Katherine "Kay" J.B. Bercier Carriere

April 9, 2020

Katherine "Kay" J.B. Bercier Carriere Rayne, LA - Private Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at St. Joseph Cemetery #2 in Rayne, LA for Katherine "Kay" J.B. Bercier Carriere, 73, who died Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette, LA. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date. Interment will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery #2 in Rayne, LA. Rev. Kevin Bordelon, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne, LA will be the Celebrant of the Funeral Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Katherine was born on Nov 9,1946 to Edwin and Clarisse Bercier and was in raised in Rayne, Louisiana. She graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in 1964. Katherine and her husband Jimmy met when she was 13 and he was 14. They became high school sweethearts. Katherine and Jimmy got married on October 1, 1966. The couple lived briefly in Rayne then later with their two boys Chad and Scott moved to Lafayette, Louisiana. After having her two sons Katherine did not know if she could get pregnant again but by a miracle from god she became pregnant with her daughter Kim. She felt like her family was complete. Katherine started working when her daughter Kim started school. She started working and subbing at all the Mother’s Day Out Programs in Lafayette. She worked at Our Lady of Fatima, St. Pius, Asbury, St. Mary, and Grace. She started working full time at Grace Mother’s Day Out Preschool in 1988 and became director and preschool teacher in 2000. Katherine really loved and enjoyed working with little ones. Everyone called her Mrs. Kay. She always had a container full of candy ready to hand out to the children, parents and teachers. She treated all the teachers, parents and children past and present with kindness, love, respect, wisdom and compassion. Mrs. Kay retired in 2016. Katherine had also worked as a dental assistant with Dr. Edwin L. Bercier III who is a dentist in Rayne and her brother. She loved working with all of her family and staff. She volunteered for all the KLFY Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons answering the phones and collecting donations for people with muscular dystrophy. She also volunteered for many years around Christmas time at Noel Acadien Au Village. She was in charge of the front gates selling tickets. She loved greeting people from all over who came to see the lights. Katherine loved spending time with her family. She was very strong in her Catholic faith and prayed the rosary each day. She loved spoiling her grandchildren. She always had candy in her crisper drawer in the fridge, pudding cups, oreo cookies and other special treats. She loved to cook on Sundays and have the family over. On special occasions she would cook her spaghetti and meatballs and on Christmas Day her seafood gumbo. She was always there for her children and grandchildren volunteering at school as room mother, PTA, Cub Scout leader, watching and cheering on her grandchildren in all their sports and activities. We were all blessed to have such a loving, funny, kind, smart, strong, selfless sister, wife, mom, aunt, cousin, friend and grandmother. The best way to honor and remember our mom and mee mee is to toast her with a Sunkist, eat a zebra or a birthday little Debbie cake and work on a word search circle book. We love you mom and mee mee! Katherine is survived by two sons, Chad Carriere and his wife Rochelle, Scott Carriere, and daughter Kimberly Carriere Menard and her husband Neil, all from Lafayette. She is also survived by her two brothers, Dr. Edwin L. Bercier III and his wife Pat from Roberts Cove and Michael Bercier from Rayne, brother-in-law Kearney Carrier from Scott, Sister-in-law and brother- in-law Shirley and Dudley Simon from Rayne and brother – in –law Darrell Carriere and friend Carl from Lake Charles. She is survived by her grandchildren, Claire Carriere and her boyfriend Dylan Herbert, Robert Welch, Leah Allen and her fiancé Andrew Bellard and Lauren Allen. A special acknowledgement to Andrew and James Treadway whom Mrs. Kay loved and treated as her own grandchildren. Her great grandchildren, Lilah Bellard and Abraham Bellard. A special acknowledgement to the Reaux children Kaitlyn Reaux Johnston, Parker, and Grace who Mrs. Kay took care of for Jerry and Renee when they were younger. Katherine was also survived by a loving host of nieces, nephews and cousins. A very special friend of the family Mr. Paul Treadway. Katherine was proceeded in death by her husband James Burton Carriere, her parents, Edwin L. Bercier II and Clarisse Dumesnil Bercier, her granddaughter Chelsea Marie Carriere, Great Grandson Odin Ray Istre, her mother and father in-laws- Cleve and Cedia Young Carriere, sister-in-law Vickey Carriere, and niece Suzanne Bercier. The Family wants to say a special thank you to Our Lady of Lourdes nurses, Cnas doctors, and staff, Lady of the Oaks nursing home nurses, Cnas, doctors and staff and to all of our family, friends and neighbors for showing all your love, support, and prayers for our mom and mee mee. A very special thank you to mom’s roommate Mrs. Shirley at the nursing home for being kind and caring and good friend towards our mom and mee mee. Friends may view the obituary and guestbook online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net. Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141. Gossen Funeral Home, Inc.