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Cora SantaMarina Obituary

SANTAMARINA Cora Louise Nickerson SantaMarina on Friday, November 9, 2007 entered into heaven with God. Wife of the late Alvin SantaMarina. Daughter of the late Clifford Nickerson and Wilhelmina Jolly Nickerson Populus. Mother of Al SantaMarina, Braine Lafargue, Sr., Kandee SantaMarina, Shannon SantaMarina Carr, the late Tyrone Simms and Alicia SantaMarina. Sister of Martha Johnson. Grandmother of Paul Carr, Brandin SantaMarina, Adrian Carr, Latasha SantaMarina, Dominique Carr, Renatta Lafargue and the late Braine Lafargue, Jr. Aunt of Roy Mitchell, Lillian Johnson, Juanita Johnson, Diane Mitchell Sorapuru and the late Keith Johnson, Sr. Great aunt of Keith Johnson, Jr., Jamie Johnson, Lori Mitchell Bates, Robin Mitchell, Jeanne Johnson, Glynn Bryant, Shantrelle Johnson and Keva Landrum Johnson. Mother-in-law of Daniel Carr, Janice Fortia Lafargue and Margaret SantaMarina. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends of the family; also employees of New Orleans Police Department, District Attorney Office, New Orleans Public Schools, Rainey's Restaurant, U.S Postal Service L&L Nursery, Hilton Hotel, Northwestern State University, Southern University A&M and St. Augustine Senior High School are invited to the Funeral Services and Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, November 17, 2007 at 10:00am from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (St. Jude), 411 N. Rampart St. Visitation from 8:00am - 10:00am. Interment Resthaven Cemetery. Services entrusted to Louisiana Undertaking Company, Inc. 1449 N. Claiborne Ave., N.O., LA 70116 Information: (504) 945-2145 Jeffery K. Jenkins / Renard A. Boissiere Fatima B. Conner Directors

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Published by The Times-Picayune on Nov. 16, 2007.

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Alton Carson

November 23, 2007

My prayers are with you always.I feel the iost of another from a family of my own, we go a long way back and may we be together until we meet again with those we have lost before us.My Love for Sis.as never dim, my respect for Mom will never falter. We are family in our own way. God Bless You All, Alton "Big Al" Carson

WANDA SANTA MARINA

November 16, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

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