Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Raynell "Rae" Lee Rossett
Jan 14, 2024
Raynell “Rae” Lee Rossett, 71, of Ragley passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024 in a Deridder care facility.
Raynell was born on February 18, 1952 in Gilmer, TX, lived most of her life in Ragley, and was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Gillis.
She loved and collected stuffed animals. Raynell could often be found watching the...
Margaret Leonpacher Palma
Jan 13, 2024
Margaret Leonpacher Palma, 82, passed away peacefully at her home in Lake Charles Louisiana on Saturday, January 13, 2024 with her beloved family by her side. She was born on July 22, 1941 in New Orleans Louisiana, to Dr. Louis and Fanny Mendel Leonpacher.
Margaret, well-known to her family and friends as Omi, was a loving wife and mother as...
Winston "Lanny" Richard
Jan 13, 2024
Lanny Richard, whose full legal name is Winston Landon Richard, passed away at age 83 on January 13, 2024 after a brief illness in a local hospital.
He was born on September 23, 1940 in Jennings, LA and grew up in Lake Arthur, LA. His love of knowledge started early in his life. He read about a private military academy...
Katherine Gail Fontenot Newman
Jan 13, 2024
Katherine Gail Fontenot Newman, a loving and selfless mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother, born December 22, 1960, was called to her heavenly home on Saturday, January 13, 2024. On that day, she was surrounded by the family she had tirelessly dedicated her life to.
This strong, one-of-a-kind woman had an angel heart that will be missed by everyone who...
Jo-El Sonnier
Jan 13, 2024
Jo-EL Sonnier, 77, passed away on January 13, 2024, in Austin, TX following his last show in Llano, Texas to the crowd-pleasing Standing Ovation and an ENCORE performance.
Jo-EL was born on October 2, 1946, to Lemius and Eunice Sonnier in Rayne, LA. Jo-EL’s passion was for music in life with 33 studio albums, appeared in 6 motion pictures, appeared...
George Wawak
Jan 13, 2024
George Wawak 72 yrs. old, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024, in Lake Charles, LA. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 23, 1951, to his parents Claude and Mary Wawak.
George Wawak moved to Lake Charles more than 40 years ago. Once in Louisiana and Lake Charles, he embraced the area and considered himself a Cajun....
Hubert "Hue" James Young, Sr.
Jan 12, 2024
Hubert “Hue” James Young, Sr. of Lake Charles, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 12, 2024, at his residence. A native of Basile, La., Hue was born on November 14, 1941, to Morris and Alicia Veronie Young.
Hue enjoyed life to the fullest. His greatest joys were his family and his many friends, especially his grandsons, Nicholas and Cameron. He...
Pat Evans
Jan 12, 2024
Born in Nonacourt, France and bearing the name Rose Lucienne Augustine Guincestre, she later in life became known best as Lake Charles ’beloved Mrs. Pat. At only 18, she met United States Airforce Serviceman, Tim Evans. They married in France and had their first child before moving to the United States. She left her beloved France, for a new country...
Delores Louise Rhame "Ms. D" Trosclair
Jan 12, 2024
Delores Louise Rhame (Ms. D) Trosclair, 84, of Lake Charles, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus, peacefully on Friday January 12, 2024 in the comfort of her home with her family at her side.
Delores was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a 1957 graduate of Lake Charles High School. She retired from...
Dennis Roy Hale Sr.
Jan 12, 2024
Dennis Roy Hale, Sr., 69, passed away on January 12, 2024, at a local hospital. He was born on August 10, 1954, to Charles and Juanita Hale.
Dennis enjoyed traveling. He was a truck driver which gave him the perfect opportunity to travel and see all 48 states. When he wasn’t driving his truck, he loved to spend time outdoors,...
Barbara Ann Atile Pichadou Fitzgerald
Jan 11, 2024
Barbara Ann Atile Pichadou Fitzgerald passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024. She was born in Lake Charles, LA on November 1, 1947.
Barbara graduated from La Grange High School then attended McNeese State University. She received a bachelors in Nursing and began working at various hospitals in Lake Charles and New Orleans. She also had a passion for teaching...
Brenda Lee Matt
Jan 11, 2024
Brenda Lee Frederick Matt, age 74, of Lake Charles, LA, passed away on Thursday January 11, 2024. Brenda was born on April 10, 1949 in Lake Charles to Victor and Ina Frederick. She graduated from LaGrange High School in 1968. She was married to Vilton Matt shortly after and they were married for 39 years. She was preceded in death...
Suzanne Maria Knight Porché
Jan 11, 2024
Suzanne Maria Knight Porché, Lake Charles, Louisiana passed away at 2:22 PM on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at Sage Oak of Lake Charles Assisted Living Facility.
Mrs. Porché was born on February 13, 1946 in Lake Charles where she lived most of her life. Following her graduation from St. Charles Academy, she continued her studies at McNeese State University, earning...
Lisa Jean (Settles) Domingue
Jan 11, 2024
On Thursday, January 11th, 2024, Lisa Jean (Settles) Domingue passed away due to 2 major strokes. Lisa will forever be missed.
Lisa was born to father Carl Settles and mother Mary Wright on her dad’s birthday May 7th, 1964 in Greenfield Indiana where she grew up with siblings Bryan Settles, Bruce Settles, and Pamela (Settles) Johnson. After moving to Louisiana...
Bertha Clay Donaldson
Jan 8, 2024
Bertha Jean Donaldson, 95, peacefully passed away on January 8, 2024. She was born on January 24, 1928 to Jean Baptiste Clay Jr. and Leona Granger Clay.
Bertha graduated from McNeese State University with an associate degree in accounting. She was the first female to hold a supervisory position in accounting at Cities Service (Citgo) where she worked for 33...
