Elunka T. Ferrier

Elunka Tureaud Ferrier passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the age of 73. She is the daughter of the late Louis Pierre Tureaud and the late Clara Duroncelet Tureaud. The devoted wife of 53 years to Robert Joseph Ferrier, Sr; loving mother of Robin Michelle Ferrier, Robert Joseph Ferrier, Jr (Becky), and Louis Peter Ferrier (Kellie); sister of Darrilyn Tureaud Lawrence; grandmother of Jarrod, Lauren, Bria, Kailyn, Jaycob, Louis Jr., Riley, Aria, and Robert Joseph III. Close aunt and like a second mother to her niece Vanessa Negusse and her nephews, Morris Lawrence III, Jason C. Lawrence, and Jarret D. Lawrence. She is also survived by her Sister and Brother-In-Laws, and her nieces and nephews of her very large extended family. Elunka earned a Bachelor's Degree from Xavier University of New Orleans and a Master's Degree plus 30 from the University of New Orleans where she studied Romance Languages. She went on to enjoy a career as a teacher at Xavier Prep, Edna Karr High, Joseph S. Clark High, and John F Kennedy High. She served as a professor at University of New Orleans for a year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd in New Orleans, on Monday, November 11, 2019 at 10 AM. Visitation will begin at 8:30 AM. Interment will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Norman Meyer in New Orleans.