Obituaries

May 6, 2013

Washington A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Jules Arsene Delaune, Jr., at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2013, in the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. The Reverend Albert Nunez will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mr. Delaune, age 91, died at The...

May 3, 2013

Melville Funeral services will be held for Margarette Isabell Latiolais at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in the First Pentecostal Church of Melville. The Reverend Joshua Atwell will conduct the services, accompanied by the Reverend Ray Johnson. Burial will follow in the Melville First Baptist Cemetery. Ms. Latiolais, age 70, who was a native of Melville and...

Apr 30, 2013

Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial for Catherine Johnson Comeaux will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013 in the St. Landry Catholic Church, followed by Rite of Committal in the Bellevue Memorial Park. The Reverend Monsignor Louis Melancon will Celebrate the Mass. Mrs. Comeaux, age 79, who was a native and lifelong resident of Opelousas,...

Apr 30, 2013

Mire A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for J.L. Saucier at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013, in the Assumption Catholic Church in Mire, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Assumption Church Mausoleum. The Reverend Michael Arnaud will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mr. Saucier, age 82, died at Our Lady of Lourdes...

Apr 29, 2013

Prairie Ronde A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Leola Briscoe Thibodeaux, at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Prairie Ronde, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the St. Bridget Catholic Church Cemetery in Lawtell, LA. The Reverend Ted Broussard will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mrs....

Apr 25, 2013

Opelousas A Memorial Service will be held for Elizabeth Lukaszek Anderwald, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2013, in the First Baptist Church in Opelousas 3835 I49 South Service Road, Opelousas, LA. Brother Perry C. Hubbs will conduct the service. Elizabeth, age 64, died at her daughters residence on Thursday, April 25, 2013. Elizabeth loved her family and...

Apr 24, 2013

Prairie Ronde Funeral Services will be held for Thelma C. Granger, at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2013, in the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverend David Fultz will conduct the service. Mrs. Granger, age 85, a resident of Lawtell, LA and residing at Senior Village Nursing Home, died at Opelousas...

Apr 22, 2013

Opelousas A private service will be held for Patricia Anne Carlson at a later date. Mrs. Carlson, age 64, died at her residence on Monday, April 22, 2013. She is survived by her husband, Robert Bob Carlson, of Opelousas, LA her daughters, Shala Carlene Carlson of Atlanta, Georgia Kristi Wharton and husband, Brian, of Spring, Texas her brothers, Joel...

Apr 21, 2013

Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial for Glyn Gerald Schwartzenburg will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. The Reverend Monsignor Louis Melancon will be the celebrant of the Mass. Glyn Gerald Schwartzenburg was an Opelousas...

Apr 16, 2013

Mrs. Mingnon Marie Chachere Firmin, a resident of Lafayette, Louisiana, passed away peacefully in her home at the age of 72, on April 16, 2013 after a battle with breast cancer. Mrs. Firmin was born on February 22, 1941 in Opelousas, Louisiana to parents Edna Mae and Frank Chachere. After graduating from Sacred Heart Academy in Grand Coteau, she...

Apr 13, 2013

Krotz Springs A Funeral Service will be held for James Norman Plaisance, Sr., at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2013, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Krotz Springs, LA. The Reverend Don Disotell will conduct the service. Mr. Plaisance, age 58, died at his residence on Saturday, April 13, 2013. He will be greatly missed by his...

Apr 3, 2013

Opelousas A prayer service for Murtis Matthews Klootwyk will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, LA. Chaplain Patrick Braquet will conduct the prayer service. Burial will be held at a later date. Mrs. Klootwyk, age 77, a resident of Opelousas, LA died on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at...

Apr 2, 2013

Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Earl Boo Boo Prudhomme, Jr., at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013, in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mr....

Apr 1, 2013

Mar 31, 2013

Raleigh Duruisseau passed away peacefully at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas on Easter Sunday morning. He was born on April 27, 1937 in Palmetto, Louisiana to Mr. Mrs. Joseph and Victoria Edwards Duruisseau. Raleigh left Louisiana as a young man and raised his children in California then moved back to Palmetto in 1992 after retiring. Raleigh loved...

Mar 28, 2013

Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial for Rita Pug Valin Watkins will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2013, in the St. Landry Catholic Church. The Reverend James Brady will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at Holy Sepulcher Mausoleum. Mrs. Watkins, age 79, a resident of Little Teche died on Thursday, March...

Mar 24, 2013

Opelousas Visiting and funeral services for Sarah Baham Perry will be held in the LaFondArdoin Funeral Home of Opelousas on Thursday, March 28, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. The Reverend Perry Hubbs will conduct the service. Mrs. Perry, age 93, died on Sunday,...

Mar 24, 2013

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Jennie P. Thibodeaux, the former Jennie Polozola, at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, in the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Melville, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the church mausoleum. The Reverend James Nguyen will be the celebrant of the Mass. Mrs. Thibodeaux, age 81,...

Mar 21, 2013

Krotz Springs A Funeral Service for Ila Mae Rushing Ardoin will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 24, 2013, in the First Baptist Church of Krotz Springs followed by interment in the church cemetery. The Reverend Chad Bolfa will conduct the service. Mrs. Ardoin, age 83, a resident of Krotz Springs, LA died on Thursday, March 21,...

Mar 20, 2013