Carolyn Kuepferle Sauter

She was a parishioner of Mary Queen of Peace in Mandeville, LA and loved to spend time with her family, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed planting flowers, herbs and fig trees. When not in the garden or visiting with family, she liked to sew and collect postage stamps. She volunteered at her children’s grammar school and taught Catholic catechism.

Carolyn is preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Edward Richard Sauter, Sr; parents, Elvera Bertha Laumann and Emile Paul Kuepferle, Sr.; sister, Elvera Kuepferle Youngblood (Louis); and grandchild, Jordan Bertucci.

She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Sauter Bertucci (Mark); sons, Edward Sauter, Jr. (Julia), Michael Sauter (Karen), and Gerald Sauter (Charlene); sister, Janet Kuepferle Bordes (Louis, deceased); brother, Emile Kuepferle, Jr. (Paulette); grandchildren, Heather Sauter Schubert (Ross), Ryan Bertucci (Olivia), Andrew Sauter (Sarah), Brandon Sauter (Giselle), Adam Sauter (Bushra), Matthew Bertucci, Nicholas Bertucci, and Helaine Sauter; and great-grandchildren, Max Schubert, Iris Bertucci, Audrey Sauter, and Codi Smith.

The services will be on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 1501 W Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70471. The visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. until the mass at 12:00 p.m. The interment will follow at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum, 5454 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124. Anyone wishing to donate in lieu of sending flowers can donate to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.