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LANDRY, SIDNEY E.
11/07/2002
Sidney E. Landry, a retired water purification operator for the Jefferson Parish Water Department, died Monday of a heart attack at West Jefferson Medical Center. He was 68. Mr. Landry was a lifelong resident of Marrero. He was a retired Air Force master sergeant. Survivors include his wife, Cherlyn Martin Landry; a daughter, Lori Landry Orgeron; five brothers, Walter, Harry, David, Clinton and Earl Landry; four sisters, Bernice Haney, Willie Mae Michel, Elberta Rousselle and Hilda Kellum; and a grandson. A Mass will be said today at 11 a.m. at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey. Visitation will begin at 7:30 a.m. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park in Gretna.
HALEY, JUANITA C.
11/07/2002
Juanita C. Haley, a nurse's assistant, died Sunday of a heart attack at St. Claude General Hospital. She was 69. Mrs. Haley was born in Tylertown, Miss., and was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. Survivors include her husband, Isaac Haley; six sons, Ricky Jones of Baltimore, Md., Reginald Jones and Reginald, , Wender , Charles, and Eddie Haley; two daughters, Gayle Holmes and Brenda Hudson; two brothers, J.P. Cowart of Jefferson and Donald Cowart of Kenner; three sisters, Mattie Lawton and Dorothy Walker, both of Tylertown, and Romona Byrd of Kenner; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A funeral was held Wednesday at Hartzell United Methodist Church, 2014 Caffin Ave. Dismissal will be today at 11 a.m. at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Tylertown. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Washington Funeral Home of Tylertown is in charge of arrangements.
BUTLER, JANET MARIE
11/07/2002
Janet Marie Butler, a former prevention and safety coordinator for the Housing Authority of Lafayette, died Saturday of undetermined causes at Charity Hospital. She was 37. Ms. Butler was born in New Orleans and lived in Lafayette for the past seven years. She was a graduate of Abramson High School. She attended Southern University in Baton Rouge and graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She received a national achievement award from Americorps. She served on the board of directors for Acadiana Cares of Lafayette. Survivors include a son, Jared Anthony Bacon; two daughters, Bianca Dominique and Janikwa Darrell Butler; her mother, Aljean Franklin Butler; four brothers, Ty Mashia, Adam Mashia III, Delroy Mashia of New Orleans and Gary Mashia of Baltimore; and two sisters, Joy Butler Brooks and Emma Jean Butler. A funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Tharp-Sontheimer-Laudumiey Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Highway. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Providence Memorial Park.
SHNAIDER, DIANNE HOROWITZ
11/05/2002
Dianne Horowitz Shnaider, a homemaker, died Sunday at her home. She was 78. Mrs. Shnaider was born in Paterson, N.J., and lived in New Orleans for 35 years and in Metairie for the past 19 years. She graduated from Eleanor McMain High School and attended Louisiana State University. She was a past president of the local B'nai B'rith and a member of the National Council of Jewish Women and the Temple Sinai Sisterhood. Survivors include her husband, Solomon "Sol" Shnaider; a son, Irving Shnaider; a daughter, Veron Shnaider Bernstein; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A graveside service was held Monday at Hebrew Rest cemetery No. 3. Bultman Funeral Home handled arrangements.
STICH, MARGERY
11/22/2002
Margery Stich, civic leader, volunteer
Margery Stich, a lifelong volunteer who took her calling to a higher level by leading a City Hall office of volunteers and teaching a college course on the subject, died Wednesday of complications from pneumonia at Touro Infirmary. She was 87.
"She believed in volunteerism so strongly, and that was always her mission," said Patricia Graver, her daughter. "Besides being a volunteer, she was also a leader. She liked to be at the helm."
Although she achieved some prominence by serving as citywide and regional president of the National Council of Jewish Women in the 1950s and 1960s, Mrs. Stich's community profile rose in 1968, when she started the Answer Desk in the City Hall lobby and staffed it with volunteers trained to answer questions.
In 1973, she launched Volunteers in Government of Responsibility, better known as VIGOR, a program where volunteers filled gaps in city services for no pay. Within a few years, she amassed 1,100 volunteers and 220 tasks from which they could choose.
"I think she had an abiding sensitivity for human need, and she was quick to recognize when there was a gap in meeting those needs," said Norma Freiberg, a longtime friend who was her Answer Desk assistant and successor.
"She was dogged and determined in everything she undertook," Freiberg said. "As far as I know, she never undertook anything that she didn't finish with panache."
Mrs. Stich also was a mentor, with an eye for identifying young people who she thought might have a talent for public service, Freiberg said.
"These were people she met along the way who she felt might be like-minded and needed a little push," she said.
To help groom successors and interest others in volunteering, Mrs. Stich developed the curricula for three Tulane University courses.
A Chicago native, Mrs. Stich attended Bradford Junior College and the University of Chicago. Because she was nearly 6 feet tall and wore clothes well, she was a model in her hometown and in New Orleans, where she lived since her marriage in 1939. During World War II, Mrs. Stich was one of two models in a newspaper picture with visiting swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn.
Mrs. Stich was a former president of the Contemporary Arts Center; a former co-chairwoman of the Clean City Committee; a former vice president of the Jewish Community Center; a former volunteer director of the Louisiana Women's Job Corps; a former board member of the city Welfare Department and the Parks and Parkway Commission; a former chairwoman of the committee to establish McKinney House, a halfway house for men with mental illnesses; and a member of the national boards of the National Council of Jewish Women, the National Center for Voluntary Action, the National Association for Mental Health and Brandeis University's National Women's Committee.
In addition to her daughter, survivors include a son, Charles Stich of Chestnut Hill, Mass.; and four grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Metairie cemetery. Bultman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
BRYSON, HARVEY DEE
11/02/2002
Harvey Dee Bryson, a retired Navy Petty Officer Class 2, died Thursday at Twin Oaks Nursing Home in LaPlace of cancer. He was 73. Mr. Bryson was born in Franklin, N.C., and lived in St. Rose for the past 30 years. During his 20 years with the Navy, Mr. Bryson received two National Defense Service Medals, a Korean Service Medal, two Good Conduct Medals, a China Service Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal and a Vietnam Service Medal. Survivors include his wife, Mildred N. Bryson; two sons, Harvey Dee "Chip" Bryson Jr. and Lyle B. Thomas; two daughters, Patricia M. Trosclair and Katherine T. Greene; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. A graveside service will be held Monday at noon at the Port Hudson National cemetery in Zachary, La.
VEALS, ROSA LEE KNIGHT
11/01/2002
Rosa Lee Knight Veals, a retired domestic worker, died Oct. 23 at her home. She was 87. Mrs. Veals was born in Littleville, Miss., and lived in New Orleans. Survivors include a son, Melvin Veals; five daughters, Mae Davis, Ruby Pierre, Barbara Harris, Mary Veals and Carolyn Miller; a stepson, Larry Williams; a brother, Albert Knight; a sister, Mae Sellars; 24 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at First Mount Calvary Church, 2919 Sixth St. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will be private. Magee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
REIDLING, LAWRENCE
11/01/2002
Lawrence Reidling, a retired security guard at Merchant's Security Co., died Tuesday at his home. He was 79. Mr. Reidling was born in New Orleans and lived in Metairie for the past two years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a former cabinet maker at Bernard Lumber Co. Survivors include his fiancée, Flory Campbell; a stepson, Mike Campbell; and two stepgrandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Visitation will be today from 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.
JONES, ERICA MYRTLE
11/01/2002
Erica Myrtle Jones, an employee of Unlimited Janitorial Services, died Monday of a heart attack at Lake Charles Medical Center. She was 32. Ms. Jones was born in New Orleans and lived in Lake Charles for the past six years. She was a graduate of Francis T. Nicholls High School. Survivors include her companion, Keith Nonette; three sons, Grant and Charun Jones and Freddie Smooth; a daughter, Fredda Smooth; her mother, Linda Sterling Jones; seven brothers, Carey and Christopher Jones, Floyd Jones Jr., Rodney, Stephon and Renard Richardson and Leon Richardson Jr.; six sisters, Michelle Lee Pierre and Dianne, Debra, Gwen, Letha and Alvinette Richardson; and her grandmother, Myrtle Sterling Willis. A funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.
ELLIS, ANNA MAE
11/01/2002
Anna Mae Ellis, a homemaker, died Tuesday of a heart attack at Memorial Medical Center. She was 78. Ms. Ellis was born in Halls Hill, Va., and lived in New Orleans for the past 77 years. She was president of the Deaconess Board at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Graland and Percy Ellis; three daughters, Inez Lazard, Alfreda Williams and Denise Fisher; two brothers, Sidney and Albert Jones; a sister, Geraldine Sears; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, 2717 Joliet St. Visitation will begin at 8 a.m. Burial will be in Carrollton cemetery. Majestic Mortuary handled arrangements.
