Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Margaret Marie Chavis Harmon
Jan 12, 2021
Margaret Marie Chavis Harmon, 66, of Lake Charles passed away at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Harmon was born on January 9, 1955 in Lake Charles where she attended LaGrange High School. She worked many years in the food industry and also as a housekeeper. Mrs. Harmon was a devoted Catholic and member...
Ronald Bruno
Jan 12, 2021
Ronald Ray Bruno, 78, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in his residence.
Mr. Bruno was born on June 14, 1942 in Lake Charles, La. to Peter and Burna Bruno. Ronald served his country honorably in the United States Army before working for many years as a heavy equipment operator in the petrochemical industry. He loved cars and...
Edward "Ed" Broussard
Jan 11, 2021
Edward “Ed” Broussard, 87, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 4:30 PM on Monday, January 11, 2021 in a local hospital.
Mr. Broussard was born October 23, 1933 in Avery Island, LA, was a 1953 graduate of New Iberia High School and served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked as a sheet metal journeyman at various places throughout...
Tonda Lynn Reeves
Jan 11, 2021
Tonda Lynn Reeves, 55, of Lake Charles passed away suddenly in New Orleans.
Tonda was born and raised in Lake Charles and was a graduate of LaGrange High School. She was of the Christian faith worked as a Certified Nurse’s Aide for many years. Above all, Tonda was a daughter, sister, mother and grandmother. She loved her family and those...
John Samuel Treadway
Jan 10, 2021
John Samuel Treadway, born on October 6, 1942, son of the late LeRoy Joseph Treadway, Sr. and Willamae LeBland, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021, at the age of 78. Sam is preceded in death by his spouse, Angela Treadway; parents and daughter, Sonya Conner. Survivors are his children, Shelly Peshoff (Daniel) and Brian Treadway; siblings, LeRoy Treadway, Jr. (Pat);...
Albert Lee Simien, Sr.
Jan 10, 2021
Mr. Albert Lee Simien Sr. entered this life on March 26, 1944 in Mallet, Louisiana to the late Carlton Simien and Martha Leger Simien. Albert’s parents relocated to Opelousas, Louisiana when he was only six-months; where he resided until he was twenty-six years old. He moved to Lake Charles, LA in the year of 1969 where he worked at the...
Gary David Thibodeaux
Jan 9, 2021
Gary David Thibodeaux, 74, of Vinton, LA passed away Saturday, January 09, 2021 in a local hospital.
Mr. Thibodeaux was a lifelong resident of the Sulphur and Vinton area. He worked most of his life as a Contractor in the Construction Industry. An avid outdoorsman, Mr. Thibodeaux enjoyed hunting, fishing and shrimping. He was a member of Bayou Club...
Reva Marie Chesson
Jan 9, 2021
Reva Jones Chesson, age 93, died January 9th at home, surrounded by loved ones. Her death was the result of complications from a fall.
Reva was a longtime resident of Lake Charles. She spent her entire working career in various libraries in the Lake Charles area. In later years she enjoyed cruising with her dear friend Dot Akins and...
Jonathan Charles Burch
Jan 9, 2021
Jonathan Charles Burch, beloved son, brother, husband, and father passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2021, in Houston, Texas after a brave battle with cancer, at the age of 36. Jonathan was born on July 9, 1984 in Metairie, La to parents Richard and Deborah Burch. He graduated from Ponchatoula High School, played varsity football and achieved the rank of...
Betty Broussard
Jan 9, 2021
Betty Broussard, 84, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 in a local care facility.
She was born on February 22, 1936 in Longville, LA to William and Farah Gilbert.
She will be remembered for her devotion to her family and First Baptist Church of Moss Bluff where she was an active member. She will also be remembered as an excellent...
Cindi Dorene Louise Richard
Jan 7, 2021
Cindi Dorene Louise Richard, age 49, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, passed away peacefully with family by her side Thursday, January 7th, 2021. Cindi was born September 15th, 1971 to Alice Reilly Richard and Winston Landon Richard.
Cindi attended McNeese State University where she earned her degree in Mechanical Engineering. She was employed by the City of Lake Charles doing a...
Elaine Zaunbrecher
Jan 6, 2021
Iowa – Elaine Zaunbrecher, born on March 16, 1944, daughter of the late James Dallas and Rose Schneider, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the age of 76. Elaine was a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church. She loved cooking for her family, gardening and tending to her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Stephen...
Lou Ann Trahan
Jan 6, 2021
Lou Ann Trahan, 73 of Lake Charles, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born in Leesville, LA on October 27, 1947 to the late Paul Revere and Mary Lou Hall Self.
Lou was raised a Christian and loved going to church. She worked a few different jobs for CARC...
Wilson Lee Corbello
Jan 6, 2021
Wilson Lee Corbello of Lake Charles, born August 6, 1984, son of Gilbert Wayne Corbello and the late Deborah Miller Bailey, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the age of 36. Lee, a graduate of LaGrange High, worked as a waiter for various restaurants in the Lake area. He enjoyed playing video games, bonfires with his father and being...
Nicholas Orsot, Sr.
Jan 6, 2021
Nicholas Orsot, Sr., 94, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:58PM on Wednesday January 6, 2021 at home in the presence of his family.
Mr. Orsot was born on February 13, 1926 in Spanish Lake, New Iberia. He worked as a baker when he first moved to Lake Charles in the early 1940s. It was there that he met his...
Earl Franklin Quarles, Jr.
Jan 5, 2021
Earl Franklin 'Buddy' Quarles, 82, of Lake Charles commenced eternal life at 2:18 AM on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 in a local hospital. He was a devoted husband, father, brother, and grandfather focusing on family first. Born the eldest son of Earl Quarles, Sr. and Cleola 'Lola' Ferguson in Zwolle, LA on June 6, 1938, he rose from humble beginnings...
Minnie Troutman Sayes
Jan 5, 2021
Memorial services in honor of Mrs. Sayes 100th birthday will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, September 18, 2021 at First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Rev. Weldon Bares will officiate. Private Graveside services were held at Highland Memory Gardens.
Minnie Mayo Troutman Sayes, 99, of Lake Charles passed away Tuesday, January...
Murphy Paul Bushnell
Jan 4, 2021
Born on June 28, 1963, Murphy Paul Bushnell joined his savior on January 4, 2021. Murphy left a lasting impression on all who knew him, and he never met a stranger. He was loved and will be missed by many.
He is survived by 3 brothers, Kenneth Roy Bushnell, Jr. “Papoose”, Kevin Paul Bushnell, and Chance Evans Bushnell; 1 sister,...
Connie Thompson Roche
Jan 3, 2021
Connie Thompson Roche, 77, of Lake Charles passed away at her residence on January 3, 2021
Connie is a native of Franklin, and a long-time resident of Lake Charles. A graduate of LaGrange High School, she attended McNeese State University and worked at Calcasieu Marine National Bank, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office before working for 40 years as a legal secretary...
Edna Lisotta
Jan 3, 2021
Edna Elizabeth O’Kelley Lisotta, 87, of Lake Charles died Sunday, January 3rd, 2021 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Lisotta was born in Athens, GA and lived most of her life in Lake Charles and thirty years in Singer. She loved gardening, cooking, sewing and painting. She worked doing alterations for a dry cleaner and was the distributor for...
