Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Fred Thomas
Aug 26, 2019
Fredrick John “Fred” Thomas, 87, passed away in a local care facility on Monday, August 26, 2019.
Born on May 10, 1932 to John and Stella Thomas in Dayton, Ohio, Fred was the owner and operator of Honeycutt Furniture Store from 1955 until 1988. He became a permanent fixture of the McNeese Cowboy football team in the 1970’s and will...
Rodney Merle Steed, Sr.
Aug 26, 2019
Rodney Merle Steed, Sr., 86, of Kinder, LA, died at 12:07 PM on Monday, August 26, 2019.
Mr. Steed was born August 27, 1932 in Portland, OR. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1974, following twenty-four years of active duty. He served in Korea during the Korean Conflict and in South Vietnam during that conflict. Following his military...
Samuel R. "Sammy" Evans
Aug 26, 2019
Samuel R. “Sammy” Evans, 72, of Moss Bluff, passed away Monday August 26, 2019 in his home.
Mr. Evans was a longtime resident of Moss Bluff and Gillis, and a graduate of Sam Houston High School. He was of the Baptist faith and worked for Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad for 37 years. He loved to camp and...
Emerson "Jimmy" Corbello
Aug 25, 2019
Emerson James “Jimmy” Corbello, 72, of Grand Lake, LA, died on Sunday, August 25, 2019 in his residence.
Mr. Corbello was born October 18, 1946 and was a 1964 graduate of Bell City High School. He served his country in the U.S. Navy and worked as a self-employed contractor during his career. He was a past Mason and enjoyed playing...
Margaret Welton
Aug 24, 2019
Margaret Welton, 63, passed away on August 24, 2019 in a local hospice facility surrounded by her family. Margaret enjoyed playing on the computer, cooking, enjoyed being with her family and friends and traveling to conventions for the American Legion with her husband.
Margaret is survived by her loving husband of eight years, Gary Welton of Sulphur; her two daughters,...
Jeffrey Lynn Bishop
Aug 24, 2019
Jeffrey Lynn Bishop, 62, passed away on August 24, 2019. Jeffrey enjoyed spending time at the shooting range. He worked at Texas Instruments and Motorola before retiring from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Department after 15 years of service.
Jeffrey is survived by his brother, Ronnie Bishop and wife Ronda of Sulphur; his sister in law, Judy Hebert Bishop of...
Alan Lane Turner
Aug 24, 2019
Alan Lane Turner, 64, born January 15, 1955 in Lake Charles, La to Edric and Verna Lorraine Turner. God called him home on August 24, 2019. Alan was a lifelong resident of Westlake, La. He was a graduate of Westlake High School and attended McNeese State University. He worked for Harbor Docking and Towing as a tugboat dispatcher for 20...
Percilla Vasseur
Aug 23, 2019
“She fought the good fight, she finished the race, she kept the faith”
Percilla Ann Crews Vasseur, 67, of Lake Charles entered the joy of Heaven, carried by angels into the arms of Jesus.
Mrs. Vasseur was born and raised in Patterson, LA where she was a graduate of Patterson High School. She lived twenty years in Texas where she...
Catherine Leger Courville
Aug 21, 2019
Catherine Leger Courville, 76, of Holmwood, LA passed away, Wednesday, August 21, 2019 in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family.
Mrs. Courville was a native of Iota, LA and has lived most of her life in Holmwood. She was a graduate of Bell City High School where she played basketball and softball. Following graduation, she went on...
Coco Rossitto
Aug 20, 2019
Hugh Guy “CoCo” Rossitto died August 20, 2019, following a lengthy illness.
Born in New York to Hugo Gaetaeno Rossitto and Yolande LeMotte Rossitto, CoCo moved to Louisiana at a young age. He was a 1966 graduate of LaGrange High School and a 1971 graduate of McNeese State University, where he played football and baseball. He had many friends and...
Ray Badon
Aug 19, 2019
Ray Badon, 85, of Johnson Bayou passed away on August 19, 2019 in a local hospital. He was a member of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church in Johnson Bayou. Ray worked as a heavy equipment operator for a lifelong career, also a dragline operator and was awarded “Older Worker of the Year” in 2013 by Cameron Council on Aging....
James Kibodeaux
Aug 18, 2019
James D Kibodeaux, 79, of Vinton passed away on August 18, 2019 in his residence surrounded by his family. James enjoyed fishing, eating, and spending time with family and friends.
James is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Velma Kibodeaux of Vinton; son, Charles Allen Kibodeaux; 4 grandchildren, Amy, Alicia, Bridgette, and Andrew; and sister, Jane Bergeron of...
Pearl Louise Leger
Aug 17, 2019
Pearl Louise Hursey Leger, 88, of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home on Saturday August 17, 2019 with her family at her side.
Pearl was a native and life-long resident of Lake Charles. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was very involved for forty plus years with her...
Lesa Cormier
Aug 17, 2019
Lesa Cormier, 88, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 11:38 AM on Saturday, August 17, 2019 in a Lafayette, LA hospital.
Mr. Cormier was born August 30, 1930 in Gueydan, LA and raised in the Elton area, where he graduated from Elton High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953 where he worked as...
Randy Owen Wilfer, Sr.
Aug 15, 2019
Randy Owen Wilfer, Sr., 67, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 3:27 PM on Thursday, August 15, 2019 in a Lafayette hospital.
Born March 6, 1952 in Orange, TX, Mr. Wilfer was raised in Vinton, LA, where he was a 1970 graduate of Vinton High School. He has been a resident of Lake Charles for the past fifty years and...
Susan Kathleen Duhon Ferris
Aug 15, 2019
On Thursday, August 15, Susan Kathleen Duhon Ferris passed away at the age of 77. She was born in Welsh, Louisiana on July 3, 1942. She spent most of her childhood in Jennings, before moving to Lake Charles as a young adult. She worked at Calcasieu Marine National Bank in Lake Charles during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Susan...
Barbara Jean Alleman
Aug 14, 2019
Barbara Jean Alleman, 74, of Sulphur passed away on August 14, 2019 in a local hospital. She was a member of Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church. Barbara enjoyed sewing, quilting, and going to flea markets. She loved watching her grandchildren and their sporting events, and spending time with family and friends.
Barbara is survived by her three children, Teddy...
Harold Hoelzer
Aug 14, 2019
Harold Hiram Hoelzer, 79, passed away on August 14, 2019 at a local care facility surrounded by his family. Harold was born on February 11, 1940 in Choupique, LA. He enjoyed making knives, saddle making and building things. He worked at PPG and Ron Williams Construction.
Harold is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Mary Ann Hoelzer;...
Emilie Scott Wallace
Aug 14, 2019
Though not in a time frame imagined by those who loved her dearly, Emilie Scott Wallace achieved her highest goal on August 14, 2019, when she drew her final breath on earth, and moved with love and wonder into the arms of her Heavenly Father, the One she sought to understand and know more fully, all the days of her...
Ronald Joseph Vezinat
Aug 13, 2019
Ronald Joseph Vezinat, 76, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 11:25 AM on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 in a local hospital surrounded by his family.
Born August 16, 1942 in Lafayette, LA, Mr. Vezinat was raised in Mamou, LA and lived most of his adult life in Lake Charles. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1959...
