Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Allen Dwight Mcgee
Feb 21, 2011
Allen "Dwight" McGee, 44, of Vinton, LA died Monday, February 21, 2011 in his residence.
Mr. McGee was born and raised in Sulphur and was a graduate of Sulphur High School. He has lived over twenty years in Vinton. Mr. McGee worked his younger years as a mechanic and is very well known as a mechanic a phone call away. He...
Claire K. Sorkow
Feb 21, 2011
Claire Kushner Sorkow, 88, of Lake Charles, LA peacefully left this life on February 21, 2011.
Mrs. Sorkow was born March 3, 1922 to Col. L. Z. Kushner and Gladys Kushner in Lake Charles, LA. She was a graduate of Lake Charles High School in 1939 and McNeese State University with a B.S. in Liberal Arts. She was a member of...
Katherine Elliott
Feb 21, 2011
Katherine Elliott, 84, of Lake Charles passed away; Monday, February 21, 2011 in her home surrounded by her family and loved ones.
She was a native and lifelong resident of Lake Charles and a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Mrs. Elliott was also a member of the Catholic Daughters. She was the owner and broker of...
Thelma Jean Raduenz
Feb 21, 2011
Thelma Jean Raduenz, 76, of Welsh, LA died at 5:50 PM on Monday, February 21, 2011 in a Mamou.
Mrs. Raduenz was born January 18, 1935 in Thornwell, LA. She enjoyed ceramics, quilting, crocheting, and cooking and during her earlier years, she enjoyed shrimping. She owned and operated her own ceramic shop, "Family Slip Pit" and worked ten years as a...
Edgar R. E.R. Poole, Sr.
Feb 20, 2011
Edgar Raleigh "E.R." Poole, Sr., 84, went to his heavenly home, Sunday, February 20, 2011 from a local healthcare facility.
Mr. Poole lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He worked primarily as a Carpenter in the Construction Industry and retired from the Maintenance Department of Moss Regional Hospital. He was a member of the Grand Lake Faith Temple and...
Lessie Cooley
Feb 20, 2011
Lessie Cooley, age 80, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011, at a local hospital.
Born March 1, 1930, in Church Point, she was a resident of Lake Charles. Mrs. Cooley was a homemaker and a seamstress. Preceding her in death was her husband, Houston Cooley, and a grandson, Ryan Miller. She will be missed by all who loved and knew her.
Survivors...
Theron James Richard, Sr.
Feb 19, 2011
Theron "T" James Richard, Sr., 44, of Lake Charles died on Saturday, February 19, 2011 in his residence.
"T", also know by his family as "Naughty" was born to Dolores and George Richard on May 28, 1966. He was a Lake Charles native and lived in Houma for part of his childhood. Mr. Richard worked for R and R Construction and...
Jules E. Guglielmo, Sr.
Feb 19, 2011
Jules E. Guglielmo, Sr., 91, of Lake Charles passed away Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the SWLA War Veterans Home.
He was born on November 8, 1919 to Joseph and Lucille Guglielmo in Paulina, LA and was a resident of Lake Charles for over 60 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lake Charles.
Jules was a World...
Patsy Lee O'Quain
Feb 19, 2011
Funeral services for Patsy Lee OQuain, 66, of Sulphur, will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 2pm at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Randal Chesson officiating. Burial will follow in the Big Woods Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, February 21, 2011 from 11-9 at the funeral home. Patsy was a native and lifelong resident...
Barbara Ann Barrentine
Feb 18, 2011
Funeral services for Barbara Ann Barrentine will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM at Maplewood First Baptist Church. The services will be conducted by Pastor Ronnie Burke and Dr. Mark E. Broussard. Burial will follow in Big Woods Cemetery, Edgerly with Rev. Bill Saxby officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 from...
Donald J. Broussard
Feb 18, 2011
Donald Joseph Broussard, 64, of Lake Charles died at 12:30 PM on Friday, February 18, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Broussard was born in Lake Charles on December 23, 1946 and lived here all of his life. He was a graduate of Lake Charles High School and attended McNeese State University. Mr. Broussard retired from Basell as an operator after...
John C. Abshire
Feb 18, 2011
John Abshire, age 75, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2011, at his residence.
Born April 22, 1935, in Kaplan, he was a resident of Moss Bluff. A retired Louisiana State Trooper with over 10 years of service, he received various awards throughout his career.
Mr. Abshire was an active member of CFMA, having received awards from the association as well...
Chris Eugene Fristoe
Feb 18, 2011
Mr. Chris E. Fristoe, 85, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011. He was born December 25, 1925 to Claude N. Fristoe and Jessie East Fristoe in Hoxie, AR. He was a longtime resident of Lake Charles.
He was a WWII veteran serving with the United States Air Force. Mr. Fristoe retired from the FAA after serving over 30 years of...
Stephen Patrick Guillory
Feb 17, 2011
Stephen Patrick Guillory, Sr., 59, of Sulphur, died Thursday February 17, 2011 at his residence surrounded by his family, when he went to worship Jesus face to face.
Steve was born in Kinder on June 23, 1951 to Leroy and Joetta Cronan Guillory. He was raised in Lake Charles and was a 1969 graduate of LaGrange High School. He attended...
Sherria C. Carter
Feb 15, 2011
Sherria Clarice Carter, 77, of Lake Charles passed away at 5:55 AM on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at a local care center.
Mrs. Carter was born in Pueblo, CO and spent most of her life in Texas before moving to Lake Charles in 1999. She was a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force, stationed in Florida. After her...
Sylvia Magehee Mier
Feb 14, 2011
Ms. Sylvia Magehee Mier, age 84, passed away February 14, 2011, at her residence.
Born May 7, 1926, in Crowley, she was a recent resident of Vidor, TX and had resided in Lake Charles for over 46 years. A loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she was a retired CNA, who was known for showing much care to her patients. Ms. Mier...
Eddie Dean Veillon, Sr.
Feb 14, 2011
Eddie Dean Veillon, Sr., 62, of Lake Charles died at 6:35 AM on Monday, February 14, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Veillon was born on July 5, 1948 in Jennings, LA and lived most of his life in Lake Charles. He served in the U.S. Marines and was a Vietnam Veteran. Mr. Veillon was a recipient of the Purple Heart....
John P. Jack Mccarthy
Feb 14, 2011
Jack McCarthy, 87, formerly of Lake Charles, LA, died peacefully on Monday February 14, 2011, in Niceville, Fl, while residing in an assisted living community.
Jack was born June 15, 1923, in Plymouth Township, PA, to Thomas McCarthy and Stephanie Kavetski McCarthy. He lived his childhood in Nanticoke, PA with two brothers, Tom and Jim, and three sisters, Mary, Janie, and...
Lorena Rose Marie Miller Fruge
Feb 12, 2011
Lorena "Rose" Marie Miller Fruge, 82, of Welsh died at 5:13 PM Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Jennings American Legion Hospital. She was a resident of the Golden Age Nursing Home in Welsh for the past 4 years.
Mrs. Fruge was a native of Creole, Louisiana and has lived most of her life in the LeBleu Settlement, LA. Rose enjoyed...
Eula Mae Griffith
Feb 11, 2011
Eula Mae Choate Griffith, 81, of Sweetlake passed away, Friday, February 11, 2011 in a Lake Charles hospital.
She was born in Edgerly, LA and was lifelong resident of Cameron Parish. Mrs. Griffith worked in the cafeteria at Johnson Bayou High School for many years. She was also known as the local seamstress and barber. Mrs. Griffith was a member...
