Bernice Eskind Bonin

New Iberia – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, in New Iberia, for Bernice Eskind Bonin, 77, who passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023.

Interment will follow in Beau Pre Cemetery, in Jeanerette.

Rev. Keith Landry will be the Celebrant.

Visitation will be Wednesday, from 9:00 am until 1:30 pm at Pellerin Funeral Home. A rosary, led by Deacon Durk Viator, will be prayed at 11:00 am on Wednesday.

A longtime area resident, Mrs. Bonin was born on December 8, 1945, to the late Arthur and Josephine “Rita” Comeaux Eskind. She enjoyed gardening, taking care of her yard, and spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Bonin was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She will be forever missed.

Survivors include her children, Robin Bodin (Todd), Stephanie LeJeune (Joseph), Robert Bonin, Jr. (Robin), Lacey Musso, Stephen Bonin (Lynette), Kay Roberts (Neil), and Lisa Hoffpauir (Tiger); grandchildren, Ashlyn Bodin, Alison LaGarde (Derrick), Lyndi Ham (Joey), Victoria Viator (Tucker), Gabrielle Bonin (fiance’ Dylan Trim), Robert Bonin, III, Hunter Gonsoulin (Cameron), Houston Arceneaux, Harrison Arceneaux, Michael Bonin, Cody Bonin, Rochelle Crochet, and Laura Roberts; several great grandchildren, three sisters, and two brothers.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bonin, Sr.; daughter, Vanessa Bonin, and seven siblings.

Pallbearers will be Robert Bonin, Jr., Robert Bonin, III, Todd Bodin, Derrick LaGarde, Jaxon LaGarde, Joey Ham, Tucker Viator, Cameron Gonsoulin, and Dylan Trim.

The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Son Nguyen and to her caregivers.

Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace, New Iberia, LA 70560 (337.365.3331)