Essie Ollie Martin Penalber
Apr 27, 2025
Proverbs 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.
We lost our beloved mother and the world lost an incredible giver and friend, Essie Ollie Martin Penalber, on Sunday, April, 27, 2025. Essie lived a life of service and giving to others. As a native of New Orleans and long-term resident of the Maurepas community,...
Doris Drury McCahill
Apr 27, 2025
Doris Drury McCahill passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 79. She was born on Friday, December 21, 1945 in Independence, Louisiana to the late Rose Pierson Drury and Steve J. Drury, Jr. She was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.
Doris will be remembered for her love of the outdoors, fishing, gardening and cooking...
Billy Ray Shelton
Apr 27, 2025
Billy Ray Shelton was born September 11, 1982, in Independence, LA, and passed away April 27, 2025, at his residence in Tickfaw, LA. Billy is survived by his wife, Julia Schafer Shelton, mother, Mary Jane Berne Shelton; children, Tyler Ray Shelton (Olivia Rayner) and Shaylin Noel Shelton; granddaughter, Oakley Mae Shelton; sisters, Bridget Mae Shelton, Brenda Marie Shelton, and Belinda...
Emma R. "Emmer" Stewart
Apr 25, 2025
Emma R. "Emmer" Stewart, of Independence, Louisiana, peacefully passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 87, surrounded by family. She was born on Tuesday, March 1, 1938, in Independence, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Grady Phillip Richardson and Thelma Morgan Richardson.
Emma had a beautiful soul, and her radiant spirit could light up any room she entered. She had...
Elaine "Nanny" Marie Schatzle
Apr 25, 2025
Elaine Marie "Nanny" Schatzle passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, Louisiana at the age of 82. She was born on August 24, 1942, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, to the late Robert and Lanny Hebert Schatzle. Elaine loved her beloved pets, Daisy and Dixie. She enjoyed being outdoors tending to her flowers and her...
Leon Case Sr.
Apr 25, 2025
Leon Case Sr., of Tickfaw, Louisiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the age of 90. He was born on July 27, 1934, in Magnolia, Mississippi, the son of the late John Case and Annie Whittington Case. Leon worked for Dixie Motors and Bill Hood Nissan, Mazda, and Hyundai for 62 years.
Leon is...
Barbara Bankston DePriest
Apr 24, 2025
Barbara Bankston DePriest, of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the age of 89. She was born on December 13, 1935, in Baptist, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Baudy Rochester Bankston and Juanita Bankston. Barbara was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She loved her family more than anything in...
Linda Rose Richards Whittington
Apr 24, 2025
Linda Rose Richards Whittington passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the age of 81. She was born on December 29, 1943, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Linda is survived by her four sons, Robert Courteaux, Jr., Charles Courteaux, Maurice Courteaux, and Thomas Jeanfreau; granddaughters, Brooke Courteaux and Regina Courteaux; great grandsons, Zayden Laurente and Dawson Laurente; sister-in-law, Becky Richards; nieces,...
Ruth W. Anthon
Apr 23, 2025
Ruth W. Anthon, age 91, a 50-year resident of Lacombe, LA passed away at St. Tammany Parish Hospital on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. She was born in Jackson MS, to the late Mary Ruth and Charles Walker Sr. Ruth had a volunteer’s heart who yearned to help people anyway she could. She was one of the founding members of the...
David Anthony Boscareno
Apr 22, 2025
David Anthony Boscareno passed away on April 22, 2025, peacefully at his home in Hammond, Louisiana from complications of frontal temporal lobe dementia. Cousin Cynthia was at his side.
He was born on September 30, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his father, Anthony Boscareno, mother, Roma Roche’ Boscareno, sister, Roann Boscareno, and son, Daniel Boscareno.
David...