Jeanette Frances DiBenedetto Perise, of Tickfaw, Louisiana, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at her home at the age of 72.  She was born on Thursday, July 25, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois to the late Maria Carmella Allotta DiBenedetto and the late Salvatore DiBenedetto.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Over a lifelong career in retail management, she met many friends and made many people very happy.

Jeanette is survived by her daughters, JoAnn Harper (Jeff), and Amanda Perise Ridgel; sons, Joseph DiBenedetto (Tammi), and Anthony "Tony" Perise; grandchildren, Christopher Harper, Jeffrey Harper (Roxanne), Elizabeth DiBenedetto Nasci (Ronnie), Anthony Perise (Angelica), Victoria Perise, and Daniel Ridgel; great-grandchildren, Ian Harper and Vincent Duhon; sister, Rose Mary Cotton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Jeanette was preceded in death by her husband, Salvatore Anthony Perise; three sisters, Jose Liles, Mattie Martha Scalise, and Sara Peebles; and two brothers, Giusto "Gus" DiBenedetto and Rosario "Roy" DiBenedetto; .

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Visitation at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, 2000 N. Morrison Blvd. Hammond, Louisiana 70401, on Saturday, November 10, 2018 from 9:00 am until the Funeral Service begins at 12:00 pm.  

Interment will follow at Colonial Cemetery in Independence, Louisiana.