ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: KEENAN, MARIE "ELAINE" POCHÉ Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La. Posted: Friday, April 13, 2012 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== KEENAN, MARIE "ELAINE" POCHÉ ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2012/st1204.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== Marie "Elaine" Poché Keenan, 89, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012. She born Feb. 5, 1923. She was a native of New Orleans, but resided in Colleyville, Texas following Hurricane Katrina. Elaine was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles "Charlie" Gerard Keenan, Jr. who died Nov. 10, 2007, and her son William Clancy Keenan. Her parents were Charles L. Poché and Helene M. Poché. She is survived by five children, Marie K. Griffith, (Rod), Rogersville, Ala.; Stephen G. Keenan, Arabi; Nancy K. Gomes, (Tracy), Colleyville, Texas; Robert M. Keenan, (Carla), Chauvin and Natalie K. Herndon, (Chuck) Baton Rouge. She had 10 grandchildren, Shawn, Lauren, Misty Lynn, Shane, Ryan, Jeffrey, Rachel, Aubrey, Ellen and six great- grandchildren. In the early years she was employed by South Central Bell Telephone Co. as a long distance operator and supervisor and later enjoyed working as a bookkeeper for her husband. She was a devout Catholic serving on several Altar Societies and a former member of St. Rita Catholic Church in Harahan, St. Nicholas of Myra Church near the Chef Menteur Pass, Our Lady of Lourdes in Slidell and attended St. Michael Catholic Church in Bedford, Texas. She enjoyed football (New Orleans Saints), fishing, cooking seafood, reading, her many pets, cats in particular, and spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren, sisters, relatives and many friends. The family would like to specially thank Nancy and Tracy Gomes for taking our parents into their home following Hurricane Katrina and acting as caregivers for our dad through lung cancer and mother with dementia following that. We also want to thank the staff and residents at Hearthstone (Elmcroft) Assisted Living and most recently Silver Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care. We know that they lived comfortably and their lives were extended because of the excellent love and care they received. Visitation and services will be held for both Elaine Keenan and Charlie Keenan Saturday, April 21 at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Hwy., Metairie. Visiting will be at the funeral home from 9 – 11d a.m. with Mass at 11 a.m. The burial at 11:45 a.m. will be followed by lunch at the funeral home from 1 - 2:30 p.m. ===================