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Loretta Elizabeth Baum Giglio

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at a 10:00 AM Mass of Christian Burial in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette, Louisiana, for Loretta Baum Giglio, age 92, who passed from this life to the next on Saturday, November 19, 2022, surrounded by those she loved and who loved her.
The family requests that visitation be observed in Martin & Castille's DOWNTOWN location on Monday, November 21, 2022 from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM. A Rosary will be prayed at 6:00 PM. Visitation will continue at Martin & Castille’s DOWNTOWN location on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 8:00 AM until the time of the Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM. Entombment will follow in St. John Cathedral Cemetery Mausoleum.
Loretta was born on October 4, 1930, in New Roads, Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Joseph C. Giglio, Sr., whom she loved so dearly and missed so greatly since his passing on March 23, 2021. Loretta was also preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Lois Baum, and a brother, John Gilbert Baum. She is survived by a sister, Nelda Baum Beaud, and a brother, Bernard “Pap” Baum, both of New Roads, Louisiana.
Loretta attended College of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic Boarding College in Grand Coteau, where she earned her degree and met the love of her life, her husband of almost 70 years, Joseph C. Giglio, Sr. After she graduated from Sacred Heart and he graduated from Southwest Louisiana Institute (now UL Lafayette), the couple moved to Greenwood, Mississippi, where they lived for five years. There, Loretta was a math teacher while her husband started his career with Pfizer Inc. Then, Pfizer moved them to Lafayette where they lived continuously since 1957, raising their three children. She was an artist, seamstress, great dancer, and wonderful mother. She was a devoted Catholic and active parishioner and supporter of Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Her daughters and daughter-in-law affectionately refer to her as their Queen Bee.
The greatest love of her life was her late husband Joseph C. Giglio, Sr., devoted husband, and father of her three children, all of whom survive her, namely: Joseph C. Giglio, Jr., married to Deborah Dupuy Giglio; Loretta Ann Giglio, married to Bryan Neal Dronet, Sr.; and Marie Elizabeth Giglio, married to Glen Olivier Raggio.
Loretta was especially proud of her ten grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren who survived her: Joseph C. Giglio, III, married to Margaret “Peggy” Perry Giglio, and their children, Joseph C. “Charlie” Giglio, IV and Kellen Margaret Giglio; Kathryn Giglio, married to Lance Strother, and their children, Madeline Grace “Maddy” Strother, Landon Grady Strother, and Gracie Elizabeth Strother; Lori Giglio, married to Shawn Carter, and their children Isabel Carmen “Izzy” Carter and Callie Elizabeth Carter; David Giglio, married to Brooke Latiolais Giglio, and their children, Caroline Ella Giglio, Owen Thomas Giglio, Andrew David Giglio, and Elizabeth Kate Giglio; Linda Giglio, married to Derek Foreman, and their children, Gabriel Joseph Foreman, Clare Catherine Foreman, Anna Grace Foreman, and Luke Michael Foreman; Renée Dronet, married to Seth Rounsaville, and their children, Ty Rounsaville and Chloe Rounsaville; Bryan Neal Dronet, Jr., married to Annie Pecue Dronet, and their son, Christian Dronet; and Alyson Dronet and her son Thomas Dronet; Glen Olivier Raggio, Jr., married to Mindy Cobb Raggio, and their children Hope Lavonne Raggio and Ava Grace Raggio; and James Raggio, married to Kaysha Cormier Raggio, and their son Jackson Paul Raggio.
Pallbearers will be Joseph Giglio, III, David Giglio, Neal Dronet, Glen Raggio, Jr, James Raggio, Brett Robillard, Herb Billings, and Gino Soprano.
Honorary pallbearers are Rodney Robillard, Jr., Paul Billings, Chad Soprano, Don Webb, Kenny Self, Amy Self, and Jude Bourque.
The family is extremely grateful for the service of Loretta’s caregivers, Elmo Breaux, Abby Thomas, Helen Cormier, Becky Senegal, Karen Rabalais, Jennifer Gary, Paulette Scott, Sonya Jones, and Tonya Broussard, Hospice of Acadiana, and Kent Zeringue and all his volunteers with Hospice’s Food with Love Ministry.
Memorial contributions can be made in Mrs. Giglio’s name to the Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1821 Academy Road, Grand Coteau, LA 70541; Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 515 Cathedral Street, Lafayette, LA 70501; the Holy Family / Teurlings Scholarship Fund, 200 St. John Street, Lafayette, LA 70501; or Hospice of Acadiana Food With Love Ministry, 2600 Johnston Street Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503.
View the obituary and guestbook online at www.mourning.com
Martin & Castille, DOWNTOWN-330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, 337-234-2311, is in charge of arrangements.

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