Ted Christ

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Ted Louis Christ at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, followed by the Rite of Committal in the Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery in Opelousas, LA. Monsignor Keith DeRouen will celebrate the Mass.

Ted Christ, age 86, who was a native of Opelousas, LA and a resident of Lafayette, LA, died on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Our Lady of the Oaks Nursing Home in Lafayette, LA.

Mr. Christ proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War. He worked and retired from Himel Motor Supply, was Grand Knight at the Knights of Columbus Council 1286, and was a member of the Marine Corp League. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him.

Survivors include his daughters, Linda Leung of New Orleans, LA and Carolyn Katz and husband Daniel of Houston, TX; brother, Kermit Christ and wife JoAnn of Opelousas; sister-in-law, Melba Christ of Opelousas; four grandchildren, Caroline Hotchkiss, David Katz, Micah Lambert, and Jennifer Christ as well as four great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Claire Robin Christ; parents, Louis and Mathilde Gay Christ; brother, Ashley Christ and a sister, Dorothy Fontenot.

The family requests that donations in Ted Christ's name be made to the Knights of Columbus Council 1286 and The Marine Corp League.

The family requests visiting in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas beginning on Monday, July 27, 2015 from 5:00-9:00 p.m. and will reopen on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. until service time at 10:00 a.m. The Knights of Columbus Council 1286 will pray the rosary at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home, 2845 S. Union St, Opelousas, LA 70570, (337)942-2638, has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Visitation

Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas
2845 South Union Street
Opelousas, LA  70570
Monday, July 27, 2015
5:00- 9:00 p.m.

Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas
2845 South Union Street
Opelousas, LA  70570
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
8:00- 9:30 a.m.

Service

Rosary by Knights of Columbus Council 1286

Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home
2845 South Union Street
Opelouasas, LA  70570
Monday, July 27, 2015
7:00 p.m.

Mass Of Christian Burial

Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church
2125 South Union Street
Opelousas, LA  70570
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
10:00 a.m.

Cemetery

Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery
4833 Hwy. 182 South
Opelousas, LA  70570