Local Obituaries

Mar 12, 2011

Funeral Services for Stella Barkate will be Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 10a.m. in Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in Sulphur, La .with Father Jim Winiarski officiating. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 14, 2011 from 2-9p.m. with a rosary at 5p.m. in the funeral home and will resume on...

Mar 12, 2011

Mary Catherine Gaithe Barnett, 86, formerly of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:00 AM on Saturday, March 12, 2011 in her residence.

Born June 15, 1924 in Lake Arthur, LA, Mrs. Barnett was a 1941 graduate of Lake Arthur High School and lived most of her adult life in Lake Charles, LA before moving to Carencro a few years ago. She...

Mar 11, 2011

Brenda Ann Charles, 54, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:02 AM on Friday, March 11, 2011 in a local hospital.

Ms. Charles was born July 30, 1956 in Lafayette, LA and was a 1974 graduate of North Side High School. She has lived in Lake Charles for the past thirty-one years. A Jehovah Witness, she was very loyal and faithful...

Mar 11, 2011

Joyce Mae Leger Brown, 69, of Lake Charles went home Friday, March 11, 2011 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Brown was born in Crowley, LA, raised in Opelousas and has lived nearly fifty years in Lake Charles. She worked twenty years for local area cleaners before opening and operating Sunshine Cleaners in Lake Charles for thirty years. In 1997 and 2001,...

Mar 10, 2011

Marie A. Haley, 93, of Lake Charles passed away, Thursday, March 10, 2011 in her residence.

Mrs. Haley was a native of Chicago, IL and lived in Lake Charles the past fifty-seven years. She worked for many years as the chief bookkeeper for Calcasieu Marine National Bank before retiring as a homemaker. Mrs. Haley worked as a volunteer in charge of...

Mar 10, 2011

Mar 9, 2011

Katie Theresa LaRocca Rosteet, 82, of Lake Charles, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in a local care facility.

Mrs. Rosteet was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and attended First Ward Elementary. She was member of St. Henry Catholic Church. Mrs. Rosteet loved the outdoors and was especially fond of gardening.

She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Ernest C....

Mar 9, 2011

Paula Daigle, age 70, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at a local hospital.

Born January 12, 1941, to Arthur Lloyd and Dillian Duhon Broussard, she was a native of Jennings and a long time resident of Lake Charles. She was a member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church and a former volunteer there as well as Women and Children's...

Mar 8, 2011

Glenn Joseph Rogers, 75, of Lake Charles, LA died on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in a local care facility.

Mr. Rogers was born April 22, 1935 in Buffalo, NY to Joseph A. and Marie Younkin Rogers. The family moved to Akron, OH in 1944 and Glenn grew up there attending Fairlawn Elementary School and Buchtel High School. He attended Tulsa University...

Mar 7, 2011

Harold Duhon, age 88, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011.

Born March 22, 1922, to Gustave and Eliza Broussard Duhon, he was a descendant of Cyprein Duhon. He retired from the state of Louisiana after 32 years of service. A charter member of The Moose Lodge 1378, his passions in life were playing golf, fishing, and most of all, dancing. He...

Mar 7, 2011

John William Guthrie, 52, of Moss Bluff, LA died on Monday, March 7, 2011 in his residence.

Mr. Guthrie was born November 4, 1958 in Clarendon, AR, raised in Alabama, and has lived in the Lake Charles / Moss Bluff area for the past thirty-one years. He worked as a welder for most of his life. John enjoyed making yard decorations...

Mar 7, 2011

Sophia Davis passed away March 7, 2011 at her residence. She was born October 29, 1960 in Lake Charles and she was a resident of Sulphur.

Sophia dedicated her life to her family and grandchildren that she loved dearly.

She is survived by her daughter, Selina Keele and her son-in-law James Daigle of Lake Charles; her mother and father, Sherry...

Mar 7, 2011

Sophia Davis passed away March 7, 2011 at her residence. She was born October 29, 1960 in Lake Charles and she was a resident of Sulphur.

Sophia dedicated her life to her family and grandchildren that she loved dearly.

She is survived by her daughter, Selina Keele and her son-in-law James Daigle of Lake Charles; her mother and father, Sherry...

Mar 7, 2011

Una May Boudin Cook, 84, of Lake Charles entered into Heaven, Monday, March 07, 2011 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Cook was born and raised in Calcasieu Parish and was a graduate of High School and Business College where she studied Secretarial skills. She met her husband of sixty nine years at the Chennault Air Force Base and followed his military...

Mar 7, 2011

Vivian Alice Mhire Mayard, 81, of Lake Charles died Monday, March 7, 2011 in a local healthcare facility.

Mrs. Mayard was born and raised in Grand Chenier, was a graduate of Grand Chenier High School and lived most of her life in Grand Chenier. She has lived the past twelve years in Lake Charles. She enjoyed listening to French Music, dancing...

Mar 7, 2011

Mr. Hewman Willard "Billy" Bergeron, District Chief with the Lake Charles Fire Department, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011 in Lake Charles. He was a native to of Eunice and a resident of Lake Charles since 1975.

Mr. Bergeron was born September 8, 1950 to Joseph and Bertha Bergeron. He was a graduate of Eunice High School, and he attended...

Mar 7, 2011

Lois Elizabeth Parker, 83, of Lake Charles died at 2:32 PM Monday, March 7, 2011 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Parker was born in DeQuincy, Louisiana and has lived most of her life in the Lake Charles area. She worked for Montgomery Wards in the Prien Lake Mall for 16 years. She was a loving and caring person. She loved her...

Mar 6, 2011

Patrick Nicholas Rider, age 9, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011.

He was born January 15, 2002. Patrick embraced his cancer with a childlike spirit. He was able to persevere because of his faith in Jesus Christ. He never complained and endured all that came his way. Living a holy life, he was such a happy child and loved life...

Mar 6, 2011

Robert Ray LeBleu, 52, of Iowa, LA died on Sunday, March 6, 2011 in a Shreveport, LA hospital.

Born December 6, 1958 in Lake Charles, LA, Robert was raised in Gillis, LA and has lived in Iowa for the past twenty-three years. He was a 1977 graduate of Sam Houston High School. Robert worked as a truck driver most of his...

Mar 6, 2011

Della Marie Schexneider Carrier, 91, of Lake Charles died Sunday, March 06, 2011 in a local healthcare facility.

Mrs. Carrier was born in Vermillion Parish, raised in Washington, LA, began her family in Port Barre, LA and has lived nearly seventy years in Lake Charles.

She and her husband owned and operated Carriers Grocery on Creole Street for thirteen years. She...