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Helen Mohrmann McCarthy

1919 - 2019

Helen Mohrmann McCarthy obituary, 1919-2019, New Orleans, LA

BORN

1919

DIED

2019

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Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries

5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Helen McCarthy Obituary

Helen Mohrmann McCarthy passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at age 99. She was born on December 11, 1919 in New Orleans. Daughter of the late William F. J. Mohrmann and Ruth Ackermann Mohrmann. Beloved wife of the late Edward J. McCarthy, Sr. Mother of Edward J. McCarthy, Jr. (Suzanne), Kathleen Ceips, Stephanie Seenappa (Sri), and the late Kevin Patrick McCarthy. Sister of the late Marion Kreis, Eugene Mohrmann, Thelma Frisard, and Adolph Mohrmann. Grandmother of Edward McCarthy III, Mark McCarthy, Colleen Fowlkes (David), Maija Miller (Jerry), Michael Seenappa, and Sara Seenappa. Great grandmother of Caitlin and Callista McCarthy, and Luke and Zachary Miller. Helen was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Mandeville for 35 years. A private service was held at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home on Saturday, August 10, 2019. To view and sign the Funeral Guest Book online, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com

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Published by The Times-Picayune from Aug. 11 to Aug. 12, 2019.

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Sara Seenappa

August 11, 2019

I love you so much grandma! I'll always remember playing cards with you endlessly, coming in your room at night to tell you goodnight, and of course our top secret handshake that was performed nightly.
Love, Sara<3

Kathleen Ceips

August 11, 2019

Mom,
You will be missed always. Thank you for being the most amazing Mother. Heaven has surely gained an Angel.

L❤VE,
Kathy

Mel Ceips

August 10, 2019

"Grandma" you will be missed the rest of my life. Such a wonderful lady until the end. You will not be forgotten.
Rest in peace finally.

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