Sarite Bacque

New Iberia - Funeral services will be at 4:00 PM , Saturday, March 12, 2011 , at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia, for Sarite Bacque, 67, who passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2011 in New Iberia . She was born in Alabama on September 4, 1943 to Kate Groner and the late Cleve Currier. Raised partly with her cousins Roy Nels Boutte and Anita Britt with the assistance of their grandmother Olsa Underwood and Aunts Sarah Boutte and Margarite May. Sarite was a graduate of USL with a BA in Fine Arts. During college she met her future husband Henry Bacque on a double date, each with another date. Sarite married Henry Bacque on August 17, 1967 at the home of her parents Kate and Marion Groner in New Iberia by Henry's Uncle, Monsignor Bacque. 'She was the perfect military wife, treating each new assignment like a grand adventure' -Henry Bacque. 'Fostering the love of adventure and travel in our three children.' On borrowed time from a liver transplant in 2000, Sarite was a woman who loved her family, especially her grandchildren. Ten years ago, when asked by a transplant team of doctors why she wanted to live she said: 'To know my grandchildren'. She never asked 'why me?' or complained of her pain. She was always thankful for her time with her family. Sarite was a remarkable woman. Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Henry Bacque of New Iberia; mother, Katherine Groner of New Iberia; sons, Gus Bacque of New Orleans, Daniel Bacque and wife Gloria of Denver, Colorado; daughter, Danielle Bacque and husband Eric Sundvall of Lafayette; brother, David Groner and wife Carolyn of New Iberia; sister, Marilyn Groner Pickett and husband Greg of Lafayette; grandchildren, Leanna Bacque, Sarah Bacque, Raymond Sundvall, Russell Sundvall, and one due to arrive in April. She was preceded in death by her father, Cleve Currier; step father, Marion Groner; and by her loving aunts, Sarah Boutte and Margarite May. A gathering of family and friends will be Saturday from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd , in New Iberia . Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, 337.365.3331, is in charge of arrangements.