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Brooks

Jean Brooks of Tylertown passed away on Jan. 6. She was 62 years old.

Mrs. Brooks was born in Atlanta in 1940, the daughter of the late Charles Clifton and Dorothea Viola Cantrell Poss. She is survived by her husband, Larry Brooks, daughters Phyllis Gray, Dorothy Breaux and Tiney Guidry, her son Chuck Brooks, grandchildren Starlene, Missy, Larry, Lauryn, Charlene, Tyler, Dyllon, John, Dustyn and Carley and seven great-grandchildren, Michael, Erin, Devin, Kayla, Kalya, Kerilynn and Jarrod.

A funeral service was held on Jan. 9 at the Tylertown Baptist Church.

Champagne

Francis “Frankie” Xavier Champagne Sr., a native of Edgard and resident of Luling, passed away on Jan. 6. He was 75 years old.

Mr. Champagne was a member of VFW Post 3750 of Luling and served on the St. John the Baptist Parish School Board for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Retta Troxler Champagne, sons Frankie, P.J. and Jamie Champagne, daughters Charlotte Champagne and Audrey Raziano, brother Durwood Champagne, sisters Iris Delaneuville, Mary Lou Schexnayder, Faith Roussel, Joy Schexnayder and Rita Jane Bohn, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Aline Copponex Champagne, brother Wallace Champagne and sisters Doris Matherne and Audrey Reynaud.

Services were held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville on Jan. 8. The family wishes to extend special thanks to the doctors and staff of St. Charles Medical Clinic, the St. Charles Hospital and nurses registry.

Comardelle

Margaret B. Comardelle, a native of Lockport and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Jan. 22. She was 53 years old.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Comardelle Sr., mother Theresa Bergeron Bellanger, sons Jerry Jr., Joshua and Jonathan Comardelle, daughters Melissa Berteau and Millicent Comardelle, brothers Robert, Steven, Brooks, Daniel, Billy, Edmond, Dickie, Barry and Lee John Bellanger, sisters Aline Loupe and Ruth Ann Austin and 15 grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father, Klebert Bellanger, and sister Gloria Ann Havis.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 27 at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands.

Davaine

Edith Ann Leitz Davaine, native of New Orleans and resident of Lockport, passed away on Jan. 18. She was 71 years old.

She is survived by her stepsons, Jesse and Jerry Davaine, daughter Melissa Rose, sister Rita Leitz Kessel Stage, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Celena Eiswirth Leitz, husband Johnny Davaine and brother Jacob Leitz.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 21 at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport.

Eusea

Janet Esteve Eusea, a native of Westwego and resident of Luling, passed away on Jan. 8. She was 54 years old.

Mrs. Usuea is survived by her husband, Gary, daughter Angela Eusea Matherne, brothers Allen Esteve and Donald Esteve, sister Sandra Esteve and three grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Augustin and Dora Dantin Esteve.

Mrs. Eusea was a teacher at Mimosa Park Elementary School and a member of the Holdy Family Ladies Alter Society.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 10 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Luling. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN), 2221 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 131, El Segundo, CA, 90245.

Foret

Clovis Moise Foret, a native of Lafourche Crossing and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Jan. 4. He was 75 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Vineda Comardelle Foret, and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clovis P. and Charlotte Aupied Foret, brothers Clarence, Tilton, Roy and Louis Foret and sisters Enola LaGarde, Irene Ledet, Ella Mae Danos, Bernice Theriot and Elaina Babin.

Mr. Foret was a member of the Mennonite Church, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict and a retired employee of Kerr-McGee. Services were held on Jan. 6 at Des Allemands Mennonite Church.

Keller

Marilyn Baul Keller, wife and grandmother, died on Jan. 27 at 1:45 a.m. She was 73 years old.

Born in New Orleans and a resident of Destrehan for 12 years, she is survived by her husband, Tyrus Keler, sons David and Neal Keller, daughters Lauren Columbo and Donna Bivona and five grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 30 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan.

Lee

Malven Franklin Lee, Jr., a native of Japan and resident of Luling, passed away on Jan. 21. He was 52 years old.

Mr. Lee is survived by his wife, Mary Warren Lee, mother Mary Peters Lee, sons Malven Lee III and his wife Judy and PFC Scott Eric Lee, daughter Yvonne Darensbourg, brothers James M. and Steven Lee and grandchildren John William Lee and Danette Andrea Darensbourg. He is preceded in death by his father, Malven Franklin Lee Sr., brother Charlie Lee and son Andrew Lee.

Mr. Lee was a Vietnam veteran in secret intelligence. Services were held on Jan. 24 at West St. Charles Baptist Church, followed by interment in Mt. Airy Cemetery, Boutte.

McCoy

Marilyn Ann McCoy, native and resident of Boutte, passed away on Jan. 14. She was 47 years old.

She is survived by her father, Rev. Adam McCoy Sr., son Ronald Anthony McCoy, brothers Adam McCoy Jr., Michale McCoy Sr., Darren McCoy and Dean McCoy, sisters Ether Mae Thorne, Debra Nelson, Janet Murrey, Lisa Williams, Sandra McCoy and two grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her mother, Amelia Ingram McCoy.

Visitation will be held today from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland, with services following. Interment will be at Sunlight Cemetery in Gheens.

Park

Jerry Park of Harrison, Ariz., passed away on Jan. 20. He was 63 years old.

A graduate of El Dorado High School in 1957 and of the University of Arkansas School of Pharmacy in 1962, he worked at Union Medical Center and Jefferson Regional Memorial Hospital as a pharmacist until his retirement in 2002. He was a member of Watson Chapel Baptist Church and attended Harrison First Baptist.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Marvin Robert and Mabel Chastain Park. He is survived by his brother, Ed Park of El Dorado, Ariz., sister Kay Roeder of Luling and sister Connie Gardner of Harrison, Ariz. Services were held on Jan. 23 at Young’s Chapel in El Dorado.

Spratley

Fontella Spratley, 75, of Garner, N.C., passed away on Jan. 9 following a battle with cancer.

A former resident of Luling, Mrs. Spratley was past president of the St. Charles Women’s Club. She is survived by her husband, Ashby Spratley, Jr., and three children, Ashby III, Jim and Jane Spratley-Odenheimer. Services were held at Montlawn Funeral Home and burial was at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh, N.C.

St. Pierre

Theresa Leblanc St. Pierre, native of St. Amant and resident of Kenner, passed away on Jan. 6. She was 78 years old.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Jessie J. St. Pierre, sons Gerard N. St. Pierre and Brian J. St. Pierre, grandchildren Breanne Jessie St. Pierre and Michael J. St. Pierre, daughter-in-lawn Mary St. Pierre, and brothers Emile J. LeBlanc Joseph Claude “Brother Guy” Leblanc. She is preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Melanie Bourgeois Leblanc, brother Herbert Leblanc and sister Louise Leblanc Gautreau.

Services were held on Jan. 8 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Paulina.

Waguespack

Rudolph A. “Rudy” Waguespack, Sr., passed away on Jan. 13 at Ormond Nursing and Care Center. A native of Lutcher and resident of Norco for most of his life, he was a graduate of Lutcher high School, a member of the Knights of Columbus of Norco, a veteran of the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant and a veteran of World War II.

He is preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Enid Waguespack, his parents, Maurice and Olive Hebert Waguespack and siblings Maurice, Lynn, Herbert and Mercedes. He is survived by his children, Rudolph “Andy” Waguespack, Jr. and wife Gayle C, and Lydia Waguespack Hardy and husband Robert J. Hardy, grandchildren Alison H. DeCristofaro, Amy H. Keller, Jared, Ryan and Matt Waguespack, and two great-grandchildren, Bailey and Zachary Keller.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Jan. 16 at Sacred Hearth Catholic Church in Norco.

Allemand

Jaques Paul Allemand, a native and resident of Lockport, passed away on Feb. 27. He was 24 years old.

Mr. Allemand is survived by his parents, Lester Anthony and Edna Hebert Allemand, brother Nathan J. Allemand, sister Dana Margaret Allemand, niece Amanda Allemand and nephew Donavan Allemand. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on March 3 at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport.

Allen

Suzanne Eschete Allen, a native of Houma and resident of Ponchatoula, passed away on Feb. 22. She was 46 years old.

A resident of Paradis from 1975 through 1986, Mrs. Allen graduated from E.D. White Catholic High School in 1974.

She is survived by her husband, Donald James Allen, and son, Travis Charles Allen, of Ponchatoula, parents Charles Victor and Barbara Marie (Badeaux) Eschete of Thibodaux, brothers Tommy Eschete and Brian Eschete of Thibodaux and Chris Eschete of Mandeville and sister Rachelle Wolford of Houston.

Services were held on Feb. 26 at Geisler Funeral Home in Ponchatoula.

Badeaux

Gladys P. Badeaux passed away on Feb. 12. She was 92 years old.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Agnes Verret Perilloux, husband Lolan J. Badeaux, Sr., daughter Gladys Mae Carmouche, son Lolan j. “Blue” Badeaux Jr., sisters Joyce P. Weaner, Ethel Mae Lewis, Olga Bourg and brothers Jules, Stanley, Burton and Arthur “Treasure” Perilloux and grandson Michael Carmouche. She is survived by her daughter, Levern Pecora, brother Leroy Perilloux, grandchildren Johnny, Barry and Larry Carmouche, Joan C. Bird, Jean C. Aucoin, Robin C. Priest, Chuck and Bryan Perilloux, Kathy P. Clement, Ralph, Charleston, Jeffrey, Lolan III Badeaux and Lori B. Duplessis, 32 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren.

Mrs. Badeaux was a devoted member of St. Charles Borromeo Church and a member of the Ladies Alter Society. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thanks to the Odyssey Hospice, Ormond Nursing and Care Center and Jennifer Mancuso, Shawn Madere and Tami Knight.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Feb. 15 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in

Bonnette

Dolores Maria Vial Davila Bonnette, native of Hahnville and 75-year resident of New Orleans, passed away on Feb. 3. She was 94 years old.

Mrs. Vial is preceded in death by first husband Louis A. Davila, second husband Lance Bonnette, parents Irma Martin Vial and Sheriff Leon C. Vial Sr. and sister Inez Vial Tinney. She is survived by brothers Sheriff Leon C. Vial Jr., James P. Vial Sr., Lester Vial and Charles Vial, sister Marguerite Vial Montz, and nieces and nephews including Dr. David J. Vial, Leon C. Vial III, Dr. Sidney Montz, Celeste Montz Tanner, Irma Vial Brou, Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, Irma Tinney Dubroca, Shirley Tinney Dubroca, Dr. Lester Vial, Dr. Richard Vial and Dr. Wayne Vial.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held at Lakelawn Metairie Funeral Home on Feb. 4.

Friloux

Moise D. Friloux, native of Ama and resident of New Sarpy, passed away on Feb. 25. He was 78 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Vivian Perilloux Friloux, son Gerard his wife Robbin, son Kim and his wife Phillis, daughter Frances and her husband Steven Mire, daughter Lisa and her husband Lennen Madere, sisters Theresa “Bunny” Petit and Ann Zeringue, brother Timmy Friloux, brother-in-law Larry Perilloux, grandchildren Michelle, Travis and Timmy Mire, Katie, Amy and Allison Friloux and Shelby, Lauryn and Lennen R. Madere. He is preceded in death by his parents, Rene and Louise Roux Friloux, and his brothers, Albert and Harold Friloux.

Mr. Friloux was retired from the Norco Construction Company and served as a SI/C in the Navy aboard the USS Chester during World War II. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion and a parishioner of St. Charles Borromeo.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on March 1 at 11 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo in Destrehan.

Hamilton

Abe “Boog” Hamilton, 81, a native and resident of Raceland, passed away on Feb. 1.

He is survived by one son, Lawrence Hamilton of Patterson; one daughter, Lisa Hamilton of Des Allemands; four stepdaughters, Barbara Folse of Raceland, Bertha Johnson, Eula Thomas and Shirley Martin, all of Thibodaux; two sisters, Rosa Hamilton of Raceland and Mildred Dabney of New Orleans; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Young Hamilton, parents James and Lydia Lewis-Hamilton, brothers Eldred, Samuel and Joseph Stewart, and sisters Elizdia Parker, Oliska Burke, Rebecca Mott and Alice Hamilton.

He was a member of Antioch Baptist church and served on the Deacon Board.

Funeral services were held on Feb. 8 with burial at Morristown Benevolent Cemetery in Raceland.

Humphries Barbara Crooks Dore Humphries passed away on Feb. 2. She is survived by her husband, Hulon E. Humphries; two sons, Aymar J. Dore and Randy Humphries; three daughters, Diane Dore Plaisance, Doris Dore Dugas and Sandra Kinler; two brothers, William Crooks and Johnny Crooks; three sisters, Allie V Campbell, Nobie Wallace and Ramona Crooks; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The funeral was held at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 West Bank Expressway, Harvey. Burial was at the St. Charles Mausoleum in Luling.

Kaiser

Brian A. Kaiser, native of Faribalt, Minn. and resident of Norco, passed away on Feb. 26. He was 80 years old.

He is survived by son Steve and wife Melissa, son Ken and wife Sue, daughter Sharon and husband John Mapes and son Patrick and wife Mary and nine grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Jenny O’Brien Kaiser, and wife Lois McMurry Kaiser.

Mr. Kaiser was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard in World War II, a graduate of Loyola University and retired from Shell Oil with 38 years of service.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on March 1 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norco.

LaCroix

Lena Busalacchi LaCroix, born October 24, 1899, passed away on Feb. 20 in Luling. She was 103 years old.

Beloved wife of the late Alphonse A. LaCroix, daughter of the late Gaetano and Frances Busalacchi, sister of the late Thomas, Frank, Salvadore and John Busalacchi and Annie Lasalvo, Mary Ann Cuccia, Mary Lussan and Josephine Gardey. She is survived by a host of nieces and nephews.

A native of Plaquemine and a resident of St. Charles Parish since 1900, she was devoted to her Catholic religion and had a love of music. She played the organ for St. Anthony’s Catholic Church for 72 years and received the Louis Medallion for her many years of service. She was extremely community minded and had a love for others which led her to spend a quarter of a century of service at St. Charles Parish Hospital. She was the recipient of several awards, including the Veteran's Administration award for her hospital work, St. Charles Parish Rotary Club Citizen of the Year in 1993, J.C. Penny Golden Rule Award in 1996 and was Grand Marshall of the Krewe of Lul in 1997.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to the funeral. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Luling on Feb. 22 Interment was at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Taft.

Millet

Christine Nichols Millet passed away on Feb. 3. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Arthur Joseph Millet, daughter Ann Marie Millet, godchild Holly Anita Elizabeth Manasco, sister Sybil Lander, brother Thomas Ray Nichols, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and multiple nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her son, Thomas Edward Johnston, sisters Bertha Lee Terrell, Alinie Dixion, Idell Verda, Anita “Billie” Manasco and brother Carl Nichols.

Visitation was held on Feb. 5 and 6 at Alexander Funeral Home of Lutcher, followed by interment at Jefferson Memorial Gardens in St. Rose.

Murphy

Florence A. Murphy, a native of Kansas City, Mo. and a resident of LaPlace and Antwerp, Ohio, passed away on Feb. 9. She was 82 years old.

Mrs. Murphy was a graduate of Angola Tri-State Business College in Indiana, a member of VFW Antwerp Post 5087 and the Wooland Community Church in LaPlace.

She is survived by her son, David Murphy, daughters Colleen Longardner, Linda Alspaugh and Susan Hines, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held on Feb. 15 at Woodland Community Church in LaPlace.

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