Leo Joseph McGovern Sr., 83, passed away at his home in Destrehan on Saturday, May 26, 2012. He was a retired operator with the Public Sewage and Water Board in New Orleans, a veteran United States Naval Seaman with the USS Dixie  and a member of the Joint Task Force One Atomic Bomb Test Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.

He was husband of the late Josephine Chiarello McGovern, son of the late Irene Norris and Charles McGovern, father of Leo J. McGovern Jr. (Carol), Bryan M. McGovern Sr. (Roxanne), Frank C. McGovern Sr. (Kay) and Kirk D. McGovern (Lisa) and brother of Harold and Theodore McGovern, Carol McGovern Albano and the late Charles McGovern II. He also had 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous friends.

Private memorial services will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are under the direction of H.C. Alexander Funeral Home in Norco.

Friends and family are invited to send their condolences to www.hc alexanderfuneralhome.com.