Mary Padua Alfano

She is preceded in death by her parents, Fortunato Padua and Margaret Peterson Padua, her husband, Biaggio “Brossi” Alfano, son, Ernest “Ernie” Ziegeler III, siblings, Margaret, Carmen, Joe, Raymond, and Patsy, and grandson, Richard.

She is survived by her children, Lianne, Margaret, and Toni (Lou), 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

Mary was a gentle, quiet, and kind woman who always put her family first. She taught her children to love God and to treat others with dignity and respect. Mary always had a smile on her face and loved to make other people happy. She would say “Smile and the whole world smiles with you.” In her long life, she was a homemaker and was industrious in the service industry. She enjoyed sewing, fishing, working in her yard, and dining out at restaurants. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

A funeral service will be held for Mary on Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Metairie, LA. Visitation will begin at 11AM with a service to start at 2:30PM. Interment will follow at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum.