In Memoriam

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This page features death notices and information about funeral services pertaining to deceased members of the Jesuit High School community. The page is frequently updated and is based mainly on information contained in the death notices published on Nola.com/Times-Picayune and in the New Orleans Advocate. The list of deceased is also compiled and printed in Jaynotes, Jesuit’s alumni publication.

Jesuit alumni who live outside the metro New Orleans region are encouraged to submit information about their deceased loved ones.

Alumni can also email us at volunteer@jesuitnola.org or call us at (504) 483-3947 to submit information or ask questions about information the In Memoriam process.

For In Memoriam listings prior to June 1, 2013, visit Jesuit’s website archives.

Posted Thursday, December 27, 2018

Gladys Mae Lavie

Mother of Carl J., Jr. ’76, Tommy J. ’78, Michael G, ’80, and John P. Lavie ‘83

Grandmother of Jayson J. ’05, Scott P. ’08, Patrick J. ’21, and William M Lavie ’23, Jackson L. Sevin ‘22


Wake 11-1 p.m. Saturday 12/29/18

Mass 1 p.m. Saturday 12/29/18

At Lake Lawn

Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Mary Francis Cain Leftwich

Wife of the late G. Wallace Leftwich ‘41

Grandmother of William P. IV ’95, Kyle M. ’97, Stuart G. ’01, and Casey L. Coleman ’07, Kendall M. ’97 and Kevin T. Leftwich ‘07


Wake 12-1:30 p.m. Thursday 12/27/18

Services 1:30 p.m. Thursday 12/27/18

At Jacob Schoen and Son

Canal Street

Posted Tuesday, December 25, 2018

John Ernest Burns, Jr.’55

Father of John E. Burns III ‘79


Wake 12-1 p.m. Thursday 12/27/18

Mass 1 p.m. Thursday 12/27/18

At Garden of Memories

49090 Airline Drive

Posted Monday, December 24, 2018

Carole Lawrence Nungesser

Mother of Jacob C. Nungesser IV ‘13


Wake 9:30-10 a.m. Friday 12/28/18

Service 10 a.m. Friday 12/28/18

At Lake view Presbyterian

5914 Canal Blvd.

Posted Sunday, December 23, 2018

Violet Marie Walsh

Wife of the late Francis M. Walsh ‘36

Mother of James J. ’66, Dennis P. ’69, Philip Y. ’76 and Robert L. Walsh ‘78


Wake 6-8 p.m. Wednesday 12/26/18

9-11 a.m. Thursday 12/28/18

Mass 11 a.m. Thursday 12/28/18

At Greenwood

5200 Canal Blvd.

John Louis Eckholdt

Father of Gregory J. ’79 and Eric J. Eckholdt ‘85

Grandfather of Cameron J. ’09, Connor T. ’11, and Chase J. Eckholdt ‘14


Wake 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday 12/27/18

Mass 11:30 a.m. Thursday 12/27/18

At St. Angela Merici

835 Melody Dr.

Pascal F. Calogero

Father of David J. Calogero ‘75


Wake 5-8 p.m. Thursday 12/27/18

At Lake Lawn

Wake 9-10:30 a.m. Friday 12/28/18

Mass 10:30 a.m. Friday 12/28/18

Holy Name of Jesus

Posted Saturday, December 22, 2018

Hubert E. Ellzey

Father of Lonn E. Ellzey ‘87

Grandfather of Reid E. Ellzey’23


Private services will be held.

Posted Friday, December 21, 2018

Madeline Rose Miller Comar

Mother of C. Michael ’69, Paul G. ’72, and David J. Comar ‘76

sister of the late Charles T. ’39, Rev Benjamin H (Harry)’41, and the late Robert J. Miller ’48


Services in Bay St. Louis MS

Posted Thursday, December 20, 2018

Joel Marie Harris Robichaux

Sister of the late William H., Jr. ’32, the late Friedrichs H. ’44, and the late Donald H. Harris ‘47


Services in Thibodaux LA

Henry Richard Merritt

Father of Michael M. Merritt ‘94

Grandfather of Joseph D. Hebert IV ’14 and Nicholas D. Lorusso II ‘15


Wake 10-12 noon Saturday 12/22/18

Mass 12 noon Saturday 12/22/18

At St. Pius X

6666 Spanish Fort Blvd.

Lucille Marie Boulet McDonnell

Wife of the late William T. McDonnell, Jr. ‘42


Wake 11-2 p.m. Saturday 12/22/18

Service 2 p.m. Saturday 12/22/18

At Lake Lawn

Patricia Finney Daniels

Sister of the late John G., Jr. ’42, the late Peter P., Sr. ’45, and Thomas M. Finney ‘53


Wake 9-11 a.m. Saturday 12/22/18

Mass 11 a.m. Saturday 12/22/18

At St. Louis Cathedral

Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2018

John V. Marsiglia’58

Father of Gregory S. Marsiglia ‘85

Grandfather of Matthew S. ’20 and Jeffrey V. Marsiglia ‘22


Wake 11:30-1:30 p.m. Friday 12/21/18

Mass 1:30 p.m. Friday 12/21/18

At Jacob Schoen and Son

Canal Street

Dorothy Ann Lawson

Mother of Jamal E. Lawson ‘07


Service 10 a.m. Thursday 12/20/18

At Sixth Baptist Church

928 Felicity St.