Elaine Chagnard Dahlgren

Elaine Chagnard Dahlgren, 70, of Bay St. Louis, MS passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023 in Bay St. Louis, MS.

Elaine was a member of St. Clare Catholic Church in Waveland, MS. She loved to volunteer at the Bay-Waveland Headstart.

She also enjoyed sewing, cooking, coloring, Facebooking, her pets, her rocking chair, and loved watching her favorite girls dance on their dance team. She was a huge fan of the Saints and Alabama. And as a member of Bay High class of '74, she loved her Bay High Tigers. Elaine loved all her kids, grandkids, and adopted-babies/grandbabies. Everybody called her mom or grandma and no matter what life brought she always wore a smile. She was a wonderful and loving mother, and grandmother who will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her youngest son, Adam Dahlgren; parents, Adrien & Lillian Chagnard; and brother, John Chagnard, Sr.

She is survived by her five children, Nancy Dahlgren; Hilda Lindley (Timothy), William Dahlgren, Sr. (Angel), Adriana Dahlgren, and Kira Viverito; sixteen grandchildren, Adam, JJ, Kendyl, Star, William Jr., Alex, Jasmine, Ethan, Da'Quan, Keshawn, Nay Nay, Donald IV, KK, Catalaya "Bug", and Bailey, with number seventeen on the way; adopted grandson, Fred; grandson-in-law, Aaron; and granddaughter-in-law, Alyssa.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at St. Clare Catholic Church from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. She will be interred at Waveland Cemetery in Waveland, MS where she will finally rest.

Edmond Fahey Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Elaine Chagnard Dahlgren.