Obituaries of SEPTEMBER 1985
Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.
Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish, La.

Submitted by: Chris Tidwell, 29 Aug 2014

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Sep 31, 1985

Assumption businessman dies

Ronny Sternfels Funeral services were scheduled today for Ronny
Sternfels, Assumption Parish businessman and former police jury
president who died Saturday morning following an apparent heart attack,
Sternfels, 50, was president of the Sternfels Insurance Co, Service
Mortgage Co, and Service Real Estate Co. in Plattenville.

He was also vice chairman of the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District.
Sternfels was returning home with his three sons from a hunting trip
when he died.

Religious services were scheduled at 2 p.m. today at St. Anne Catholic
Church in Napoleonville. Sternfels served on the Assumption Police Jury
from 1964 to 1972 acting as police jury president the first two years of
his two-term tenure.

He was instrumental in establishing Assumption General Hospital. His
public service also included seven years on the Bayou Lafourche Fresh
Water District Board of Commissioners.

He was appointed to the fresh water district post in August 1978 and had
served as both treasurer and vice chairman of the board.

He was also active in the business community serving on the boards of
directors of Acadian Bank of Thibodaux, Bank of Commerce in White Castle
and South Coast Gas Co. of Raceland.

He was also administrative adviser to People's Federal Savings and Loan
of Thibodaux.

He was a member of the Life Producers Council of Travelers Insurance Co,
and in 1964 ranked second in the national productions standing for
Travelers agents.

He is survived by his wife, Gretchen Kerne Sternfels; his mother Lucy
Martinez Sternfels of Belle Rose; seven daughters, Christine S.
Schonacher of Labadieville, Paula K. Sternfels of Metairie, Gretchen
Louise Sternfels and Sarah S. Thiac, both of Thibodaux, Margaret A.,
Lucy M. and Julie M. Sternfels, all of Napoleonville; three sons, Leo D.
Sternfels of Plattenville, Roy T. Sternfels of Thibodaux and Ronny J.
Sternfels Jr. of Napoleonville and a sister Dolly S. Brien of Belle
Rose.

He is also survived by five grandchildren.