Bertha Monic

She accepted the Lord Savior Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized at the New Hope Baptist Church (New Orleans), by the late Rev. Freddie H. Dunn.

Bertha and her mother moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where she would eventually attend the Charity Hospital School of Nursing and completed training as a Licensed Practical Nurse beginning a lifelong journey in the nursing profession. Bertha worked at Touro and Charity hospitals in New Orleans, before moving to Houma, Louisiana where she joined the staff at South Louisiana Medical Center which became the Leonard Chabert Medical Center. On February 12, 1984, Bertha married her soulmate Alvin Monic at a small intimate service at Christian Fellowship Church in Houma, Louisiana. Bertha would later work at Bayou Oaks Mental Hospital as well as the Assumption and Terrebonne Parish Mental Health Clinics where she learned to love Psychiatric Nursing. She received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Theology from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master's of Divinity Degree from the United Theological Seminary in Monroe, Louisiana.

Bertha has been a Sunday school teacher, choir member and choir director while continuing to provide a foundation of faith for her children. She was a devout follower of Jesus Christ and always sought to instill the legacy of Christ in her family and those she encountered daily. She was a faithful member of the Plymouth Rock Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. Blair Mitchell Sr. until she was physically unable to attend. Though unable to attend in person, she still watched Sunday service via internet streaming.

An Angel of Light came and sealed the lips of our beloved one, Bertha Monic, on June 21, 2026, at her home, in Houma, LA.

She was blessed to have four children from her union to the late Andrew Garner: Ivy Garner, Mitzi Garner-Henry, Kenneth Garner, and Michael Garner; as well as three step-daughters from her union to husband Alvin Monic: Nicole Monic, Shemane Monic, and Kathy Monic

She leaves behind to cherish her legacy and memories: her husband Alvin Monic, her children, Ivy Garner, Mitzi Garner-Henry (husband, Carl), Kenneth Garner, Michael Garner (wife, Shawn), Nicole Monic, Shemane Monic, and Kathy Monic, one brother LeRonia Page Jr.; as well as fifty grandchildren and great-grandchildren and a host of family and friends. A host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, LeRonia Page Sr. and Lula Mae Washington; step-father, Forest "Buddy" Washington; three sisters, Louise Shields, Ann Proctor, and Marzell Paige Huff; and two grandsons, Kenneth “Kenny Boo” Garner, Jr. and Keronn Garner.

Visitation will be held Monday, June 29, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home, followed by a Celebration of Life honoring the life and legacy of Bertha Page Monic at 11:00 a.m.