ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: KERN, WILBERT J. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: The St. Tammany News, St. Tammany, La. Published on Sunday, August 21, 2011 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= NOTE: If a Photo is available for an obituary record, a reference note will be included with the record. =========================================================== KERN ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2011/st1108.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== Wilbert J. Kern, of Pearl River, passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, at the age of 86 years. He was a member of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church and the Honey Island Lions Club. Mr. Kern is survived by five children, Kenneth Ray Kern, Jerrold Neil Kern, Brendan Gerard Kern, Gregory Joseph Kern and Christine Louise Kern; three brothers, Melvin, Roland and Raymond Kern; 10 grandchildren, Barry, Steven, Jerry, Justin, Kayla, Stacy, Nathelie, Gabrielle, Jordan and Tabatha and five great-grandchildren, Mason, Griffin, Emma, Chloe and Haiden Caroline. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcella Stoltz Kern; a son, Wilbert ÒJoeyÓ Joseph Kern, Jr. and his parents, Roland Adrian Kern and Claudia Griffin Kern Valance. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011 at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 66192 St. Mary Dr., Pearl River, with visitation from 6 Ð 9 p.m. Monday at D.T. Williams Funeral Home, Pearl River, and again starting at 9:30 a.m. at the church Tuesday morning. Interment will follow at Hickory Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Pearl River, with the Rev. Ray Hymel officiating. ===================