Loraine Mary Kuebler Mancuso

Loraine Mary Kuebler Mancuso, "Lori," was born in St. Rose, Louisiana on October 19, 1927
to the late Hans Walter Kuebler and Loraine Mary Kuebler. She had 2 brothers, the late
Royce Kuebler and Walter Kuebler. She graduated in 1944 from Mount Carmel High School,
where she made many close friends. She retained fond memories of her mischievous
pranks as a boarding school student. She enjoyed travelling downtown where she took
accordion lessons at Werlein's Canal Street music store. She earned a drafting certificate
from the state's Department of Education, Division of Vocational Training for War
Production Workers in 1944. She was an exceptionally skilled draftswoman, working first
at Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company. Later she worked at Palmer and Baker
Engineering firm, drawing meticulous plans for highway structures. At the USO dances at
Camp Plauche during World War II, she and her St. Rose friends displayed their jitterbug
dancing skills to boost the soldiers' morale. She married the late band director William
Joseph Mancuso. They resided in Kenner and had two children: Donna Mancuso (husband
Daniel LaGrone; granddaughter Claire) and the late William Wayne Mancuso, Sr.(wife
Carol; late grandson William Wayne Mancuso, Jr.; granddaughters Carole Anne Perkins(
husband Ronny), and Kelly Guidry. Her great-grandchildren are J. Vincent Guidry and Bailey
Guidry, and Tristan Perkins). Loraine attended Our Lady of Holy Cross College for teaching
certification. She taught for many years at St. Philip Neri School, where she was highly
requested by parents due to her reputation for eliciting academic excellence from her
students. She was treasured for her natural teaching skills, the plays she directed, and her
exciting Social Studies projects. She also became an award-winning realtor for Prudential
Gardner, achieving the status of Life Member of the Multi- Million Dollar Club and Member
of the Prestigious President's Circle. She was an avid driver, never missing an opportunity to
hop in her Caddy to show clients their next home. Loraine retired as a realtor at the age of
92. At 80, she was an extra in multiple scenes in the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button. She declined a speaking part in order to care for an ill family member. At the 2020
Thoth parade, age 92, her exuberance for catching Mardi Gras throws was photographed
and posted in the Times Picayune. Her cane was yet another aid to grab some beads.
Loraine's most admirable trait was her unwavering selflessness. She was a tireless
caretaker of family members.
Funeral services will be held at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive, Metairie, Louisiana, 70001, on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Visitation will began at 10:00am with a funeral mass to start at 12:00pm. Burial will follow immediately after Mass in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Pallbearers are nephews Don Kuebler, Stephen Kuebler, as well as Daniel LaGrone, Tristan Perkins, Wayne Mancuso and Allen Hebert.
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