Mildred Cleckler

Mildred "Millii" Autin Cleckler, passed peacefully in her sleep at home on Friday, July 12, 2013. She was born on December 13, 1922in Houma, LA to Gibson J. and Felicia J. Authin, the sixth of seven children. The familiy will receive friends and family from 9:00AM until 11:00AM in the chapel of Chauvin Funeral Home on Monday, July 15, 2013. The service will follow at 11:00AM and the burial will be in Terrebonne Memorial Park. Millii is survived by her children, Stephen Paul Konieczka (Cathi), Dianne Konieczka Bonvillain (David),and Anita Konieczka Heck, her sister Rosemary Wolfe, hergrandchildren, Brett, Brian and Lauren Bonvillain; Eli, Dustin and Justin Konieczka, and great grandchildren, Peyton and Sebastian Bonvillain and Christian, Cullen and Lydia Konieczka. She was preceded in death by her husband, D.E. "Cleck" Cleckler, herparents, Gibson J. Autin, Sr. and Felicia Dufrene Autin, son, Frank "Mickey" Konieczka, son in law, David T. Heck, brothers, Gibson Jr., Lloyd , Arnold, Buford and J.C. Autin, sisters, Audrey Buquet and Pearl "Pam" Miller. Millii graduated from St. Francis de sales Academy in 1939, and graduated from Solei Business College, after which she joined the U.S. Marines where she served her country during World War II from 1943-45. She was employed for many years at SLECA as assistant to the manager and retired in 1984. She loved the Lord and serving her church, going to garage sales, and traveling with her husband in their camper visiting new places and meeting new people. She also loved her family and friends whom will all miss her deeply. The family is grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers and support in many heartfelt forms recently and over the years from too many people to name individually, but including; special friends, Verna Buquet, Ruby Ellender and Sheri Kaiser; caregivers and friends, Claudette Hite, Leigh Ann Berthelot, and Tina Robertson, and the staff at Haydel Memorial Hospice, especially Carol.