Gerda F. Louis

1941 - 2022

Gerda F. Louis passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola, NY. She was 80 years old.

Born in 1941 to the late Alice and Jonas Fougy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she resided in Staten Island, NY for the past 48 years.

Mrs. Louis was employed as a medical technician and a beauty consultant in Staten Island for several years before retiring.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Dr. Bertin M. Louis, Sr., in 2016.

Surviving are her beloved children, Benjie Louis of Carle Place, NY, Bertin M. Louis, Jr. and his wife, Frances Henderson, of Lexington, KY and Gardy Louis of Staten Island, NY; siblings, Dr. Ghislaine Fougy of Silver Spring, MD, Fritz Fougy of Silver Spring, MD, Gladys F. Louissaint of West Palm Beach, FL, Emmeline F. Vedrine of Mattapan, MA and Maud F. Jacob of Port-au-Prince, Haiti; adored grandchildren, Nia Henderson-Louis and Jocelyn Henderson-Louis; and many loving nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral services will take place on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at Costello-Greiner Funeral Home, 44 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. Entombment will follow at Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. Visitation for family and friends will be on Friday morning beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

You can send flowers in her name to Costello-Greiner Funeral Home, 44 Green Street, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. In lieu of flowers, you can donate to Love a Child at https://loveachild.givingfuel.com/gen-donation .