KENNER, La. — Sue Rose Wright Pellerin, widow of Pellerin Milnor Corp. co-founder Norvin Leroy Pellerin, died Friday due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease, the company reports. She was 84.
She was the former first secretary and treasurer for the laundry machinery manufacturer founded in 1947 by her husband and her father-in-law. She was married to Norvin Pellerin for 62 years before his death in 2013.
Sue Pellerin was a graduate of McMain High School and attended Sophie Newcomb College. She and her husband enjoyed traveling and visited interesting destinations on every continent.
She is survived by her children, James Willis Pellerin (Stacy); Julie Pellerin Bukrey (Charles), Grand Rapids, Mich.; Curtis Allen Pellerin (Maria); and Renée Pellerin Gordon (Robert), Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; her brother, James Luther Wright Jr., Tifton, Ga.; her sister, Vera Louise Thibaut, Mandeville, La.; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday in New Orleans.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Alzheimer’s Association, South Louisiana Chapter (3445 North Causeway Blvd., Ste. 902, Metairie, LA 70002), or The Pellerin Foundation, which awards merit-based college scholarships (P.O. Box 400, Kenner, LA 70063).
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