Yvonne Wilbur Serpas Morel's Obituary
Yvonne Wilbur Serpas Morel passed away on Friday, February 21, 2020 in Folsom, LA. She was born on October 4, 1930 in New Orleans, LA to the late Herman Wilbur and Hazel Dallon Wilbur.
Yvonne was preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, Joseph Arnold Serpas and her second husband, Andrew Morel. She was the loving mother of Elaine Serpas Schiro (the late Merrill, Sr.) and the late Arnold Serpas. Yvonne was the proud grandmother of Merrill Schiro, Jr. (Nedra), Faith Schiro, and Joseph Serpas; great-grandmother of Jesse Schiro, Callie Schiro, and Eleanor Sharp. She was the sister of Evelyn Wilbur Gangi Cancella, the late Melva Wilbur Estrada, Shirley Wilbur Farragut, and Joy Wilbur Frame.
Yvonne was a long time resident of St. Bernard Parish. She was an early member of the Krewe of Shangri-La. Yvonne attended St. Mark Church, Chalmette, LA and a current member of St. John the Baptist Church, Folsom, LA. She worked as a supervisor at Schwegmann Grocery for many years and retired as an assistant manager from St. Bernard Bank.
Relatives and friends are invited to the Funeral Mass at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 11:00 AM with visitation from 9:00 AM until Mass time. Interment will follow the service at St. Joseph Abbey, St. Benedict, LA. Please Share a Memory on the Tribute Wall at www.ejfieldingfh.com.
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