Lionel Ruckstuhl

Lionel “Pappy” Edward Ruckstuhl, 77, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013. He was a native of New Orleans, LA and resident of Houma, LA. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2013 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Chauvin Funeral Home, Inc. AND Monday, January 7, 2013 from 8:30 AM until service time at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 10:00 AM at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral . Burial will be at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Vedrenne Ruckstuhl, Houma, LA, daughters, Elizabeth Louise Ruckstuhl, Houma, LA, Catherine Ruckstuhl Craig and husband Kendall, Houma, LA, Cynthia Ruckstuhl Ferjani and husband Mohsen, Columbia, SC, sons, Lionel Edward Ruckstuhl, Jr. and wife Carolyn, Reno, NV, David Joseph Ruckstuhl, Gainseville, FL, grandchildren, Sarah Elizabeth Ruckstuhl, Michael Brendon Ruckstuhl, Malcolm William Zabeneh, Jr. and wife Naomi, Christopher Michael Zabaneh and Richard Austin Zabaneh, Layla Ferjani, Amira Ferjani, Selma Ferjani, Nadia Ferjani, Lionel E. Ruckstuhl, III, Alice Clare Ruckstuhl, Lily Isabella Ruckstuhl and Ruby Clementine Ruckstuhl, step grandchildren, Kyle Alexander Craig, Jordan Craig, great grandchild, Kaden Zabaneh, sister, Etheldreda Ruckstuhl Ingraham, New Orleans, LA, brother, Edward Jacob Ruckstuhl, Houston, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lionel H. Ruckstuhl and Vera Metzinger Ruckstuhl, sister, Marilyn Ruckstuhl Holmes, grandchild, Sheehan Dominic Ruckstuhl, brother in law, Frederick Ingraham. He was a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. He retired from the oilfield industry. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He enjoyed working in his yard, cooking, working on cars, watching NASCAR and was an avid hunter. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.