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Karlyn Kilian Pecoul

1944 - 2021

Karlyn Kilian Pecoul obituary, 1944-2021, New Orleans, LA

BORN

1944

DIED

2021

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Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries

5100 Pontchartrain Blvd.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Karlyn Pecoul Obituary

Karlyn Kilian Pecoul passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, at the age of 77. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on June 20, 1944, to the late William V. Kilian and Evelyn J. Federico Kilian. Karlyn is survived by her beloved husband of over 57 years, John J. Pecoul, Jr.; daughter Meliss Pecoul Carlson; granddaughter Layne Nicole Carlson; sister-in-law Kathleen Pecoul Camp (Charles); nieces and nephew Lisa Killian Lewman (Dan), Kenneth Scott Killian (Maria), Laura Camp Freeman (Jared), Katy Camp Nevis (Junior), and Kelly Camp Perret (Daniel). She is preceded in death by her parents; son Keith Wayne Pecoul; brother William E. Kilian and mother and father-in-law John Joseph Pecoul, Sr. and Erma Ladner Pecoul. Karlyn was a member of the Golden Age Club and former Girl Scout leader. She worked for New Orleans Homestead and Ochsner Transplant Department. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Service in the Chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, on Monday, October 25, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. To view and sign the guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

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Published by The Times-Picayune from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25, 2021.

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Ann E Maranto

October 20, 2021

John and Meliss - I worked with Karlyn at GNO for several years until I moved to Georgia. One of the sweetest ladies I ever knew. So sorry for your loss.

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