Ola Morgan Becnel

Ola Morgan Becnel passed away on July 19, 2019 at 85 years. Beloved wife of the late Charles L. Becnel. Mother of Charles L. Jr. and wife Tesa – children Stence and Tanzy; Stephen M. and son Christopher; Michel A. and wife Lisa – children Anna and Charles; Mary B. Plache and daughter Alexandra; James M. and children Andrew and Josephine “Lisette”; Margaret A. Becnel and the late Anne E. Becnel. Preceded in death by her parents Josephine Pescay Morgan and James Lesley Morgan and sister Mary Jane M. Dewberry. Born in Mandeville, LA and a resident of New Orleans and Metairie. She was a graduate of Ursuline Academy and Loyola Co llege of Pharmacy, a founding member of St. Angela Merici Catholic Parish in 1964 and resident of Metairie for 57 years. She served as Treasurer and President of St. Angela’s Ladies Auxiliary, school room mother, CCD and scout volunteer, on the Parish School Board and Pastoral Council and as a member of the Committee for the Right to Live. At St. Angela she was an Extraordinary Minister of Communion and received the Archdiocesan St. Louis Medallion.
She served as a board member of the Association of Retard Citizens and President and Treasurer of the Co-op. She served as Board Member and founding member for the community organization, “Special Connections”.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church , 901 Beverly Garden Dr., Metairie, LA 70002, on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 12:00 Noon. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Special Connections, 12 Tokalon Place, Metairie, LA 70001.
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