Obituaries
Grant Christopher Norris
Jan 27, 2021
Loreauville – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am Thursday, February 4, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Loreauville for Grant Christopher Norris, 19, who passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Interment will follow in the Holy Family Cemetery. Rev. Barry Crochet will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3:30 pm...
Hazel Marie Chambers
Jan 26, 2021
St. Martinville - A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, February 1, 2021, at Pellerin Funeral Home in St. Martinville for Hazel Marie Chambers, 78, who passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at her residence. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 8:00 am until 10:00 am on Monday....
Serena Richard Musso
Jan 26, 2021
New Iberia – A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:30 pm, Saturday, February 6, 2021 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church for Serena Richard Musso, 80, who passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Entombment will follow in the Holy Family Cemetery. Rev. William Blanda will be the Celebrant. Visitation will be at St. Peter’s...
Larry J. Frederick
Jan 25, 2021
Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge for Larry J. Frederick, who passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at Christus Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, LA. The family requests visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 4:30 pm...
Joseph B. "J.B." LeRay, Jr.
Jan 25, 2021
With great sadness, we wish to inform you of the passing of our beloved husband, "Poppy" and uncle, Joseph B. (J.B.) LeRay Jr., 74, who lost his extraordinary 8 month battle with esophageal cancer on January 25, 2021. Born in Baton Rouge to J.B., Sr. and Verdi LeRay, he moved to Pasadena, Texas, in 1954, where he completed his formal...
Joann Laviolette
Jan 24, 2021
St. Martinville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm on Monday, January 25, 2021, at St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church in St. Martinville for Joann Laviolette, 80, who passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family. ** Due to Covid-19, Joann's family requests that family and friends wear...
Telesphore "Joe" Champagne
Jan 23, 2021
New Iberia - A Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia for Telesphore “Joe” Champagne, 79, who passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Acadia General Hospital in Crowley. Entombment will follow in the Holy Family Cemetery. Rev. Ed Degeyter will officiate. The family requests that...
John Edward Courrege, Sr.
Jan 23, 2021
New Iberia - A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia for John Edward Courrege, Sr., 80, who passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in New Iberia. A gathering...
Barbara Ann Leon
Jan 23, 2021
St. Martinville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Notre Dame Catholic Church in St. Martinville for Barbara Ann Leon, 76, who passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at her residence surrounded by her family. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Notre Dame Catholic Church...
Ann Lee Boudreaux Fancher
Jan 23, 2021
Catahoula - A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 1, 2021, at Dion Hall in Catahoula for Ann Lee Boudreaux Fancher, 80, who passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the Dion Hall, 4452 Catahoula Hwy. (Hwy. 96), Catahoula, LA 70582, from 9:00 am until 11:00...
William "Jim" James Berard
Jan 22, 2021
Cecilia - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 noon on Saturday, January 30, 2021, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cecilia for William "Jim" James Berard, 80, who passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 2:00...
Verna Judice Bienvenu
Jan 21, 2021
New Iberia - A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at St. Peter Catholic Church in New Iberia for Verna Judice Bienvenu, 103, who passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Consolata Nursing Home. Rev. William Blanda will be the Celebrant. A gathering of family and friends will be at St. Peter's...
Emilie Ethel Hebert Dever
Jan 20, 2021
Breaux Bridge - A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 24, 2021, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge for Emilie Ethel Hebert Dever, 78, who passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 3:30 pm until 9:00 pm on Saturday and...
Veronica Ann Small
Jan 20, 2021
New Iberia - A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, January 29, 2021, at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia for Veronica Ann Small, 63, who passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at University Hospital in Lafayette. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery in New Iberia. Pastor Bradley Fulgence will officiate. A...
Dr. Charles Allen Miller
Jan 20, 2021
Dr. Charles Allen Miller September 6, 1924 – January 20, 2021 Dr. Charles A. Miller, a long-term native of New Iberia, Louisiana, passed away after a two-week battle with COVID pneumonia at the age of 96. For the past 11 years, Dr. Miller resided in Gainesville, Georgia with his son, Kent G. Miller, M.D., F.A.C.O.G., and his family on his...
Jimmy Jones
Jan 19, 2021
Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Friday, January 22, 2021, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge for Jimmy Jones, 56, who passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 7:00 am until 10:00 am on...
Harry Joseph Castille, Sr.
Jan 19, 2021
Breaux Bridge - Memorial Services will be held at a later date for Harry Joseph Castille, 81, who passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at his residence. Harry worked for a number of years in the oilfield before his retirement. He was an avid fisherman and started his own guide business. Harry loved his time spent in the Atchafalaya...
Alton John Theard
Jan 19, 2021
Lafayette - Alton John Theard went to his Lord on January 19, 2021, at the age of 99. He was preceded in death by his parents, Maxime J. and Elizabeth Braun Theard; his brother, Maxime “Jake” Theard, his sistser Ruth Wolf, and his two wives, Cecile Laiche Theard and Grace Touchet Theard. He is survived by his sister, Muriel Forshag,...
Chris Derise
Jan 19, 2021
New Iberia - A Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 pm on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia for Chris Brennan Derise, 50, who passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, in Lafayette. Interment will follow in Beau Pre Cemetery. Rev. Ed Degeyter will officiate. A gathering of family and friends will be Saturday...
Devan Michelle Dufour
Jan 18, 2021
Lafayette – A memorial service will be held at a later date for Devan Michelle Dufour, 28, who passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center. Devan loved spending time with her family, being outdoors, shopping, cooking, relaxing at home, taking the kids to the zoo, and caring for them. She loved to laugh and...
