Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
William Mericle, Jr.
Mar 17, 2011
William Simon Mericle, Jr., 85, of Lake Charles died Thursday, March 17, 2011, after being overwhelmed by the omnipresent malady of old age.
A member of the "Greatest Generation," he was born in Starks to Edna and William S. Mericle, Sr., April 5, 1925. From humble means he quickly learned the lessons and the value of hard work and perseverance. He...
Irvie Lavergne Mcfarlain
Mar 17, 2011
Irvie M. LaVergne McFarlain, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011, at her residence in Lake Charles.
She was a member of The VFW Ladies' Auxillary and the CFMA. She retired after several years of service as a cafeteria worker at College Oaks Elementary School. Ms. McFarlain enjoyed life to the fullest and will be missed by her family and...
John Giaimis, Sr.
Mar 16, 2011
John Salvatore Giaimis, Sr., 78, of Lake Charles, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Giaimis was born in Boston, MA, October 23, 1932. He served the United States Air Force which brought him to Lake Charles in 1951. Having loved the warm weather and culture of Louisiana, he made Lake Charles his home.
During his...
Lana Sue Laird Duplechine
Mar 16, 2011
Lana Sue Laird Duplechine, 58, of Toledo Bend, LA died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in her residence.
Mrs. Duplechine was born April 1, 1952 in Lake Charles, LA and attended Westlake High School. She lived in Lake Charles most of her life until moving to Toledo Bend three years ago. She worked as a bartender at Catfish Junction, Players Hotel,...
Geraldine Duhon Landry
Mar 15, 2011
Geraldine Duhon Landry, age 74, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at her residence in Lake Charles.
She was born May 4, 1936, in Hathaway, to Ernest and Isabella Richard Duhon. Mrs. Landry worked at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Daycare for many years. She loved bowling, shopping, fishing and sewing. She especially loved being in The Red Hat Lady Society....
Joe Millard Petty
Mar 15, 2011
Mr. Joe Millard Petty was born April 3, 1929 in Many, La. He passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Lake Charles after a short illness.
Mr. Petty worked at City Service for 22 years, then he was a real estate broker and developer. Most recently, he had returned to his favorite occupation, doing tractor and dozer work primarily for...
Donald James Trahan
Mar 14, 2011
Donald James Trahan Funeral services for Donald James Trahan, 76 of Sulphur, will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 10a.m.. at Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church with Father Jim Winiarski officiating. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 from 3-9 p.m. with a rosary at 7p.m. at...
Larry Eugene Blalock
Mar 13, 2011
Larry Eugene Blalock, 59, of Sulphur, LA died Sunday, March 13, 2011 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Blalock was born in Eunice, LA, was raised and educated in Georgia and was a graduate of Cherokee High School and Delta Technical College. He worked most of his life as a Commercial Truck Driver. He was an avid sports fan, loyal...
Hilda Thomason
Mar 13, 2011
Hilda Thomason, 78, of Sulphur, went to be with the Lord, on March 13, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, 16, 2011 at 10a.m. at Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Phil Cochran officiating. Burial will be at 1p.m. in Prewitt Chapel Cemetery in Hornbeck, La. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 from 1-9p.m....
Evelyn Faye Stailey
Mar 13, 2011
Evelyn Faye Stailey, 70, of Moss Bluff died at 7:00 AM on Sunday, March 13, 2011 in her residence.
Mrs. Stailey was born on July 13, 1940 in Lake Charles. She lived most of her life in Moss Bluff where she attended First Baptist Church. She owned and operated a dog grooming business for over 40 years.
In her younger years, she...
Mary Catherine Barnett
Mar 12, 2011
Mary Catherine Gaithe Barnett, 86, formerly of Lake Charles, LA died at 5:00 AM on Saturday, March 12, 2011 in her residence.
Born June 15, 1924 in Lake Arthur, LA, Mrs. Barnett was a 1941 graduate of Lake Arthur High School and lived most of her adult life in Lake Charles, LA before moving to Carencro a few years ago. She...
Craig Joseph Holbrook
Mar 12, 2011
Craig Joseph Holbrook, 32, of Westlake ,La., died March 12, 2011. Funeral services for Craig will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 1p.m. in Robison Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve McBride officiating. Burial will follow in Big Woods Cemetery, in Edgerly, La. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 21, 2011 from 1-9p.m. and will resume...
Roy C. Johnston, Ph.D., P.E.
Mar 12, 2011
Roy C. Johnston, 80, a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana since 1990 died on March 12 in his residence surrounded by his loving wife and children. He lost a short bout with pancreatic cancer.
He was born in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas to Roy C. and Irene Gass Johnston on December 22, 1930 preceding him in death. He thought himself lucky...
Stella Barkate
Mar 12, 2011
Funeral Services for Stella Barkate will be Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 10a.m. in Our Lady of LaSalette Catholic Church in Sulphur, La .with Father Jim Winiarski officiating. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 14, 2011 from 2-9p.m. with a rosary at 5p.m. in the funeral home and will resume on...
Ronald William Kropp
Mar 12, 2011
Ronald William Kropp, 81, of Lake Charles died Saturday, March 12, 2011 in the comfort of his home.
He leaves to honor his name, his loving wife, Verna Perron Kropp;
Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend David Veillon will officiate. Interment will follow in Black Bayou Cemetery with Military Honors....
Joyce Mae Leger Brown
Mar 11, 2011
Joyce Mae Leger Brown, 69, of Lake Charles went home Friday, March 11, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Brown was born in Crowley, LA, raised in Opelousas and has lived nearly fifty years in Lake Charles. She worked twenty years for local area cleaners before opening and operating Sunshine Cleaners in Lake Charles for thirty years. In 1997 and 2001,...
Brenda Charles
Mar 11, 2011
Brenda Ann Charles, 54, of Lake Charles, LA died at 6:02 AM on Friday, March 11, 2011 in a local hospital.
Ms. Charles was born July 30, 1956 in Lafayette, LA and was a 1974 graduate of North Side High School. She has lived in Lake Charles for the past thirty-one years. A Jehovah Witness, she was very loyal and faithful...
Marie Anna Haley
Mar 10, 2011
Marie A. Haley, 93, of Lake Charles passed away, Thursday, March 10, 2011 in her residence.
Mrs. Haley was a native of Chicago, IL and lived in Lake Charles the past fifty-seven years. She worked for many years as the chief bookkeeper for Calcasieu Marine National Bank before retiring as a homemaker. Mrs. Haley worked as a volunteer in charge of...
Katie Larocca Rosteet
Mar 9, 2011
Katie Theresa LaRocca Rosteet, 82, of Lake Charles, died Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in a local care facility.
Mrs. Rosteet was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and attended First Ward Elementary. She was member of St. Henry Catholic Church. Mrs. Rosteet loved the outdoors and was especially fond of gardening.
She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Ernest C....
