Luke W. Reine, 86, Pharmacist, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 11, 2018, at St. Anthony Nursing Home. A native New Orleanian, Luke was a devout Catholic, who served actively at Holy Trinity, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and Divine Mercy Parishes, receiving the St. Louis Medallion. Luke was a graduate of St. Aloysius High School and Loyola University School of Pharmacy. After serving in the Army in the Korean War, he operated his own pharmacy, Merhoff and Reine, in New Orleans East. After retirement, he volunteered at St. Vincent de Paul Pharmacy. His hobbies were photography, woodworking, gardening, and fishing. He loved spending time with his family and friends.
Luke is preceded in death by his parents, George E. and Henrietta Songy Reine, his son Tommy (Tom) Reine, his brothers George, Jr., Stephen, and Alfred Reine, and his sisters Rowena Reine, Margaret LeCarpentier, Isabel Boudreaux, and Mearl Schott, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, and friends. He is survived by his loving family, wife Doris S. Reine, daughter, Elizabeth Reine, son, Chris Reine, daughter-in-law, Linda Reine, and granddaughters, Anna and Emily Reine.
Friends and relatives are invited to a visitation at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans beginning at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 3, 2018. A memorial Mass will be celebrated in the funeral home chapel at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery in New Orleans.
To view and sign the family guestbook please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.
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