Claudia Frances Spies Senter passed away on November 1, 2026, at 72 years of age. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on December 25, 1953 to the late Claude Harold Spies and the late Catherine Frances Drufner Spies.
She graduated from Archbishop Chapelle High School and The University of New Orleans. She dedicated her life to teaching and retired after 28 years of being an English teacher with the Jefferson Parish School System.
Claudia was very creative and had interests in traveling, photography, music, and needle point. In recent years, she became an amateur artist who leaves behind hundreds of art works, particularly oils and watercolors, for her family. She was a faithful Catholic who attended Latin Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, as well as attending mass at various other parishes. She was an avid reader who loved to discuss politics. Claudia adored her children and grandchildren and enjoyed helping them, caring for them, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her daughter, Brandi Hooter Sauviac (Henry); son, Adam Hooter (Darcy); brothers, Dewey Spies (Cheryl) and Mark Spies (Charlyn); grandchildren, Dr. Katherine Blaise St. Angelo (Jason), Henry Joshua Sauviac, Matthew Sauviac, Caleb Hooter, and Aaron Hooter; and a great-granddaughter on the way. She will also be missed by Sissy and Tucker, her fierce Chihuahuas who never left her side. She will be dearly missed by her family.
The services will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124. The visitation will begin at 10:00 am until the memorial mass at 12:00 pm. The interment will follow at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum.
