It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Anthony Michiele Livaccari, age 37, shares news of his unexpected death on Monday, April 8, 2024. He was the beloved son of Anthony and Joan Livaccari, life partner to Kelli Raziano and treasured father of Lucia Beatrice Livaccari. He was deeply loved by family and friends. His four siblings, Donovan, Jenifer, Maeghan, and Mia will keep him forever in their hearts. He was a graduate of Jesuit High School, University of Louisiana...

Lambert Dittman “Buddy” Hanemann, Jr. passed away peacefully on April 2, 2024 at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Home.  Buddy was born on August 23, 1935 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Lambert Dittman Hanemann and Odette Moule’ Hanemann.  He is survived by his children, Sueann North (Brian), Robert Hanemann; grandchildren, Molly Bilich (Luke), William North (Julie), Maxx Hanemann, and Nash Hanemann; great grandchildren, Amalie Bilich, Wesley North, and Luka...

Robert Howard Bird, Bob, age 73, died April 1st, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Native to Madera, CA for the past 44 years where he loved spending time with his family and working with wood.  Fifty-eight years ago, in his teens, he began working at his father’s Fresno Orthopedic Company.  He retired from Orthopedics at the age of 66 and began to work at Lowe’s because he loved helping people. To celebrate his 73rd birthday and 52nd wedding anniversary, Bob and...

Magnolia Grace Welsh, 17 months, went home to Jesus on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024. Magnolia was a Louisiana native, born at Fort Polk, on October 25, 2022. June 9, 2023, Magnolia was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. She was receiving treatment at Children’s Hospital New Orleans. She fought with grace and a smile on her face. She was a light that could brighten the darkest places. Magnolia loved animals, specifically ducks, horses, her dogs, and her cat. Magnolia enjoyed...

Gay Meaker, 87, passed peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 30, 2024, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Pre-deceased by her husband Harold Norman Meaker and her parents Bernardine Juliette Marchand and Edward Dehn Miller. As an only child, Gay was raised in New Orleans by her parents who adored her and was her father’s joy. She graduated from LSU in 1957 with honors earning a degree in Education and earned a master’s degree in education in 1962 from Tulane...

Judith Lynn De Corte born April 7, 1945 in New Orleans, died March 25, 2024. A native resident of Metairie and parishioner of St.Angela Merici. Retired from the New Orleans District Attorney's Office and Newman Mathis Law Firm. Preceded in death by her parents Basil Thomas DeCorte and Camilla Papa DeCorte, her sister Camille DeCorte Punch, and her granddaughter Isabel Lily Songy. Survived by her two sons, Darrin Michael Songy (Paula), and Stephen Paul Songy, her daughter Renee Lynn...

Dianna Hartenstein Vignes, passed away in her hometown of New Orleans, on March 25, 2024, at the age of 77. Born on August 21, 1946, she was the cherished daughter of the late Aloysius (Muss) and Hazel Hartenstein. ‍She is survived by her 2 sons, Ernest Matthew Fulco, III and Christopher Michael Fulco (Jackie); her grandchildren, Hayden and Hailey Fulco; her sister and brother-in-law, Catherine Hartenstein Senac (Richard); niece, Elise Senac McGregor (Cooper) and nephew, Alexander Senac...

  Gladys Aleman Reinecke was an angel already before she passed away peacefully in her home on March 16th, 2024. She had lost her husband of 70 years just weeks before and lasted through the day of his funeral. Most of her large family was able to visit her the day before she died. Born to Slattery Aleman and Hathaway Gibbens Aleman in 1932, she attended Ursuline Academy where she was an academic standout and made lifelong friends. She went on to study French and English at Loyola...

Marilyn Margaret Chiappetta Westfall, beloved sister, mother, and mawmaw, died Friday, March 15, 2024, at her home in Slidell, Louisiana, surrounded by family. Marilyn Margaret Chiappetta was born in 1946 in New Orleans to parents Paul Chiappetta and Bernadine Ross. She attended St. Mary of the Angels and Holy Angels Schools and would later remain a dedicated parishioner of St. Mark and St. Luke Parishes. She married Master Sergeant David Earl Westfall in 1969 and began a career in...