Barbara Ann Vicknair Glorioso

Barbara Ann Vicknair Glorioso passed away on Friday, January 31, 2025 at the age of 89. She was born in New Roads, Louisiana and was a resident of LaPlace, Louisiana.. Among her favorite things to do as a child was to go fishing with her father. We know this because she mentioned it often! As an adult she had many hobbies: baking (especially when making Italian fig cookies with family), collecting thimbles from around the world, and gardening (she was happiest with her fingers in the dirt). Though she didn't have the faintest idea how to cook when she got married, she eventually developed into a spectacular home chef. In addition to raising four children, she had multiple careers. She worked at the popular (and now defunct) department store Maison Blanche, where she was a saleswoman; and as a bookkeeper for a truck repair shop, the Metairie Ford dealership and the local L’Observateur newspaper, among others. But that's not all: she also sold frozen treats called hucklebucks to neighborhood kids from her kitchen window. She bought, restored and sold antiques, and learned how to hand-weave cane seats for vintage chairs. She even operated her own antique shop with a friend, and had a stall in an antique mall in Ponchatoula. Later in life, she spent over two decades working part-time at the St. John Parish Library in LaPlace. And when she retired, she volunteered in the Obstetrics unit of River Parish Hospital. As a mom, she loved and supported her children through good times and bad. She even took in young people who needed help or a safe place to stay for a little while. Her heart was big enough for anything that came her way. Beloved mother of Ritchie Glorioso (Barbara), Perry Glorioso (Mark), Bonnie Atkinson (Mark, deceased) and the late Glenn Glorioso. Grandmother of Jessica Rickley (Kenneth), Jennifer Sopczak (Mikie), Vincent Glorioso (Melissa), Taylor Atkinson, Michael Glorioso and Alexander Atkinson (Olivia). Great-grandmother of Ashlyn Vasquez, Lauren Rickley and Kye Sopczak. Daughter of the late Etta Didier Vicknair and Etienne Vicknair. Sister of Willie Mae LaBranche, Linda Andry and Marie Etta Hymel. The family would like to express their heartfelt love and appreciation to her neighbors Kerry Marks and Jose Salmeron for their overwhelming support; her caregiver Julie Duhe; ACG Hospice; and her primary care provider Dr. Colin Bailey. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Visitation and Funeral Service at Millet-Guidry Funeral Home, 2806 W. Airline Hwy., LaPlace on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. followed by a Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. To share memories or condolences please visit www.milletguidry.com

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Barbara Ann Vicknair Glorioso

October 27, 1935 - January 31, 2025