Ruth Dorsa Fontenelle Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-03-01T16:30:00
End: 2025-03-01T18:00:00
Location: St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church

We are sad to announce that on February 15, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Ruth Dorsa Fontenelle of River Ridge, Louisiana. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Theodore Dorsa and Helen Dorsa; her brothers, Theodore, Lawrence and Robert Dorsa; and her children, Wayne Fontenelle and Gail Glesener.

She is survived by: her children, Gary Fontenelle (Suzy), Steve Fontenelle, Charlie Fontenelle (Bridget), John Fontenelle (Celeste) and Rene'Brockhoeft; and her daughter-in-law Kate Gundersen. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make a memorial donation to the American Heart Association.

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St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church
10021 Jefferson Hwy, River Ridge, LA 70123

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St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church
10021 Jefferson Hwy, River Ridge, LA 70123

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