Bertha Cassanova Swett's Obituary
BERTHA (BETTY) JEANNETTE CASSANOVA SWETT, age 70, died August 28, 2008.
Betty was the daughter of the late Eugene Cassanova, Jr. and Elise Redler Cassanova. She was the sister of Anita Cassanova McKelroy and husband Rodney McKelroy, Sr., Eugene Cassanova, III, and wife Marcia Wehmeier Cassanova, and the late Patricia Cassanova. She enjoyed a wonderful marriage to Philip J. Swett, Jr. who is deceased. Together they shared the family love of three children, Philip J. Swett, III and wife Linda (Aucoin), Rosemary E. Smith, and Samuel E. Swett and wife Erika (Meissner), and six grandchildren: Philip Swett IV, and wife Jerrilyn (Arellano), Kate Swett, Paul Swett, Molly Smith, Nicholas Smith, and Samantha Swett.Betty will be sadly missed by her extended family and her many friends.
She was active in her church, holding membership and leadership roles in the St. Peter’s Altar Society and the NAIM widows club. She was a member of the Covington Civic Assoc. and Covington Garden Club. She was a long-time resident of Covington, graduate of St. Scholastic Academy and retiree of Bell South Telephone Company.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the memorial services on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433.
Visitation on Saturday from 11:00 AM until service time. Interment in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers the family request masses, donations to the Covington Civic Association Cemetery Fence Fund P.O. Box 86 Covington, LA 70434, NAIM club of St. Peter’s or St. Peter’s Altar Society 125 E. 19th Ave. Covington, LA 70433.
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