WHEELER

Published 1:45 pm Monday, March 9, 2015

Sarah Genusa Wheeler, 97, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

She was born in St. Rose, and was former resident of Kenner and longtime resident of LaPlace.

Wheeler was the beloved wife of the late Lee Wheeler; loving mother of Theresa C. Garcia (widow of Frank Joseph Catalano), Dolores Marie Isken (widow of Donald A. Isken and Larry Paul Zeringue) and the late Anthony “Sonny” Ougel and Donald S. Ougel Sr.; daughter of the late Frank J. and Mary Genusa; sister of Katie, Annie, Kennie, Leonora, Jenny, Anthony “Tony,” Joe and Nunnie Genusa; and grandmother of Deborah DeHarde (husband, Clinton), Cheryl Landry (husband, Virgil), Anthony Ougel (wife, Emily), Louis Ougel (wife, Deborah), Michael Ougel (wife, Diane Ougel), Theresa Ducote (husband, Dwayne Ducote), Russell Ougel, Lisa Gutierrez (husband, David), Patricia Burnside (husband, Richard), Anna Guidry (husband, Jeffrey), Michael Zeringue (wife, Karen), Sarah Abadie (husband, Robert), Timothy Zeringue (wife, Julie), Belinda Rivet (husband, Michael), Penny Fallon (husband, Bruce Jr.), Theresa Phillips (husband, David), Veronica Hambacher (husband, Michael) and Donald Ougel Jr.

She is also survived by many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

The Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 13 at Millet-Guidry Funeral Home, 2806 W. Airline Hwy. in LaPlace. Visitation starts at 9 a.m. Interment is in Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery. To view or sign the online guest book, please visit milletguidry.com.