Louise G. Brandon arrived at the gates to Heaven on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at age 94. She was born in New Orleans on July 27, 1924 to the late Anthony Guardina and Beatrice Eckert Guardina. Louise was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Theodore D. Brandon, Sr. and her brother Anthony L. Guardina. Louise graduated from Sacred Heart High School and attended night school at Loyola University.
She was an entrepreneur with her husband at C. R. Brandon Co. and brother as Co-Owner of the Patio Motel. After her retirement, Louise achieved the rank of Diamond Life Master Bridge Player. Keeping up with Louise was a challenge. Between her multiple weekly bridge groups, working in her garden, often dining out with family and friends, attending daily mass, or in her sewing room until the wee hours of the morning monograming and sewing, she lived her life to the fullest.
Mother of Theodore Brandon, Jr. (Linda), Coleen B. Ryan (Al), Michael S. Brandon (Carol), and Carin A. Brandon. . Grandmother of Corey Ryan, Ashley Rayborn, Cristina Brandon (Drew), Jillian Knaps (Andrew), Holly, Abbey and Nick Brandon. Great grandmother of Tyler and Cayden Ryan, Parker and Ayden Rayborn, Zeke Harrison, Jacob, Landon, Emma, Amelia and Harper Louise Knaps.
Family and friends are invited to a Memorial Mass at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1501 W Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70471, at 11:30 am on Saturday, August 3. Visitation will follow the Memorial Mass at 12:30 pm. All are welcome to visit with Louise’s family to share memories at a reception in MQP Auditorium of the Parish Center.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Magnolia Community Services, (formerly Magnolia School) https://www.mcs-nola.org/support/
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