Marlene Pender Costanza Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2025-03-11T16:00:00
End: 2025-03-11T17:00:00
Location: Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home

We are sad to announce that on March 3, 2025, at the age of 91, Marlene Pender Costanza (New Orleans, Louisiana) passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Marlene Pender Costanza to pay them a last tribute.

As Marlene Pender departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Marlene Pender may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Marlene Pender leaves behind.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Edgar Pender and Thelma Pender; her husband John Costanza; her son Stephen Edgar Costanza; and her sister Joan Pender McManus (Marion).

She is survived by: her brother Edgar Pender (Melanie); her daughter-in-law Sarah Costanza; and her grandchildren, Natalie Costanza, Wyatt Costanza and Carter Costanza.

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March 21, 2025

Barry Marino wrote a sympathy message

“I am saddened to hear of the passing of Mrs. Castanza. As Miss Pender, she was my second grade teacher at C. F. Rowley in the 1964-65 school year. Ms. Pender was a lovely lady and a wonderful teacher. I will always remember her kindness.”

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Mar 11

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Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home
5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124

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5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124

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