Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Vicki Mcdaniel
Dec 29, 2015
Vickie Lynn McDaniel, 51, of Sulphur, LA died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 surrounded by her family.
Vickie was born on October 9, 1964 in Lake Charles, LA to Leroy and Mary McDaniel.
She was a generous person who loved her friends and family. Vickie loved to read, play computer games, and give stray animals a home. She also enjoyed...
Merline Lopez
Dec 29, 2015
Merline Theresa Cormier Lopez, 83, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 5:57 PM on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Lopez was born January 5, 1932 and raised in Acadia Parish, LA and the Welsh area. He worked as a homemaker and raised her family until working at Oak Park Middle School for twenty-five years....
Andrea Lynn Mclear
Dec 28, 2015
Andrea Lynn McLear, 39, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:35 AM on Monday, December 28, 2015 in a Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.
Andrea was born August 11, 1976 in Royal Oak, MI, and lived in Michigan, New Orleans and Indiana before moving to Louisiana in 1982. She graduated as Salutatorian in 1994 from Woodlawn High School in Baton...
Ethel Primeaux
Dec 28, 2015
Ethel Marie Bourg Primeaux, 101, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 9:37 PM on Monday, December 28, 2015 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Primeaux was born September 13, 1914 on a sugar cane plantation in Houma, LA, where she was raised and has lived in Lake Charles for over seventy years. She worked as an LPN at Lake...
Pauline Elizabeth Mclachlan
Dec 28, 2015
Pauline Elizabeth Abrusley McLachlan, 62, entered into eternal rest with our Heavenly Father on Monday, December 28, 2015. At the time of her death, she was surrounded by her loving family.
Pauline was born on January 6, 1953 in Alexandria, LA to the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Abrusley (Asine). She was one of seven children: Mike (Pallas), Eddie...
Beverly Jane Gaspard
Dec 27, 2015
Beverly Jane Romero Gaspard, 83, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 in the comfort of her home.
Mrs. Gaspard was born and raised in Port Arthur and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She enjoyed crocheting. She took great pride in her family, as she devoted her life and her love to...
Richard William Dewey
Dec 27, 2015
Richard “Dick” William Dewey, 69, of Lake Charles passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2015 in his residence.
Dick was born on October 29, 1946 in New York, NY. He attended LaGrange High School and graduated from Iron Mountain High School in Michigan. Dick joined the US Army and was in the Theatre of Europe. During this time he...
Clifford Guillory
Dec 27, 2015
Clifford Guillory, 94, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015.
Mr. Guillory was born in Mamou, LA and has lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He served the U.S. Merchant Marines. He worked most of his life as an installer and repairman for Overhead Door. He loved gathering with family and cooking outdoors....
Mable M. Mcvicker
Dec 27, 2015
Iowa – Mable M. McVicker, 91, passed away in Jennings American Legion Hospital December 27, 2015. Mrs. McVicker was born in Welsh on November 14, 1924 to the late Paul and Alzire Hardy Lognion. She graduated from Lacassine High and was a faithful member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. She loved being with her family and traveling. Her...
Grace B. Savoie
Dec 27, 2015
Grace B. Savoie, 96, a Sulphur resident for over 70 years, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 27, 2015 surrounded by her family. Grace, a retired teacher, taught in Cameron and Calcasieu Parish Public Schools and Our Lady’s School in Sulphur. She took great pride that many of her descendants were educators like her. She and her...
Mary Doran
Dec 26, 2015
Mary Doran, 89, of Lake Charles, LA died Saturday, December 26, 2015 in her residence.
Born a farm girl in North Louisiana on June 27th, 1926, Mary Helen Cole Doran, the daughter of Allie Norman Cole and Bailey Vincent Cole, lived a long and varied life. A proud journalism graduate of LSU, she broadcast radio news for KALB in...
Gregory Neill Cox
Dec 26, 2015
Gregory Neill Cox, 53, of Moss Bluff, Louisiana passed away at 12:40 AM on Saturday, December 26, 2015 in Austin, Texas with his loving family at his side.
Greg was born on December 2, 1962 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the parents of Robert Cox and Linda Lofton. Being a lifelong resident of Moss Bluff, he was a 1980...
Dorothy Helen Ogea
Dec 26, 2015
Dorothy Helen Kennedy Ogea, a longtime resident of the Choupique area, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 peacefully in the comfort of her own home.
Dorothy was born in Ladonia, Texas to Clarence and Pearl Kennedy. She moved to Sulphur, Louisiana at the age of sixteen where she and her husband were married one year later. They were active...
Beverly Genevieve Goodloe
Dec 25, 2015
Beverly Genevieve Sadler Goodloe, 84, of Lake Charles, LA died Friday, December 25, 2015 in a Lafayette hospital.
Mrs. Goodloe was born on July 4, 1931 in Lone Pine, LA. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She retired after over thirty year service from the Port of...
Kenneth Ray Ardoin Sr.
Dec 25, 2015
Iowa – Kenneth Ray Ardoin, 66, passed away December 25, 2015 doing what he did best, serving others at the Water’s Edge Church annual Christmas dinner. Ken was born August 20, 1949 to Melvin and Geraldine Josephine Ardoin. He was an active member of the Lake Charles Gun Club, a champion Skeet Shooter and a past member of the Lions...
Patricia "Patty" Daigle Swafford
Dec 23, 2015
Patricia “Patty” Daigle Swafford, 90, died at 6:35 AM surrounded by her family on December 23, 2015. A graveside service at Mimosa Pines Cemetery in Carlyss will be held 1 PM on Monday, December 28, 2015. Patricia Lee Daigle was born in Church Point on January 30, 1925, to Mary Enid Richard Daigle and George Albert Daigle. She attended Church...
Mary Jo Zenos Broussard
Dec 23, 2015
Mary Jo Zenos Broussard Iowa – Mary “Jo” Zenos Broussard, 76, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015. “Jo” was born March 15, 1939 in Port Arthur, TX to Mary Katherine Rodriguez and Kemon Rose Zenos. “Jo” attended Dominican Catholic College. She is survived by her sons, Kemon (Trudy) Broussard of Dallas, David (Susan) Broussard of DeRidder, LA; daughters Kathy Weibel...
Robert Nelson Alexander
Dec 22, 2015
Robert Nelson Alexander, 71, of Lake Charles, LA, died at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 in a local hospital.
Mr. Alexander was born June 7, 1944 and raised in Sicily Island, LA, where he attended high school. He worked for a ship yard in Beaumont, TX and then the Army Corp of Engineers in Mississippi, before moving...
Rita Renee Fruge
Dec 22, 2015
Rita Renee Fruge, 46, of Sulphur, LA passed away on December 22, 2015 in her residence. She was born on March 4, 1969 and was a life-long resident of Sulphur.
Renee is survived by her two sons, Christopher Joseph Nunez and Andrew Zachary Nunez both of Carlyss; 2 sisters, Tiffany Mays and husband Shawn of Carlyss and Melinda Sue Lee...
