Mrs. Antoinette R. Orlando Lamandre Santangelo "Big Mama"

Mrs. Antoinette R. Orlando  Lamandre Santangelo  "Big Mama" obituary, Metairie, LA

Mrs. Antoinette R. Orlando Lamandre Santangelo "Big Mama"

Antoinette Santangelo "Big Mama" Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 26, 2009.
Antoinette R. Orlando Lamandre Santangelo “ Big Mama�, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2009 at the age of 88. Beloved daughter of the late Charles C. Orlando and Josephine Barbara Orlando. Mother of Dominick S. Lamandre and Stephanie Santangelo Tufaro. Mother in law of Madaleen DeArmas. Sister of Frank C. and Vincent P. Orlando. Sister in law of Anna and Joyce Orlando. Grandmother of Joseph S. Tufaro, Dominick S. Lamandre, Jr., Christi Lamandre McCaffery, Charles Lamandre, Julie Tufaro Huffstutler and Lawrence Lamandre. Also survived by 5 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews . She was a homemaker and the matriarch of a large Italian family. She was known as “Big Mama� to everyone she loved and will be greatly missed by all. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd (in Metairie Cemetery), on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 1:00pm. Interment will follow in All Saints Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 9:00am until service time. To sign and view the Family Guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com

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