Lorraine Freeman Foley

Lorraine was born April 3, 1926, in Galveston, Texas. She was the second of four daughters of Mr. William Freeman and Elizabeth Bocage Freeman.

Lorraine was a lifelong resident of New Orleans. She attended Henry W. Allen Elementary School, Sophie B. Wright High School and Isidore Newman School. She also graduated from Newcomb College with a degree in journalism.

Lorraine’s greatest love was golf. She played at Metairie Country Club until she was 90 years old. Lorraine and her beloved husband of 27 years, Dudley C. Foley Jr. traveled around the country playing golf together. She loved to cook and entertain their friends. She continued to host parties well into her 90’s.

Lorraine’s other passion was gardening. She was a member of the Metairie Garden Club for years. She collected exotic hibiscus flowers and was an active member of the New Orleans Hibiscus Society. Lorraine daily collected her hibiscus blooms to wear with her matching outfits. Lorraine also enjoyed searching for and collecting Majolica Pottery. She spent many hours on the hunt with her adult children, Alan and Michele. She had a great zest for life. She loved to tell jokes, share her hibiscuses, and go out to lunch with friends. She will be greatly missed.

Lorraine is preceded in death by first and second husbands, Hugh Allen Liles and Dudley Charles Foley Jr., father, William Freeman, mother, Elizabeth Bocage Freeman, and sisters, Denise Ferguson, Lynn Kimble, and Coral Ellis.

Lorraine is survived by her son, Hugh Alan Liles (Lisa) and daughter, Michele Liles Bienvenu (Richard). She is also survived by her grandchildren, David Bienvenu (Erin), Hugh Liles, and Syrah Liles and great-grandson, Riley Bienvenu.

The family wishes to thank her nurse, Lolita Lodrigues and sitters, Laverne Floyd, Dee Dee Smith, Mary Sterling, and Michelle LeBlanc for taking such good care of Lorraine. The family also wishes to thank the Ochsner Hospice and Palliative Care Unit at the main campus.

A celebration of Lorraine’s life will be held on Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 10 AM – 12 PM at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA.