Celanie M. Lege, 62, of Winnie died May 6, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital after a long illness. She was born on September 12, 1942 in Gueydan, Louisiana and has been a resident of the Winnie area since 1948. Celaine was a charter member of St. Louis Maria Catholic Daughters of America in Winnie. She served as an AG mom for East Chambers High School FFA and a member of the Independent Cattleman’s Association.
Survivors include her husband, Pierre Lege of Winnie; son, Ken Lege and his wife Cassie of Jacksonville, Alabama; grandsons, Nick and Zack Lege of Jacksonville, Alabama; former daughter-in-law, Rogina Fritsch and her husband Larry and their sons, Jake and Ben Fritsch of Cypress, Texas; mother, Elzia Richard of Winnie; mother-in-law, Polita Lege of Winnie; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her father, Kelly Richard; son, Tony Lege and her father-in-law, Leonce Lege, Sr.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at St. Louis Catholic Church followed by burial at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 W. Buccaneer, Winnie. A Rosary will be recited 7:00 p.m. Monday evening at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 7015, Beaumont, Texas 77726-7015 or The Arboretum of Winnie, 1215 Hwy. 124 Winnie, Texas 77665.
