Henry William Mahne Jr.

Henry William Mahne, Jr., died early Thursday morning, September 23, 2010, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 73. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry William Mahne, Sr., and Blanche Picou Mahne; and his wife, Lucy Costanza Mahne. He is survived by his son, Theodore P. Mahne; his daughter, Jennifer Mahne Correa; his son-in-law, Domingo Correa; and his two best buddies, his grandsons, Matthew and Joshua Correa, whose birthdays he helped celebrate the night before he died. Henry also is survived by four brothers and their wives, Robert (Barbara), Edward (Gale), Stanley (Lola), and William (Paula) Mahne; two sisters and their husbands, Carol (Francis) Meche, and Adele (Robert) Wilson; and many nephews, nieces and cousins.

Henry was a 1955 graduate of St. Aloysius High School, where he developed his early love of music playing trumpet in the band. With a wide knowledge and love of New Orleans rhythm and blues and early rock ’n’ roll, for many years he later performed as a disc jockey at many weddings, parties and festivals as “Rockin’ Henry.” He was a veteran of the Army National Guard. He was a longtime employee of Standard Supply and Hardware. After a 40-year career there, he retired to pursue his true vocation – fishing. An avid sportsman and lover of all that is the Louisiana outdoors, after retirement he relished his long weekends spent with friends at the camp in Leesville, fishing, cooking and passing a good time.

Services will be held Monday, September 27, 2010 at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St. New Orleans, LA. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., followed by Mass at noon. Burial will follow in Cypress Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, America’s Wetland Foundation or other efforts to save Louisiana’s coasts, and to Jesuit High School. Guest book may be signed on line at www.schoencanalstreet.com.