Loretta Montalbano Hardy Dagro Obituary
Loretta Montalbano Hardy Dagro of Independence, Louisiana, born on September 19, 1938, passed away on July 5, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Loretta Montalbano Hardy Dagro to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Joseph Patrick Montalbano and Marie Tilda Heck Montalbano; her husbands, Rafe V. Hardy, Sr. and Andrew Joseph Dagro; her brothers, Joseph, Theodore, George, Anthony "A. J." Montalbano, John and Charles Cerniglia; and her son-in-law Wayne Macaluso.
She is survived by: her children, Rafe Hardy, Jr., Toni Hardy Barlow (Stephen) and Staci Hardy Hill; her stepchildren, Joyce Hardy Macaluso, Joey Dagro (Robin), Christine Dagro Haney, Kathy Dagro Fluesmeier (Bruce) and Steve Dagro (Laurie); and her brothers, Calvin Montalbano (Nora) and Gerald Montalbano (Karen). She is also survived by 9 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Loretta's memory to her favorite charity, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at http://www.stjude.org; or to St. Joseph Hospice at http://www.stjosephhospicefoundation.org.
