June Pourciau Magner passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on November 26, 2023 at the age of 89. She was born on June 8, 1934 in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from The Academy of the Holy Angels, she married her high school sweetheart, Earl. While their family was growing, she was an active participant in the Catholic Church as a secretary of the CCD program at St. Jerome, as well as the editor for the bulletin at Nativity of Our Lord and Eucharistic Minister. She and Earl were mentors of the in-home CCD program, Director of N.O. Cursillo Movement, Associates of Eucharistic Missionaries of St. Dominic and co-chairman of Retreats International. While their children were growing up, she was the concession stand coordinator for Wentwood Boosters. June and her husband went on to manage the Regina Coeli Retreat Center in Covington from 1985-2002. Her final years of retirement were spent in Abita Springs, LA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley J. Pourciau and Pearl Cavalier Pourciau; son, Kenneth Earl Magner; and brother, Stanley J. Pourciau, Jr.
June is survived by her husband of 69 years, Earl J. Magner, Jr.; daughters, Cheryl Reade (Mickey), Susan Basso (Mike), Jackie Battaglia (Joey), and Lesley Wandler (Scott); sons, Mitchell Magner (Becky), Karl Magner (Bridget), and Chris Magner (Denise); sisters, Linda Landry and Patricia Krakowski (Gary); grandchildren, Jay Leonard (Jessica), Cory Leonard (Mika), Ashley Navarro (Todd), Sarah Helluin (Chris), Kaitlyn Moheng (Jeffrey), Bradley Magner (Caitlin), Christian Hebert (Justin), Caroline Colomb (Mark), Claire Holcomb (Sean), Kenny Magner (Taylor), Jeffrey Magner, Joseph Battaglia IV, Alex Wandler, Jack Wandler (Taylor) and Luke Battaglia; great grandchildren, Joey Leonard; TJ, Scarlett, and Isaiah Navarro; Lydia, Chloe, and Evelyn Helluin; Weslynn Magner, Seth, Hunter, and Annabelle Moheng; Belle, Ben, Nikolai, and Liam Magner; Kate and James Hebert; Camille and Reese Colomb; Cullen Holcomb; and John Wandler; and many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral mass in the chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd in New Orleans, on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 3:00pm. Visitation will begin at 1:00pm. June will be laid to rest in Metairie Cemetery following the chapel service.
In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Dominican Sisters of Peace, 5660 Bancroft Dr, New Orleans, LA 70122.
To view and sign the family guestbook, visit lakelawnmetairie.com
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