Maureen Rosary O'Donnell Scheuermann

Maureen Rosary O'Donnell Scheuermann passed away peacefully at Touro Infirmary on Friday, October 6, 2023, the eve of her 90th birthday. She was born in New Orleans on October 7, 1933 to the late Francis and Eunice Ohlmeyer O’Donnell. Beloved wife of the late Louis “Rags” Scheuermann, who preceded her in death in 1997. Loving mother of Maureen, Emma, Joe (Shelly), and Ed (Stephanie) and devoted grandmother of Tyler, Nataly, Parker, and Peyton. She is also survived by her brother Francis O’Donnell, Jr., nieces Kathy Barbazon (Clem) and Karen Meyer (Gordon), and grandnephew Brett Barbazon. She was preceded in death by her sister Claire O’Donnell, her brother John O’Donnell, and grandniece Katherine Hickham. Maureen began her career as a secretary at Loyola University, where she met the love of her life, then-Loyola Baseball Coach “Rags” Scheuermann, presenting him a four leafed clover before a baseball game. They were married on June 20, 1959. “Rags” would later begin the Delgado Community College athletic department in 1974, where she became the Dolphins’ first fan, serving as a mother and later grandmother to three generations of Dolphins on her husband’s and son’s teams over the last fifty years. Her dedication and leadership of Rags’ New Orleans Boosters summer league resulted in decades of trips to the AAABA National Tournament in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where she was named an honorary citizen. Her baseball bonds created lifelong memories and cherished friendships. Maureen’s constant and supporting presence at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium earned her the nickname “the First Lady of New Orleans Baseball.” Together, she and “Rags” used the game of baseball to coach the game of life, a tradition that now spans three generations of the Scheuermann family. Maureen worked as an employee of the City of New Orleans for more than thirty years, serving in several capacities across multiple administrations at City Hall, including as a secretary to three Mayors of New Orleans until her retirement in 1991. Born on the Feast of the Holy Rosary, she was a devout and faithful catholic. Maureen was a devoted and lifelong parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi Parish Uptown, the parish’s longest-tenured parishioner at the time of her death. She celebrated the Feast of St. Francis only two days before her passing. Maureen will be remembered as a light to all who knew her throughout the many seasons of her life. Her motherly “MawMaw” wisdom, faith, hope, and joy touched the lives of everyone who met her. The family wishes to thank Velma Smith, Glenda Ingram, and Wendy Cordova for their dedicated caregiving over past nine years, as well as the physicians and staff of Touro Infirmary. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Maureen’s life on Friday, October 13, 2023 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 631 State Street, New Orleans with visitation from 9 am-noon followed by a Funeral Mass at noon. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery No. 3. Arrangements by L. A. Muhleisen & Son Funeral Home. To share memories or condolences, please visit www.muhleisen.com In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The Tradition Campaign for Delgado Community College Athletics, www.delgadoathletics.com/tradition, 615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119.

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Maureen Rosary O'Donnell Scheuermann

October 7, 1933 - October 6, 2023