Mary Lou Knecht Hahn's Obituary
Mary Lou Knecht Hahn passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
Beloved mother of Mayvon Porter, Herbeth Howell, Herbert Hahn, Jr. and Maybeth Hahn; mother-in-law to Wesley Howell; grandmother to Wesley, Jr., Matthew, Beth, Stacey, Trey and Jeffrey; and great-grandmother to Emma, Marybeth, Bryce, Danielle, Trevor, Tabetha, Wesley, III, Jocelin, Thomas, Akin Kaya, Hailey, Trent and Jeffrey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Hahn, Sr.; her mother, Gertrude Bonewitz Knecht; her father, William Edward Knecht; a grandson, William Howell; a son-in-law, James Arthur Porter; and her sisters, Thesel Camel, Rosemary McKenna, Gertrude McCann Prevost and Arelia Owen.
Family, friends and strangers all knew Mary Lou as a caregiver, Age 96 years, she was a native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Mandeville, LA for the past 44 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to Celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 312 Lafitte St., Mandeville, LA 70448.
Visitation AT THE CHURCH on Saturday will begin at 10:00 AM.
Interment will follow in the Mandeville Cemetery.
The family requests donations in memory of Mary Lou to Richard Murphy Hospice House, 16013 Halbert Ln, Hammond, LA 70403 or Masses.
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