East Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....McKinell, Geraldine Kolb "Gerry"  July 18, 2008
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Published in The Advocate from 7/19/2008 - 7/20/2008
Geraldine "Gerry" McKinell died peacefully in her home, Friday, July 18, 2008, 
strengthened by prayer and by the presence of her husband, Henry, members of 
her family and her care providers. Deeply rooted in her Catholic faith, she 
was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. Gerry was 
born Geraldine Olive Kolb in New Orleans on Nov. 13, 1930. She graduated as 
valedictorian from Annunciation High School in 1947. On Nov. 14, 1959, she 
married Henry Frank McKinell at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in 
New Orleans. In 1961, the couple moved to Shreveport and then, in 1976, to 
Baton Rouge, where they raised their three children and became active members 
of St. Thomas More Parish. She was employed by the Vieux Carré Commission 
(1947-1949), the Selective Service System (1949-1976) and St. Thomas More 
School Library (1977-1999). Gerry volunteered at her parish of St. Thomas More 
helping in the school and at church functions and was a blood donor for many 
years. Visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on 
Sunday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. Mass of 
Christian Burial at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Monday, 
concelebrated by the Rev. Frank Bass and the Rev. Thomas Duhé. Interment will 
follow at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by her loving husband of 48 
years, Henry Frank McKinell; her son, Keith Francis McKinell; daughter and son-
in-law, Kathleen and Dwayne Melancon; son and daughter-in-law, Kelly Joseph 
and Patricia DeLee McKinell; her brother and sisters-in-law, Francis Warren 
Jr. and Edelia Kolb and Elizabeth McKinell Breaux; and grandchildren, Daniel, 
Christine and Sara Jane Melancon. Preceded in death by her parents, Frank 
Warren Kolb Sr. and Antoinette Peeler Kolb; sister, Patricia Ann Kolb; and her 
brother, Ronald Leo Kolb. The family is grateful for the dedicated service 
provided by St. Joseph Hospice, her loving caregivers and the many friends who 
tirelessly provided support in so many ways. They have provided meals, housed 
relatives, have run all sorts of errands and, most important, have prayed 
vigilantly and have been a constant source of loving care and encouragement to 
our family. 
  


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