Myra Rose Madron Blancher

Myra Rose Madron Blancher April 16, 1932 – June 26, 2026 New Orleans, Louisiana Myra Rose Madron Blancher, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed peacefully from this life on June 26, 2026, at her home in Metairie, Louisiana. She was 94 years old and, true to the woman she had always been, she departed surrounded by the family that was the very center of her long and abundantly lived life. Born on April 16, 1932, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Hilda Meilleur, Myra grew up steeped in the warmth and character of the city she would always call home. On July 19, 1952, she married John A. Blancher in New Orleans, beginning a partnership and a family that would define her in every way. Together they made their home in Metairie, where Myra would remain for the next 73 years - in the same house, on the same street - a quiet testament to a woman who put down roots and kept them. She wore many hats across her working years: real estate agent, a skilled bookkeeper who kept the books at Rock’n’Bowl, a homemaker of the highest order, and - those who knew her best would insist this be noted - a formidable blackjack player who played the game with the same focus and delight she brought to everything she loved. Myra was Roman Catholic, a faithful parishioner of St. Louis King of France parish in Bucktown, where her faith was not merely practiced but lived. It shaped the way she loved, the way she gave, and the way she held her family together across generations. And it was family - always - that was Myra’s greatest work. She was, in the words of those who loved her most, the glue that held them all together, extending far beyond her own offspring to siblings, nieces, nephews, and their families. Nothing was more dear to her than the people she called hers, and nothing gave her more joy than watching them play. An avid sports fan who never missed a game - not of her children, not of her grandchildren, not of her great-grandchildren - she showed up, season after season, stadium after stadium, gym after gym, because that is what Myra did. She showed up. Her one gentle regret, shared with characteristic grace in her final days, was that she would not be around to see her great-great-grandson’s first at bat. If there is a bleacher in heaven, she has already found her seat. John A. Blancher, her husband of many decades, preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents; her sister, Gail Lingle; her sister-in-law, Dottie; and her granddaughter, Tina Majoue. Myra is survived by her children: John P. Blancher (Deborah), Becky Ann Blancher, and Myra Rose Mitchell (Bernard). She is further survived by her siblings Joe Madron and Marvel Desroche (Richard); her grandchildren John Anthony Blancher (Christine), Eve Blancher Hankins (Jimmy), and Billy Joseph Majoue (Kim); her eight great-grandchildren Piper Blancher Guillory (Kade), Tatum Hankins, Blaise Blancher, Lola Blancher, Hale Hankins, Luca Hankins, Nolan Majoue, and Madelyn Rose Majoue; and her great-great-grandson John Henry Guillory, along with a wide and devoted family of nieces, nephews, and friends who were, in Myra’s world, never anything less than family. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at noon, both at St. Rita’s Church, 2729 Lowerline Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. The family asks that those who wish to honor Myra’s memory do so by showing up for someone they love - at a game, at a table, or simply at the door. “Nothing was more dear to her than family, and we are all indebted.” To share memories or condolences, please visit www.muhleisen.com

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Myra Rose Madron Blancher

April 16, 1932 - June 26, 2026