Peter Anthony Shelsey

Peter Anthony Shelsey obituary, New Orleans, LA

Peter Anthony Shelsey

Peter Shelsey Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 29, 2007.
Peter Anthony Shelsey, age 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at 6:00 AM at his home. Beloved husband of Patricia Marion Porter Shelsey. Loving father of Adele Lemarie� Shelsey Potts and Celeste Marie Shelsey Anding. Father-in-law of John Baker Potts, II and Jeffrey Michael Anding. Adoring grandfather of John Baker Potts, III, Nicholas Damiano Anding and Emily Adele Anding all of New Orleans. Son of the late Damiano Scelsi and Theresa Peri Scelsi formerly of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Preceded in death by his siblings, Nicholas Valentino Shelsy, Joseph Salvatore Scelsi, Mary Shelsey Solera and his twin sister, Theresa Shelsey. He is survived by his sisters, Josephine Scelsi Lentz and Antoinette M. Shelsey. Retired Chemical Engineer for Shell Oil Company in Norco, LA.

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