Carmen “Ella” C. Yanez on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Age 74 years. Wife of the late Porfirio S. Yanez. Mother of Jose M. Yanez (Lynne). Grandmother of Joshua and Jeremy Yanez. Sister of Nancy Cordovis and Carlos Cordovis. Carmen was born in Havana, Cuba in 1941 and immigrated in September of 1966. She has lived in the New Orleans area since 1975. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (in Metairie Cemetery) on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 1:00 PM. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Park.