Carol McKnight Daigle

1931 - 2020

Carol McKnight Daigle, devoted wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 89 on Sunday, April 12, 2020. She was born on January 26, 1931 to the late Frank McKnight, Sr. and Inez Estopinal McKnight. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Frank (survived by Bobbie) and Patrick McKnight, her husband of 60+ years, Stanley P. Daigle and son Andre. She is survived by her children: Daniel Daigle (Stephanie), Elise McGinley (Kevin), Nanette Jarvis (David), Christian Daigle (Virginia), Jami Neill Daigle and Jan Garcia (David); 12 grandchildren: Adam Daigle, Marc Daigle, Shawn McGinley, Jacob McKnight, Michelle Wright, Scott Daigle, Jessica Daigle, Nicole Izatt, Joshua Neill, Andrea Garcia, Olivia Elton and Julian Garcia in addition to 11 great-grandchildren. Carol was born in New Orleans and raised in Mid-City. She attended and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy prior to her marriage to Stanley. She worked as a receptionist for Walker Roemer Dairies for 20+ years while raising her 7 children. She was a longtime resident of River Ridge and a parishioner of St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church, was strong in her faith and always available to others, welcoming, kind, thoughtful and gentle. She was truly a great woman and the epitomy of grace and dignity who was a friend and mentor to all who knew her. She will be forever missed but never forgotten. A private funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive in Metairie. A livestream of Mrs. Daigle's service may be viewed on Garden of Memories' Facebook page beginning at 1:55 pm. The interment will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. The online guestbook is available at www.gardenofmemoriesmetaire.com.