St. Martinville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Friday, May 13, 2016, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville, for Catherine Bernard Romero, 76, who passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 10:00 am until 10:00 pm on Thursday, and continue on Friday at 7:00 am until 9:30 am. A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm on Thursday.
Rev. Donovan Labb will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Dorothy Jeansonne. Gift bearers will be Alysha Darden, Kinly and Tyler Romero, Halie and Brylie Landry, and Alexis and Bree Bonin.
Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Martinville.
Catherine loved cooking, fishing, crabbing, playing Bingo and going to the casino. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Catherine will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her sons, David Romero and wife Margaret, and Christopher Romero and wife Dana; her daughters, Brenda Bonin and husband Neil, Susan Picard and husband Donald, and Julie Romero and husband Jean; nine grandchildren, Jude, Jobie, Meagan, Cathy, Blake, Tameca, Josh, Kinly and Matt; and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Doris Landry Bernard; her son, Jerry Allen Romero; a granddaughter, Holly Picard; and her sisters, Patsy Bernard Montin and JoAnna B. Champagne Durbin.
Pallbearers will be Jude, Jobie, and Sage Bonin, and Josh, Blake, and Matt Romero.
Honorary pallbearers will be David and Christopher Romero, Neil Bonin, Donald Picard, and Jean Talley.
The family would like to give a special thanks to NSI Hospice.
Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., St. Martinville, LA 70582, (337-394-9121) is in charge of arrangements.
To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com