Mary Ellen Brandstetter Haas, age 88, passed away with her loving family by her side on November 25, 2017. She was born on March 14, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She leaves behind her loving and devoted husband, Emmett J. Haas, Sr., they have been married for 65 years. Daughter of the late Marie Simon and Francis J. Brandstetter. She is also preceded in death by her sister; Lorraine J. Brandstetter Romero. Mary Ellen is survived by her son; Emmett J. Haas, Jr., her sisters; Edith Eva Shoemaker, Clara Helen Brandstetter, and brother; Francis Joseph Brandstetter III., along with numerous nieces and nephews.
She is a past member of St. Edward the Confessor Parish Church in Metairie, Louisiana and also a member of the Metairie, Louisiana AARP chapter at East Jefferson General Hospital, she loved to travel, and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a visitation at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, Louisiana on Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm with a Mass of Christian Burial service beginning at 1:00 p.m., officiated by her nephew Father Jonathan Hemelt. Entombment will take place at St. Louis No. 3, 3421 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. On-line condolences may be left for the family at www.leitzeaganfuneralhome.com.
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