Melvin Martin Toca

Melvin M. Toca, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, died at the age of 94 on April 1 2020 in Covington, LA. Melvin was born in New Orleans on September 5, 1925. He attended St. Aloysius, served in the U.S. Navy for four years in California as a Pharmacist’s Mate, and returned home to run the family business,

Accurate Letter Company, Inc., with his father. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Gladys Toca, his mother and father-in-law, Earl and Omega Walker, and his cherished grandson, Gayden Walker Robert. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Alice Walker, and their three children, Jan T. Robert (Dr. Gayden), Kim Martin Toca, Gina T. Turner (Terry), five grandchildren, Ashley

Carpenter (Brady), Emily Goel (Hitesh), Maggie Robert, Catherine and Paul Toca, and one great granddaughter, Reese Carpenter. He is also survived by his sister, Sydney Claire Condon and numerous devoted cousins, nieces, and nephews. The family is forever grateful to his faithful caregivers, Marilyn, Alethea, Sharon, and the staff of St. Anthony’s Gardens as well as Anita with Hospice St Tammany. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at St. Angela Merici Church at 10:00am on Thursday, June 25, 2020 with Words of Remembrance at 10:45am followed by Catholic Funeral Liturgy at 11:00am. Interment will be private. In memoriam friends and family may donate to, NAMI St. Tammany, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, 23515 Hwy 190, Mandeville, LA 70448.

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