Dolores "Lola" Buras

Dolores "Lola" Josephine Saravia Buras, 81 years old, went home to be with our Lord on Monday, April 27, 2015 at 5:30am. She was a native of Plaquemines Parish, living in Empire, LA for 40 years and in Gretna, LA for 41 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Gustave Richard Buras, her parents, Manuel Saravia, Sr. and Pauline Cossich Saravia and her brother, M.C. "Chico" Saravia (Jessie). She is the beloved mother of Sharon Buras Hennessey (Jim), and Rocky Buras (Sherry). She is survived by her grandchildren, Ricci Broussard Hebert (Craig), Becky Buras Reed (Lyle), Breana Buras Dunne (Brian), and Jamie Buras. Her great grandchildren are Julianne and Jacques Hebert, Nicholas and Nathan Reed, Logan, Emma, and Brianna Dunne, Caleb and Sabrina Mayer. Of all the names through her life, her favorite was hearing a small voice calling "Mi-Mi". Loving aunt and "Nannie" to Carla Saravia Uhermick (Mike), Gifford Saravia (Paula), Brent Saravia (Vickie), and Madeline Dedek McKinney (Darryl), along with numerous great and great great nieces and nephews. She was the proud Godmother to Toni L. Dimak, Dale de la Cruz and Gifford Saravia. Lola and Gus were the proud owners of ABC Shoe Repair in Gretna for many years and truly enjoyed seeing family and friends from "down the road" stop by for a visit. Besides their love of dancing and music, their favorite travels were to visit her cousins, Dr. Carlos Cossich and Victoria de Polo in Guatemala along with their families. She is survived by numerous cousins in America, Guatemala, and El Paso, Canary Islands, Spain. The family extends grateful thanks to Ms. Dee Dee Holcomb for the love and care given over the past 3 years along with thanks to Hearts of Hospice for their recent care and to Ms. Marilyn Evans, Brenda Jackson and Karen Dickerson for their tender loving care these past three weeks. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass in the chapel of Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Expwy, Harvey, LA on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 11am. Interment, Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2015 from 6pm until 9pm and again on Thursday morning from 9am until 11am. Family and friends may view and sign the online guest book at www.mothefunerals.com .