Anne R. Eberly

Anne Marie Reinhart was born in 1934 in the Appalachian village of Coulter, Pa., near Pittsburgh. After elementary school, she went to McKeesport High School every morning by train. Her family took care of the Catholic Mission church in Coulter. Every Sunday they prepared breakfast for the visiting priest. After graduating from high school, she got a job at the Westinghouse Atomic Energy Commission on the project which was responsible for building the Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine. Anne met her husband, Paul Eberly, in 1954. They were married a year later. She kept her job until Paul graduated from Carnegie Mellon, then Carnegie Tech. They moved to Baton Rouge where Paul worked at the Exxon Research Laboratory. They had four children, Cynthia, Joyce, John and Charles. While raising her children, Anne continued her studies at LSU and obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology, concentrating on senior citizens. She worked with the St. Vincent de Paul Society. She also worked as a volunteer at The Guest House, a private nursing home on Florida Boulevard. Anne then worked as a part-time employee for BREC's senior citizens programs. She was then hired full-time at BREC and was a senior citizen director at various locations including Turner Plaza and Sharlo. She taught ceramics, quilting and organized trips and other activities. After an injury to her arm, she retired in late 1993. Anne and her husband became members of Sacred Heart in 1957. They always thought of Sacred Heart as their home parish. Anne and her husband became members of the Sacred Heart Choir when the Rev. Dugas was there. They contributed to the Renaissance program and were gratified to see the glorious paintings restored. Quite often, Anne went to daily Mass at Our Lady of Mercy and was a member of the Adoration Society until her illness prevented her from attending. Anne was a woman with a good heart and had a deep understanding of poverty and the bad effects of segregation. She dedicated her life to helping others. She was well liked by both the black and white people of Baton Rouge. Anne is survived by her husband, Paul E. Eberly; two daughters, Cynthia Hanson and Joyce Azhar; two sons, John Eberly and Charles Eberly; sister, Kathleen Reinhart; and five grandchildren, Nicholas Eberly, Alison Hanson, Alexander Eberly, Jamie Azhar and Andrea Azhar. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Anna Reinhart; two sisters, Mary Ellen Witherow, Estelle Sabol; and a brother, Harold Reinhart. Visitation at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Wednesday, Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at noon. Interment to follow in Greenoaks Memorial Park. Special thanks to her caregivers, Beulah Turner and Laura Yaghi. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge Butterfly Wing.