(nee Bond) Passed away filled with love on October 27, 2019 at Russell and Fern de Greeff Hospice House surrounded by family. Beloved wife of Joseph R. Emanuel Sr. celebrating 60 years of marriage; loving mother of Susan Higgins, Kathy Vogelsang, Joseph Emanuel Jr., Scott Emanuel, and Jeanne Emanuel; loving mother-in-law of David Vogelsang, Jane Emanuel, Edward Reggi, Steve Jackson and Gary Foley; cherished grandmother of Sarah Higgins (fiancé Joseph Curley), Katie Higgins, Kayla (Vogelsang) Haley (Chris Haley), Timothy Vogelsang, Emelia (Emmy) Emanuel, Clarissa (Rissy) Emanuel and Taylor Jackson; and adored great-grandmother of Karley Jones and Lyla Haley. LaVerne was the daughter of the late Carl and Wanda Bond of South St. Louis; sister of the late Donald and Gordon Bond. She was a loved daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, cousin, church member, colleague, neighbor and friend. She was a former Alderwoman for the City of St. Ann. She was an accomplished artist and caricaturist; member of the St. Louis Watercolor Society, The Society of Independent Artists of St. Louis, and The Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary.
Services: A memorial mass will be held Thursday, October 31 at 12pm, with an hour visitation prior, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church 3500 St. Luke Ln., St. Ann, MO 63074. Interment at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery following the services. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Louis Artists’ Guild and United Way of Greater St. Louis.