Gretchen Jane Potin

1932 - 2014  (82 years)

• Name	Gretchen Jane Potin
  Nickname	Queenie
  Born	9 Feb 1932	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 May 2014
  Buried	Biloxi National Cemetery, Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I129028	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Bernard Potin,   b. 15 Apr 1893, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 0Feb 1981, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth B. Joachim,   b. 5 Sep 1891, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 9 Feb 1932  (Age 40 years)
  Married	May 1917
  Family ID	F55001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wyndham George Mortimer
  Married	1970
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F55014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Gretchen P. Potin (I129028) Tree: Südpfalz / Southern Palatinate Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I129028&tree=Suedpfalz Description: Aunt Gretchen has passed away. Her middle name was Jane. Gretchen Jane Potin. The obituary incorrectly lists her father's name as James Bernard - it should be simply Bernard. http://www.bradfordokeefe.com/obituaries/Gretchen-Mortimer/#!/Obituary Yvonne Cappe [S927] Obituary. Obituary for Gretchen Potin Mortimer Gretchen Potin Mortimer died, Monday, May 5, 2014. She was 82 years of age. Mrs. Mortimer was born February 9, 1932 in New Orleans to James Bernard and Elizabeth Joachim Potin. She lived in that city until her marriage to Wyndham George Mortimer in 1970. Mrs. Mortimer was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church, where she supported and was very involved in St. Vincent de Paul Society and Our Lady of Fatima School. Mrs. Mortimer was preceded in death by her husband, Wyndham; her parents, Bernard and Elizabeth Potin; two brothers, Bernard Potin and James Bernard Potin; and a sister Elizabeth Potin Pittenger. She is survived by a step-son, Thomas R. Mortimer, his wife Leslie, and their daughter Jamie of Moraga, CA; nephew, James Bernard Pittenger, his wife, Kelly Hazel, and their son, Alexander of Minneapolis, MN; niece, Yvonne Cappe, her husband Roger of St. Francisville, LA; great niece, Jaime Abou-Shahla, her husband Faisal, and their daughters Zaria and Amaya; a very special friend, advisor, and walking buddy, Garry Bouissey of Biloxi; and her beloved Pekingese, “Pinkie”. Visitation will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church Wednesday, May 14, 2014 from 10am-noon, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial and a celebration of Mrs. Mortimer’s life. Interment will take place at Biloxi National Cemetery. All arrangements are being handled by the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church or to a charity of your choice. The family would especially like to express their gratitude to the doctors and nurses of Biloxi Regional Medical Center ICU for their love and care of our beloved Nanan while she was hospitalized. Also, many thanks to neighbor, Ann Miller, for watching after “Pinkie”. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Gretchen Potin Mortimer please visit our Sympathy Store.