Juanita Ann Becnel Haydel, PHD, 74, a native and resident of Luling passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023.
Visitation will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church on Tuesday, September 12th from 9:00 a.m. until funeral time. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow in St. Charles Cemetery.
Juanita is survived by her husband of 52 years, David S. Haydel; sons, David S. (Jan) Haydel, Jr., and Michael A (April) Haydel; grandchildren, Hudson Haydel, Abrahm Haydel, and Canaan Haydel; siblings, Roland Becnel, Jr., Lewis Becnel, Carolyn Zeringue, Sidney Becnel, Cynthia Murphy, Robert Becnel, Gerard Becnel, Earl Becnel, and Miriam Palmisano.
Juanita was preceded in death by her parents, Roland, Sr. and Heloise Becnel.
Juanita was a Christian, sister, wife, Mom, Grandma, Godmother, caregiver, teacher, principal, supervisor, professor, mentor, and church volunteer.
She worked 30 years with St. Charles Parish Schools and 10 years as an associate professor at UNO.
She earned her BA degree in 1971 from LSU, M.Ed from UNO in 1978, and PhD from UNO in 1997.
Throughout her life and career, her personal motto was always “Children First!”
Her family thanks the staff of SummerHouse Ashton Manor and Haydel Memorial Hospice for their kind care in her final years.
In lieu of flowers, her family requests memorial donations to Alzheimer’s Research (alz.org/research) or Catholic Relief Services (crs.org).
Falgout Funeral Home is honored to serve the Haydel family.
I was so sorry to learn of Juanita’s passing. While we lost touch a while ago, I cherished my time working and learning with Juanita at UNA and in our shared projects when she was still working as an educational leader in St. Charles Parish. She was a wonderful colleague, and a terrific person. Our condolences and love to the family.