Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Earl C. Hamilton
Dec 19, 2010
Earl C. Hamilton, 94, of Bundick Lake, LA died at 2:15 AM on Sunday, December 19, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Hamilton was born August 13, 1916 in Islesboro, ME, where he graduated high school. He served in the U.S. Air Force for twenty-one years, retiring as a Master Sargent. Mr. Hamilton lived in Lake Charles for twenty-five years, before...
Edward Stephen Galayda
Dec 19, 2010
Edward Stephen Galayda, 76, passed away peacefully with his family at his side in his Lake Charles Home on Sunday December 19, 2010.
Edward was a born December 1, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA and lived there for 65 years before moving with his wife to Lake Charles. He worked for LTV Steel Corporation, formerly Jones Laughlin, for 35 years as...
Geoffrey A. Dille
Dec 18, 2010
Geoffrey Alexander Dille, 56, of Sulphur, LA died Saturday, December 18, 2010 in Estherwood, LA.
Mr. Dille was born in Houston, TX and was raised and educated in Indiana. Mr. Dille proudly served the United States Navy from the Vietnam War to the Persian Gulf War; retiring as AGCS (AW/SW) after twenty years. Throughout the course of his military career, he...
Imogene Weeks Janies
Dec 18, 2010
Funeral services for Mrs. Imogene Weeks Janies, 79, of Sulphur, will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 10 am at the First Baptist Church of Sulphur with Dr. David Holder officiating. Burial will follow in the Hamilton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-9 pm on Monday, December 20, 2010 at Robison Funeral Home. Mrs. Imogene was...
Kenneth Louis Yonich Ii
Dec 16, 2010
Kenneth Louis Yonich II, age 19, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Spring, Texas on December 16, 2010. He was born on December 24, 1990 in Pittsburgh.
Louis is survived by his loving parents, Ken and Laura Ieyoub Yonich and his sisters, Jessica Erin and Sarah Frances, all of Spring, his maternal grandparents, Julie Christ Miller and husband...
Donald Ray Richard, Sr.
Dec 16, 2010
Don Richard, Sr., 80, of Sulphur passed away Thursday, December 16, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church at 9:30 am Monday, December 20, 2010. Mr. Richard was a graduate of Sulphur High School. He served in the U. S. Navy during the...
Darlene "Dolly" Reasoner Vincent
Dec 16, 2010
Funeral Services for Mrs. Darlene Dolly Vincent, 59, of Lafayette, will be held on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 1pm at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Edgar Lee Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in New Hackberry Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 18 from 4pm-9pm at Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Darlene Dolly Vincent was born on...
Linda K. Wilson
Dec 15, 2010
Linda Kershaw Wilson, 65, passed away, Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in a Creole residence.
She was born in Lake Charles and lived in Hackberry most of her life. Linda worked as a dispatcher for the Cameron Parish Sherriff's Department for many years.
Survivors include her daughter, Kelly Wilson of Baytown, TX; and her son, Scott Wilson and wife Candace of Lake Charles;...
Kenneth J. Guarino
Dec 14, 2010
Kenneth J. Guarino, 76, of Brandon, MS died Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in his residence.
Kenneth was born on August 13, 1934 in Abbeville, LA to Joseph "Buck" Guarino and Thelma Guarino. Mr. Guarino lived most of his life in the Lake Charles, LA area. He was a graduate of Lake Chares High School. Mr. Guarino was a 34 year veteran...
John Alvin Trouille, Sr.
Dec 14, 2010
John Alvin Trouille, Sr., 85, of Westlake, LA died at 2:40 AM on Tuesday, December 14, 2010.
Mr. Trouille was born February 23, 1925 in Washington, LA and has lived in Westlake for the past fifty-eight years. He retired from Gulf States Utilities and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of St....
Elizabeth Thompson
Dec 14, 2010
Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Fontenot Thompson, 86, of Iowa, LA died at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in her residence.
Mrs. Thompson was born May 11, 1924 in Mamou, LA, where she graduated from Mamou High School. She has lived in Lake Charles since 1951 and in Iowa since 1998. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and...
Jordan Blake Meyers
Dec 13, 2010
Jordan Blake Meyers, age 20, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010.
A resident of Ponchatoula and formerly of Iowa, he was a laborer for a maintenance company. Jordan was a loyal LSU and Saints fan. Preceding him in death was his father, Patrick Meyers, a brother, Arnold Meyers, and his paternal grandparents, Gustave and Patsy Meyers. Jordan will be missed by...
Alice Roy
Dec 13, 2010
Alice LeBlanc Roy, 84, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:00 AM on Monday, December 13, 2010 in her residence.
Mrs. Roy was born October 30, 1926 in Duson, LA and has lived in Lake Charles since 1969. She worked as head of cosmetics in Walgreens for eighteen years. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church. Mrs. Roy enjoyed...
Leon Joseph Powers
Dec 12, 2010
Leon Joseph Powers, 75, of Ragley died at 4:30 AM on Sunday, December 12, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Powers was born on December 20, 1934 in West Chazy, NY. He lived in Louisiana for the past 40 years. He was an LPN who enjoyed working with the mentally handicapped for 16 years of his life. He was proud of...
Melissa Missy Cannon
Dec 12, 2010
Melissa Lynn "Missy" Cannon, 40, of Lake Charles died Sunday December 12, 2010 in Acadian Medical Center in Eunice.
Melissa was born in Lake Charles to Ronnie and Ramona Launey Cannon. She was a longtime employee of the Calcasieu Parish Sherriff's office, having worked in several areas of administration.
Melissa was preceded in death by her father, maternal grandparents, Ella...
Robert Wayne Little Man Abshire
Dec 12, 2010
Robert Wayne Abshire, 54, of Moss Bluff, died Sunday December 12, 2010 at Lake Charles Care Center.
Mr. Abshire was born November 18, 1956 in Lake Charles to Curtis Joseph and Mary Noeline Trahan Abshire.
He is survived by his father of Iowa; brothers, Curtis Abshire and wife Shelia, Iowa, John Abshire and wife Novika, Moss Bluff, and George Abshire...
Evelyn Cheever
Dec 11, 2010
Evelyn Cheever, 87, of Lake Charles, died Saturday December 11, 2010 at her residence.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Cheever; daughter, Wendi Stewart; and grandsons, Dion Comeaux and Jody Lavergne. She is survived by her daughters, Sue McCullough and husband Terry and Vickey Winn; son, Dudley Winn and wife Jacque; stepdaughter, Terri Boudreaux; grandchildren, Dennis Lavergne,...
Wilbur Will Laumann
Dec 11, 2010
On Saturday, December 11, 2010, at 7:11 a.m., Wilbur "Will" Laumann entered into eternal rest, joining the love his life, Vi, who preceded him four years earlier.
Will was born and reared in New Orleans, where he attended McDonald 23 School. He worked for 23 years as a supervisor over by-products. When Swift closed its doors in Lake Charles in 1960,...
