Obituaries
Debia Fontenot
May 20, 2013
Grand Prairie A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Debia Deb Fontenot, at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in the St. Peters Catholic Church in Grand Prairie, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the church cemetery. The Reverend Monsignor Louis Melancon and Reverend James Brady will be the celebrants of the Mass. Mrs. Fontenot,...
Myrtle Morgan
May 19, 2013
Opelousas Funeral Services will be held for Myrtle Saucier Morgan, at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in the LafondArdoin Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, LA. Burial will follow in the Palmetto Methodist Cemetery. Chaplain Patrick Braquet will conduct the service. Mrs. Morgan, age 91, died at her daughters residence on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Myrtle will be...
Miya Norse
May 15, 2013
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Miya Elizabeth Norse, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the LeJeune Cemetery in Lawtell, LA. The Reverend Paul Bienvenu will be the celebrant of the Mass. Miya, age 15, a...
Julian Devillier, Jr.
May 13, 2013
Opelousas A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Julian Junior Devillier, Jr., at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA. Rite of Committal will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Washington, LA. The Reverend Monsignor Keith DeRouen will be the celebrant of the Mass....
Larry Beall
May 10, 2013
Funeral services for Larry Marshall Beall will be held on Thursday May 16, 2013 at 1:00pm at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Opelousas. The interment will take place at Bellevue Memorial Park. Pastor Gerald Toussaint will conduct the services. Mr. Beall, age 58, a resident of Bellevue, died Friday May 10, 2013 at his residence. He was a...
Jules Delaune, Jr.
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...
Margarette Cote'-Latiolais
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...
Catherine Comeaux
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,...
J.L. Saucier
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...
Leola Thibodeaux
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....
Elizabeth Anderwald
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...
Thelma Granger
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...
Patricia Carlson
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...
Glyn Schwartzenburg
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...
Mingnon Firmin
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...
James Plaisance, Sr.
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...
Murtis Klootwyk
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...
Earl Prudhomme, Jr.
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....
Raleigh Duruisseau
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...
