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George Emile Meyers, Jr., 90, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and resident of La Place, Louisiana, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Metairie after contracting COVID-19. George was born July 4, 1930 in New Orleans to the late George Emile and Louise Mary Ingolia Meyers. While serving in the Navy he met and married the late Betty Jean Phillips of Dyersburg, Tennessee and they lived in New Orleans until moving to Bolivar, Tennessee in 1992. George returned to live in La Place in...

Dolores Lillian (Esler) Baudin, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family from a courageous battle with leukemia at the age of 92 on January 16, 2021. Dolores was born on April 6, 1928, in New Orleans, LA. She is the daughter of the late Bertrand Stephen Esler and Lillian Grace Riedling Esler. She is preceded in death by her husband Bernard M. Baudin, five brothers; Bertrand Esler, Jr., Gerald Esler, Joseph Esler, Merwyn Esler, and Emile Esler, three sisters; Grace McAdam, Mary Esler,...

Shirley Deneumoustier O’Dwyer Shirley Deneumoustier O’Dwyer passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday, January 16, 2021. She was 94. She is survived by her five children: Ashton R. O’Dwyer, Jr. (Kitty), Maureen D. O’Dwyer (Michael Tate), Alexis O’Dwyer Navarro, Michael P. O’Dwyer (Avra) and Lisa M. O’Dwyer, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family would like to sincerely thank her dedicated caregivers: Cyrillia Duplessis and Barbara Feltus of Home...

John 14:1-3 “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.

Josephine S. Held passed away peacefully with her two sons by her side at her residence at the age of 94, on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Josephine was born in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, April 9, 1926, to the late Angelo and Margaret Sciortino. Josephine is preceded in death by her husband George Held, Sr. and her two brothers Sam Sciortino and Charles Sciortino. Josephine was the loving devoted mother and grandmother of her two sons George Held, Jr. (Carolyn) and Howard Held (Carolyn) and...

Erin Smith Lotz was born on January 1, 1943 and passed unexpectedly into God‘s eternal presence on January 9, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents, Richard H. Smith and Mary Heslin Smith; and her brothers, Richard J. Smith and James W. Smith, and her niece Erin Smith Blanchard. She is survived by her son, Neil Lotz; her sister, Mary Valley(Glen); her brother, Charles Smith; four grandchildren, Mary, Peyton, Jordan, and Emily; four nieces, Jennifer Ann Valley, Rebecca Ann...

June Sebro Stein, a longtime resident of Westwego, Louisiana passed away at Ochsner Medical Center on Saturday, January 9, 2021. June came to this world with her identical twin, Joan Sebro Sessums on August 13, 1931. They remain best of friends into eternity. June was preceded in death by her husband Roy Paul Stein, her Mother Marie Zeringue Sebro Montogomery, father John Edward Sebro, step-father Benjamin Montgomery, sisters Joan Sebro Sessums, Emily Barbaro, Dorothy Folmar, and...

Ann Imelda Martin Oehler, beloved wife of Eugene Leonard Oehler passed away on January 9, 2020 at the age of 98 at St. Margaret’s Skilled Care home at Mercy Center.  Ann was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 5, 1922 to Edward A. Martin and Veronica Fitzgerald Martin.  Ann grew up in Saint Alphonsus Parish. She graduated from Redemptorist Girls High School, Sisters of Mercy, at third and Prytannia Streets.   She was a loyal 80 year graduate of the Mercy...

Kathy, a native of Marrero, passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2020. She was a graduate of Immaculata High School’s Class of ‘76, working many years in the insurance field. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Alva C. and Frances Barbier Guthrie; her brother and sister, Paul and Melissa Guthrie and her husband Jerry Teel. She is survived by her brothers, Gregory C. Guthrie (Rhonda) and Christopher G. Guthrie (Suzette) and many loving nieces, nephews & great-nieces...

Ralph H. "Dude" Persica, age 92 died peacefully at his home in Metairie on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. He was the beloved husband of the late Dolores Mancuso Persica and the father of Judy Persica, Joan P. Cino, Jane P. Burst and Randy J. Persica. He was the grandfather of Rebekah Faucheux Perre; Zachary A. and Alexander N. Cino; and Janelle R. Brooks and Brittany E. Brooks, He was the great grandfather of Olivia Grace and Carley Dee Perre and Brady Jude Brooks. He was the brother of the...