Alida cherished time spent with her family and grandchildren; to her, Family was everything. She was a long-standing parishioner of St. Catherine of Sienna Church. She was involved in the cause of delivering “meals on wheels” and was a member of various prayer groups.
She is preceded in death by: her husband, Ellis P. Vliet, Sr.; her mother, Alida Alberado; her brothers, Eddie Barbier of Vancouver, Bob Barbier of Las Vegas, Alphonse Barbier of New Orleans, and Irvin Barbier of Palm Beach, Florida. She was the mother of four children: Diane Conover (David), Nanette Street (Mac), Ellis Vliet, Jr. (Connie), and Dean Vliet (Lori). She was grandmother to nine grandchildren: Michelle Branch, Kelli Boudreaux, Scot Street, Andrew Street, Patrice Clark, Ben Vliet, Erin Vliet, Rachel Luke, and Meghann Larkin. She was great-grandmother to twenty-three great-grandchildren: Alyssa, Katelyn, Brian, Hannah, Brad, Brody, Caroline, Camille, Parker, Bella, Johnson, Mason, London, Anderson, Kensington, Kate, Colin, Anna, Molly, Ellis, Amelie, Adelaide and Cole.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass to be held at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, 105 Bonnabel Blvd, Metairie, LA 70005 on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Inurnment will follow the Mass at Hope Mausoleum.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Alida’s memory can be made to a charity of your choice.
The family invites you to share your condolences online at lakelawnmetairie.com.
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