Kathleen Howard Brady

Kathleen Howard Brady passed away at her daughter's home in Covington while surrounded by her loving family, after a two-year battle with lung cancer, on Saturday, July 27, 2019. She was 72 years of age.

Kathleen was the beloved mother of Gina Ippolito Winter and mother-in-law of Parrish Ross Winter; phenomenal Nana of Victoria Kathleen Winter, Sophia Claire Winter, and Natasha Maria Winter; sister of Barbara Comberrel, Ronnie Howard, David Howard, and Marian Howard; aunt of Darrin Comberrel, Kellie Freeman, David Howard, Jr., Catherine Howard, and the late Blake Howard; and great aunt of Cole Freeman, Kacey Freeman, Shelby Comberrel, and Samantha Comberrel. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Evelyn Thorn Howard and is survived by her stepmother Beverly Howard.

Kathleen was born and raised in the Irish Channel neighborhood of New Orleans. She graduated from Redemptorist High School in 1964. She worked with Ford Motor Company in Metairie for 38 years as an insurance adjustor and retired in 2006. Kathleen enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters, visiting Orange Beach, volunteering at the local library, walking in Lafreniere Park, gardening, and crossword puzzles. She loved traveling with her best friends Helen, Gwen, and Gay Lynn.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral service in the chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 12:00PM. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 10:00AM.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Kathleen’s memory to the American Cancer Society.