John Joseph Hicks, Jr. passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, at the age of 88. He was born August 19, 1934 and was a native of New Orleans. Mr. Hicks enlisted in the Navy at age of 18 and served honorably. After the military he worked for the City of New Orleans in the Public Works Department and also provided private security guard service until he retired. He loved the outdoors and spending time with his grandchildren. Mr. Hicks is preceded in death his parents, John Joseph Hicks, Sr. and...

Luis Suárez passed away peacefully surrounded by his children, on May 25, 2023 in Gretna, Louisiana. He was born in Guantanamo, Cuba to Andres Alfonso Suárez and Cecilia Esperanza Rodriguez on February 24, 1933. He was the second of four children, his brothers are Juan Suárez, who is known by Pupin, Rafael Suárez, who some knew as Ralph and his sister Maria Caridad Suárez, known as Cachita. He married his childhood sweetheart Maria Josefa...

Constance Catherine Rutledge, 82, died Monday, May 22, 2023. Mrs. Rutledge was a native of Pittsburgh, PA and lived in New Orleans for the past 27 years. Mrs. Rutledge worked at House of Broel for 25 years. An avid reader, she authored a children’s book, Claudette of the Vieux Carré, illustrated by her son, the late Thomas Morrison. She was a tireless advocate for the stray cat population in her neighborhood and, in addition to providing them food and shelter, had many feral...

Clement J. Kennington passed away on May 21, 2023 at the age of 80. He was born on January 1, 1943 in Jacksonville, FL, grew up in St Louis but was a native of New Orleans, LA. Clement J. Kennington achieved a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana and a Masters of Law degree from Southern Methodist University. He began his legal career in 1972 with the National Labor Relations Board in New Orleans as a trial attorney and progressed to the...

Erin Churchill, 58, died Sunday, May 21, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. Her loving husband, Roger Helms was by her side. Erin was born in Satellite Beach, FL on October 30, 1964, and raised in Hatton, ND. She made New Orleans her home and became a fixture in the French Quarter. Erin and her husband Roger were the proprietors of Molly’s on Toulouse and The Toulouse Dive Bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. She was a loving wife, sister, and friend. The warmth of her light...

Pauline Wagner Felger passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at the age at 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Charles Felger for 63 years. Loving mother of Glenn Felger (Patti), Michael Felger, and Brian Felger (Wanda). Daughter of the late Pauline Zimmer Wagner and Henry Adam Wagner, Sr. Sister of the late Henry Wagner Jr. and Edwin(EJ) Wagner. Sister-in-law of Amelia (Millie) Wagner and the late Adelene Wagner. Proud grandmother (MawMaw) of Danielle Felger...

Alice Matelyn Stafford Childress passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the age of 96. Alice was known to her family and close friends as Peaches. She was married to William “Bill” Joseph Childress, Sr, for 53 years, who preceded her in death. Her parents, Richard Gayle Stafford, Sr and Flossie Fletcher Stafford, brothers, Richard Gayle Stafford, Jr (Bea) and John Herbert Stafford (Joan) also preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Tot Stafford...

Kathleen Dorothy O’Reilly Varrecchio passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on Sunday, May 14, 2023 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dominic J. Varrecchio; her parents, Dorothy Nick and Harold J. O’Reilly, Sr; her brother, Harold J. O’Reilly, Jr, and sister, Eileen O’Reilly Ulfers Thompson. Mother of Dominic “Nick” Varrecchio (Kelley), John Varrecchio (Gayle Meade), Angela Varrecchio (David Marinaccio), and Frank...

Kevin M. Rutherford unexpectedly passed away on May 14, 2023.  Kevin lived a life rooted in kindness, gentleness, and love. He was truly a Renaissance man who could both write a poem and build a shed in the same day. He openly expressed his love and fondness for others and was dedicated to building a wonderful life on the farm with his wife and “kids” - their beloved animals. Kevin’s sincerity was a gift to all who knew...