Ralph Nicholas Watermeier Jr.

It is with great sadness that the family of Ralph Nicholas Watermeier, Jr, announce his passing. Ralph died peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on December 1st, 2020, in New Orleans, Louisiana, of heart complications. He was 77 years old.

Ralph will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 55 years, Patricia “Patsy” Kohler Watermeier of Metairie, Louisiana; his children, David Wayne and wife, Regina, and their children, Rachel Claire, Sarah Katherine, and Ashley Elaine Watermeier, of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Blake Andrew and wife, Karen, and his children, Brady Patrick, Anna Paige, and Carys Addyson Watermeier, of Atlanta, Georgia. Ralph will also be sadly missed by his siblings, Connie Calongne, of Houston, Texas, and Kathleen Delaune, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was predeceased by his father and mother, Ralph Nicholas, Sr. and Addie Higgins Watermeier, and his brother, Gilbert John Watermeier.

Ralph was born on April 30th, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Jesuit High School in 1961 and went on to attend Louisiana State University, where he graduated in 1967 with a degree in Business Administration.

He was a sales manager for a wholesale appliance company and for Gulf Marine & Industrial Supplies. Ralph was an avid collector of tools and loved organizing his garage. He retired in 2011 and spent his remaining years traveling and enjoying time with his family. He was a kind and gentle man with a contagious positive attitude and deep compassion for others.

A reception in his memory is scheduled from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans, Louisiana. A eulogy will be delivered at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Patsy’s favorite cause (and thus, of course, Ralph’s), Spaymart, may be made at www.spaymart.org/donate or P.O. Box 6493, Metairie, LA 70009.

Per current COVID regulations masks are required at all times.

To view and sign the guest book, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com