Helene Alma McDonnell Neathamer

NEATHAMER Helene Alma McDonnell Neathamer passed away on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at the age of 82. She is survived by her five children, Joseph, Jr. (Mayte), Mark (Lisa), Susan (Marc), Richard (Lisa) and Robert (Christina), their nine grandchildren, Kimberly (Matt), Christine (Mark), Gary Allen, Jessica (Lee), Christina, Celeste, Rachel, Ashley, Ryan and their three great grandchildren Helene, Owen, Emma and by Jonathan, Elizabeth, Mathew and Sara. Mrs. Neathamer was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joseph Martin Neathamer, her parents, Alma Chapman McDonnell, William J. McDonnell, her brothers, William (Billy) McDonnell, Francis and Jimmy. She was a member of the Telephone Belle Wives and engaged in countless hours of volunteer work for the Telephone Pioneers of America, New Orleans Children's Hospital and the Louisiana Special Olympics. Family and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service on Monday, September 10, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park and Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Louisiana Special Olympics at http://laso.org/PageDisplay.asp?p1=9710.