Gladys Merle Salsiccia

Gladys Salsiccia, 92, a lifelong resident of the New Orleans area, went home to her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Friday, February 25, 2011. She was preceded in death by two loving husbands, Archie F. Gaines and T. Dominick Salsiccia. She is survived by her nieces, Marilyn G. Spahn and, Cathy S. Solis and her nephews, George M. Quartano, Joseph Quartano and Byron Saigeon. GiGi, as she asked everyone to call her, generously shared her life with several generations of nieces and nephews as well as many friends at Gatehouse Apartments where she happily spent the last 26 years of her life. As a woman of constant prayer, even for those she did not know, she was a source of encouragement and joy to all she encountered and will be sincerely missed.

Relatives and Friends are invited to attend a Visitation from the New Orleans Home of JACOB SCHOEN & SON, 3827 Canal St. at N. Scott; on Thursday, March 3, 2011 from 6:00pm until 9:00 pm. Visitation at St Catherine of Sienna 105 Bonnable Blvd on Friday ,March 4, 2011 from 1 pm to 2pm. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Internment at Greenwood Cemetary. In lieu of flowers, masses preferred. Condolences may be expressed online at www.schoencanalstreet.com

Arrangements under the direction of Schoen Funeral Home, New Orleans, LA.