Mary L. Schwing

Mary passed away on May 21, 2025, sitting in her favorite rocking chair watching TV.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Adrian Walter Schwing, Jr. and her sister, Gloria Links Duvieilh.

Mary was a devout wife, mother, grandmother and practicing Catholic and went to many Tuesday evening novenas at St James Catholic Church with Yolanda Schenck.

She enjoyed going to work every day socializing and seeing all of the many friends she made over the years while working with her co-workers and Mr. Joe Veninata at Oak Park Shopping Center in New Orleans, Louisiana as the Business Manager.

She was a great cook and loved spending time and meals with her family and grandchildren.

She enjoyed camping and Mardi Gras parades with her children and enjoyed going with her friends to the racetrack, concerts, casino and movies.

She also enjoyed having a little bit of scotch and going dancing with her sister, Gloria Duvieilh.

No matter where she went, she always saw and spoke with a friend or someone she knew.

She is survived by her daughters, Gloria Gene Schwing Chaney (Michael) and Mary Beth Schwing Chin (George); sons, Adrian Walter Schwing, III (Diane) and Lloyd Calvin Schwing (Laura); grandchildren in alphabetical order, Christa Chaney, Gregory Schwing, Kevin Chin (Jessica), Mary Schwing Barnett (Taylor), Michael Schwing, Patrick Schwing, and Ryan Chin (Caryn); great-grandchildren in alphabetical order, Adriana-Chaney Morales, Adrian Barrera, Cohen Chin, Collin Chin, Cooper Chin, Emily Chin, Megan Chin; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews; and Marie and Joe Veninata and Joanne Engolia who were such close friends and dearly loved, they were considered as family.

Our family is very grateful to all the caregivers, staff and residents at SummerHouse Vista Shores assisted living and the caregivers and staff (and Earl who would sing to Mary at lunch) at St Margaret’s Daughters Nursing Home and Hospice.

Funeral Services will be at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home with visitation at 8:30 AM, Catholic Mass at 10:00 AM and internment following mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery. Clergy will be Father Dennis Hayes.

In Lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to STEVE GLEASON FOUNDATION – NO WHITE FLAGS (ALS).