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HENRY K. THREEFOOT, M.D., a longtime member of the New Orleans medical community, died at 93 on December 15th, 2020 at East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH)—a public hospital he helped found early in his career following Hurricane Betsy.
Dr. Threefoot...
LOUIS ZELMAN, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday morning, November 30, 2020. He was 97.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Zerlin Zelman, his daughters Susan Zelman Taylor and Marilyn Zelman Brum a granddaughter...
HENRY FRIEDLER, a creative, funny and brilliant man, who was afflicted with bipolar disorder for a decade, ended his battle with mental illness when he took his own life on December 1, 2020. He was 27.
A New Orleans native,...
MILDRED PAILET SCHIFFMAN, a native of New Orleans born on Twelfth Night near the beginning of the Spanish Influenza pandemic, passed away during the current COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, Nov. 27. She was 103 years old.
A strong woman of...
JUANITA WEIL BOHN, a lifelong resident of New Orleans, passed away peacefully on November 13. She was 93. A graduate of Isidore Newman School, Bohn also attended Newcomb College, where she majored in political science and graduated with honors....
GENE FENDLER, an accomplished attorney and experienced pilot, was killed in a single-engine plane crash at Slidell Airport on Oct. 21. He was 73.
Fendler, who was the managing partner of the law firm Liskow and Lewis from 2003 to...
MARJANN COPLAND “COPIE” PRINCE, a native New Orleanian who only recently relocated to Charleston, S.C., passed qway peacefully on Friday, October 23rd at her home in Daniel Island. She was 92 years old.
A graduate of Isidore Newman School, she ...
BERYL CHAIM LAUFER, the former co-owner of St. Claude Furniture, passed away on Sunday night, October 25, 2020, after having suffered a stroke at the beginning of the month. He was 92.
Laufer ran the store with his father and,...
MARILYN KAFFIE ROSENSON, a former resident of New Orleans, passed away on October 10, 2020 at St. James Place in Baton Rouge, LA. She was 94
Born in Shreveport, she moved to New Orleans prior to her marriage in 1952...
DONNA WEISLER BAUS, an incredible light and a lifelong resident of New Orleans, unexpectedly passed away October 10, 2020 after a tragic fall at a friend’s home. She was 60 years old.
A graduate of Isidore...
