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 Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Stephen Lee Pearce

Professor of Latin and Greek foe 32 years


Wake 5-8 p.m. Friday 12/15/17

At Jacob Schoen and Son

Canal Street

Pedro Atanasio Santos

Grandfather of Carlos M. ’06 and Miguel M. Vera ’13, Fernando A. Avelar ‘13


Wake 12:30-2 p.m. Friday 12/15/17

Mass 2 p.m. Friday 12/15/17

At Garden of Memories

4900 Airline Dr.

Patricia Nicholls Mitchell

Sister of the late Lawrence D. Nicholls ‘45


Wake 12-1 p.m. Friday 12/15/17

Mass 1 p.m. Friday 12/15/17

At Lake Lawn

Posted Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Mary Elaine Kronlage

Sister of the late Carl R. Kronlage ‘52


Wake 10-11 a.m. Thursday 12/14/17

Mass 11 a.m. Thursday 12/14/17

At E.J. Fielding

2260 W. 21st Ave.

Covington LA

Richard Sweney Favor

Grandfather of Richard S. Favor, Jr. ’22 and Robert S. Argote ‘18


Services were private

William T. Coogan, Jr.

Son of the late William T. Coogan ‘38


Services were private

Barbara Groetsch Coburn

Sister of the late Joseph W. Groetsch ‘44


Wake 11-1 p.m. Friday 12/15/17

Services 1 p.m. Friday 12/15/17

At Honaker Funeral Home

1751 Gause Blvd. West

Slidell LA

Myra Pellandini Chapoton

Mother of Mitchell R. ’87 and Douglas M. Chapoton ‘91

Grandmother of Jack M. Chapoton ‘19


Wake 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday 12/13/17

Services 11 a.m. Wednesday 12/13/17

At Harry McKneely and Son

Hammond LA

Georgia Reet Hudson Armstrong

Grandmother of Daniel T. ’98 and William A. Norton ‘03


Wake 9-11 a.m. Wednesday 12/13/17

Services 11 a.m. Wednesday 12/13/17

At Garden of Memories

4900 Airline Dr.

Posted Monday, December 11, 2017

Patricia Ruth Manning Fournier

Grandmother of Adam P. ’11 and Connor S. Fournier ‘13


Wake 12-2 p.m. Wednesday 12/13/17

Mass 2 p.m. Wednesday 12/13/17

At Lake Lawn

Posted Sunday, December 10, 2017

William Edward Ritchie

Father of Timothy S. Ritchie ‘82


Wake 10-12 noon Saturday 12/16/17

Services 12 noon Saturday 12/16/17

At E.J. Fielding

2260 W. 21st Avenue

Covington LA

Rosalie Russo-Tiesse McDowell

Grandmother Steven M Showalter, Jr. ‘03


Wake 11-1:30 p.m. Tuesday 12/12/17

Mass 1:30 p.m. Tuesday 12/12/17

At Our Lady of Lourdes

2621 Colonial Blvd.

Violet LA

Cathryn Philibert Fontana

Grandmother of Charles J. Fontana III ‘88


Wake 11-1 p.m. Wednesday 11/13/17

Mass 1 p.m. Wednesday 11/13/17

At Lake Lawn

Ellen Pierre Bonis

Mother of Marc P. Bonis ‘64

Grandmother of Mark E. Bonis ‘97


Services were private

Posted Saturday, December 9, 2017

Karen Marie Smith Mayeaux

Daughter of John W. Smith ‘56

Sister of Steven J. Smith ‘85


Services in Laplace LA