Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Matthew Taylor Lewis
Jul 4, 2011
Matthew Taylor Lewis, 55, passed away July 4, 2011 in his residence. Matthew was a native and lifelong resident of Sulphur. He was a graduate of Sulphur, a jeweler and coin dealer. Matthew was a member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 9, 2011...
Richard Calvin Travis
Jul 4, 2011
Richard Calvin Travis, 77, died Monday July 4, 2011 in a local hospital.
He was born in Adrian Michigan, and a resident of Lake Charles, La.
Mr. Travis was owner and operator of Rick's Bait Shop and Rick's Super Wash. He was an avid fisherman and hunter and he also was a professional shrimper and crabber; he also enjoyed oystering and...
Rayfield Joseph Lavan, Jr.
Jul 3, 2011
Rayfield Joseph Lavan, Jr., 57, of Lake Charles, LA passed away at 4:11 AM on Sunday, July 3, 2011 at his residence.
Mr. Lavan was born February 20, 1954 in Kinder, LA and lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, was a 1972 graduate of St. Louis Catholic High School, and attended...
Thelma Mae Boudreaux Bernard
Jul 3, 2011
Thelma Mae Boudreaux Bernard, 79, of Lake Charles died Sunday, July 3, 2011 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Bernard was born, raised, and educated in Youngsville, LA and has lived forty years in Lake Charles. During the early 1950's, she worked as a Procurement Officer for the US Government at Patrick Air Force Base in FL. She held a...
Thelma Mae Boudreaux Bernard
Jul 3, 2011
Thelma Mae Boudreaux Bernard, 79, of Lake Charles died Sunday, July 3, 2011 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Bernard was born, raised, and educated in Youngsville, LA and has lived forty years in Lake Charles. During the early 1950's, she worked as a Procurement Officer for the US Government at Patrick Air Force Base in FL. She held a...
Romona Mae Bergeron
Jul 3, 2011
Mrs. Romona Mae Bergeron, 56, passed away Sunday, July 3, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was a native of Lake Charles and resident of Carlyss.
Mrs. Bergeron was President of Bergeron Welding and a member of Krewe de la Famille where she and her husband were king and queen this past year. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother,...
John Henry Mcfillen, Jr.
Jul 2, 2011
John Henry McFillen, Jr., 95, of Conroe, TX, passed from this life to his present home with our Lord Jesus Christ at 4:00 PM on Saturday, July 2, 2011.
Mr. McFillen was born May 11, 1916 in Fisher, LA to J.H. and Gertrude McFillen. He was a World War II Veteran having served his country in the U.S. Army.
John was...
Barbara Jean Brown Fletcher
Jul 2, 2011
Barbara Jean Brown Fletcher, 76, of Sulphur died Saturday, July 2, 2011 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Fletcher was born, raised and lived most of her life in Westlake. She enjoyed painting, playing the organ, and music and singing. Mrs. Fletcher was fondly known as "Gan-Gan" to the friends of her beloved granddaughter, Marcie; Melody L. Augustine, Shawn S....
Shirley Anne Hebert
Jul 1, 2011
Shirley Anne Narro Hebert, 68, went home to be with her Lord at 3:15 PM on Friday, July 1, 2011.
Mrs. Hebert was born July 19, 1942 in East Jordan, MI and has lived in the Lake Charles area for the past forty-five years. She was a 1959 graduate of Central Lake High School and Sowela as a Licensed Practical Nurse....
Peter Alessio Ciambotti
Jul 1, 2011
Peter Alessio Ciambotti, 80, of Lake Charles passed away Friday, July 1, 2011 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Ciambotti was born in New Castle, PA, raised in Youngstown, OH and has lived the past fifty years in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of East High School, Ohio State University and Loyola School of Law. He also attended his...
Anna Laura Granger
Jun 30, 2011
Robison Funeral Home 107 W. Napoleon St. Sulphur, La. 70663 337-528-0240 Anna Laura Granger Anna Laura Granger, 71, of Sulphur, passed away June 30, 2011 in a local nursing home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 2p.m. in Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Shirley officiating. The family will receive friends from 12p.m....
John Elmo Cardone, Sr.
Jun 30, 2011
Mr. John Elmo Cardone, Sr., 83, of Lake Charles, born to eternal life at 3:15 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2011. He passed peacefully at his home surrounded by his wife, four children and family.
Mr. Cardone was born on December 15, 1927, in Madisonville, Louisiana. He graduated from St. Paul Catholic High School in Covington, Louisiana. He attained his Bachelor's Degree...
Willa Jean Peninger Claibourn
Jun 30, 2011
Willa Jean Peninger Claibourn, 86, peacefully passed away in the presence of her family in her home on June 30, 2011. Born July 13, 1924 in Weleetka, OK to Charles and Ella Bush Peninger, she was raised in Oklahoma and later graduated from Collinsville High in 1942. She also attended Art School at the University of Tulsa.
She married her...
Jerry Bert Hodgen
Jun 29, 2011
Jerry Hodgen, 68, of Sulphur, passed away on June 29, 2011 in his residence. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at 12p.m.in Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.Russell Beard officiating. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Jerry is a native of Indiana and a...
Patricia Pat Galayda
Jun 28, 2011
Patricia "Pat" Lee Clarke Galayda, 73, of Lake Charles, LA died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 in a local hospital.
Pat was born July 3, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA, where she lived until moving to Lake Charles in 1998. She worked for the Diocese of Pittsburgh before marrying the love of her life, Edward, fifty-four years ago. She worked for the Cleft...
Ralph Eugene Gene Nelson
Jun 27, 2011
Ralph Eugene "Gene" Nelson, 74, of Lake Charles, LA died at 3:57 AM on Monday, June 27, 2011 in a local hospital.
Born July 7, 1936 in Wichita, KS, Mr. Nelson graduated from McPherson High School and the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management. He served in the National Guard and was the owner / operator of...
Richard Arthur Marriner
Jun 26, 2011
Richard Arthur Marriner, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the age of 87. He was born in Newark, New Jersey to Benjamin Arthur and Mabel Pennington Marriner.
He is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Susan Grass Marriner; sons Paul Richard Marriner and wife Joy of Nashville and Benjamin Edward Marriner and wife Molly of Lake Charles; two daughters,...
Peggy Joyce Broussard
Jun 23, 2011
Mrs. Peggy Joyce Broussard, 81, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2011 surrounded by her family. She was born in Kerns, TX and a resident of Sulphur.
Mrs. Broussard was a florist for many years. She was a loving mother and grandmother and she will be dearly missed by her loving family and all that knew her.
Mrs. Broussard is survived...
Janine Renee' Dionne
Jun 23, 2011
Janine Renee' Holland Dionne, 47, of Lake Charles died Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Ms. Dionne was born in Tennessee, raised and educated in Ohio and has lived the past three years in Lake Charles. She served the United States Army for five years, some of which was as a Computer Operator at the Pentagon. Locally Ms. Dionne worked as a stocker...
