Obituaries

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Walter Maurice Mayer, Sr.

Walter Maurice Mayer, Sr., or 'Wawa,' a native of Chalmette, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 11, 2023, alongside his family in Slidell, La., at the age of 89. Walter was born on January 11 ,1934 in New Orleans, La.
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Robert Anthony Putfark

Robert Anthony Putfark, of Big Branch, La., died on June 5, 2023 at home - his happy place at the age of 86. Bob was born on December 3, 1936 in New Orleans to Edward Putfark and Violet Schexnayder Necaise. After graduating from Chalmette High School in 1955, he went on to receive his B.S.
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Harold A. Salles, Jr.

Harold A. Salles, Jr., born on August 31, 1941; left to join his heavenly father on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the age of 81. Harold was born in St. Bernard Parish and later grew up in East New Orleans in a home that his father built by hand. Along the way, his lifelong passion for horses grew.

YEARS AGO

25 YEARS AGO • St. Robert Bellarmine School’s 1998 ‘Outstanding 4-H Club member was Tiffany Borne. • During a luncheon honoring all volunteers, Chalmette Medical Center named Joyce Prima its 1997 Volunteer of the Year.
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Frank J. Alphonso

Frank J. Alphonso of Slidell, La., passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at the age of 81. Frank was born December 11, 1941, to John and Julia Alphonso. Frank grew up in St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans. In October 1963, he married Margaret Mary Tekippe.
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Michael Steven 'Steve' Barrios

Michael Steven 'Steve' Barrios, of Pearl River, La., left the shackles of this earth and graduated into the arms of our Heavenly Father, surrounded by the love and presence of his wife and daughter on May 30, 2023 at the age of 71.
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Andrea Schmitt Burleson

Andrea Schmitt Burleson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. She was born in New Orleans, La., to Raymond Louis Schmitt and Jo Ann Prince Schmitt. She is survived by her beloved husband, Raymond 'Ray' Burleson, her parents, brother Raymond Louis Schmitt Jr. (Teresa).
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Barbara Jean Engolia

(April 4, 1953 – April 1, 2023) Barbara Jean Engolia, a lifelong resident of St. Bernard Parish, passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2023, just days before her 70th birthday. She was the daughter of the late Anthony Engolia and Lillian Harrison Engolia.
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Charles Emile Harrison, Jr.

Charles Emile Harrison, Jr., 87, a resident of Pearl River, Louisiana, and former resident of Chalmette, Louisiana, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2023, in Slidell, La., at the age of 87. Charles was born March 15, 1936, in New Orleans, La., to Charles and Pauline Brown Harrison.