Frank Eugene Anselmo

1941 - 2021

Frank Eugene Anselmo passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021, at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Frank was born on August 11, 1941, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Anthony Anselmo and Anna Graffia Anselmo. He graduated from Holy Cross High School and Delgado Community College in New Orleans, and he worked as a draftsman for thirty-two years for Monterey Pipeline, Standard Oil, and Exxon Corporation. Frank was the loving and devoted husband of fifty-eight years of Siseta Fontana Anselmo; the dedicated father of Frank, Vicki, Keith, and Kevin; the doting grandfather of Devin, Zach, Rachel, Danielle, and Sarah; and the father-in-law of Annemarie. He was the brother of Diana Anselmo Persica and the brother-in-law of JoAnn Fontana Kimberlin, Frank J. Fontana, Patricia Bryant Fontana, Wayne M. Persica, Bernard J. Slutsky, and Larry W. Kimberlin. He was the beloved son-in-law of Frank V. Fontana and Victoria Kennedy Fontana. He enjoyed playing sports and cycling and running, and he was a dedicated participant in the Crescent City Classic for more than twenty years. He shared his love of team sports with many boys and girls as a coach of football, basketball, cabbage ball, and volleyball at Versailles Park and Rebel Park in Chalmette. He also enjoyed gardening, reading, drawing, playing chess, and working on cars. He loved his dogs: Shaggy, Dino, Phoebe, and Wallie. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, April 9, beginning at 10:00AM. A Funeral Mass will follow in the chapel of the funeral home at 1:00PM. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans. To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.