Alden Baron Clesi

Alden Baron Clesi died Thursday, January 30, 2025, after a brief illness. A life-long New Orleanian, he was born on February 25, 1935, the son of Providence B. Clesi and Joseph Clesi. He was the loving and devoted husband of Mary Lynn Miller Clesi for 68 years. During the Korean Conflict, he enlisted in the United State Marine Corps and was decorated for his service in the 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, in the DMZ. An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Clesi enjoyed summers spent at his parents’ home on Sandy Hook in Pass Christian, Mississippi from 1947 until Hurricane Camille. He was predeceased by his parents, by his sisters, Marie Clesi Pershall and Eudora Clesi Roussel, his brothers, George Edward Clesi and Joseph John Clesi, his niece, Jean Providence Roussel Menard, and by his daughter-in-law, Wendy Elgiar Clesi. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lynn Miller Clesi, sons, Bret Alden Clesi (Patrice) and Guy Alden Clesi, his granddaughters, Victoria Aylett Clesi Mazzarell (Matthew), Caroline Alden Clesi, and Alexandra Alden Clesi, and by his great granddaughter, Eliza Aylett Mazzarell. The family wishes to express its gratitude to Touro Infirmary and to Mr. Clesi’s caregivers, Tywanna Baker and Arnaz Hammond. A Mass will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home. There will be no visitation. Burial will be private.