Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Claude Norman Morgan
Jan 10, 2011
Claude Norman Morgan, 79, of Lake Charles, LA died at 10:40 PM on Monday, January 10, 2011 in a local care facility.
Mr. Morgan was born May 11, 1931 in Chloe, LA and was a 1949 graduate of Marion High School. He immediately went to work for South Central Bell. He retired as a supervisor from ATT after thirty-five years of...
C. A. Allen Verret
Jan 9, 2011
C.A. "Allen" Verret, age 83, passed away January 9, 2011, at a Lafayette hospital.
He was born October 16, 1927, in Lockport, to Numa and Rena Verret. Mr. Verret worked for over 42 years for Southern Pacific Railroad and was on the board of directors of SPELC Federal Credit Union for over 30 years. An avid antique car collector, he along...
James L. Hawk Herford
Jan 9, 2011
James Lynn "Hawk" Herford, 63, of Westlake passed away, Sunday, January 9, 2011 in Hollywood, Florida.
He was born in Lake Charles and a lifelong resident of Westlake. He was a 1965 graduate of Westlake High School and attended McNeese State University. Mr. Herford began a career dedicated to law enforcement when he joined the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office in 1972...
Paul J. Montalbano, Sr.
Jan 9, 2011
Paul J. Montalbano, Sr., 80, of Lake Charles died Sunday, January 09, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Montalbano was a native of St. Louis, MO and had been a resident of Lake Charles since 1934. He attended Forth Ward School, Central School and was a graduate of Lake Charles High School. He attended Loyola University of New Orleans. He...
Paul J. Montalbano, Sr.
Jan 9, 2011
Paul J. Montalbano, Sr., 80, of Lake Charles died Sunday, January 09, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mr. Montalbano was a native of St. Louis, MO and had been a resident of Lake Charles since 1934. He attended Forth Ward School, Central School and was a graduate of Lake Charles High School. He attended Loyola University of New Orleans. He...
Joyce Wethey Jemison
Jan 8, 2011
Joyce Wethy Jemison, age 69, passed away January 8, 2011.
She was a life long resident of Westlake who enjoyed spending time with her family.
Survivors include her two daughters, Renee Young of Westlake and Cindy Tauzin and husband, Mitch of San Antonio, TX; one son, Allen Hancock and wife, Karen of Alaska; her companion, Clyde Venable of Lake Charles; one sister,...
Audrey Marie Chafin
Jan 8, 2011
Audrey Marie Chafin, age 89, of Lake Charles, Louisiana passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2011.
Audrey was born December 13, 1921 in Cleburne, Texas to Ernest and Pearl Lane. She grew up in Ball, Louisiana and graduated from Tioga High School. She and her husband, Branch Chafin, were married for fifty years and lived most of their lives in...
Louise Graef Hebert
Jan 8, 2011
Louise Graef Hebert, 87, of Lake Charles, died Saturday, January 8, 2011, in a Lake Charles Care Center.
Mrs. Hebert was born February 13, 1923, in Pine Prairie, La. She attended Bolton High School in Alexandria and met her late husband, Warren Graef in Pineville in 1939 and they were married in 1940. After they moved to Lake Charles, 70...
Theophile Joseph Fontenot
Jan 7, 2011
Theophile Joseph Fontenot, 87, died Friday, January 7, 2011, in a Houston hospital.
Born in Chataignier, Louisiana to Crea and Nita Rozas Fontenot, Mr. Fontenot helped pioneer the offshore oil industry in various parts of the world working for McDermott International. He loved gardening and was a faithful member of South City Christian Church. Preceding him in death was his beloved...
Raymond Paul Esthay
Jan 7, 2011
Raymond Paul Esthay, 63, of LeBleu Settlement died Friday at a hunting club in Allen Parish.
Mr. Esthay was a native of Lake Charles and lived in LeBleu Settlement for 25 years. He was a pre-salesman for Beverage Sales for the past 35 years.
Mr. Esthay was an avid hunter and fisherman and a member of Double Ought Buck Shot Hunting...
Rose Prejean
Jan 7, 2011
Rosa Mae "Rose" Prejean, 80, of Lake Charles died on Friday, January 7, 2011 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Prejean was born in Scott, LA on May 17, 1930 and moved to Lake Charles upon marriage. Upon the death of her husband she began working at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Daycare for the next 19 years. Mrs. Prejean was a...
Ethel Louise Porche
Jan 6, 2011
Ethel Louise Porche, 82, of Lake Charles died at 7:40 PM on Thursday, January 6, 2011 in a local care facility.
Mrs. Porche was born in Jeanerette, LA on August 1, 1928 and lived in Lake Charles since 1960. She was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in Jeanerette, LA. Mrs. Porche became a dental assistant and worked under Dr....
Kenneth Ken Wayne Johnson
Jan 5, 2011
Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Johnson, 54, of Kilgore, TX died at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 in a Texas hospital.
Mr. Johnson was born in Lake Charles on January 2, 1957 and lived here until moving to Texas 8 years ago. He was a 1974 graduate of LaGrange High School and in his earlier years served as an altar server...
Gloria Dola Cleaton
Jan 5, 2011
Gloria "Dola" Cleaton, 70, was called home on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Mrs. Cleaton was born on February 14, 1940 to John and Ethel Meaux Thomas in Sunset, LA.
Gloria was a retired licensed florist. She was an excellent quilter and painter. She loved growing any kind of flowers and plants. Gloria was a wonderful and loving wife, mother, and grandma.
Those...
Annie T. Hensgens
Jan 4, 2011
Mrs. Annie T. Hensgens, 93, of Lake Charles died at 5:55 PM Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in a local hospital with her family and friends at her side.
Mrs. Hensgens was born on June 2, 1917 in Crowley, Louisiana and has lived in Lake Charles since 1950. She was a graduate of St. Michael High School in Crowley, Louisiana. A farmer's...
Thomas Edward Hebert, Sr.
Jan 4, 2011
Tommy Hebert, 78, of Lake Charles, died at 9:10 AM Tuesday at his residence.
Mr. Hebert was born in Hilly, La., near Ruston, La. and moved to West Monroe where he graduated from Ouachita Parish High School. Mr. Hebert worked for the West Monroe Police Department for eighteen years, retiring as a captain. After his retirement, Mr. Hebert moved to Lake...
Adam Manuel
Jan 4, 2011
Adam Manuel, age 88, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in local hospital.
He was born October 29, 1922, in Basile, to Kossuth and Eva Bertrand Manuel. A graduate of Basile High School, he also obtained a history degree from UL at Lafayette, formerly USL. He retired after many years of service from PCI Refinery in the lake area. An Army...
Christina Fuselier
Jan 4, 2011
Following a courageous battle with breast cancer, Christina Tassin Fuselier, 45, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family.
Christina was born and raised in Vinton, and spent most of her adult life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She moved back to Lake Charles in 2009 to be closer to her family while...
Gloria Jean Bridges
Jan 3, 2011
Gloria Jean Bridges, 69, of Lake Charles died at 11:38 PM on Monday, January 3, 2011 in her residence.
Mrs. Bridges was born in Bell City, LA on April 8, 1941 and lived in Lake Charles most of her life. She was a 1959 graduate of LaGrange Senior High School. Mrs. Bridges was co owner of American Citadel Guard and past...
Charles Olton Green
Jan 3, 2011
Charles Olton Green, 89, of Lake Charles died at 1:45 PM on Monday, January 3, 2011 in a Texas hospital.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, January 7, 2011 at Highland Memory Garden Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Estes will officiate.
