Kathleen Wiseman

Dr. Kathleen Reynolds Wiseman passed away peacefully in her sleep after a day surrounded by her husband and four daughters.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Helen Reynolds; and her brother, George Reynolds.

Kathleen is survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Neil Wiseman; and her four daughters, Michelle Magruder (Ian), Melissa Ferrer (Mark), Wendy Farley (Brian), and Kristin Gilly (Andrew). She is also survived by her sister, Helen Cassell; and her ten grandchildren, Danielle Stewart (Brandon), Morgan, Ryan, Joshua, and Sarah Rumsey, Elise, Colin, Quinn, and Brendan Farley, and Joseph Neil Gilly.

Kathleen graduated from Mt. Carmel High School and received a degree in teaching from LSU. She went on to earn a Master’s Degree and Doctorate Degree in Education Administration. In her many years in education, she was one of the best. When she found a need in Jackson, Mississippi, she opened and operated a Montessori school where her daughters attended. In St. Tammany Parish, she was a second-grade teacher and an administrator for over twenty years. Her passion was helping students who needed extra care and mentoring teachers.

One of her most highlighted accomplishments was helping design and open Pontchartrain Elementary School. She led the school and staff to win the National School of Excellence Blue Ribbon Award. Teachers say she always motivated them to do their best.

A loving and devoted mother, grandmother (Mere), wife, and friend, Kathleen lit up every room she entered. Never missing a Mardi Gras or a chance to Second Line, she brought joy to all those around her. To know Kathleen was to know she always had something positive to say about you. She will be dearly missed by many.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 12:00 pm at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 West 21st Avenue, Covington, LA. The visitation will begin at 10:00 am until service time at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Mandeville Cemetery (Mausoleum), Mandeville, LA.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions to the Pontchartrain Elementary PTA Dr. Kathleen Wiseman Memorial Fund to support teachers at: www.pesptamarketplace.com or www.seymoresfoundation.org supporting drug prevention initiatives in St. Tammany Parish schools. 

Riemann Family Funeral Home, Gulfport, assisted the family locally and E.J. Fielding Funeral Home is assisting the family with services in Louisiana.