Obituaries
Jake Graffagino
Dec 24, 2006
Mr. Jake Age 82 died December 24, 2006 at his resident in Opelousas. Funeral service will be held at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel Wednesday 10 AM December 27, 2006. Burial will be in St Landry Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Jake was owner and operator Jake Music Shop. He opens the shop July 1952 until his retirement. Mr. Graffagino plays...
Claude Doiron, Jr
Dec 21, 2006
CLAUDE JOSEPH DOIRON JR. Religious and Military Graveside service for Claude Joseph Doiron Jr. will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, December 29,2006 at St. Catherines Catholic Cemetery in Rosa. Claude, 87, was born in Maringouin La. He died on December 21, 2006 at the Village Care Center in Lees Summit, Missouri. He entered the military after graduation from...
Frances Richard
Dec 20, 2006
FRANCES GLADYS B. RICHARD Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Bourque Richard will be held on Friday, December 22, 2006 at 2PM at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Bellevue Memorial Park. Rev. Robert Courville will conduct the services. Mrs. Richard, 91, died Wednesday morning. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother. Travel was...
Lance Corporal Myles Sebastien, U.S.M.C.
Dec 20, 2006
Funeral services for Lance Corporal Myles Sebastien USMC will be held Saturday December 30, 2006 at 10:00am in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Bellevue Memorial Park. The Rev. Jeff DeBlanc and Rev. Pete Smith will conduct the services. Myles, 21, died in the Al Anbar Provence of Iraq last week, while serving his 2nd...
Rosa Devillier
Dec 20, 2006
Funeral services for Rosa Mae Devillier will be held Friday December 22, 2006 at 1:00pm at St. Peters Catholic Church in Grand Prairie. Burial to take place at St. Peters Cemetery. Fr. Paul Lafleur will conduct the services. Mrs. Devillier age 83 a resident of Grand Prairie died Wednesday December 20, 2006 at Opelousas General Health Systems. Mrs. Devillier...
Elise Fontenot
Dec 20, 2006
Funeral services for Elise Deville Fontenot will be held on Saturday December 23, 2006 at 10:00am in the St. Landry Catholic Church. Burial to take place at Bellevue Memorial Park. Monsignor Robert Romero will conduct the services. Mrs. Fontenot, age 82 died Wednesday December 20, 2006 at 9:25pm at Doctors Hospital. She was a seamstress at Austins Men and...
Pippa Onnebane
Dec 13, 2006
A Memorial service for Pippa Lynn Onnebane will be held Saturday December 16, 2006 at 10:00am in the Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Fr. Jeff DeBlanc will conduct the service. Pippa Onnebane, 39, died on Wednesday,December 13th, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her parents;...
Harry Deville
Dec 11, 2006
Funeral services for Harry Lee Deville will be held on Wednesday 10:00AM at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Myrtle Grove Cemetery. Msgr. Robert Romero will conduct the services. Mr. Deville, 78, died Monday, December 11th at 12:30AM at Maison Deville Nursing Home. He had joined the Merchant Marines at age 16. While in the Merchant Marines...
Edna Crow
Dec 10, 2006
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Williams Crow will be held on Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 at Krotz Springs Methodist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The time of service on Tuesday is pending. Rev. Robert Clark will conduct the services. Mrs. Crow, 73, died Sunday at 11:30 AM at her residence in Krotz Springs. She was...
Christopher Hargroder
Dec 10, 2006
Funeral services for Christopher Joseph Hargroder will be Tuesday December 12, 2006 at 10:00am in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Fr. Daniel Picard will conduct the services. Burial will be at Bellevue Memorial Park. Christopher, age 20 a resident of Church Point died Sunday December 10, 2006. Survivors include his parents; Elizabeth Estelle Nezat and John Wilfred...
Joseph Marks
Dec 9, 2006
Funeral services for Joseph Joe Marks will be held Monday December 11, 2006 at 10:00am in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Port Barre. Fr. Nicky Trahan will conduct the services. Pallbearers will be Mitch and Terry Ortego, Shannon Ardoin, Derek Richard, Brett Fuselier and Leroy Marks. Honorary pallbearers will be...
Johanna Gennuso
Dec 6, 2006
JOHANNA MESSINA JENNY GENNUSO Funeral services for Mrs.Johanna Messina Jenny Gennuso will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9,2006 at 11AM at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church with interment at The Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum. Msgr Louis Melancon will conduct the services. Mrs. Gennuso, 95, died Wednesday at St. Clare Manor in Baton Rouge. She was a member of...
Evier Francois
Dec 5, 2006
MRS. CLARENCE J. FRANCOIS Funeral services for Mrs. Clarence J. Francois, the former Evier Courvelle, of Garland, will be held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington at 1PM, Thursday, December 7th, 2006 with interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Albert Nunez will conduct the services. Mrs. Francois, 93, died Tuesday at 4:40AM at Opelousas General Health...
Johnell Stermer
Dec 5, 2006
JOHNELL RED FOX: STERMER Funeral services for Johnell Red Fox Stermer will be held on Thursday, Dec. 7 at 11:00AM at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs with interment at the church cemetery. Rev. Chad Belfar will conduct the services. Mr. Stermer, 72, a resident of Krotz Springs, died at his residence in Krotz Springs, Tuesday, Dec. 6,...
Raymond Herpin
Dec 4, 2006
Funeral services for Raymond A. Beedy Herpin will be Wednesday December 6, 2006 at 11:00am in the St. Landry Catholic Church. Monsignor Louis Melancon will officiate. Concelebrants will be Fr. Paul Thibodeaux and Fr. Jules Speyrer. Music will be by Glyn Schwartzenburg. Musical selections will be Old Rugged Cross, Be Not Afraid, On Eagles Wings and the Battle Hymn...
Milton Wester
Nov 28, 2006
MILTON GERALD WESS WESTER Funeral services for Mr. Milton Wess Wester, will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas at 11:00AM with the interment at St. Leo the Great cemetery in Leonville. The Rev. Howard Blessing will conduct the services. Mr. Wester, 62, died Tuesday, November 28, at his residence. He...
Armo Burrow
Nov 24, 2006
MRS. ARMO MARTIN BURROW Funeral services for Mrs. Armo Martin Burrow, the former Armo Spears, will be held on Monday, November 27th, 2006 at 11:00AM at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel with interment at Bellevue Memorial Park. The Rev. David Bricker will conduct the services. Mrs. Burrow, 96, a resident of Acadiana, died Friday after a short illness. She...
Joseph Babineaux
Nov 24, 2006
JOSEPH L. BABINEAUX Funeral services for Mr. Joseph L. Babineaux will be held on Sunday, November 26th, 2006 at 1:00 PM at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home chapel, with interment at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas. Msgr Louis Melancon will conduct the services. Mr. Babineaux, 81, died Friday, November 24th, 2006 at Opelousas General Health System. He is survived by...
Olive Smith
Nov 21, 2006
OLIVE R. SMITH Services for Mrs. Olive R. Smith will be held at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas at 12:30PM, will be today, November 22nd, 2006 with interment at Bellevue Memorial Park. Msgr. Louis Melancon will conduct the services. Mrs. Smith, 86, died November 21, 2006 at Doctors Hospital of Opelousas. She is survived by 1 brother; Joseph...
Ethel Nezat
Nov 21, 2006
ETHEL F. NEZAT Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel F. Nezat will be held on Friday November 24th, 2006 at 2PM at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at The Holy Sepulcher on North Union Street . Msgr. Louis Melancon will conduct the services. Mrs. Nezat, 88, died Tuesday, November 21st, 2006, at Senior Village Nursing at 7:20PM. She...
