Bessie Gagliano Frosch passed away on May 28, 2018 at the age of 91. She was the beloved wife of the late Warren Robert Frosch, Jr., for 47 years. She was the loving mother of Robert Joseph Frosch (Maria) and proud grandmother of Elizabeth Nicole Frosch and Thomas Robert Frosch. Daughter of the late Vincent Gagliano, Sr., and Catherine Geraci Gagliano. Beloved sister of Mary Gagliano and Walter Gagliano (Sheila) and the late Anthony Gagliano, Frank Gagliano, Lucy Gagliano, Benny Gagliano, Joseph Gagliano (the late Vicki), Manuel Gagliano (Barbara), Vincent Gagliano Jr., and Salvador Gagliano Sr. (Linda). Beloved sister-in-law of the late Marilyn Austin and Lurlene Seeger. In addition to her immediate family, she is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Bessie was a proud RN and alumnus of the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing. She also received a degree in Nursing Education from LSU. She proudly served as a med surgical nurse in the United States Army National Guard, 159th Evac Hospital and was stationed at Fort Sill, OK. She spent her career in nursing working at Hotel Dieu and Mercy Hospital. She also taught nursing at the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing and LSU School of Nursing. She truly loved medicine, teaching, and being a nurse. Bessie was a parishioner of St Dominic Catholic Church and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary (St Dominic Council 3729). Relatives and friends attended an evening visitation at St. Bernard Memorial Funeral Home, 701 W. Virtue St., in Chalmette, Louisiana, on Monday June 4, 2018, and on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 775 Harrison Ave., New Orleans. A Mass of Christian Burial will followed. She was laid to rest, with military honors, in Greenwood Cemetery. To view and sign the Family Guestbook, please visit www.stbernardmemorial.com.
