CRUZE, Josephine LeBlanc "Aunt Todd"---A resident of Gonzales and a native of Sorrento, she died at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, at Ascension Care Center, Gonzales. She was 93 and a homemaker. Visiting at St. Anne Catholic Church, Sorrento, on Thursday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at noon, with the Rev. Michael Galea, celebrant. Entombment in Holy Rosary Mausoleum, St. Amant. She is survived by her son, Alonzo Kling; three special nieces, Elnora Decoteau, Hazel Lee and Sammie Melancon; grandchildren, Troy and wife Christie Kling and Neal and wife Susanne Kling; great-grandchildren, Peyton, John and Madelyn Kling; and numerous other nieces and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Felicien Joseph Cruze; parents, William and Felecie Trabeau LeBlanc Sr.; and seven brothers and four sisters. Pallbearers will be Neal and Troy Kling, Louis Sr., Edmond Lee, Grady Melancon and Gary Babin. Honorary pallbearers are Ralph and A.J. Kling, Perry Schexnayder and George Glen Melancon. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She also was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church and the Altar Society.
