[StBernard] Missing From St. Rita's

[Westley Annis]

Officials have released no list of those who survived or died at St. 
Rita's Nursing Home. A group of 50 families and friends of St. Rita's 
residents has banded together to try to track down surviving patients, 
obtain help for those already located by their loved ones, and share 
information about those who died.

The group, organized by Chicago-area resident Jodi Hanson, has so far 
located about 27 residents in nursing homes, hospitals and other care 
facilities in Louisiana and Texas. They are still trying to help 
relatives and friends find nine surviving residents of the home.

They can be contacted at stritasangels at yahoo.com.

Residents still unaccounted for include:

1. Celeste Hingle ­ New to St. Rita's

A white female, about 4 feet 10 inches tall, in her 80s with blue eyes 
and short, gray, wavy hair, Ms. Hingle has Alzheimer's disease. Other 
distinguishing features: missing lower dentures, has a hunch on her back 
and a scar on her nose. She was at Chalmette Medical Center the day of 
the storm. Lived at St. Rita's for only a few months before the storm.

2. John Collins ­ Room 306-A

A white male in his 70s with short, gray hair, Mr. Collins is very thin, 
with a long, slender face. He smiles a lot and uses his right hand to 
move his left hand. He has a son named John Collins Jr. Uses a wheelchair.

3. Beulah Gonzales ­ Room 407-B

A white female in her 80s, about 5 feet 5 inches tall with short white 
and gray hair, brown eyes. She uses a walker, likes to chew gum and talk 
about Delacroix Island, La., and loves face cream and lotion. She has a 
son.

4. Laura Lae ­ Room 311-B

A white female in her 70s, Ms. Lae is quiet and small in stature, with 
short curly white, gray hair and brown eyes. Has a daughter named Belinda.

5. Lelia Nesom ­ Room 304-B

An older white female with dark brown hair, brown eyes and a round face, 
Ms. Nesom is overweight and bed-bound. She may have some age-related 
mental slowness and frequently yells out "mama." She loves cats. She 
recently fractured her lower right leg. She was last seen at Methodist 
Hospital in New Orleans.

6. Maxine Frisschertz ­ Room 405-A

A white female in her 70s, Ms. Frisschertz weighs about 130 pounds, has 
thin, gray-brown hair, brown eyes, wears glasses and dentures and uses a 
wheelchair. She has granddaughters named Wendy and Robin.

7. Dorothy Mones ­ Room 203-B

An elderly white female with brown eyes, short gray hair, her nickname 
is Dotsie.

8. Richard Ralph ­ Room 404-A

An elderly white male with a prominent chin and crew-cut, Mr. Ralph is 
small and frail and uses a wheelchair. He has no teeth but smiles a lot. 
He also smokes.

9. Carlos Alonzo ­ Room 403-B

An older white male, Mr. Alonzo is tall and slim with dark brown hair 
and brown eyes. His wife's name was Lana. He is related to Gene Alonzo.