Obituaries for DECEMBER 2005; Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by Louis Lavedan. Source: The Lafourche Daily Comet Last modified: 24 Dec 2005 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. ============================================================================ December 26. 2005 12:00AM Katherine Kerne Katherine Menuet Kerne died at home on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at the age of 94. She was surrounded by her family. She was born Katherine Irene Menuet, the daughter of Adolph Menuet and Irene Carmouche Menuet, in Napoleonville on Oct. 15, 1911. The recipient of an award in classical Latin, she won a scholarship to study the classics at Newcomb College, from which she graduated in 1932. In the same year, she married Dr. Leo J. Kerne (d. 1965), former director of Charity Hospital in New Orleans. They established a residency in Thibodaux and raised a family of six daughters. She believed in the importance of learning and pursued knowledge throughout her life. Her great interests include travel, genealogy and playing bridge with a wide circle of friends, but above all, she cherished time spent with her family. Active in numerous civic and charitable organizations, she was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Board of Directors of South Coast Gas Co. in Raceland. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands: Katherine Kerne Patton and her husband Dr. Jerry Patton of Opelousas; Janet Kerne Lapeyre and her husband Jean Lapeyre of New Orleans; Gretchen Kerne Sternfels of Thibodaux, wife of the late Ronny Sternfels Sr.; Elizabeth Kerne Bootle and her husband Dr. James Bootle of Atlanta; Deborah Kerne Bagert and her husband Brod Bagert of New Orleans; and Margot Kerne Donnes and her husband Jeff Donnes of Thibodaux. Thirty grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, and her sister Margaret Menuet Roundtree also survive her. She was preceded in death by her brother Judge Adolph Menuet and her great- granddaughter Rebecca Claire Fakier. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. followed by a memorial Mass at 11 a.m. on Thurs., Dec. 29, at St. Joseph Co-cathedral, 721 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice or to the Tulane University Katrina Rebuilding Fund. Donations may be made online at www.tulane.edu or mailed directly to Tulane University Rebuilding Fund, Tulane University, Dept. 572, P. O. Box 4869, Houston, TX, 77210-4869. Landry's Funeral Home of Thibodaux is in charge of arrangements. ============================================================================ December 28. 2005 2:41PM Katherine Kerne Katherine Menuet Kerne died at home on Wed., Dec. 21, 2005, at the age of 94. She was surrounded by her family. She was born Katherine Irene Menuet, the daughter of Adolph Menuet and Irene Carmouche Menuet, in Napoleonville, La., on Oct. 15, 1911. The recipient of an award in classical Latin, she won a scholarship to study the classics at Newcomb College, from which she graduated in 1932. In the same year, she married Dr. Leo J. Kerne (d. 1965), former director of Charity Hospital in New Orleans. They established a residency in Thibodaux and raised a family of six daughters. She believed in the importance of learning and pursued knowledge throughout her life. Her great interests include travel, genealogy and playing bridge with a wide circle of friends, but above all, she cherished time spent with her family. Active in numerous civic and charitable organizations, she was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Board of Directors of South Coast Gas Company in Raceland. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands: Katherine Kerne Patton and her husband Dr. Jerry Patton of Opelousas; Janet Kerne Lapeyre and her husband Jean Lapeyre of New Orleans; Gretchen Kerne Sternfels of Thibodaux, wife of the late Ronny Sternfels Sr.; Elizabeth Kerne Bootle and her husband Dr. James Bootle of Atlanta; Deborah Kerne Bagert and her husband Brod Bagert of New Orleans; and Margot Kerne Donnes and her husband Jeff Donnes of Thibodaux. Thirty grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, and her sister Margaret Menuet Roundtree also survive her. She was preceded in death by her brother Judge Adolph Menuet and her great-granddaughter Rebecca Claire Fakier. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. followed by a memorial Mass at 11 a.m. on Thurs., Dec. 29, at St. Joseph Co-cathedral, 721 Canal Blvd., Thibodaux. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice or to the Tulane University Katrina Rebuilding Fund. Donations may be made online at www.tulane.edu or mailed directly to Tulane University Rebuilding Fund, Tulane University, Dept. 572, P. O. Box 4869, Houston, TX, 77210-4869. Landry's Funeral Home of Thibodaux is in charge of arrangements.