of Mountain Home, AR
November 17, 1931 - October 1, 2025
Irving Jules Bourgeois, 93, of Mountain Home, Arkansas entered into eternal rest in God's hands on October 1, 2025. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Lawrence P. Bourgeois, Sr. and Juliett Guillot Bourgeois.
Irving proudly served in the U.S. Navy from July 1956 to August 1958. He then transferred to the U.S. Air Force and served from September 1958 to July 1977. After he retired from the military, he went to work for Johnson Control at the Kennedy Space Center in Port Canaveral, Florida. In September of 1951, he married Joycelyn Gleason. From that union came three children. They were married for 52 years until her passing in January 2004.
In November 2007, he married Kathleen ''Kay'' Roman. This union brought much happiness back to his life after a long mourning period. They were married for 17 years until her recent passing on September 27, 2025. He and Kay came to Mountain Home for a visit with his daughter and son-in-law and decided that this would be a good place for them to live, so they returned to Orlando, Florida, sold their home and moved here to Mountain Home in 2017. They enjoyed all the nature that surrounded them in Mountain Home. They were members of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church.
Irving's favorite hobby was woodcarving and he was a member of the North Arkansas Woodcarvers of Mountain Home. He was a self-taught woodcarver and created many pieces that his family will always treasure.
Irving is survived by his three children, Vallene Danhauer (Eddie) of Mountain Home, Arkansas, Yvonne Steenken of Columbia, South Carolina and Allan Bourgeois (Dottie) of Lee, Florida; two brothers, Laigj Bourgeois of Metairie, Louisiana and Gerald Bourgeois of Rogers, Arkansas; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren and three stepchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Lawrence Bourgeois, Jr. and Adolph Bourgeois and two sisters, Gloria Duvieilh and Joyce Woods.
A visitation will be held between 4-6:00pm with a rosary to follow on Friday, October 10, 2025 at Roller Funeral Home in Mountain Home. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church, for which live-streaming will be available on the church's website at www.spccmtnhome.org. Interment will take place at 2:00pm on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Orlando, Florida. Arrangements are under the care of Baldwin Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made Hospice House of the Ozarks in Mountain Home. Arrangements are under the care of Roller Funeral Home.
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Bennie McDonald
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
In Prayer and Remembrance to a Great Father in law, Friend and Storyteller, may you Rest in the Bosom of GOD, Bennie McDonald jr
Bob and Carol Schonefeld
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Hearing that our dear friend, Irving Bourgeois, was nearing death was a total shock. We knew his wife, Kay, would be passing soon, but... when I couldn't reach Kathy, I called Irving's phone and left a message asking about Kay. Later, when I reached Kathy, she told me that Kay had died - and Irving would be joining her in a few days. The news hit us like a ton of bricks - but as we let it sink in, we realized what a blessing it would be to enter heaven so near to each other. A double funeral - together in life and together in death - that doesn't happen often. I'm sure Irving had a talk with his Lord and they set it up.
Irving was a member of our Paraclete Prayer Group here at Good Shepherd Parish in Orlando, FL, for many years before Kay moved to Orlando. All of the "old-timers" remember when Irving and his first wife, Joycelyn, joined. They were such a big part of our group. When Joycelyn died, we were all very sad, and concerned about Irving. His kids lived near, and they helped him settle into being a widower. Years later, Kay moved to Orlando and joined our Prayer Group. By that time I'm sure Irving was very tired of being a widower - but it was quite some time before Kay and Irving decided to marry. It was at a Parish dance that they found there might be more there than just friendship. To our great joy, we all attended their beautiful wedding. They continued on with our Prayer Group until it evolved into a Senior group - and we called it, Senior Moments with God. Not too long after that, Orlando's traffic got to them - and they decided to move to the wide open spaces of Mountain Home, AR. Though we missed them dearly, we also envied them. Now, they are together again, in the loving arms of their Creator.