John Gerard "Gerry" Suhor

John Gerard “Gerry” Suhor passed away peacefully Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the age of 71. Gerry was a native of St. Bernard Parish and moved to Mandeville in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina. He was a member of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Covington and Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mandeville. He was employed at Chalmette High School in St. Bernard Parish for 25 years. He officiated & umpired numerous youth sports including cabbageball and basketball for the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ CYO office, moving onto high school and the junior college level. Upon retirement, he worked with his wife Geralyn in her accounting practice.

He was a graduate of Holy Cross High School in New Orleans (1972) and was the tiger mascot. He graduated from University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1976), and furthered his education obtaining his Masters in Education (1982) with an additional 30 post-graduate hours in high school administration.

Gerry was active with the Knights of Columbus Archbishop Rummel Council No. 5747 prior to Hurricane Katrina before becoming a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 9240 at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mandeville. He obtained the ranks of First Degree Knight (2001), Second & Third Degree Knight (2002) and Fourth Degree Knight (2009) of the Deacon James M. Seghers, Sr. Assembly No. 2467 accumulating 25 years committed to the organization. He was very involved in their activities while always cooking and preparing meals for the Council meetings which affectionately earned him the nickname “Salad King” from his fellow members. He also enjoyed coordinating bowling team activities, participating in the veteran’s home, shopping spree, cookouts at the Notre Dame Seminary and St. Joseph Abbey among many other activities. He and his wife received several KC Family of the Month awards while members of Council No. 9240.

He was a Lector at Prince of Peace in Chalmette and the youth coordinator (CYO) at Our Lady of Prompt Succor where he was introduced to his future wife Geralyn who was a youth coordinator for a neighboring parish.

After moving to Mandeville, he became a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. He joined the Knights of Columbus and the Faith and Fun club, participating in other church organizations including TMIY (That Man is You) and ACTS Men’s Retreat both of which he enjoyed participating in while actively advocating for recruitment to these programs. He later also joined Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. He was a member in the choir, a Lector at daily mass where he led the morning rosary, a daily communicant, member of the Wednesday morning Prayer Group, and participated on the money counting team. Furthermore, he supported his wife’s involvement as Treasurer for the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem while also assisting in various bookkeeping activities – he was a Friend of the Order.

Gerry is preceded in death by his parents Rita and John M. Suhor Jr, and survived by his loving wife Geralyn of almost 45 years, his children Geralyn Beler (Jay), Gerard (Lauren), & Gregory (Hope), and his sister Patricia Smart. Also survived by his grandchildren Dominic Beler, Gabriel Beler, Elizabeth Beler, Connolly Suhor, Eli Suhor, Sebastian Suhor, Noah Suhor, and in-laws Mary Ward (Robert, deceased), Theresa Wilfert (Leonard, deceased), Ida Zimmer (George, deceased) & Barbara Sicard (Paul) and numerous nieces and nephews. 

Family and friends are invited to attend a Visitation on Saturday May 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church 501 Holy Trinity Drive Covington, LA 70433 with a rosary led by the Knights of Columbus prior to Mass at Noon.

A Christian Burial service will follow at a later time. To honor Gerry's deep faith, Mass intentions are preferred.