Verna Renard Romero

Coteau - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, May 23, 2022, at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Coteau in  for Verna Renard Romero, 90, who passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Camelot of Broussard.

Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Rev. Keith Landry will be the Celebrant.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Pellerin Funeral Home from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Sunday, and continue on Monday from 8:00 am until 9:15 am.

A rosary, led by Julie Romero, will be prayed at 6:00 pm on Sunday.

Verna Marie Renard Romero was born in Delcambre, Louisiana on July 7, 1931 to the late Louis Renard and Beulah Steen Boullion.  Until recent years, she was an active member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Coteau, and she and Freddie helped raise money for the new church hall. She enjoyed sewing and spending time with her grandchildren. She will be deeply missed.

Mrs. Romero is survived by two daughters, Frances Thibodeaux (Oran) of  Coteau; and Susan O'Quin (Burl “Bud” O’Quin) of Breaux Bridge; a son, Glenn Romero (Sam Bowers) of  Phoenix; two grandchildren, Rory Romero (Jaki) of Loreauville, and Nicole Borel (Blake) of Forney, TX; six great grandchildren, Gage Romero, Peylin Romero, Atia Borel, Mila Borel, Kollins Romero and Kooper Romero; a sister, Earline Farris of New Iberia; and a half sister, Vickie Swickard (Steven) of Lake Charles. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Freddie Romero; son, Steven Patrick Romero; Grea Great Grandchild, Colton Michael Romero; two sisters, Lois Broussard and Georgia Johnson; and a brother, Leffery Renard, Sr.; a half-sister, Debra Renard; and a half-brother, Kim Renard.

Pallbearers will be Rory Romero, Kit Bourque, Blake Borel, Glenn Romero, Sam Bowers, and Gage Romero.

Honorary pallbearers are Oran Thibodeaux and Burl”Bud” O'Quin.

Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, (337-365-3331).