Mary Rees Cornibè passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the age of 90 to join her beloved husband, Paul “Emmett” Cornibè, after 59 years as a devoted wife and mother to their four children. Mary was a daughter of the late Otto J. Rees and Catherine Rusha and sister of the late Otto A. Rees. Mother of Robert E. Cornibè, Jamie Ann C. LeBlanc (Leo), Paula Marie C. Duplantis (Craig) and the late Lorah Lee C. Lewis (David). Grandmother to six grandchildren: Todd Lewis; Leo, Darren and Gary LeBlanc; Nathan Duplantis and Jennifer Ricks. Mary had thirteen Great Grandchildren: Kayla, Tayler, Landon, Emmett, Leo, Andrew, Lily, Henry, Claire, Logan, Asher, Brynlee and Jett. She was married in 1951 and resided with her husband Emmett in Chateau Estates East for 38 years before becoming a resident of the Nouveau Marc Retirement Community in 2014. There she enjoyed playing bingo, pokeno, horseracing and solving word puzzles. Mary was a kind-hearted, gentle, loving and caring person.
Relatives and friends of the family, also priests and parishioners of Divine Mercy and Our Lady of the Lake, are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 12:00 noon with visitation beginning at
10:00 am to 12:00 noon. Interment will immediately follow the Mass at the Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum in New Orleans, LA. In accordance with the Orleans parish mandate, all guests will be required to wear masks.
Mary will be dearly missed by her family and friends.
The family invites you to share fond memories and condolences online at www.lakelawnmetairie.com
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