Mary Bombet

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith II Timothy 4:7. Mary Ann Nancy Blake Bombet, born Sept. 10, 1931, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008. She was known by Mary, Nancy, Mom and Grammy. She was loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. Nancy was born in Philadelphia and lived there for several years until her family moved to Long Beach, Miss., where she grew up as the oldest of 11 children and graduated from St. John's High School. She moved to New Orleans to attend Charity School of Nursing from 1949 to 1952 and it was there she met and married Leon H. Bombet. During their 21-year marriage, she had three daughters, Rebecca E. Bombet, of Baton Rouge, Pamela A. Bombet, of Pensacola, Fla., and Nancy Bombet Clary married to Stephen C. Clary, of Baton Rouge. Besides her three daughters, she is survived by four grandchildren whom she was very proud of: Emily A. Basile, Andrew V. Friedrichs IV and Leah N. Friedrichs, all of Baton Rouge, and Elizabeth C. Friedrichs, of Gillette, Wy.; and her beloved dog, Cody. Preceded in death by her parents, William Bill and Elizabeth Betty Fleming Blake; and three brothers, Edward Eddie Blake, Patrick Paddy Blake and Daniel Danny Blake; and sister, Elizabeth Betty Blake Thompson. Six siblings whom she has left include, William Bill and wife Joyce Blake, of Palm Desert, Calif., Margaret Peggy Blake Gehbauer, and Michael Mickey and wife Cindy Blake, all of New Orleans, Thomas Tommy Blake, of Dallas, Terrance Terry Blake, of Houston, and Catherine Susie Hastings and husband Pete, of Gulf Breeze, Fla. She spent many years working as a registered nurse in several locations, including San Francisco, Bedford, Texas, Baton Rouge and Gulf Breeze, Fla. She loved emergency room nursing and later went into geriatric nursing. It was in Gulf Breeze, where she retired after age 65. Her passion in life was animals, in particular, dogs. She rescued many dogs in the last 20 years of her life and gave them a wonderful and loving home. She volunteered for the SPCA in Gulf Breeze and for LSU Veterinary School after Hurricane Katrina at Lamar Dixon. She often volunteered at CAAWS but her favorite activity was to participate in animal therapy through LSU's Tiger Hats program, where she, Cody and Harley would visit the elderly at the nursing homes in Baton Rouge, bringing them much joy. Nancy was raised in the Catholic church. She attended St. Sylvester's Catholic Church while living for many years in Gulf Breeze. In fulfilling her wishes, she will be cremated and a memorial service will be conducted by Kenneth Spivey, pastor, at Healing Place Church, 19202 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, on Tuesday, Nov. 4. All relatives and friends are invited to celebrate Nancy's life with a visitation at the church prior to the service from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. In the spring, her daughters will honor her wishes and return her ashes to her favorite spot on earth, Pensacola Beach, Fla. At that time, there will be a memorial service at St. Sylvester's Catholic Church. Her daughters wish to thank the many nurses, nursing staff and physicians who touched their mother's life over the last six months at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Ollie Steele Burden Nursing Home. They are particularly grateful to Dr. Hannegan. She lived her final months at The Cottage at Broadmoor, where she was lovingly cared for by the staff. Her daughters so appreciate Maria, Nisey, Cassandra, Latesha, Anna, Calina, Lucy, Peggy, Patricia and Claudette, for these are the women who became their sisters in caring for their mom at the very end. A very special thanks and praise are sent to the special staff at Hospice of Baton Rouge, including Cindy, Vickie, Jennifer, Rae and the others who walked them through their mom's passing. During the last four years of her life many came to nurture and care for her, of those who were particularly special were the friends from Healing Place Church. But of those friends, came a God inspired special friendship with her new fourth daughter, Amy Spivey. Her daughters were grateful to the Lord for the restoration that took place in their relationships with their mom it was a blessing and privilege to care for her until the end and they are looking forward to sharing eternity with her in heaven. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge or Capital Area Animal Welfare Societ

Visitation

Healing Place Church
19202 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA  70809
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
5pm7pm

Service

Memorial Service

Healing Place Church
19202 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA  70809
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
7pm

Memorial Contributions

Hospice of Baton RougeH
9063 Seigen Lane
Baton Rouge, LA  70810

Capital Area Animal Welfare Society of Baton Rouge CAAWS
PO Box 77765
Baton Rouge, LA  70879