Louis Henry Burns Anticich

Louis Henry Burns Anticich, completed his earthly journey, passing into the hands of his heavenly Father, on August 30, 2025, at age 97 and just one day after the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina flooding his beloved hometown of New Orleans. He spent his first 77 years in New Orleans, LA, where he was born the same year as Mickey Mouse. He was a Navy veteran who served as a courts reporter in Guam and Kwajalein after WWII. Those skills sustained his career in civilian life as a legal secretary. A trip to visit his son and daughter-in-law in Murrysville, PA, was planned for September 2005 but was fortuitously rescheduled to mid-August, sparing him and his wife Eugenia the Hurricane Katrina disaster. They were due to return home the day New Orleans flooded, leading to three months living with his family. Afterwards, he and Eugenia moved from New Orleans to escape future hurricanes and be closer to his family, residing at Walnut Crossings in Monroeville, PA. In 2018, they moved to Independent Living at Redstone Highlands in Murrysville, PA. After Eugenia’s death in 2021 and in declining health, he moved to Personal Care within the same building, where he received excellent care from the Personal Care and hospice staff until he reached his finish line. He was a devout Catholic who embraced his faith. He enjoyed reading, words and grammar, Solitaire, and Googling. He was a wordsmith who never passed up a chance to school anyone who misused the words lay and lie. Anyone putting hands on hips with elbows pointing out would be told they were “arms akimbo.” When he learned to use a smartphone to Google, it expanded his world, searching for actors and actresses from the 1930s and 40s and for such oddities as albino baby kangaroos. When he discovered jokes online, he enjoyed telling and retelling his favorites. He would always chuckle to himself, thinking of his treasured punchline: “Whaaat, and give up show business!?” He endured through many medical ailments, including profound hearing loss, always saying, “There’s nothing wrong with me; I don’t know why I’m in the hospital. I’m here because my son made me come.” Two blessings: against all odds, he never suffered with pain and he retained all his marbles until the end. Many who enjoyed his endearing stories called him a classic Southern gentleman. He is survived by his son Leslie and daughter-in-law Janet of Murrysville, PA; his grandson Scot (Holly) Wallace of Pittsburgh; and his sister-in-law Barbara Frisch of Fort Wayne, IN; and many nieces and nephews. He was the son of the late John and Mamie Anticich. He was pre-deceased by his wife Eugenia; his sisters Anna (Buster) Trascher and Marie (Rufus) Gervais and brothers Joseph (Alethea) Anticich and Andrew (Lora Lee) Anticich; and his sister-in-law Rita (Bayne) Luke and brother-in-law Eugene (Barbara) Frisch. A memorial service will be held for family only at Corl Funeral Chapel in Monroeville, PA. Burial will be at Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery in Monroeville, PA.