Obituaries
Jason Ryder
Nov 4, 2018
Melville - Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 30, 2018, for Jason Wayne Ryder at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Melville with visitation beginning at 10:00 AM until time of service. Jason, age 45 and a resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2018. He is survived by his son, Jason "T.J."...
Laverne Ray
Nov 1, 2018
2nd Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Funeral services will be held for LaVerne Canterbury Ray on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 2:00 PM in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas with visitation beginning at 12:00 PM until time of services at 2:00...
Jennifer Fontenot
Oct 29, 2018
Jennifer "Jenny" Fontenot Lawtell- A Memorial Mass for Jennifer "Jenny" Marie Fontenot will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2018, at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell. Fr. Ted Broussard will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow in the St. Bridget Cemetery. Jennifer "Jenny" Fontenot, age 55, of Eunice passed away on...
Aldon Richard
Oct 27, 2018
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Aldon "Danny" Joseph Richard on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at 2:00 PM at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Monsignor Keith J. DeRouen will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Richard, age 93, a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed...
Jackline Bordelon
Oct 25, 2018
Opelousas - Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018 for Jackline "Jackie" Bordelon at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church. The Reverend Father Gregory Simien will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Jackline "Jackie" Bordelon, age 78 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away...
Irveene Clark
Oct 23, 2018
Irveene Elizabeth Clark, 75, of Nederland, died Tuesday, October 23, 2018. She was born on June 15, 1943, in Melville, Louisiana, to Lena Angona Brocato and Irving Frank Brocato. Survivors include her son, Joseph H. Wiltz of Nederland; daughters, Jeanne Licatino and her husband, Larry, of Groves and Jackie Wiltz and her husband, David, of Hamshire; grandchildren, Danielle Metreyeon...
Connie Mason
Oct 22, 2018
Krotz Springs - Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, October 26, 2018, for Connie Mason at the First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Brother Chad Bolfa will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery. Connie, age 55, a resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018 at...
Jeannette Ellis
Oct 21, 2018
Krotz Springs - Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 for Jeannette Kartchner Ellis at First Baptist Church in Krotz Springs. Brother Chad Bolfa will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church Cemetery. Jeannette Kartchner Ellis, age 71 and a resident of Krotz Springs, passed away on Sunday, October...
Rita Thompson
Oct 18, 2018
Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, October 22, 2018 for Rita Gail Vasseur Thompson in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Reverend Perry Hubbs will officiate the service. Burial will follow in the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 22, 2018 from 9:30...
Lou Ledoux
Oct 17, 2018
Opelousas - Lou Anna Joubert Ledoux, age 95 and a resident of Opelousas, passed away on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at her residence. Lou Anna was an avid gardener, specifically flowers and vegetables. She received several garden of the month awards. Lou Anna loved cooking, baking, sewing and collecting antiques. She also enjoyed restoring furniture. Lou Anna had a...
Daniel Johnson
Oct 7, 2018
Opelousas - A Funeral Service will be held for Daniel Glenn Johnson on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 11:00 AM in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. Father Gene Tremie will conduct the service. Burial will be held in the Methodist Church Cemetery in Palmetto, LA. Mr. Johnson, age 71, a resident of Opelousas, LA,...
Velta Bajat
Sep 28, 2018
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Velta Dupre Bajat on Monday, October 1, 2018, at 10:00 AM at St Landry Catholic Church. Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Bajat, age 83, a resident of Opelousas, LA, passed away on Friday, September 28,...
John Lorenzen
Sep 25, 2018
Opelousas - Memorial and Military Services for John Crozier Lorenzen will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2018, in the Skip Montet Memorial Chapel of Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas. John was a native of New Orleans and a longtime resident of Opelousas. He passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, at his home in Opelousas....
Valerie Delafosse
Sep 24, 2018
Washington - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Valerie Marie Meche Delafosse on Friday, September 28, 2018, at 11:00 AM at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Reverend Matthew Higginbotham will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. Mrs. Delafosse, age 78, a resident of Washington, LA, passed...
Mary Cortez
Sep 19, 2018
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018 for Mary Norma Trahan Prudhomme Cortez at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at St. Bridget Cemetery in Lawtell. Mary Norma Trahan Prudhomme Cortez,...
Louise Robin
Sep 14, 2018
Opelousas - Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2018 for Louise Martin Robin in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home. Visitation will be held in the funeral home from 1:30 p.m. until the time of service. Louise Martin Robin, age 91 and a resident of Breaux Bridge, passed away on Friday,...
Yvonne Fontenot
Sep 14, 2018
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Yvonne Guillory Fontenot at 10:00 AM on Monday, September 17, 2018, at St. Landry Catholic Church. Father Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Opelousas. Musical selections will be performed by Abegail Caffery. Mrs. Fontenot, age 95, a resident...
Nola Dohmann
Sep 13, 2018
Opelousas - Funeral services will be held for Nola Trahan Dohmann at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 15, 2018 in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas with visitation being held from 9:00 AM until 10:45 AM. A rosary service will be held at 10:45 AM. Monsignor Russell Harrington will officiate the service. Rite of Committal...
Iluminada Marks
Sep 13, 2018
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Iluminada Macapanas Marks at 1:30 PM on Monday, September 17, 2018 in the St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Leonville. Reverend Darren Eldridge will officiate the Mass. Rite of Committal will be held in the St. Leo Church Cemetery. Mrs. Marks, age 76, passed away on Thursday, September 13,...
Ruby Courville
Sep 11, 2018
Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Ruby Callandret Courville at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 14, 2018, at St. Landry Catholic Church. Visitation will be held in St. Landry Catholic Church on Friday beginning at 8:00 AM until 9:30 AM. Reverend Father Gary Schexnayder will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at...
