Libby Marie Blanchard Van Oss
1930 - 2025
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Mrs. Libby B. Van Oss, 94, of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025. She was born in Napoleonville, LA, on December 27, 1930, and was the youngest child of the late Sidney and Laura Templet Blanchard.
She graduated from Assumption High School in 1948 and later attended trade school in Baton Rouge. She worked as an executive secretary at the Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service and retired after 31 years of service.
She met Leland “Pete” Van Oss on a blind date set up by his sister Joyce. She and Pete married in 1968. Danny was born in 1969, and Laurance was born in 1971. They lived at their Cedardale home for over 50 years.
She was a caregiver throughout her life, taking great care of her grandmother, her mother, her brother, Willard, and also towards the end of his life, her husband, Pete, as well.
Libby was a sweet, kind, loving, compassionate person who was loved by all who knew her.
She is survived by her sons, Laurance Van Oss; Daniel Van Oss, his wife Donna Van Oss, and their children, Samuel Van Oss and Amelia Van Oss, Joyce Van Oss Meadows (sister-in-law), Sandra Harris Van Oss (sister-in-law), and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased in death by her husband, and her brothers, Willard Blanchard and Albert Blanchard, and her sister, Doris Mese.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Visitation at St. Jean Vianney Church, 16166 S. Harrold's Ferry Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 10AM until 11AM. The Funeral Mass will begin at 11 AM. Interment will be in Louisiana National Cemetery, Zachary, Louisiana on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 1PM.
Special thanks to the Lady of the Lake and Hospice of Baton Rouge staff who cared for Libby during her last days. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Hospice of Baton Rouge — The Butterfly Wing.
In lieu of flowers, family and friends of Libby Marie Blanchard Van Oss who prefer to provide a memorial contribution may do so. The family will use these to honor Libby 's life and memory. Please continue to keep the family in your thoughts throughout this challenging time.