Margaret Mary (Robichaux) Elliott, age 93, of Sylvania, Ohio and formerly of Ada, Ohio and Punta, Gorda, Florida passed away peacefully on November 6, 2022. She was born on August 18, 1929, in Taft, Louisiana to Albert and Edna (Haydel) Robichaux.
Margaret was the oldest of five children. Her younger siblings Albert “Dennis,” Milton “Jackie,” and Joan preceded her in death. Her youngest brother, David Robichaux, survives in Mexico City, Mexico.
At the age of 16, Margaret attended nursing school. Tuition for the entire program was $72 and covered all three years of training, uniforms, room and board. In 1949 Margaret graduated, moved to Kansas to work as the head nurse at a small hospital before returning to New Orleans after one year. She worked as a nurse at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana and eventually was promoted to be head nurse of female orthopedics floor. As a member of the Charity Hospital Alumni, Margaret established a nursing scholarship in her name for future students.
It was at Charity Hospital that she met her future husband, Dr. Robert Elliott, who was also known to friends as “Jake.” The two were engaged in 1954 and married in Columbus, Ohio on August 26, 1954.
