Barbara M. Epstein

A loving and supportive wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Barbara Ellen Marchand Epstein, a native and resident of Gonzales, LA died on March 3, 2022, at her home at the age of 90.

She was heavily involved in her husband Jerome’s medical practice, family and church activities, loved to travel and lived part of her life in New Mexico, where she married, and Florida, but her heart was always in Louisiana.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Lydia Marchand, husband of 54 years, Jerome, daughter Michele Epstein, grandson Andrew Jerome Epstein, sister Clara Ann Johnson, brothers-in-law Jerry Johnson, Garney Cannon, Kearny Lee, Robert Freaneau, and Crawford Bishop, sisters-in-law Arlene Bishop and Joan Maria Marchand, nieces Charmane Templet and Ann Marie Templet, and nephews, Robert Marchand, Andy Kaplan, and Myer Epstein.

She is survived by her daughter Karla Epstein, Gonzales, LA; two sons and daughters-in-law, Glenn and Marguerite Epstein, Keystone Heights, FL, and David and Debra Epstein, Scottsdale, AZ; brother Roy Marchand, Jr. and four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Joan Lee, Dolores Canon, Brenda and Edgar Vavasseur, and Linda and Feltus Templet; four grandchildren Dennis Williams, Barbara Michele Epstein, Brittany Epstein, and Jared Epstein; two great grandchildren Jayden Epstein and Sophi Epstein; and thirty-six nieces and nephews.

In Lieu of Flowers any donations can be made to the Barbara Epstein family.

The Epstein Family wishes to thank the staff of Azalea Estates for the love and support they gave Barbara for the past three years, and the staff of Bridgeway Hospice for the care and dignity they showed us all.

Family and friends are invited to attend the visitation which will be held at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, on Tuesday, March 15 from 11:00 am – 1:45 pm. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, March 15 at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church, at 2 pm.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.oursofh.com for the Epstein family.