Jean Marie Louviere Cambre peacefully entered eternal rest at her residence surrounded by her family on Sunday, June 10, 2012. She was born in Houston, grew up in Kenner and was a resident of Norco since 1960.

She graduated from Kenner High School and earned a B.S. in Education from Loyola and a Masters Degree from Tulane University. She was a foreign language teacher with the Jefferson Parish School System  for over 30 years and after retirement worked as a French Teacher at Riverside Academy in Reserve.

Jean Marie was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution Vieux Carre Chapter as a member and former regent and the Daughters of the Confederacy and was a dedicated member of the St. Joan of Arc and Sacred Heart choirs.

She was the wife of the late Rodney L. Cambre Sr., daughter of the late Caroline “Carrie” Marie Bourque and Joseph Eugene Louviere, mother of Rodney L. Cambre Jr., Michelle C. Duhe (Doyle), Andre E. Cambre (Leslie), Denise A. Cambre and Carey C. Rochelle (George) and grandmother of Cameron, Aaron, Clayton and Caroline Cambre, George, Shelby and Abby Rochelle and Meredith and Michael Duhe.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend the visitation from 9 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. on Friday, June 15, 2012, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, 401 Spruce St., Norco. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m., with Father Terry Becnel serving as officiant. Interment will follow at St. Charles Borromeo Mausoleum in Destrehan.

The family extends special thanks to dedicated caregivers Angela Anderson and Laura Bennett for their love, kindness and support shown during their mother’s illness. They also thank to the staff of Visiting Angels and Serenity Hospice.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of H.C. Alexander Funeral Home in Norco.

Friends and family may express their condolences at www.hc alexanderfuneral home.com.