Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Frank Cavazzo
May 1, 2015
7/7/1950 - 5/1/2015 Born in Texas City, Texas We were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from Frank during his 64 years. He was always a character wanting to make everyone laugh. Nothing lit up his life more than his grandson Dante. Married to Ramona Cavazzo for 23 years residing in Lake Charles. Brittany Leonard with Dustin Mays of Lake...
Patty Lula Stone
Apr 30, 2015
Patty Lula Stone, 91, of Lake Charles, LA died April, 30, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Patty was born on October 22, 1923 in New Iberia, LA to Claude and Ella Romero. She loved dancing, music, and being around family and friends. She is survived by three children, Cheryl Nichols and husband Alan of Baton Rouge, LA, Louella Queenan...
Rosalind Marie Wells
Apr 30, 2015
Rosalind (Roz) Marie Terry Wells, 54, of Lake Charles, LA died April 30, 2015. Rosalind was born on May 29, 1960 in Jennings, LA to Josephine (Leblanc) and Ralph Terry Sr. She enjoyed reading, traveling, and computer technology. She loved being around family and friends and was always known as a people person. She graduated from Jennings High School in...
Jeffrey Alan Garrett
Apr 30, 2015
Jeffrey Alan Garrett, 67, of Lake Charles, LA died at 8:07 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in a local care facility. Mr. Garrett was born April 26, 1948 in Chickasha, OK and has lived in Lake Charles for the past sixty-five years. He was a 1966 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School and graduated from McNeese State University with...
Jeston Eugene Cruseturner, Jr.
Apr 29, 2015
On April 29, 2015 in Englewood, Colorado, at 5:50 PM, during a much deserved vacation, our father made a swift journey across Jordan's chilly waters and a beloved host that has gone on before welcomed a gentle warrior home. Jeston Eugene Cruseturner, Jr. was born on December 18, 1945, in Lufkin, Texas. This long awaited little boy was the last...
Vivian Cichowski
Apr 29, 2015
Our beautiful mother, grandmother, wife and friend, Vivian Broussard Cichowski, (86) entered Heaven on April 29, 2015. She was born on January 16, 1929 in Breaux Bridge, LA but was a resident of Lake Charles most of her life. Vivian was loving, outgoing and so passionate about life. She was a wonderful stay-at-home mom being room mother at school, chef...
Dorothy Ann Hinman
Apr 28, 2015
Dorothy Ann "Dot" Fontenot Hinman, 80, of Houston passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in a Houston hospital. Mrs. Hinman was born and raised in Elton, LA and lived over thirty years in both Houston and Lake Charles. She worked as a cashier at Weingarten Grocery for twenty years where she made countless friends who looked forward to their visits...
Richard Cecil Laningham
Apr 28, 2015
Richard "Dick" Cecil Laningham, 90, of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:34 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Laningham was born July 14, 1924 in Union Parish, LA and has lived the past seventy years in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Ouachita High School and served his country during World War II in...
Mervin Paul Newman
Apr 28, 2015
Mervin Paul Newman, 75 of Sulphur passed away on April 28, 2015 in a local hospital. Paul was a caretaker for Ward 4 Parks and Recreation for 25 years. He was also a truck driver and rice farmer. Mervin was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed gardening, fishing and spending time watching "True T V". He loved making practical jokes....
Gregory Allen Woods
Apr 26, 2015
Gregory Allen Woods, 56, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, April 26, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Woods was born, September 05, 1958, in Savannah, GA. He was a graduate of A.M. Barbe High School and McNeese State University where he was member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and was a Kappa Sigma Alumnist Advisor from 1994 to 2002. He...
Blanche Beatrice Gibbs
Apr 26, 2015
Blanche Beatrice Potter Gibbs passed away peacefully Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the age of 94. She was born September 7, 1920 in Thornwell, Louisiana. Blanche Gibbs was a graduate of Lake Arthur High School in Lake Arthur, LA. She also attended Southwestern Louisiana University in Lafayette, LA. She loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and was a lifelong...
Patricia Jenkins Palmer
Apr 26, 2015
Patricia Jenkins Palmer, 66 of Lake Charles, LA died Sunday, April 26, 2015 in a local hospital surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born on February 2, 1949 in Alcoa, TN to Delozier "D.H" and Dorothy Jenkins. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, cooking, and traveling. She is survived by her two children, Shannon Todd Palmer of Atlanta,...
Amy Arsement Bellard
Apr 25, 2015
Amy Lucy Arsement Bellard, 76, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 6:25 PM on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in a local care facility. Ms. Bellard was born August 25, 1938 in Abbeville, LA, was raised in Rayne, LA and lived in the Lake Charles area for the past fifty-six years. She worked for a number of years at Momma's Fried...
Terry Lynn Broussard
Apr 25, 2015
Terry Lynn Broussard, 52, of Lake Charles died on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in a local hospital. Terry was born on December 2, 1962 in Marianna, AR. She was a housewife and a good friend with a big heart. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Ricky Broussard; a daughter, Catherine Mitchell; two brothers, Gary and Kevin Lee;...
Betty Louise Duhon
Apr 25, 2015
Betty Louise Duhon, 79 of Hackberry passed away on April 25, 2015. She was born on March 23, 1936 in Alvin, TX to Albert Vernon Richie and Pearl Louise Flora Richie. Betty loved and enjoyed spending time and telling her stories with her family and friends. She liked to cook, bake, decorate for the holidays and read books. Betty is...
Ora Ann Sims
Apr 25, 2015
Ora "Ann" Sims, 77 of Sulphur passed away on April 25, 2015 in her residence surrounded by her three loving children. She was a member of Henning United Memorial Methodist Church in Sulphur. Ann enjoyed spending time in her yard and taking care of all the animals and birds. She was the happiest when she was with her children and...
Ronald James Young
Apr 24, 2015
Ronald James Young, 68, of Lake Charles went to be with the Lord at 9:00 PM on Friday, April 24, 2015 in his residence. Mr. Young was a 1964 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School. He was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church and a past member of the Knights of Columbus. He loved and played...
Mary Frances Pickett Lejeune
Apr 24, 2015
Mary Frances Pickett LeJeune, age 69, passed away on April 24, 2015 at Harbor Hospice of Lake Charles, LA after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 9, 1946 in Derby, England, Mary grew up in Vinton, LA and was the oldest of nine children born to Warren Gray and Mary Pickett. After graduating from Vinton High...
Wilbert Fontenot, Jr.
Apr 23, 2015
Wilbert Fontenot, Jr., 66, of Moss Bluff passed away at 12:35 AM Thursday, April 23, 2015 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 25, 2015 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Monsignor Charles Dubois will officiate. Interment will follow in LeBleu Cemetery.
Edmund Moerbe
Apr 23, 2015
Edmund Moerbe (Sonny), 76, was called home to be with our Lord on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Mr. Moerbe was a native of Port Arthur, TX and a resident of Lake Charles for most of his life. He was a graduate of Lagrange Senior High School and a Veteran of the United States Army. On March 18, 1961, he Married...
