 family family osarep tue 3232010 1818 joseph a bellande and family circa 1940 at nola   lr odie wooten bellande b 1895 signe olsen bellande 19101999 l earle bellande 18971989 j arbo bellande 18681961 and j emmet bellande 18951974    joseph emmett bellande  18951974   joseph emmett bellande 18951974 called emmett was born at biloxi mississippi on june 24 1895 he was reared at 1430 melpomene street when his father was employed as a baggage master for the l n railroad by 1917 emmett had married oda odie wooten 18961979 who was born in rural leake county mississippi to robert f wooten 18641910 a farmer and mary hollis wooten 18641910 at this time emmett bellande was employed at detroit michigan as an auto mechanic with the liberty motor car company returning to the crescent city emmett was a very successful insurance agent before the great depression and like many of that decade lost his fortune doing those economically trying times in 1930 emmett and his small family were domiciled it 1619 industry street in new orleans and he was employed in the insurance industry by 1940 the family had relocated to 4701 marigny at this time emmett was employed by the wpa as an administrator his salary was 2100 per annum in the late 1940s emmett became employed by the city of new orleans as administrator of all cemeteries under the aegis of the city in september 1950 odie w bellande filed for a separation in the civil district court of orleans parish louisiana after their divorce emmett married mildred burgdorf 19081990 who was active in local politics odie married john u liles joseph emmett bellande died of thyroid cancer on september 24 1974 his corporal remains were interred in garden of memories cemetery at metairie louisiana odie lived until february 21 1979 her internment was in st bernard memorial gardens at chalmette louisiana references the timespicayune civil district court september 21 1950 the timespicayune joeseph emmett bellande september 25 1974 p 18 the timespicayune odie wooten bellande liles february 22 1979 p 22 the timespicayune joseph emmett jr bellande september 4 2011  joseph emmett bellande junior   joseph emmett bellande jr  19272011 called emmett retired in the 1980s at with his lovely wife ella marian b 1928 in arabi louisiana he enjoyed a successful career as the proprietor of bellande sons an electrical contractor and as a gunsmith when he owned the gun shop in february 1956 emmett made an impressive debut as a trap shooter the timespicayune febraury 21 1956 p 27 after hurricane katrina destroyed their arabi home emmett and marion relocated to ponchatoula louisiana emmett enjoyed his children grandchildren hunting trap shooting history and sailing in his old age he and marion had seven wonderful children and an evergrowing number of grandchildren their children are bonnie lynn bellande b 1947 m mr englande b 1947 joseph e bellande iii b 1949 m linda konnecker peggy jane bellande b 1951 m mr laborde kenneth james bellande b 1953 m miss russell susan carol bellande b 1955 m donald gerard vallee diane bellande b 1958 m mr davis and nancy jean bellande b 1964 m vincent nat liberto jr liberto and mr ciuzio bellande sons electric was opened in 1946 by joseph emmett bellande ii in a small building in the heart of new orleans as his family grew emmett relocated his home and business to st bernard parish this is where it has remained for more than 50 years even after being rebuilt following the complete devastation caused by hurricane betsy emmett being a father of two boys joseph j bellande iii and kenneth bellande worked hard to ensure that his sons had a legacy to carry on emmett provided quality work and prompt service to the new orleans metropolitan area for more than 35 years before passing the company on to his sons upon emmett s retirement in the late 1970s joseph jay bellande iii and kenneth bellande began to take the lead the two sons continued running the business with the same motto as their father quality work with prompt service once kenneth decided to join the coast guard continuing the legacy was left to j as j was raising a son of his own joseph jason bellande iv knowing that this might one day all be his to pass on the business continued to thrive in 2005 after being completely wiped out by yet another hurricane that we all know as katrina jay fought to return to the st bernard area he knew that completely losing his home and business would be a difficult task but after much prayer and hard work bellande sons electric returned now the time has come for the business to be passed on to the next generation jason the thirdgeneration owner of bellande sons electric is steadfast in his dedication to maintaining the same high standards of quality on which the company was originally founded with a lifetime of electrical experience and many years of onthejob training before he was old enough to drive jason is very excited to carry on his family legacy joseph emmett bellande jr expired at moss point mississippi on august 27 2011 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi national cemetery at biloxi mississippi the timespicayune september 4 2011  joseph e bellande iii   joseph jay emmett bellande iii was born 1949 at new orleans louisiana in 1970 he married linda konnecker b 195 the daughter of louis c konnecker 19272006 and helene fusellier 19271980 they have two children tina bellande b 1973 and joseph jason emmett bellande iv b 1977 the bellande family moved to st bernard parish in 1960 after earning his degree in economics from the university of new orleans jay operated bellande sons electric inc as an electrical contractor for over fortyfour years an avid outdoorsman fisherman and hunter jay bellande has experienced first hand every hurricane and tropical storm that has hit the new orleans area since 1957 he is a lifetime member of the nra and an advocate of personal responsibility selfdefense training and survival planning in 2015 jay bellande wrote rooftop terror  amazoncom describing in vivid and emotional detail his families terrifying katrina experience of late august 2005 in late august 2005 authorities in st bernard parish louisiana read the warning signs and instructed residents to leave ahead of the approaching storm known as hurricane katrina and most people did as they were told but for a few stalwarts including joseph e bellande iii and his wife linda fleeing with their lives wasn t the obvious choice with a sophisticated disaster preparedness plan and plenty of experience with hurricanes and tropical storms joseph and linda decided to shelter in place at their st bernard parish home just outside of new orleans this decision proves nearly fatal however and leaves the bellandes weathering hurricane katrina while tethered to the roof of the house just fighting to survive it is the early morning hours of august 30 th when joseph realizes that no one is coming to rescue them so along with their son the bellande family decides to try to save themselves by climbing into a boat and taking their chances against the great storm  true hurricane katrina story  tells the harrowing tale of the bellande family s fight to survive against the odds during one of the nation s deadliest natural disasters lr  linda carden bellande  19421999  louis e bellande jr  b 1942  signe olsen bellande  19101999  louis e bellande   189719890  and  signe marie bellande   b 1939  louis earle bellande 18971989  joseph a bellande s second son louis earle 18971989 was called earle earle bellande although born at biloxi on the mississippi coast lived most of his adult life in chicago illinois it is generally believed that he came north as the result of a hitch in the us navy circa 1924 earle married a woman named katharine eischen 18891933 who was born on january 5 1899 to anton eischen and margaret harre in luxembourg katharine expired from stomach cancer at chicago on june 25 1933 her corporal remains were interred at st henry s cemetery at the tome of katharine s demise the bellandes were domiciled at 1726 thome avenue at chicago 1930 cook co illinois federal census r496 p 30b ed 1956 and cook co illinois death certificate no 17097  earle bellande  earle bellande was gregarious and personable these traits suited him well as a salesman in the chicago meat packing industry in 1937 he married signe v olsen 19101999 a nurse of recent scandinavian ancestry she was born on august 23 1910 at stambaugh michigan and expired at batavia illinois on february 28 1999 they lived at 1528 elmdale at chicago three children were born of this union signe marie bellande b 1939 called bunny l signe bellande a male who died march 8 1941 and louis earle bellande junior b 1942   the naperville sun march 3 1999   earle and signe bellande often traveled south to visit relatives and friends in march 1938 they came to biloxi and joined with his uncle jesse smith 18601934 and aunt ophelia barthes smith for a 2000 mile round trip down the east florida coast to miami marie alexandrine barthes 18761961 earle s mother owned an orange grove near miami the party retuned to biloxi via the west florida coast road and visited jacksonville daytona beach palm beach miami beach and st petersburg jesse smith noted that there were 100000 visitors in the miami area but they were beginning to return to their northern homes on a daily basis  the daily herald march 31 1938 p 6    signe marie bellande   b 1939 signe marie bellande married frederick fritz specht at chicago illinois on september 10 1960 they resided in chicago were fritz was selfemployed as an attorney and later relocated to lawrenceville georgia their children are suzanne marie specht danielson b 1961 lisa marie specht clark b 1964 and matthew specht b 1967  linda carden bellande  19421999  louis earle bellande jr   19422017 louis earle bellande jr was born at chicago on december 18 1942 he married linda lee carden 19421999 a native of tennessee they exchanged wedding vows in chicago on december 28 1963 from this holy union two children were born peter bellande b 1976 and rachel bellande b 1979 louis had a successful law practice in chicago and linda was a very successful realtor in the west chicago suburbs they reside at wheaton illinois linda c bellande expired on september 7 2007  the chicago tribune september 8 2007   louis married bonnie bartolai gioffredi after linda s demise he expired on december 22 2017 louis was survived by spouse bonnie b gioffredi bellande his two children sister signe bellande specht and step children kelli cameron and jessica edward spizzirri visitation wednesday december 27th 2017 from 900 amtill time of service at 1000 am at the orchard evangelical free church barrington illinois private interment wheaton cemetery earle bellande died on may 25 1989 at the grand age of 92 years just one week after he and signe had attended the wedding of his grandson matthew specht in carbondale illinois after retiring from the hectic world of sales he and signe enjoyed many trips to the west coast of florida new orleans and his bir thplace biloxi signe bellande expired on february 28 1999 at chicago she remained very active performing charitable works visiting old friends and enjoying her growing families and grandchildren 183 views  