TARANTO

Published 12:00 am Saturday, August 28, 2010

Elaine Duhon Aubert Barber Taranto, 90, a devoted wife and mother, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Baton Rouge. She was a native of Donaldsonville and a resident of Baton Rouge for the last 38 years.

Visitation was at Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales on Thursday, Aug. 26, and at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Prairieville, on Friday, Aug. 27, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., celebrated by the Rev. Eric Gyan. Entombment was in St. Peter Catholic Church Cemetery in Reserve.

She is survived by her husband, Vernon A. Taranto Sr.; her two children and their spouses, Paul and Michele Aubert, of Prairieville, and Angelique and Bill McIntyre, of Hammond; and her two grandchildren, Rachel Aubert Devall and her husband, Jason, and Melissa Aubert Decker. She was expecting the arrival of her first great-grandchild in March 2011.

She is also survived by her sister, Ennie Beadle, of Reserve; her extended family, Bud and Sharon Barber, of Picayune, Miss., Genie and Jimmy Bruno, of Baton Rouge, John and Cheryl Taranto, of Las Vegas, Paul and Darlene Taranto, of Prairieville, Vernon A. Jr. and Mary Ann Taranto, of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Laura and Horace Shows of Prairieville; and many stepgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gus Duhon and Marcelitte Savoie Duhon; sister, Eula Cieutat; brothers, Kearney, Elwood and Rene Duhon; first husband, Leo Joseph Aubert; and second husband, Clinton C. Barber.

She served in the capacity of cafeteria manager at St. Peter School in Reserve and as a dietitian for the LSU cafeteria system. She was an avid cook who had been featured in the Morning Advocate’s Food section. She was very active in her church community and a devoted Catholic.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area. To offer condolences to the family, please visit <http://us.mg203.mail.yahoo.com/dc/http://www.oursofh.com/>www.oursofh.com.