Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Virginia Poole
Nov 14, 2017
Virginia Poole, 88, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Virginia was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Hackberry, LA. Her hobbies were reading, playing cards and working in the yard. She loved country music and spending time with her family, friends and grandchildren.
Virginia is survived by her children, William “Artie” Poole of Houston,...
Leroy (Lee) Leblanc
Nov 14, 2017
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of LeRoy L. (Lee) LeBlanc, 82, announces his passing from this life on 11-14-17. Lee was born in Lake Arthur, LA on January 20, 1935 to the late Ellis LeBlanc and Dora Trahan LeBlanc Dugas, and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. A 1954 graduate of LaGrange...
Minnie C. Colleps
Nov 13, 2017
Minnie Charlena Colleps, 81, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:20 AM on Monday, November 13, 2017 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Colleps was born September 9, 1936 in Dodson, LA, was a 1954 graduate of Jonesboro-Hodge High School, and has lived in the Lake Charles area for almost sixty years. She was a homemaker and mother for many...
Calvin "Cr" Franks
Nov 13, 2017
On Monday, November 13, 2017, Calvin “C.R.” Franks, 78, passed away peacefully in a local hospital.
Calvin was a native of Lake Charles, where he was raised and educated. He was a proud and active member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 106. He worked as a pipefitter and welder in the local refineries. Upon his retirement, he enjoyed hunting,...
Eli Melvin Broussard
Nov 13, 2017
Eli Melvin Broussard, 88, of Breaux Bridge passed away on November 13, 2017 in his residence. Eli enjoyed fishing, hunting, trapping, and living off the land. He loved listening to French music, dancing, his dogs, and helping anyone in need.
Eli is survived by his three children, Phyllis Carouthers and husband Bennie of Batson, TX, Theresa Knott and husband...
Janet Elizabeth Lewis
Nov 12, 2017
Janet Elizabeth Lewis, 64, of Lake Charles passed away at 4:15 PM on Sunday, November 12, 2017 in a local hospital.
Ms. Lewis was born on March 9, 1953 in Lake Charles where she resided all of her life. She was a graduate of Washington High School and attended Sowela Technical College and McNeese State University. Ms. Lewis retired...
Mathew Darren Hillman
Nov 12, 2017
Mathew Darren Hillman, 21, of Sulphur passed away on November 12, 2017 in his residence. He was a member of New Destiny Church, enjoyed singing in church, SHS Football games and the band, baseball, playing “buddy ball”, and going to the movies.
Mathew is survived by his parents, Richard Hillman of Sulphur and Sherlina “Shane” Domingue of Vinton; a sister,...
Margie Greer Koonce
Nov 11, 2017
Margie Koonce
Margie Koonce passed away on November 11, 2017 at her granddaughter, Tonja’s, residence. She was born on August 15, 1927 in El Dorado, AR. She married Collas Ray, Sr. and raised their family in Lake Charles. After retirement, they bought a home on Toledo Bend Lake, where she resided for the past 25 years.
She is survived...
Thomas Moulds
Nov 11, 2017
Thomas Moulds, 46, of Sulphur, LA entered eternal rest, November 11, 2017.
He was born August 3, 1971 to Leona Moulds in Alabama and has been a Lake Charles area resident since the 1990s.
He is preceded in death by his mother and brother, Kenneth Moulds.
He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Jessica; six...
Lythia Myrtle Berglund
Nov 11, 2017
Lythia Myrtle Berglund, 92, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 4:30 AM on Saturday, November 11, 2017 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Berglund was born July 18, 1925 in Welsh, LA and raised in Gueydan, LA, where she graduated from high school. After graduation, she met and married the love of her life and moved to...
John Kenneth Montie
Nov 11, 2017
John Kenneth Montie, 82, passed away on November 11, 2017 in a local hospital.
He was a lifelong resident of Creole, LA. He was dedicated to his Catholic faith and was a fourth degree knight in the Knights of Columbus. He had many trades and it is said that there wasn’t anything that he would not try. He...
James H. Fontenot
Nov 10, 2017
James Hardy Fontenot, 75, passed away on November 10, 2017 at a local hospital surrounded by family and friends.
He was the founder and owner of James H. Fontenot Construction, Inc. for over 40 years. He served as past president of the Homebuilders Association of Lake Charles and was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church....
Hilda Mary Dally
Nov 10, 2017
Hilda Ducote Tassin Dally passed away peacefully on Friday, November 10, 2017.
Hilda Ducote was born August 19, 1924 in Cottonport, LA to Oscar and Josephine Ducote. She married Murray Tassin in 1942 in a double ceremony with her sister, Anna Mae and her husband, James Tassin. They lived in Marksville, and after their first year of marriage, Hilda...
Elizabeth Ann Vaughan
Nov 9, 2017
Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Vaughan, 93, of Lake Charles, passed away, Thursday, November 9, 2017 in her residence.
Betty always had a smile for everyone. She nourished everyone around her with love and faith. She was born in Morgan City, La. to Joseph Lionel Roy and Elizabeth (Wise) Roy. Betty graduated from Ursuline Academy in New Orleans and attended...
Sylvia Peloquin
Nov 8, 2017
Sylvia Peloquin, 60, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2017 in the comfort of her home. Sylvia loved fishing, gardening and sewing.
Sylvia is survived by her husband, Leon Peloquin, Sr; children, Candy Gaspard and husband, Eddie, Leon Peloquin, Jr. and wife, Shauntay and Christian Garrido and husband, Fernando; grandchildren, Katelyn and Santana Gaspard, Clyde, Jr. and Chelsey Willis,...
Gertrude Castille
Nov 8, 2017
Gertrude “Trudi” Miller Castille, 83, died Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in her residence following a lengthy illness, with her loving family at her side.
Born to Alexander and Eva Lavergne Miller in Lawtell, Louisiana, Mrs. Castille moved to Lake Charles in 1966. Along with her husband, she owned and operated A-OK Motor Parts for 22 years. She was...
Robert Lane "Bobby" Reeves
Nov 6, 2017
“Weep if you must but not for long, parting is hell but life goes on”
Robert Lane Reeves, or if you were a friend, “Bobby”, 71, of Lake Charles “rock & rolled” to his next greatest adventure, Monday, November 6, 2017 from the comfort of his home.
Bobby was born in Lake Charles on January 17, 1946....
Ethel Rossett
Nov 6, 2017
Ethel Rossett, 67, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2017 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Ethel was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. In her younger days, she loved to barrel race horses. Ethel loved to cut up and have fun. She never met a stranger and she was very giving and loved to help anyone. ...
Dorothy Jean Stroud
Nov 6, 2017
Dorothy Veillon Stroud entered into eternal rest on the morning of Monday, November 6, 2017 with her husband and daughter at her side. She courageously battled pancreatic cancer for nine months. Dorothy was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana on October 12, 1940 to Wilson and Fabiola Veillon. She was a member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church.
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Kathleen Fay Cradeur
Nov 5, 2017
Kathleen Fay Sarvaunt Cradeur, 93, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 7:22 PM on Sunday, November 5, 2017 in her residence.
Mrs. Cradeur was born September 14, 1924 in Lake Charles, LA, where she was a life-long resident. She attended Central School and Lake Charles High School and was a member of St. Margaret Catholic Church. She was a...
