Mary Cade Stockmeyer

Mary Cade Stockmeyer, age 92, peacefully passed away on October 17, 2024. She was born in Abbeville, LA on November 18, 1931 and attended SLI (ULL) in Lafayette before moving to New Orleans in 1950, where she met and married her beloved husband, Carl Frederick Stockmeyer, Jr. of New Orleans.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband and parents, Hannah O’Quin Burks and John Elliott Cade, her daughter, Mary “Cade” Stockmeyer Beach, of Maplewood, NJ, and sisters, Carol Cecile Cade of Abbeville and Hannah Cade Cassidy of Jennings.

She is survived by her children, Carl III (Jenny), Ann Roberts (Bill), Jane Lane (Chuck), Tommy (Pat), John (Joy), Sally Banta (Mark), a son-in-law, Rick Beach, as well as thirteen grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother, John M. Cade (Lambrini), and sister, Kathryn C. Strayton (Bob), and many nieces and nephews.

She was a sustaining member of the Junior League of New Orleans and Life Member of LePetit Salon and the Orleans Club. Mary, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, was known for her love of family and friends, her dogs, bridge, and all things New Orleans, her home for 73 years.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass in the chapel of Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. in New Orleans, on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 10:00 a.m. The interment will be private. A repast will follow.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Mary’s memory to the Louise S. McGehee School, the Junior League of New Orleans, or a charity of your choice.

Her family invites you to share thoughts, fond memories, and condolences online at www.lakelawnmetairie.com.