JoAnn Vicaro Mancuso

Josephine Antoinette (JoAnn) Vicaro Mancuso passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, March 14, 2025. She was born in Baton Rouge on June 14, 1939 to Joseph Paul Vicaro and Mary Territo Vicaro. She grew up in South Baton Rouge where she worked in her family’s grocery store and cantored at St. Agnes Catholic Church. She was honored to be a member of the University High School Class of 1957, but she was most proud of her family where she was the beloved matriarch. She genuinely enjoyed feeding, loving, and caring for anyone who walked through her door. She was a devout Catholic and could be found sitting in her chair praying through a stack of prayer cards or the rosary. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed playing the piano and ukulele. JoAnn is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Placito Joseph (PJ) Mancuso, their seven children: Greg Mancuso (Kenta), Richie Mancuso (Chris), Danna Podorsky (Mitch), Carla Westbrook (Mike), Marla Roy (Jimmy), Toni Mancuso (Kirk), and Ken Mancuso (Jeanne); eighteen grandchildren: Olivia Neill (Chase), Paul Michael Mancuso (Lauren), Mark Mancuso (Hailey), Kathryn Mancuso, Jennifer Mancuso, Mindy Estave (Jacob), Brian Mancuso (Jordyn), Matthew Mancuso (Michael), Elizabeth Podorsky, Andrew Podorsky, Joseph Westbrook (Megan), Maria Frazier (Micah), Chase Roy (Angela), Travis Roy (Baileigh), Koby and Gabi Mancuso, Sarah and Lauren Mancuso; and twelve great-grandchildren: Caroline, Camille and Carson Neill, Lilly, Levi and Emma Estave, Luke Mancuso, Cameron, Caroline, Peyton and Connor Roy, Anna Marie Frazier. She is also survived by her sister, Rosemary Wofford. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary Vicaro, and three sisters, Cecile Lee, Virgie Broussard, and Theresa Spedale. Visitation will be on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church, 14040 Greenwell Springs Road, from 10:00 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am. Burial to follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.