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Ena Plaisance Dufrene
Ena Plaisance Dufrene, a former resident of Bayou Gauche, died on Wednesday, March 13, 2002. She was 75.
Dufrene is survived by her son, Michael Dufrene; sisters, Hazel Dufrene and Enzy Foshee; six grandchildren; and 5 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Dufrene; parents, Eugene and Melasaire Schouest Plaisance; and brother, Lennie Schouest.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, March 14 at St. Hilary Catholic Church in Mathews. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery
in Bayou Gauche. Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland was in charge of arrangements.
Adam J. Mayeux
Adam J. Mayeux, a resident of St. Rose, died on Saturday, March 10, 2002. He was 72.
Mayeux was the beloved husband of 23 years to Laura M. Mayeux; father of Patricia Mayeux and Linder Mayeux; stepfather of Jerry Morrison and Karen Sizeler; brother of Winnie Chenvart and Mary Lee Hebert; stepgrandfather of Abigtail Morrison and Julie Morrison. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lionel and Emilie Mayeux; brothers, Joseph, Wildon, Arthur, Rodrick, and Bernard Mayeux; and a sister, Dorothy Mayeux.
Mayeux was retired from the United States Army after 20 years of service to his country. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 195, Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 3267, Forty Eight Club, and St. Charles Senior Club.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, March 13 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan. Entombment followed at the Mausoleum.
Celeste Elizabeth-Marie Detillier
Celeste Elizabeth-Marie Detillier, infant daughter of Jody Detillier and Michele LaFrance Detillier, died on Saturday, March 9, 2002. She was the sister of Reid and Bavin Detillier; granddaughter of Daniel and connie LaFrance and Sonny and Marie Detillier; great-granddaughter of Delta and Al LaFrance and Milton Skorlich; and godchild of Rene LaFrance and Lori Martin.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, March 13 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan. Entombment followed in the Mausoleum.
Gertrude Davis Hayes
Gertrude Davis Hayes, a native and resident of Killona, died on Friday, March 8, 2002. She was 89.
Hayes was the daughter of the late Harriet Gray and John B. Davis, Sr.; beloved wife of the late Herman Hayes; loving mother of the late Whitney Sr. and John B. Hickerson, Sr.; sister of the late Olivia Talbert, Clamonce Milton Sr., Robert Herbert and Rev. John B. Davis, Jr; sister-in-law of Pearl L. and Yvonne P. Davis; aunt of Theresa Davis Ranson and Evelyn Davis Funches; mother-in-law of Dora Hickerson. She is also survived by two grandsons, John Jr. and Whitney Hickerson, Jr., a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
A funeral was held on Wednesday, March 13 at Isreal Baptist Church in Killona.
Marguerite Perret McMurry
Marguerite Perret McMurry, a resident of Norco, died at Ormond Nursing Care Center in Destrehan on Thursday, March 7, 2002. She was 96.
McMurry was the beloved wife of the late Thomas Dewitt MCMurry; mother of the late Lois Kaiser; sister of the the late Jeanne Starr and Lolita Waguespack and Henry Perret; Mother of Thomas McMurry and wife, Joyce, and Courtney McMurry, Eula McMurry and mother-in-law of Brian Kaiser. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, March 12 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Norco. Entombment followed at St. Peter Catholic Church in Reserve. Arrangements entrusted to H.C. Alexander Funeral Home of Norco.
George Bolden
George Bolden, a resident of Bayou Gauche, died on March 4, 2002. He was 78.
Bolden is survived by his wife, Hazel Henson Bolden; sons, George David Bolden and Tommy Eugene Bolden; daughter, Sharon Bolden Dufrene; brothers, Gerald Pat Bolden and James Roy Bolden; sister, Betty Jean Sanders; seven grandchildren; and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mary Todd Bolden.
A memorial service was held on Tuesday, March 12 at the First Assembly of God Church in Des Allemands. Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland was in charge of arrangements.
Ralph J. Roussel
Ralph “Bozo” J. Roussel, a resident of Norco, died on March 5, 2002. He was 73.
Roussel was the beloved husband of Mary Badeaux Roussel; son of the late William J. and Lizzie St. Pierre Roussel; father of Ralph “Tootie” Roussel Jr., Melissa L’Hoste, Kelly Laiche, and Daryl Roussel; father-in-law of Keith W. L’Hoste, Paige Laiche, and Clint and Colby Roussel; brother of Lewis E. Roussel, Mary Anne Millet, and the late O’Leary and Bruce Roussel, Bernice Breaud, Yvonne Schexnaydre, and Stelma Simoneaux. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, March 8 at 1 p.m. at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Norco. Entombment followed at St. Charles Borromeo Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory are requested to : Metropolitan Community Hospice Foundation, 29 Millers Creek Lane, Slidell, Louisiana 70458. Arrangements entrusted to H.G. Alexander Funeral Home of Norco.
Janice Hutchinson
Janice Hutchinson, a resident of Boutte, died on March 1, 2002. She was 65.
Hutchinson is survived by her mother, Jeannette C. Hebert; sons, Leonard and David Hutchinson; brothers, Billy and Walter Hebert, Jr.; sister, Glenda Dodson; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Hebert. Memorial Services were held Monday, March 4 at First Union Presbyterian Church in Luling. Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland was in charge of arrangements.
Tura Dufrene Ruiz
Tura Dufrene Ruiz, a native and resident of Des Allemands, died on March 1, 2002. She was 48.
Ruiz is survived by her husband, Michael Ruiz; father, Roosevelt Anthony Dufrene; son, Daniel Ruiz; brothers, Leon Barnum of Picayune, MS., Brian Dufrene of Raceland, and Philip Dufrene of Luling; and sister, Kathleen Dufrene Horn of Mesquite, Texas .
She was preceded in death by her mother, Dora Adams Dufrene. Ruiz was a parishioner of St. Gertrudes Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, March 4 at St. Gertrudes. Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland was in charge of arrangements.
Bergeron
Wallace “Swampy” Bergeron, a native of Boutte and resident of Des Allemands, died on April 24, 2002. He was 64. Bergeron was a member of the Des Allemands Mennonite Church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in the area.
Bergeron is survived by his mother, Marion Trauth Bergeron. Sons, Todd and Timothy Bergeron. Daughters, Toni Stone, Nicole Plaisance and Claire Zeringue. Brothers, Freddie, Ray and Donald Bergeron. Sisters, Sylvia Bertrand and Wanda Bergeron. Also survived by eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Martin Bergeron. Father, Alex Joseph Bergeron. Services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Des Allemands Mennonite Church. Burial will follow in the Mennonite Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the family. Samart Funeral Home of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.
Donaldson
Ruby Marie Donaldson, a native of Goodhope and a resident of Norco, died on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 at St. Charles Parish Hospital in Luling. She was 75.
Donaldson was the beloved sister of Norma Donaldson of Norco, Jeri D. Landry of Luling, Joyce Donaldson of Norco, Doris D. Menezes of Luling and Arthur Donaldson Jr. of Houston. Daughter of the late Arthur L. Donaldson and Elizabeth Marchand Donaldson.
She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Ladies Altar Society, a Eucharistic Minister, Lector, and choir member at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and a member of the Nifty Fifties.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, April 26 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Norco. Entombment followed in St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
in Destrehan.
Aucoin
Marie “Kit” St. Amant Aucoin, a life-long resident of Luling, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2002 at Evangeline of Ormond Nursing Home. She was 98.
Aucoin was a parishioner of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and a member of St. Anthony’s Ladies Altar Society and the choir. She was a recipient of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Order of St. Louis Medallion.
Survivors include two daughters, Pearl Aucoin Bourgeois and Mae Aucoin Champagne; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A Mass was held Thursday, April 17 at St. Anthony’s. Burial was in the St. Charles Mausoleum in Luling. Westside/Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Matherne
Sidney John Matherne, a retired welder for Shell Oil Norco Refinery, died on April 16, 2002 at his home in Garyville. He was 87.
Matherne was a member and past Trustee of St. Hubert Church, lifetime member of the Holy Name Society, and a member of the Woodman of the World.
Beloved husband of 61 years of Lise Tassin Matherne. Father and father-in-law of Sidney John, Jr. and Amber, Douglas M. and Gerry, Phil E. and June, Allen M. and Jody Matherne, Gloria M. and Gordon Tamplain, Sr., Noreen M. and Paul Champagne and Patty M. and Conrad Baker, Sr. Also survived by 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and two deceased great-grandchildren. Son of the late Charles and Leonie Tamplain Matherne. Brother of Elise Zeringue, Gertrude Brady Walker, Inez Duhon Blank, Eunice Miller, Elsie Cambre, and the late Adam, Joseph and Charles Matherne Jr.
Funeral services were held on Friday, April 19 at St. Hubert’s Catholic Church in Garyville. Burial was in St. Peter Cemetery.
Breaux
Wilfred Breaux, a resident of Des Allemands, died on April 13, 2002. He was a parishioner of St. Gertrude Church and a World War II veteran. He was 79.
Breaux is survived by his wife, Velma Matherne Breaux; sons, Wilfred (Butsy) and wife Mary Breaux, Gregory (Moose) and wife Debbie Breaux, Kerry (Brillo) Breaux and Frank (Davis) Breaux; brother, J.C. Breaux; sisters, Mrs. Ollie Curlee, Mrs. Willie Mae Ogea, Mrs. Winnie Manuel, Mrs. Marjorie Miller, Mrs. Minnie Boudoin, and Mrs. Bertha Guillory; nine grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eraste and Felicia Bourque Breaux. A Memorial Mass will be held today at St. Gertrude Catholic Church. Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland is in charge of arrangements.
McClure
Leslie G. McClure, a retired control system coordinator of 32 years with Union Carbide died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. He was 73.
Mr. McClure was born in Yawkey, West Virginia and resided in luling for most of the past 24 years. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Becker McClure; a daughter, Wendy M. Beltz; two sons, Derrell R. McClure of Canyon Lake, TX and Donald P. Hare, Jr.; a brother, Deward D. McClure of Hartwell, GA; a grandson, Devon G. Beltz; and a granddaughter, Randi M. Beltz. Services were private.
Candies
Bessie B. Candies, a resident of Des Allemands, died on April 2, 2002. She was 89.
Candies is survived by here daughter-in-law, Regina Candies. Sister Alice Barrios. Grandchildren, Shane Candies, Owen Candies, Jr. and Tanya Candies. Also survived by five great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Nick F. Candies. Parents, Oneil Barrios Sr. and Mable Rossi Barrios. Son, Owen Candies Sr. Brothers, Oneil Barrios Jr., Earnest Barrios, and Rudy Barrios. Sister, Mabley Barrios Guzzetta.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on April 4 at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands. Burial was in Christen Cemetery
in Des Allemands. Landry’s Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Savola
Marjorie Ruth Russell Savola, a resident of Destrehan, died April 1, 2002 at her home. She was 80.
Savola was a former school teacher with the Jefferson Parish School System and a former tennis instructor. She was also a member of the St. Charles Historical Society, Jefferson Performing Arts Society, founding member of the River Parishes Community Chorus, and a former member of the Greater New Orleans Area chapter of the Sweet Adelines. She graduated from Jefferson High School, attended Jones County Junior College in Ellisville, MS and St. Mary’s Dominican College in New Orleans. She was inducted into the Louisiana Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999 and was an active USTA senior tennis player achieving regional and national rankings, she represented Louisiana in the senior olympics and won gold medals. She was an elder at Parkway Presbyterian Church and a member of the St. Charles Parish Republican Women’s Association.
She is survived by her husband, Onnie A. “Pete” Savola. Daughters, Vicki Ruth Davis of El Paso, TX; Marjorie Ellen Savola of New Orleans; and Onni Aileen Cesta of Destrehan. She is also survived by seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Robert and Nina Howard Russell.
Funeral Services will be held today at 1 p.m. at Parkway Presbyterian Church, 6200 Camphor Street in Metairie. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall. Burial will take place in the Garden of Memories. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 9025, Pitts field, MA 01202-9025.
