Yvonne Chatelain

Yvonne Bondio Chatelain passed away on February 20, 2020 at the age of 84. She was the widow of Harry Joseph Chatelain, Jr. They shared 55 years of marriage together.
A native of New Orleans, she was the daughter of the late Catherine (Katie) Leonardi Tommeraas and Vincent Bondio. During her childhood, she shared a special relationship with her maternal grandparents, Cora Bacon and Rosario Leonardi.
She spent many years living throughout the United States during her husband’s service in the Marine Corps, notably in North Carolina and Hawaii. Upon retirement, they settled in Violet, Louisiana, where she served as a devoted long-time member of the Altar Society at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. More recently, she was a dedicated parishioner of Mary Queen of Peace in Mandeville, where she lived after Hurricane Katrina.
She is survived by her daughters, Judith Chatelain, Corrine Caruso (Tony), and Janet Burkardt (Joseph); her aunt, Camile Leonardi Van Gorden; her grandchildren, Justin Smith (Erin Escobar), Jennifer Merwin Johnson (Timothy), Joshua Merwin (Ashley), Spencer Merwin, Brittany Livaccari (Timothy), Lindsey Caruso (Jochem Polderman), and Anthony Caruso, Jr;  her nieces, Tula Bondio Gunckel and Melissa Chatelain McNab; nephews, Paul, Kevin, and Keith Chatelain, and 12 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her brother, Vincent DePaul Bondio, Jr. and many beloved aunts and uncles.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at 10:30 am followed by a Memorial Mass at 11:00 am on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1501 W. Causeway Approach in Mandeville, LA. Interment will be private at a later date.

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