Loretta "Ninny" Pellegrin

Loretta “Ninny” Marie Blanchard Pellegrin, age 88, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 1:45 p.m. She was a native and resident of Bourg, LA.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation at St. Ann Catholic Church on Monday, June 24, 2019 at 4355 LA-24, Bourg, LA beginning at 8:30 am until a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be held in Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery.

Loretta is survived by her sons, David "Pancho" Pellegrin, Jr. and wife, Judith; son, Marty J. Pellegrin, and Eric P. Pellegrin and wife, Desiree’; daughters, Tena P. Theriot, and Melanie P. Voisin; brothers, Maurice Blanchard, and Charles "Charlie" Blanchard and wife, Terry; sister, Catherine "Cathy" B. Ordoyne and husband, Calvin "Buddy" Sr.; sister-in-law, Hilda Blanchard; grandchildren, Sadie, Melinda, Jamie, Jonathan, Kristi, Dawn, Tiffany, Dustin, Ashlie, James, Trisha, and Jacob; 19 great-grandchildren.

Loretta is preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, David Joseph Pellegrin, Sr.; parents, Joseph Philip and Gertrude Elizabeth Blanchard; son, Donald James Pellegrin, Sr.; grandson, Donald J. Pellegrin, Jr.; Sister, Rita B. Battaglia and husband, Anthony "Tony"; brothers, Acklin "T-Neg" Blanchard and wife, Beulah, and Joseph "Junior" Blanchard; son-in-law, Jerome Theriot; sister-in-law, Joan Blanchard.

Loretta was a parishioner of St. Ann Catholic Church. She was a past member of the East Houma Lions Club. She enjoyed cooking, working in her yard, playing po-ke-no, and going to the casino. Most of all cooking for family and friends. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. In lieu of flower donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Chauvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Pellegrin family.