Paulette Ellsworth Ancar

December 29, 2020

Paulette Ellsworth Ancar passed away on December 29, 2020. She was born on June 21, 1952 to the late Paul Leon Ellsworth and Doris Soupenne Ellsworth. She is survived by her devoted husband, Clarence J. Ancar, her loving daughters, Ashley H. Ancar and Kristin Ancar Gerdes, her son-in-law, Louis Gerdes and her grandson, Aiden McCormick. She also leaves to mourn her sister, Patricia Ellsworth, Aunts Aurelia Soupenne Rousseve, Shirley Barras Ellsworth and Phoebe Honore Lastrapes, sisters-in-law Brenda Lear and Yolande Ancar Adams, brother-in-law Murray Ancar, niece Greer Adams and nephew Winston Lear. Paulette had a special loving relationship with her many cousins: Kathleen Soupenne, Kelvin Rousseve (Gail), Todd Soupenne (Brooke), the Ancar’s, the Ellsworth’s, the Rousseve’s, the Honore’s, the LeDuff’s, the Marine’s, the Frick’s and the Claude’s. Relatives and Friends are invited to attend the visitation to be held at Corpus Christi-Epiphany Catholic Church, 2022 St. Bernard Avenue on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 from 8 am to 10 am. Private Mass of Christian Burial at 10 am. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions be made to St. Katharine Drexel Prep in memory of Paulette Ellsworth Ancar https://drexelprep.com/donateskdp.com or Ladies for Purple Scholars Foundation, 7500 Afton Drive, New Orleans, LA. 70127 in memory of Paulette Ellsworth Ancar http://app.easytithe.com/app/giving/ladiesforpurplescholars Services entrusted to D.W. Rhodes Funeral Homes, 3933 Washington Ave. New Orleans, LA.