Merlene Gelpi Franchini Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2024-07-13T14:00:00
End: 2024-07-13T16:00:00
Location: Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Merlene Gelpi Franchini (New Orleans, Louisiana), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Merlene Gelpi left this world on July 4, 2024 at the age of 87, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Merlene Gelpi Franchini to show support.

As Merlene Gelpi departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Merlene Gelpi may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Merlene Gelpi leaves behind.

She was predeceased by: her husband Joseph J. Franchini; her parents, Allen J. Gelpi, Sr. and Eva P. Lambert; her uncle Vincent P.; and her aunts, Hilda Robinson and Nola Karcher.

She is survived by: her brothers, Clayton Gelpi (Anniereen) and Allen J. Gelpi, Jr. (Mary); and her aunt Sophie Borrello.

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Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home
5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124

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5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124

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