Mary Carolyn Kessels Simoneaux “Bummie” died on Monday, March 29, 2021 at the age of 87. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lorraine Tillotson and Jack J. H. Kessels; her brother, Piet A. Kessels (Margaret Sellers); her cousin and godfather, The Reverend Monsignor Peter M. H. Wynhoven and her eldest son, Nicholas Earl Webster Evans. Bummie is survived by her husband of 66 years, Earl Webster Simoneaux, her three sons; Peter Wynhoven (Sarah Lynch), Collins Richard (Martha Sanchez), Charles Kessels (Kirk Eley), and four grandchildren; Nicholas Webster (Michelle Warren), Andrew Richard, William Webster, and Nicole Sarah Carolyn.
She was a graduate of Dominican High School, class of 1951, and Loyola University, with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in 1955.
Bummie loved her God, her husband, sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking, needlework, and reading. May her soul rest in peace. A private Funeral Mass will be held at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home and interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery.
The family requests Masses, or Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 (www.stjude.org), St. Joseph’s Abbey and Seminary College, 75376 River Road, St. Benedict, LA 70457 (www.saintjosephabbey.com), or to the charity of your choice.
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