ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: COLBY, ELSIE TROSCLAIR 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La.

Died 2 August, 2013

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COLBY, ELSIE TROSCLAIR 
December 20, 1930  -  August 2, 2013

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Elsie Trosclair Colby, 82, of Slidell, LA, died peacefully at home after a 
lengthy illness, with her children at her side, on Friday evening, August 2, 
2013.

Beloved wife of the late Herbert F. Colby, a former president of George Engine 
Company, Inc.

Mother of Bruce C. Colby (wife Christal) and Nancy Colby McCurdy. Stepmother of 
the late Donald G. Colby.

She is also preceded in death by her parents, Avis Trosclair and Bessie Trahan 
Trosclair, and sisters Ruby and Essa Pearl Trosclair.

She is survived by grandchildren Veronica Colby Midgley, Lindsay C. McCurdy, 
Colby H. McCurdy, Molly E. McCurdy, step-granddaughter Kandyce K. Shaw, and two 
great grandchildren, Lincoln and Regan Midgley.

A native of Marrero, longtime resident of Gretna, Louisiana, and a resident of 
Slidell, the place of her heart, for the past 40 years.

Always full of life, an avid golfer, amateur horticulturalist, talented artist 
and keen interior decorator with a sharp tongue, acerbic wit, and contagious 
laugh and smile, she could drink anyone under the table, outplay anyone in gin 
rummy, and match anyone on the greens. 
Her beautifully seasonally decorated door was open to all, with windows ajar, 
filling the neighborhood with the savory aromas of cuisine that challenged the 
very best of New Orleans' culinary icons. 
She always greeted with a big hug, sassy grin, the unfailing spicy humorous 
comment, and huge bowl of whatever happened to be cooking up in the kitchen. 
She never bit her tongue; she never backed down to anything or anyone, and she 
always "told it to 'ya straight" whether you liked it or not. You never had to 
wonder where you stood with her, because she was all too pleased to let you 
know. With her own rare breed of assertiveness, she was often too quick to 
criticize, but was also equally as quick to inspire. 
She cherished her latter life on Lake Pontchartrain, and savored the 
opportunity to both harvest from, and nourish, its waters. (Her Motto was "Feed 
the Lake", which meant all leftovers were ground up into meal to feed the sea 
creatures, bringing the happy benefit of some of the fattest, most delicious 
crabs in the region.) As a dear friend who penned much of her description also 
observed, "Now, when you hear thunder, it is probably Elsie giving God a piece 
of her mind about redecorating Heaven, or God fussing at Elsie's 'sailor' 
tongue. " May you finally rest in peace at long last, our "Grand Dame 
Spitfire."

Following cremation, her ashes will be privately interred by her children, per 
her request, with no memorial service to follow. 

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (Save 
Our Lake) are preferred and appreciated.


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