Jeanette Ourso Rushing

Jeanette Ourso Rushing, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, went to her heavenly home on Monday, June 1, 2026, at the age of 93. She was born on Tuesday, July 26, 1932, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Nidas Joseph Ourso and the late Hilda Barrios Ourso.

Jeanette is survived by her children, Dallas Rushing (Susan), Lance Rushing, and Rhonda Rushing Smith; grandchildren, Melissa Rushing (Ryan Collins), Kelcie Rushing, Lindsay Rushing, and Heather Smith Faucheaux (Jeffery); great-grandson, Dalton Faucheux; and sister-in-laws, Ruth Ourso and Julia Ourso.

She was preceded in death by her brothers, Russel Ourso, Vincent "VJ" Ourso, Ernest "GuiGui" Ourso, James Ourso, Anthony "Freddie" Ourso, and Sydney Ourso.

Family and friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home - Ponchatoula, 100 W. Magnolia St., Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454, on Friday, June 5, 2026, from 12:00 pm until the funeral service begins at 2:00 pm with Deacon Steve Ourso officiating.

Interment will follow at Ponchatoula Cemetery in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

A reception will follow the burial at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Ponchatoula, Louisiana.