ETHEL THERESA MARTIN LOWERY

“The Post Office Lady”
Dec. 26, 1928 ~ May 22, 2015
A Mass of Christian burial for Ethel Theresa Martin Lowery will be celebrated Monday, May 25, 2015, at 2 p.m., at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Baldwin. She will be laid to rest in the Sacred Heart Cemetery Mausoleum. Father Michael Russo of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Lafayette, will be the Celebrant for the Mass and conduct the services.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Monday at Ibert’s Mortuary in Franklin from 10 a.m. until time of dismissal at 1:30 p.m.,, with the rosary being prayed at 11:30 a.m.
Ethel was a native and lifelong resident of Baldwin. She retired from the US Post Office after 34 years of service at the Baldwin Post Office, 17 years as the Post Master.
Ethel loved her family. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. They affectionately called her Grannie. Ethel was a wonderful cook and was known for her pies, coconut cake, and “Grannie” spaghetti and meatballs.
Ethel was active in her church parish, having been a past member of the Ladies Altar Society and the Good Samaritans. She also served as an adorer at the Perpetual Adoration Chapel in Franklin. Ethel was known for her dry sense of humor and quick wit, as well as being “canaille.” She always said she didn’t want to behave because “behaving wasn’t fun.”
Survivors include her children, George Martin Lowery and wife, Dolores; Bonnie L. Millet and husband, Leo; Patricia L. Venetis and husband, Steve; Paula L. McRae and husband, George; and Perry J. Lowery; her brother, Francis Martin and wife, Babs; her sisters, Genevieve M. Boudreaux and husband, Sidney; and Eloise M. Albares and husband, Eddie; her grandchildren, Christopher Venetis and wife, Tara; Jennifer Venetis Couvillion and husband, Kevin; Sandi Millet Gonzalez and husband, Robert; Katie Millet Moga and husband, Mike; Jonathan McRae; and Colin McRae; as well as 10 great grandchildren, Sarah, Rebekah, Adriannah, Alaynah, Arron, Caroline, Katherine, Connor, Cameron and Abigail.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Royal Lowery; and infant son, Henry Robert Lowery; her parents, Bernard Martin and Gabrielle Derise Martin; her brothers, Alton, Ernest and Lou Martin; and her sister, Milda Denton; as well as by two infant sisters.
The family would like to thank her caregivers, Alfaretta Broussard and Christine Deshotel, as well as Hospice of Acadiana for the wonderful, loving and compassionate care given to their mother.
Family and friends may view the obituary and express their condolences online by visiting www.iberts.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary, Inc. of Franklin.
(Paid Obituary)