Joyce Guidroz Lacasse

Joyce Guidroz LaCasse, 87, passed away in a local hospice facility on Sunday, November 3, 2019.

Joyce was born on June 1, 1932 to the union of Noah and Lucille Marks in Opelousas, LA.  She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a graduate of Port Barre High School.  She enjoyed gardening and dancing. She also enjoyed camping and fishing, and was an excellent cook.

She is survived by her daughters, Elaine Foux (Bill), and Diana Ortego; her son, Ronald Guidroz (Mary), all of Lake Charles; grandchildren, Amy Hanks (Jonathan) of Spring, TX, Jennifer Quinlan (Zac) of Marshall, TX, Michael Ortego (Lisa) of Carencro, LA, Scott Ortego (Kara) of Lake Charles, David Guidroz (Lara) of Moss Bluff, Julie Cupp (Brian) of Shreveport, LA, and Laura Watkins (James) of Iowa, LA; and 18 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and her two beloved husbands, Joseph Curley Guidroz, and Charlie LaCasse.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Msgr. Jace Eskind will officiate. Burial will take place in Consolata Cemetery following the service under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation will take place at Johnson Funeral Home of Lake Charles on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a rosary being recited at 6:00 p.m., and will continue on Wednesday morning from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

The family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the nurses and staff of Harbor Hospice of Lake Charles for their compassionate care.