Mary Losee

Her children rise up and bless her. Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:28-30. Now at rest with our Lord after a joyful reunion with loved ones gone before, Evelyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a resident of Baton Rouge. She died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, at age 86. She was a native of Homer. Visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday, Dec. 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home on Monday, Dec. 8, from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Darwin Enicks. Internment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Evelyn had secretarial jobs with the Camp Fire Girls, the U.S. Ration Board during World War II, the Teacher's Retirement System and Bernard Burk Engineers. She became a homemaker to raise her family of five children and also had time to mold young children she kept in her home. She was the church treasurer of Trinity and Baker Churches of the Nazarene for more than 40 years and was active in The Gideons International Auxiliary. Survived by her three sons, James Losee and his wife, Rebecca, Paul Losee, and Stephen Losee and his wife, Cindy; a daughter, Amy Koon and her husband, Lee; seven grandchildren, Megan Dupont, Michelle Oleson, Jessica Losee, Jamin Koon, Kendall Losee, Garrett Losee and Hannah Losee; eight great-grandchildren, Anthony, Rece and Aubrey Dupont, Lauren and Isaiah Oleson, Reiner Koon and the Oleson twin girls, Addison Maye and Emmerson Kaye. Preceded in death by her parents, James Mosley Oakes and Martha Louise Myers Oakes; husband, Laverne Mowatt Ike Losee; daughter, Patricia Losee; and daughter-in-law, Rita Daigle Losee. Pallbearers will be Brent Arceneaux, Ken Butt, John Jacobson, Lee Koon, Jay Waitek, and Marc Waitek. Honorary pallbearers are Brandon Dupont, Jeff Oleson, Bryan Cardin and Harlan Clark. Special thanks to Dr. Hanson for his kind and compassionate care during her battle with breast cancer. Our sincere appreciation is extended to the staff at Feliciana Home Health, Hospice of Baton Rouge and to Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge. Memorial donations may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214-0800, www.gideons.org, or Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, 550 Lobdell Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Sunday, December 7, 2008
15pm 120808 8:30am

Service

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Monday, December 8, 2008
11am

Cemetery

Resthaven Gardens of Memory
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816

Memorial Contributions

The Gideons International
P.O. Box 140800
Nashville, TN  37214

Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge
550 Lobdell Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA  70806