Sybil Vinci Johnson
February 8, 1921 ~ March 25, 2020 (age 99) 99 Years Old
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Johnson, Sybil Vinci
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Sybil Vinci Johnson, loving mother and grandmother passed away peacefully of natural causes at age 99.
Sybil was born in 1921 in New Orleans, LA to Edmund and Gertrude (Dick) de la Houssaye. She attended Louisiana State University (LSU) before marrying Salvador (Ike) Vinci in 1941. They settled in New Orleans and raised five loving children – Thomas Edmund (T.E.), Robert (Bobby), Dianne, and the twins, David and Donald. After Ike died in 1964, Sybil was left to run the family business and raise her still young family. She later sold the business and went to work as a teller at a local bank, ultimately progressing to Vice President at First NBC bank in Lakeview where she was well known and loved by her many customers. She remarried twice – first to Charles Deichmann in 1969 who subsequently died in 1980 and then to Dr. Philip Johnson in 1988 with whom she spent a loving 11 years before his death in 1999.
Sybil was the family matriarch and story teller. She brought to life countless stories at holiday and family gatherings and had a vivid memory of people and events – she often said she “could have written a book” – quite a book it would have been! Sybil was a talented musician and singer. As a child, she and her sister sang on a local radio station and in her later years enjoyed singing and playing piano in her late husband’s (Philip’s) banjo band. Sybil was also active in the Catholic Church including serving as president of NAIM of New Orleans, a self-help organization for widows and widowers. She had many other hobbies including square dancing and round dancing and played bridge throughout her life with a very close circle of friends whom she loved dearly. Everyone knew her as a kind and gracious lady.
Sybil was preceded in death by her father, Edmund; mother, Gertrude; sister, Melba (John); husbands, Salvador, Charles, and Philip; and sons, T.E. (Janey) and Bobby (Karen). She is survived by three children, Dianne (Perry), David (Karen), and Donald (Nancy); 8 grandchildren, Michael (Katy), James, Lauren, Christine (Lamar), Kimberly (Colin), Tiffany (Michael), Katherine, and Alexandra; 5 great grandchildren, Kaffey, William, Kaitlyn, Thomas, and Amelia; and many other extended family members.
Special thanks to Chateau de Notre Dame and staff for their kind and compassionate care. Because of the difficulties presented by the current Coronavirus pandemic, a Memorial Mass will be planned for a later date. JACOB SCHOEN & SON FUNERAL HOME, in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoenfh.com
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, Sybil Vinci Johnson, loving mother and grandmother passed away peacefully of natural causes at age 99.
Sybil was born in 1921 in New Orleans, LA to Edmund and Gertrude (Dick) de la Houssaye. She attended Louisiana State University (LSU) before marrying Salvador (Ike) Vinci in 1941. They settled in New Orleans and raised five loving children – Thomas Edmund (T.E.), Robert (Bobby), Dianne, and the twins, David and Donald. After Ike died in 1964, Sybil was left to run the family business and raise her still young family. She later sold the business and went to work as a teller at a local bank, ultimately progressing to Vice President at First NBC bank in Lakeview where she was well known and loved by her many customers. She remarried twice – first to Charles Deichmann in 1969 who subsequently died in 1980 and then to Dr. Philip Johnson in 1988 with whom she spent a loving 11 years before his death in 1999.
Sybil was the family matriarch and story teller. She brought to life countless stories at holiday and family gatherings and had a vivid memory of people and events – she often said she “could have written a book” – quite a book it would have been! Sybil was a talented musician and singer. As a child, she and her sister sang on a local radio station and in her later years enjoyed singing and playing piano in her late husband’s (Philip’s) banjo band. Sybil was also active in the Catholic Church including serving as president of NAIM of New Orleans, a self-help organization for widows and widowers. She had many other hobbies including square dancing and round dancing and played bridge throughout her life with a very close circle of friends whom she loved dearly. Everyone knew her as a kind and gracious lady.
Sybil was preceded in death by her father, Edmund; mother, Gertrude; sister, Melba (John); husbands, Salvador, Charles, and Philip; and sons, T.E. (Janey) and Bobby (Karen). She is survived by three children, Dianne (Perry), David (Karen), and Donald (Nancy); 8 grandchildren, Michael (Katy), James, Lauren, Christine (Lamar), Kimberly (Colin), Tiffany (Michael), Katherine, and Alexandra; 5 great grandchildren, Kaffey, William, Kaitlyn, Thomas, and Amelia; and many other extended family members.
Special thanks to Chateau de Notre Dame and staff for their kind and compassionate care. Because of the difficulties presented by the current Coronavirus pandemic, a Memorial Mass will be planned for a later date. JACOB SCHOEN & SON FUNERAL HOME, in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be expressed at www.schoenfh.com
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