Lovelle "Bunny" Stewart Mansion

Lovelle “Bunny” Steward Mansion was born the youngest girl of Lovell and Allie Lou Pearson Steward. Since southern tradition honors that the first-born son be named for the mother’s father (Papa Richard), and the Stewards already had a son dutifully named, Lovelle was named after her father by putting an “e” at the end of her name to make it feminine. She graduated from McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans. In the 1960s, she headed out west where her brother, Richard Charles Steward (deceased), and sister, Sylvia Steward were already living. Lovelle continued her education attending Los Angeles Community College (LACC) earning an AA degree. In January 1970, she married Clement L. Mansion, Jr. at LaHarpe Methodist Church by Reverend Andrew Douglas and a year later they were blessed with a beautiful baby boy, Clement L. Mansion III. Photography, shopping, and traveling were some of the things Lovelle loved to do most. And she really enjoyed helping others. Befittingly, helping those in need was something Lovelle was able to do in her life’s work at the Los Angeles County Drug Abuse Program as a field service worker/case manager. She was later promoted to Supervisor Staff Assistant. She retired after 37 fulfilling years of service. When her first grandchild, Aisha Chantal Mansion, was born in 1994, Lovelle traveled to Germany. Realizing that being close to her grandbaby was where she longed to be, she arrived in Ramstein, Germany in 1995, deciding to make it her home. There she embarked on her second career working for the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) at Ramstein Air Base as a concierge passionate about assisting military service members and their families. She lived and worked in Ramstein through the birth of her second grandchild Charlene Peaches Mansion before retiring once more in 2012, and returning to Los Angeles. Lovelle lived with her brother Richard and his wife, Yvonne Graham Steward, until moving into her own place in Paramount, California. She had always liked the area and was happy to have found a place she could once again call home. Lovelle enjoyed time alone in her new space, but welcomed her daughter Patricia Hidalgo, along with her seven children and five grandchildren, with open arms. They lived with Lovelle until her final days. They loved each other unconditionally. Lovelle Steward Mansion departed this life on November 26, 2023 at the age of 77. She leaves to cherish her memory her sister; Sylvia Steward Scineaux-Richard (Alvin Richard Jr.), her son; Clement L. Mansion III, EdD (Sonia Guerao-Mansion), grandchild; Aisha Chantal Mansion (Maximilian Schmidt), great grandchild; Henry Carl Mansion, grandchild; Charlene Peaches Mansion (Pascal Stoltz), great grandchildren; Charlotte and Leilani Nova, daughter; Patricia Hidalgo, grandchildren; Diondra, D’onna, Ricky, Michael, Jessica, Yazmyn, and Nicole, great grandchildren; Ezra, Eden, Elia, Marshall, and Visenya, as well as nieces, a nephew, cousins, and other loving family members who will all miss her dearly. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend A Memorial at D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125 at 1:00 PM on Friday March 22, 2024. Clergy Pastor Clifton C Conrad. Visitation will start at 12:00 PM. Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum, 4000 Norman Mayer Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122. Please visit www.rhodesno.com to sign the online guestbook.