- Date Of Birth: August 1, 1936
- Date Of Death: February 16, 2009
- State: Louisiana
Irma Ruth Acosta Gomez passed away February 16, 2009 in East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 72 years old, born in New Orleans, LA and resided in Metairie for the last thirty years. She was the daughter of the late Louis Acosta and Lydia Acosta. She is survived by her sister, Vilora Acosta Bergeon (Denis) of Slidell, LA. Her husband, Louis, of 43 years was by her side as were her children as she left this world to join Jesus and his angels. She has been in the hospital since late January and succumbed to illness. She was mother to Pamala (Robert) Schmidt, Louis (Leslie) Gomez, Jr. of MS, Terence (Carrie) Gomez of AZ., Dr. Yvonne Gomez (late Bruce Eberhardt) of ND., and Elizabeth Sykes of CA. Irma was grandmother to Charle, Robert Jr., Andrew Schmidt, Christina Leopold of TX., John Louis and Emilio Gomez, Christopher, Jonathan, Bradley Gomez, Joshua and Eve Sykes of CA. and Brandon and Jordan Eberhardt of ND. She was great-grandmother to Ariel Jade and Calli Alexis Schmidt, and Alexander Leopold. Her nieces are Denise Punch, Janine Buck, and her nephew Denis Bergeron, Jr. She retired from the Jefferson Parish School System after teaching for many years at Miesler Middle School as an ESL teacher.
