Gwendolyn Ourso

Gwendolyn Stierwald Ourso, 69, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Raceland, LA, passed away on Saturday, April 4th, 2026. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Gwendolyn is survived by her husband, Richard Ourso; son, Damian Ourso (Shelly); daughter, Tiffanie Sandoz (Richard); grandchildren, Tristan Ourso, Natalie Ourso, Ashlen Sandoz, Laurel Sandoz, Richard Sandoz III, and Maura Sandoz; brother, Merrill Stierwald Jr. (Sandra); and her nieces, Kristel Scheuermann and daughter Mia Nuzzolo, Audra Scheuermann and children Gavin Assavedo and Briar Rose Assavedo, Alesandra Nugent (Gerard) and daughter Zoey Nugent, Aurora Hahn (Christian) and children Gemma, Gianna, and Dominic Hahn, and Veronika Hoover (Evan).

She was preceded in death by her parents, Merrill and Audrey Stierwald; sister, Audrey Scheuermann (George); and nephew, Merrill Stierwald III.

Visitation will be held at St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church in Mathews, LA on Thursday, April 16th from 9:00 am until service time. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am, with a graveside service to follow at the church cemetery.

Gwendolyn loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed God’s creation, especially animals. She lived her life greatly devoted to God, deeply loving Jesus and His Blessed Mother through her Catholic Faith, and was an inspiration to many. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

In lieu of flowers, Gwendolyn’s wish was for donations to be made to EWTN in order to spread God’s Word, to the USO for the soldiers who give their lives for us, or to the St. Francis Animal Sanctuary at P.O. Box 0616 in Mandeville, LA for God’s creatures that she loved so much!

Falgout Funeral Home is honored to serve the Ourso family.