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Raziano
Benny S. Raziano, a native of Kenner and resident of Luling, passed away on Dec. 14. He was 77 years old.
Owner of Raziano’s Restaurant and an avid fisherman, Mr. Raziano loved to decorate his yard for the holidays. He is survived by his son, Benny Walter Raziano and wife Audrey Champagne Raziano, daughters Deborah Raziano and Tasha Raziano Treuil and her husband Daniel, brother James Raziano, sister Grace Raziano Jatho and grandchildren Angela Raziano and Emma Treuil.
He is preceded in death by hi wife, Anna Mae Himel Raziano, parents Nick and Nunzia Carona Raziano, brothers Joe, Jules, Vic and Nick Raziano, and sisters Nellie Ranatza and Vera Faucheux.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held today at noon at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville. The family requests donations be made to the Delta Zeta Sorority Foundation or the Nicholls State University Foundation.
Richard
Paul C. Richard Jr. passed away on Dec. 8 at Thibodaux Regional Medical Center. He was 62 years old.
A resident of Norco, Mr. Richard was a retired attorney at law. He contributed to several charities, loved his church, had an interest in people with physical disabilities and was proficient in computer artwork. Mr. Richard was a graduate of Destrehan High School, Louisiana State University and Loyola Law School, and a member of the Louisiana Bar Association.
He is survived by his mother, Adele D. Richard, sister Merrill Richard Zeringue, niece Michelle Spielman and nephew Michael Zeringue. He is preceded in death by his father, Paul Richard Sr.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Dec. 11 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Norco, followed by burial at St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Destrehan.
Schouest
Theresa Touro Schouest, a native of Matthews and a resident of Luling, passed away on Dec. 23. She was 72 years old.
She is survived by her 12 children, two brothers, two half-brothers and two sisters. She is preceded in death by her husband, Albin Schouest, parents Andrew and Adenise Levron Curole and two half-brothers. Religious services were held on Dec. 26 at Des Allemands Mennonite Church.
Bates
Esther Marie Guise Bates, a resident of Houma and native of Chauvin, passed away on Jan. 2. She was 60 years old.
She is survived by her husband, Sam E. Bates, son David Hinze Jr., daughters Peggy Fitch, Billie Jo Currier and Jusy Hanzik, sisters Eva Ratcliff, Rita Dunn and Janet Ergeron and seven grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Emile Joseph Lirette Sr. and Lornza Marie Guise Lirette, brothers Jimmy, Iris, Levis, Leon, Emile Jr. and Milton Lirette, sisters Urilda, Rose and Darlene Lirette and Irene Lambos and one grandchild.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 5 at Falgout Chapel in Raceland.
Blouin
Oscar “O.J.” Blouin, Jr. passed away on Jan. 23 of cancer. He was 51 years old. Born and raised in New Orleans, he was a resident of Des Allemands for the past 12 years. Son of the deceased Oscar and Gloria Blouin of New Orleans, his survivors include his wife, Phyllis Guillot Blouin, children Amanda Blouin Eckhardt, Jaime Blouin, Laura Blouin, Christopher Blouin and Sara Blouin, son-in-law David Eckhardt, future son-in-laws Michael Nicolini and Bryan Hoppen and future daughter-in-law Dixie Breaux, grandchildren Abigail Eckhardt, Tyler Nicolini and Ellie Blouin and mother-in-law Marie Azalie Guillot. Mr. Blouin was a former employee of H.B. Zachry Construction at Monsanto in Luling.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands on Jan. 26.
Camardelle
Brian Keith “Scooter” Camardelle Jr., a resident of Luling, died on Jan. 18. He was 19 years old.
An employee of St. Charles Parish Public works and a member of St. Charles Baptist Church, he is survived by his father, Brian Camardelle Sr., son Caine Camardelle, grandparents Robert and Susan Boudoin and Adam Jr. and Rita Badeaux, brother Brandon Camardelle, stepbrother Andre Benoit and half-sisters Jacilynne Lester and Amanda Camardelle. He is preceded in death by his mother, Shelly Boudin.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Caine Camardelle.
Carr
Bonnie Hymel Carr passed away on Jan. 30. She was 51 years old.
She is preceded in death by her father, Urbin Hymel, and stepfather, Oscar Brady. She is survived by her husband, William Denis Carr, mother Evelyn Brady, children Aaron, Carey and Kelly, stepdaughter Jennifer Carr, brothers Gary Hymel, Dayle Hymel and Dennis Hymel, sisters Nancy Navaille and Mary Rohan, and four grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Feb. 5 at Sacred Heart Church in Norco. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family.
Dufrene
Jeffrey Dufrene Jr., a native of Bayou Gauche and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Jan. 1. He was 62 years old.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Bernard Dufrene, mother Lena Hogan Dufrene, daughters Jael D. Comardelle and Nicole Faye Dufrene, sisters Peggy D. Dufrene, Janice D. Walls and Dorcas D. Frickey, six grandchildren and eight step-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father, Jefferey Antoine Dufrene Sr.
Religious services were held on Jan. 5 at Community Assembly of God Church in Bayou Gauche.
Dupepe
Clement Andrew Dupepe passed away on Jan. 20 in Gonzales. He was 78. A native and resident of Union, he was son of the late Fernand Sr. and Julie Mire Dupepe, uncle of Karen Chauvin Bergeron, Joan Dupepe Bergeron, Susan Dupepe Boudreaux, Julie Porta Gautreau, Lionel V. Porta Jr., Mark Dupepe, Lynn and John Louviere and the late Sherry Dupepe Bourgeois, the late Michael Paul Dupepe and the late Pamela Ann Gautreaux. Brother of Rosalie Dupepe Porta, Shirley Dupepe Louviere Durabb, the late Lillian Dupepe Chauvin, the late Barbara Dupepe, the late Mercedes Dupepe, half-brother of Shirley B. Young and the late Ferdenand G. Dupepe Jr.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 22 at St. Mary’s Chapel in Convent.
Fahrig
Jasper Frederick Fahrig Sr., a native of St. Louis, Mo., and resident of St. Charles Parish, passed away on Jan. 10. He was 75 years old.
Mr. Fahrig is survived by his sons, Jasper Frederick Fahrig Jr., William Robert Fahrig and Jonathan Craig Fahrig; daughters Deborah F. Corrao, Chanda F. Burge, Rachel F. Billot and Ruth F. Koederitz, sisters Gwendolyn Bernice F. Caillet and Georgia Ruth F. Matherne, 24 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his sons, Christian Gottlieb Fahrig II and Brian Joseph Fahrig, and his parents, Christian and Helen Moore Fahrig.
Services were held on Jan. 13 at First Union Presbyterian Church in Luling.
Falgoust
Philomene Therese Dufresne “Tut” Falgoust, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend, passed away on Jan. 3. She was 87 years old.
A native of Wallace and resident of St. James and Donaldsonville, she was born on Dec. 10, 1916, to Ida Waguespack and Ulysse Dufresne. She graduated valedictorian in 1934 from Edgard High and was married on July 3, 1939, to joseph Clerville “Cap” Falgoust of Vacherie, son of Amelida Stein and Jourdan Falgoust. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Gayle Falgoust of Metairie and Sharon and Sterling Zeringue of Norco; two sons and two daughters-in-law, Michael and Jo Ann Canella Falgoust of Baton Rouge and Glen and Angela Morris Falgoust of Donaldsonville; sisters Agnes Dufresne Barré, Georgette Dufresne Spoonts and Ethel Dufresne; brother Ulysse Dufresne; 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, sisters Cecile Dufresne Faucheux and Anne Dufresne Dennis; brothers Amilcar Dufresne and Claud Dufresne.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 6 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Donaldsonville.
Fraychineaud
Albert Henry Steaven Fraychineaud Jr., aged 60, died on Jan. 26 at 10:25 p.m. Beloved husband of Carolyn Cambre Fraychineaud, father of Natalie Fraychineaud, Christi F. Gibson and Jennifer Fraychineaud, son of Mildred Budenich and the late Albert Henry Fraychineaud Sr. Grandfather of Madison Fraychineaud and Gavin and Morgan Gibson. Brother of Noelie Serpas Elliott, June F. Fos, Elsie F. Boudreaux, Althea F. Treitler, Juvonnie F. Smith, Millicent F. Ancalade, Karen “Suzy” F. McGiboney, Donna F. Koski, Robert, Kayo, Courtney, Gary, Arthur Fraychineaud. Brother-in-law of Beverly and Henry Bourgeois, Helen and Robert Mire, Ernest and Elizabeth Cambre and Judy Duet and the late Norman Duet. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Fraychineaud was a native of New Orleans and a resident of Luling for 27 years.
Galatas Newton “N.J.” Joseph Galatas passed away on Jan. 4 at 10:45 a.m. at Canon Hospice. He was 57 years old. A native of Garyville and resident of Jefferson Parish, he is survived by mother Rita Andre of Baton Rouge, step-mother Lillie Staurd of St. Rose, brothers Russel Charles Galatas and wife Betucci Galatas of St. Rose, William Charles Galatas and wife Tony Raynes Galatas of Hahnville, sister Gynelle Galatas Stoker of Kenner, stepsister Lorretta Frommeyer of Metaire, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father, William Cliffton Galatas Sr., brother William Cliffton Galatas Jr. and sister Earlene Galatas Hammet. Graveside services were held on Jan. 7 at Jefferson Memorial Gardens in St. Rose.
Johnson
Long-time parish councilman Curtis Johnson Sr. passed away on Jan. 27 of a heart attack at St. Charles Parish Hospital. He was 71.
Johnson was elected a police juror in 1977 and served as councilman for the St. Rose area from 1988 to 2000. He also worked in the 70’s as a parish zoning code enforcement officer.
Johnson was a lifelong resident of St. Rose. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and attended Grambling State University for two years. He was a member of the National Negro Professional Baseball League during the 1950’s.
He was also a member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. The organization will hold a jazz funeral for Johnson on Saturday.
Johnson is survived by a son, Curtis “Tiger” Johnson Jr., of Miami; two daughters, Lynette Johnson Brown of New Orleans and Dionne Johnson of St. Rose; and nine grandchildren.
A funeral was held on Jan. 31 at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 100 Second Street in St. Rose.
Loupe
Esther Mary Loupe, a native of Milwaukee, Wis. and resident of Albany, passed away on Jan. 4. She was 79 years old.
She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Loupe and Steven Allan Bowman, sons Michael Loupe and wife Jill, John Loupe and Richard Loupe, 14 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Rosalya Pokroa Bartnikowski and brothers Stanley, Walter, Leonard, Casmir and Chester Bartnikowski.
A memorial service was held at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands on Jan. 8.
Roberts
John S. Roberts, a resident of Youngsville and native of St. Charles Parish, passed away on Jan. 29. He was 37 years old.
He is survived by his wife Barbra Roberts, mother Cynthia Cetadol, guardian parents Rene and Cheryl Matherne, son John S. Roberts Jr., daughters Velvet N. Roberts and Alexis R. Roberts and brothers Lloyd Cetadol Jr. and Floyd Cetadol. He is preceded in death by his father, Howell S. Roberts, and his stepfather, Lloyd Cetadol Sr.
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran of 16 years, Mr. Roberts’ religious service was held on Feb. 6 at Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland, followed by interment at St. Charles Cemetery in Luling.
Savage
George Hubert Savage Jr., a retired Entergy Corp. material management supervisor, died on Jan. 17 of renal failure at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Miss. He was 60 years old.
Mr. Savage was born in Beardstown, Ill. and lived in Luling for 20 years. He was a retired master sergeant in the Marines and served in Vietnam. His commendations include the Good Conduct Medal with six stars, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with three stars, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device. Survivors include his companion, Wanda Phillips, son George Savage III and stepsons, Chauncey Mize and Phillip Patrick, stepdaughters Tara Naquin, Chandra Sampey and Pamela Gilbert, mother Pearl Lucille Savage, sister Carolynn Sue Hall, and five grandchildren. A graveside military service was held on Jan. 24 at Ebenezer Cemetery in Pennington, Ala.
Abbate
Connie Ann Abbate, age 42, of Garyville, passed away on Feb. 11 at St. Charles Hospital. She is survived by her husband Peter Abbate, sons Peter Jr., Brad and Brett Abbate, daughter Brandie Abbate, brothers Alvin and Donald Louque, and sisters Sandra Anslum Susan Falcon and Carolyn Rizzuto. She is preceded in death by a grandson, Brad Paul Abbate Jr.
A funeral service was held on Feb. 13 at Alexander Funeral Home in Norco.
Anderson
Bradley David Anderson, a native of Dallas and resident of Destrehan, passed away on Feb. 5. He was 17 years old.
Bradley was an honor student, a member of the Wise Conservation Club, the Science Olympiad Team and a literary rally representative.
He is survived by his father, Gene Alden Anderson of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., mother Mary Beth Kugler Anderson of Destrehan, grandparents Charles J. and Thelma B. Kugler of Destrehan and Charles A. and Martha Anderson of McPherson, Kan., sister Callie Anderson of Destrehan and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Bradley D. Anderson at any Bank One Location. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Feb. 10 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan.
Campbell
Harry Lloyd Campbell, a native of Craigsville, Va. and resident of Destrehan, passed away on Feb. 22. He was 82 yeras old.
He is survived by his daughters, Kathy Aitken and Linda Hayes, and son Chuck Campbell, sister Ressie Alier, give grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be announced at a later date.
Comardelle
Josephine Adams Comardelle, a native of Gheens and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Feb. 26. She was 83 years old.
Mrs. Comardelle is survived by her sons, Charles, Lawrence Jr., Thomas, Randy and Timothy Comardelle, her daughters Ethel Hotard and Peggy Matherne, 14 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is preceded in death by her husband Lawrence “Yank” Comardelle Sr., her parents, Antoine Adams Sr. and Josephine Matherne Adams, her brothers Adolph, Alfred, Lucien, Joseph and Antoine Adams and her sisters Angeline Clulee, Elvire Comardelle and Estelle Comardelle.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Feb. 28 at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands.
