Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Bettye Mae Chehotsky
Oct 21, 2015
Bettye was born in 1929 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Louis and Bertha Jensen Piboin. She died on Wednesday October 21, 2015 surrounded by her loving family, after a lengthy battle with lung cancer at the age of 86. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ted Chehotsky, son, Mike Chehotsky, brother, Lamar Piboin, sisters, Dorothy Stacey and...
Anthony Cutrera, Jr.
Oct 20, 2015
Anthony "Tony" Cutrera, Jr., 82, of Lake Charles passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Cutrera was a native of New Orleans and has lived nearly sixty years in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Jesuit High School and Loyola University. He served the United States Army as...
Nolan Lemalle
Oct 20, 2015
Nolan Lemalle, 70, was called home by his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Born and raised in Ville Platte, Louisiana to Murphy and Claro Mae Semien Lemalle. Mr. Lemalle was a 1965 graduate of James Stephen High School and attended McNeese State University. He was the manager of Sel-Mart Department Store for twenty-three years, Montgomery Ward for eight...
Bubba Arnold
Oct 19, 2015
"Bubba" Perry Arnold, 53, was released to his heavenly home on October 19, 2015. He was a native of Sulphur, LA and was born on August 7, 1962 in Kinder, LA. Bubba loved to hunt, fish and sit on his front porch with his coffee to watch the sun come up. He enjoyed visiting with his friends and family, especially...
Olevia Gradney Bradley
Oct 18, 2015
Olevia Gradney Bradley, "Chook", slept peacefully into the arms of her loving Father on the evening of October 18, 2015. She was born August 3, 1929, in Bell City, Louisiana, to the late Phlogen and Theresa Simien Gradney. "Chook" as she was known to family and friends lived in the Mossville Community for many years. She was married to the...
Sandra Jean Bell
Oct 17, 2015
Sandra Jean Bell, 61, of Conroe, TX passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 in a Woodlands, TX hospital. Sandra was born on March 10, 1954 in Springfield, IL. She grew up in Lake Charles and moved to Conroe, TX more than 30 years ago. Sandra was a graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and also of McNeese State University....
James "Bubba" Perkins, Jr.
Oct 16, 2015
James "Bubba" Perkins, Jr., 42, went to be with the Lord on Friday October 16, 2015. James loved the Lord and playing his guitar. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and liked building hot rods. James had a big heart and loved being able to help others. Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memories are a...
Alfred "Al" Brame
Oct 16, 2015
Alfred Brame, 83, of Lake Charles, LA died Friday, October 16, 2015 in a local hospital. Alfred was born on August 16, 1932 in Lake Charles, LA to Oddis and Emma Brame. He served in the Army during the Korean War. Alfred enjoyed cooking, gardening, and LSU football. He was a LSU graduate, general contractor, and 32nd Degree Mason. He...
Willis Stanley Willson
Oct 16, 2015
Willis "Stan" Stanley Willson, 72 of Sulphur passed away on October 16, 2015 in a Kinder Care Center. Stan was born in Raton, NM and a life-long resident of Sulphur, LA. He was a graduate of Sulphur High School and played football. After graduating he attended Northeastern which is now ULM on a football Scholarship. He was a member of...
Carolyn Priscilla Thomas
Oct 16, 2015
Carolyn Priscilla Thomas, 81, went to be with the Lord on Friday October 16, 2015. Carolyn was a loving mother, grandmother and a faithful reserve deputy for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office. She was an avid water color painter and supported several charities. Those left to cherish her memory and mourn her loss are her son, Keith Thomas; 6 grandchildren...
Dennis M. Denson, Jr.
Oct 16, 2015
TSGT, Dennis M. Denson, Jr., USAF, Ret., 85, of Lake Charles went to be with our Lord and Savior, October 16, 2015 in the comfort of the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings, LA. TSGT, Denson was a native of Petersburg, VA, and has lived in Lake Charles since 1996. He was a High School graduate with three years...
Brandon Taylor
Oct 15, 2015
Brandon S. Taylor, 32, of Grand Lake, died Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Pecan Island, LA. Brandon was a lifelong resident of Grand Lake. He began his career in the Oil Field at the age of eighteen as a Roustabout and within a year worked his way up to an operator. He was currently employed with Texas Petroleum Investments. Brandon's...
Dene Ann Barthels
Oct 15, 2015
Dene Ann Barthels, 80, of Sulphur passed away on October 15, 2015. Dene worked as an office manager for 42 years for the Credit Bureau. She grew up in the Redeemer Lutheran Church in DeRidder, LA. Dene enjoyed painting and was an artist of oils and acrylics. Her most favorite pastime was shopping, which according to everyone, she was very...
Mabel Benoit Foreman
Oct 15, 2015
Mabel Benoit Foreman, 88, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 5:20 AM on Thursday, October 15, 2015, in her residence. Mrs. Foreman was born June 12, 1927 in Mermantau Cove, LA and has lived in Lake Charles for over seventy years. She worked for Mere's Grocery for a number of years and retired from Calcasieu Marine National Bank in 1988....
Robert Earl Landry
Oct 15, 2015
Robert Earl Landry, 70 of Sulphur passed away on October 15, 2015 in his residence. He was a lifelong residence of Sulphur and a graduate of McNeese. Robert enjoyed hunting, golf and spending time with his grandchildren. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Linda Landry of Sulphur; his three daughters, Robin Landry Nabours, April Holt and...
Connie Ann Rorabaugh
Oct 14, 2015
Connie Ann Rorabaugh, 58, of Moss Bluff passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 in her residence with her devoted husband by her side. Mrs. Rorabaugh was born on May 22, 1957 in Lake Charles. She was a lifelong resident of the Lake Charles/Moss Bluff area. Mrs. Rorabaugh was a paralegal and was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of...
Gary Frank Roth
Oct 13, 2015
Gary Frank Roth, 61, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 1:42 PM on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at a local hospital. Mr. Roth was born January 21, 1954, in Lake Charles, LA, where he was a life-long resident. He attended St. Louis High School and was the owner / operator of Roth Electric for over twenty-five years. Mr. Roth was...
Leo Douglas Thompson
Oct 11, 2015
Leo Douglas Thompson, 81, of Lake Charles, LA, walked into heaven at 11:01 AM on Sunday, October 11, 2015, in a local hospital. Mr. Thompson was born February 9, 1934 in Cravens, LA, and graduated from Pitkin High School. He lived in DeRidder for twenty years, where he worked as the manager of Foremost Dairies. In 1975, he moved to...
Kevin Christopher Lau
Oct 11, 2015
Kevin Christopher Lau, 44, of Lake Charles, LA passed away October 11, 2015, at his residence in Lake Charles, LA. Kevin was born on August 7, 1971, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was known as a very social person and enjoyed passing his time with family and friends. He loved fishing and had a passion for music, which he expressed through...
