Ernest "Ernie" Joseph Bercegeay

A resident of St. Amant and retired Maintenance Supervisor with the Ascension Parish School Board, he passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Hospice of Baton Rouge Butterfly Wing. He was 56.Visiting will be at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales on Thursday, March 21, 2013 from 5pm to 9pm. Visiting will resume on Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Amant from 9 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 am. Entombment will follow in the church mausoleum.He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Mona Sanchez Bercegeay; father and step mother, Virgil J. and Ruby Bercegeay; daughter, Virgie Montz and husband, Ryan; son, Jared “Boo” Bercegeay and wife, Katie; two sisters, Mary “Patty” Alford and husband, Danny, and Tammy Blanchard and husband, Numa; three brothers, Jimmy Bercegeay and friend, Cindy, Wayne Bercegeay and wife, Cindy, and Rodney Bercegeay and wife, JoAnn; four grandchildren, Kole Baker, Audrey Bercegeay, Gavin and Mason Montz; mother in law, Margaret Sanchez; two sisters in law, Monica Boudreaux and husband, Gary, and Tammy Charbonnet and husband Jimmy.He was preceded in death by his mother, Audrey LeBourgeois Bercegeay; sister, Baby Bercegeay; father in law, Virgen Sanchez; mother in law, Dorothy Moody; and two sisters in law, Darla Landry and Lori Childers.He was an avid hunter and fisherman and never missed an opportunity to be outdoors.The family would like to thank the Baton Rouge General Blue Bonnet ICU and the Hospice of Baton Rouge Butterfly Wing for their care.