Mary Ethel Huguet Landreneau

The Washington community mourns the loss of one of its matriarchs, Mary Ethel Huguet Landreneau. She passed from this earth in the early morning hours of February 10, 2025. A lifelong resident of Washington, Louisiana, Ethel cherished her Catholic faith, family, friends, and community above all else. Born September 1, 1928, to Joseph Sidney Huguet and Aliza Stephens Huguet. She graduated from Washington High School in 1945 and Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette (now ULL) in 1948 with a Business Education degree. 

She and Justin Curry Landreneau were married June 29, 1949, and had five children: John Karl (Jo Ann), William Dwight (Pamela), David Guy (Connie), Charles Roy (Kary), and Julie Anne. She is survived by her children, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was preceeded in death by her parents, husband, and many friends. 

The five Landreneau children added to their union 11 grandchildren, who lovingly adored their Momee: Justin Curry Landreneau, II (Courtney) , Jeanne Landreneau Buller (Scott), Joseph Blair Landreneau (Christen), Jared Paul Landreneau (Katherine), Emily Brooke LaCombe (Shane), Sara Landreneau Kleinpeter, Lauren Landreneau Marino (Joseph), Robert Matthew Landreneau (Christina) and Stephen Parnell Landreneau (Mackenzie), Natalie Gillis Binford (Matthew), and Jonathan Patrick Gillis. Momee cherished each of her 19 great grandchildren: Gabrielle (Drew) Zito and Blake Landreneau, Hunter and Camille Buller, Jolee and Jadee Beth Fair, Benjamin Graham Kleinpeter, Liam and Ethan Landreneau, William and Joey Rose Marino, Caden Garcia, Austin Binford, William and Camille Landreneau, Emily, Chloe, Avery, Lucy and Heidi Landreneau. She was preceeded in death by her parents, husband, and many friends. 

Curry and Ethel owned and operated their family-owned general merchandise store in Washington, LA known as Landreneau’s Store for 25 years. She worked as a business office manager for People’s Moss Gin for 23 years. 

Ethel served her many roles with grace, dignity and integrity. Notably, she was an active member and trustee of the Immaculate Conception Church, a president of St. Mary’s Altar Society for many years, an active choir member, lector and eucharistic minister. She was an active member of the weekly Rosary and prayer Group and the local Come Lord Jesus. Ethel was a founding member of the Washington Garden Club and remained active until her passing. 

She would like to be remembered for her kindness and for always doing the best that she could. She was widowed at a young age and raised her family with love, grace, and humility. She was blessed beyond measure by the friends she made throughout life, and the loved ones she cared for. 

Ethel’s family is thankful for the care that Gloria Evans provided her with during recent months. Gloria became part of the family, and we are forever grateful for her. 

Visitation will be Thursday, February 13, 2025, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a rosary beginning at 6 p.m. and the Eulogy to follow at Lafond Ardoin Funeral Home (2845 S. Union Street, Opelousas) and again Friday, February 14, 2025, beginning at 8 am until 10:30 am. The Washington Garden Club will have a Memorial Service at 9:30 a.m. on Friday morning in the funeral home.

A Mass of last Christian rights will begin at 11:00 am at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Father Matthew Higginbotham will celebrate Mass. Rite of Committal and interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. A celebration of her life will be held at Immaculate Conception Church Hall following the burial.

Pallbearers will be Justin Landreneau, II, Jared Landreneau, Matthew Landreneau, Stephen Landreneau, Blair Landreneau, Hunter Buller, Blake Landreneau and Graham Kleinpeter.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in her honor to the following organizations: Washington Cemetery Foundation, St. Mary’s Altar Society, Washington Garden Club, and Ethel Park.

Family and friends are invited to sign and view the online guestbook at www.lafondardoin.com. 

Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas, 2845 South Union Street, Opelousas, LA 70570, (337) 942-2638, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.