Gloria Mae Rihner Joubert, a patient and generous woman who loved cards, dance floors and the racetrack -- where her strategy of betting on the “ponies with the best rear ends” should have made her rich but never did -- died peacefully in her Ponchatoula home on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021.

Five years shy of a century old and affectionately known...

Roy John “Johnny” Despeaux Jr. went to his eternal rest on October 22, 2021, at his home in Covington, LA, surrounded by his loving wife and children.

Johnny lived a life of adventure and service. While growing up next door to his grandparents’ drugstore in Buras, he learned entrepreneurship firsthand and carried those lessons into his own business endeavors. He...

Barbara Perkins of Independence, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at the age of 67.  She was born on Sunday, July 8, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Barbara leaves behind her loving husband of 37 years, Thomas Leto Perkins, her son, Christopher Rowe, and her granddaughter, Tiffany "TK" Rowe. Arrangements under the direction of  Harry McKneely & Son Funeral...

Carolynn C. Giusti, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away at her home on Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the age of 73. She was born on December 14, 1946, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the daughter of the late Henry J. Casso Jr. and Edith Hermann Casso.

Carolynn is survived by her daughter, Jessica G. Cannatella and her husband Bryan Hebert; grandchildren, Alyssa,...

Janice Marie McLaughlin Picou, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at the age of 79. She was born on December 28, 1942, the daughter of the late Percy Harry McLaughlin and Odessa McKinney McLaughlin. Janice, lovingly known as MawMaw, worked many years at Mabel's Grocery where she...

Our sweet Mary was welcomed into God's Kingdom on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at the age of 59, in Hammond, Louisiana.  She was born on Monday, April 21, 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mary is survived by her beloved family: her mother,  Mary Barbara Triche, her sisters, Diann Hano and Eleanor Franatovich, and her brothers, Kenneth Triche and Michael Triche.  

She...

Cathy Boyer Welch, of Covington, Louisiana, passed away at St. Tammany Parish Hospital on Friday, December 16, 2022, at the age of 73. She was born on Tuesday, November 29, 1949, in Merigold, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Alva Raymond Boyer and the late Theresa Anita Painter Boyer.

She retired after 32 years of managing the Pizza Hut in Covington.

Cathy...

Willie Mae Newman, resident of Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at the age of 94. She was born on December 7, 1926, in Bear Island, Louisiana.

She is survived by her daughters, Pamela N. (David) Dragg and Cheryl (John) Laiche; grandchildren, Alan (Jessica) Laiche, John (Jenna) Travis, Heather D (Kirk) Gagliano; great-grandchildren, Katherine, Oliver, Charlotte, and...

Bobby Frank Chelette, Sr. passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2018, in Bedico, Louisiana, at the age of 69.  He was born on Sunday, December 19, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Vera Mayeaux and the late Benjamin Chelette.  He was a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Sue Chelette. He is also survived by...

Lorinda Ross Montelepre passed peacefully at home on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022.  In her 75 years, she was admired as a pacesetter in the art and interior design industry, obtaining her ASID certification in 1980.  Not only was creativity her calling, but it also became her forte, her career and will remain her legacy.  Lorinda was born in...