Nathan and Matthew Lingle; two sons: Joseph A. Blanchard, his children, Renee, Ryan and Scott Blanchard; John M. Blanchard and wife Evelyn, their daughter Vanessa and their granddaughter Brittany. She was preceded in death by her parents, Anna Yancuck Kowal and John Kowal and a brother, Michael Kowal. Mrs. Blanchard was a retired employee of the Naval Reserve Processing Center, was a parishioner of St. Philip Neri Church and was a member of the AARP and of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Age 78 years. Mrs. Blanchard was born in the Ukraine, raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and was a resident of Metairie, LA for 40 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass from Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home Chapel, 4747 Veterans Blvd., near Clearview Pkwy. in Metairie, LA on Wednesday morning, December 21, 2005 at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Interment will be in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association, Southeast Affiliate, Inc., P.O. Box 159, Destrehan, LA 70047, the Alzheimer's Association of Louisiana, 3717 Government St., Suite 7 Alexandria, LA 71302 or to a fund to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. Please sign the online guestbook at www.legacy.com Published in The Times-Picayune on 12/19/2005.