Hazel Ory Rue

passed away peacefully on December, 18, 2024 surrounded by family. She was 84 years old.

Born on May 20, 1940 in New Orleans, Louisiana she graduated from Ursuline

Academy.

She is predeceased by her mother, Marguerite Helburn Delchamps, father Joseph

Becnel Ory and sons Joseph Becnel Fontan and Jacques Jules Fontan. She is survived by her husband, Donald A. Rue III, children, Suzanne Fontan (Todd Gonczy), Cheri Skop (Jay), Jean Paul Fontan (Carrie), Charissa Fontan Westfall (Jacques). Grandchildren Jourdan Fontan Broach (Billy), Connor Fontan (Andrea), Brady, Amber, Ethan, Addison, Dathan and Mary Fontan, Kai (Abigail), Noah (Elizabeth), Cami and Zoe Skop, and great-grandchildren, Lily and William Broach (III), and Eleanor Skop.

Hazel was a stay-at-home mom for many years, then worked in the insurance field and owned an Allstate agency before retiring. Hazel’s life work, however, was her family. She was a room mother, Girl Scout leader, was always at a ball park or soccer field or driving to ballet lessons. Hazel loved all things New Orleans: parades, po’boys, the Saints, and Five O’Clock cocktails.

A Celebration of Life service will take place on December 28, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Free Church of the Annunciation, 4505 S. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, LA. To honor a colorful lady, please no black. Hazel would want this to be a true celebration of life and she loved bright colors. The brighter the clothes you wear, the happier you will make her.