Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Patricia Anne Berniard
Mar 3, 2015
Patricia Anne Walters Berniard, 68, of Lake Charles, LA passed away after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. She was a very loving mom and grandmother. Anne was a stay at home mom who spent much of her time and energy doting on her children. She was a fantastic cook who not only had a huge homemade dinner cooked each night...
Kenneth Wayne Thibodeaux
Mar 3, 2015
Kenneth Wayne Thibodeaux Sr., 63, of Deweyville, TX died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in his residence surrounded by his loving family. Kenneth was born on November 10, 1952 in Lafayette, LA to George and Agnes Thibodeaux. Kenneth enjoyed being around family and friends. He loved being in the great outdoors, horse racing, and fishing. He is survived by his loving...
Raymond Clyde Peloquin
Mar 2, 2015
Raymond Clyde Peloquin, 61, of Moss Bluff, LA died March 2, 2015 in a local hospital surrounded by his loving family. Raymond was born on November 14, 1953 in Lake Charles, LA to Herbert and Arlette Peloquin. He enjoyed spending time with his family and most of all his grandchildren. He was a lifelong musician and baseball fan. He is...
Elwin Carroll Leblanc
Mar 2, 2015
Elwin C. LeBlanc, 82, of Lake Charles, LA died Monday, March 2, 2015 in a local hospital. Carroll was born on March 29, 1932 in Lacassine, LA to Reaul and Stella LeBlanc. He was a 1950 Lacassine High School Graduate. Carroll retired in 1987 from Conoco Oil Refinery as Tank Foreman Supervisor. He served our country in the U.S. Air...
Vera Coe
Mar 2, 2015
Vera Guidry Coe, 87, of Lake Charles, LA died Monday, March 2, 2015 in a local care facility. Vera was born on April 2, 1927 in Cameron Parish, LA to Tellis and Azema Guidry. Vera was the director of Wesley Foundation Methodist Student Center at McNeese approximately from 1970 to 1990. She enjoyed being around family and friends, traveling the...
Jean Mary Corbello
Mar 2, 2015
Lake Charles-Jean Mary Corbello, 82, passed away in a local care facility surrounded by her family Monday, March 02, 2015. Jean was born on January 14, 1933 to the late Arthur Thomas and Barbara (Schultz Linnemann. She was a member of the Senior Circle and Lakewood Church. Her memory will live on in our hearts forever. She is survived by...
Donald Eugene Peacock
Mar 1, 2015
Donald E. "Don" Peacock, 79, of Sulphur, LA passed away Sunday, March 01, 2015 in a local healthcare facility. Mr. Peacock was born in Jonesboro, LA, raised in Jonesboro and Lake Charles and has lived most of his life in the Lafayette and Lake Charles area. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and McNeese State University where...
Willie Pearl Fruge
Mar 1, 2015
Willie Pearl Fruge, 75, of Lake Charles passed away Sunday, March 01, 2015 in a local healthcare facility. Mrs. Fruge was born and raised in Anacoco, LA and has lived most of her life in Lake Charles. She worked as a waitress throughout the area. Mrs. Fruge loved people and enjoyed gatherings of family and friends and especially loved to...
Thomas Marshall Wells
Feb 28, 2015
On Saturday evening, February 28, 2015, Thomas Marshall Wells peacefully passed away at 69 years of age. He was born in Lake Charles, LA on March 9, 1945. He went to high school at Patterson High School and was on the high school football team. He graduated Salutatorian from Patterson High School in Patterson, LA in 1963. Tom studied mechanical...
Lewis Glenn Bohanan
Feb 28, 2015
Lewis Glenn "Bo" Bohanan, 100, of Lake Charles, LA died at 7:45 AM on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in a local care facility. Mr. Bohanan was born February 25, 1915 in Texas City, TX, lived most of his life in Tomball, TX and moved to Lake Charles around 1991. He enjoyed riding his bike and collecting coins. He also enjoyed...
Shyrol Lynn Petross Dubose
Feb 28, 2015
Shyrol Lynn Petross DuBose, 71, of Sulphur, LA died at 3:20 PM on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in a local care facility. Mrs. DuBose was born December 3, 1943 in Roswell, NM, and graduated from Sulphur High School. After living a few years in California, she spent most of her adult life in the Sulphur area. She worked as an...
Stephanie Tramonte Harlow And Infant Son Davis
Feb 28, 2015
Stephanie Lynn Tramonte Harlow, 33, and infant son, Davis of Moss Bluff passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in a local hospital. Stephanie was born on May 19, 1981 in Lake Charles, LA where she resided all of her life until moving to Moss Bluff in 2011. She was a 1999 graduate of Barbe High School and furthered her...

Garner Lee Lack
Feb 28, 2015
Train a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not turn away from it. Proverbs 22:6 On February 28, 2015, our husband and dad was entrusted to God's loving care, with the family he cherished by his side. Lee was the only child of Ernest and Nettie Lack, born on September 26,...

Garret Blayne Gorum
Feb 28, 2015
Garret Blayne Gorum, 46, of Sulphur, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at a local hospital surrounded by his family and friends. Blayne was an organ and tissue donor, and his family is proud that his last act was to provide life to others. Blayne pursued multiple educational degrees and careers, including history, law, real estate, and his true...
George Anthony Seiford
Feb 28, 2015
George Anthony "Tony" Seiford, 70, of Moss Bluff, LA, died at 4:56 PM on Saturday, February 28, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Seiford was born November 4, 1944 in Blytheville, AR and lived in Moss Bluff for most of his life. He served his country in the U.S. National Guard. He worked as a boilermaker and retired from Basell...

Sarah Marie Lavergne
Feb 27, 2015
Sarah Marie Lavergne, 77 of Starks passed away on February 27, 2015 in a local hospital. Sarah is survived by her two daughters, Kathy Conner and husband Patrick of Mount Vernon, WA and Angelia East and husband Tim of Starks; and 4 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 5, 2015 at 2 P.M. at Johnson and Robison...
Valerie Faye Arceneaux Bazinet
Feb 27, 2015
Lacassine-Valerie Faye Arceneaux Bazinet, 49, passed away in a local hospital on Friday, February 27, 2015. Valerie was born in Lake Charles on March 31, 1965 to Adie Charles Arceneaux, Sr. and Joyce Lee (Bertrand) Arceneaux. She was a graduate of Lacassine High and a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. A loving daughter, wife, mother, sister and...
Rodney Joseph Jones
Feb 27, 2015
Rodney Joseph Jones, 89, of Lake Charles died on Friday, February 27, 2015 in a local care facility. Mr. Jones was born on August 31, 1925 in Washington, LA, was raised in Ville Platte and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. Following high school he joined the U. S. Army. He was enlisted from 1943 to 1952 having...
Dr. Thomas Michael Bowler
Feb 27, 2015
Dr. Thomas Michael Bowler, 57, died Friday, February 27, 2015, at his residence. Born to James Raymond and Vinita Vidrine Bowler, Dr. Bowler was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. He graduated from A. M. Barbe High School, McNeese State University, and LSU School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry in Sulphur, Louisiana from 1983 until his retirement in 2002. He...
Bea Hill Mcgrath
Feb 26, 2015
Bea Hill McGrath, 80, of Lake Charles passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015 in a local hospital. Mrs. McGrath was born in Alexandria, LA, lived thirty years in Lake Charles and thirty years in Longville. She worked as a Child Development Aide with hearing impaired children for Speech and Hearing Center and with developmentally delayed children for CARC. Mrs. McGrath...