Local Obituaries
for Families in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jackie Glenn Cooper
Sep 29, 2010
Jackie G. "Cosmo" Cooper, 46, of Westlake passed away, Wednesday, September 29, 2010 in a Shreveport hospital.
Jackie was a native and life long resident of the Lake Charles/Westlake area. He was a welder by trade, but loved to fish whether he caught anything or not. Jackie loved music, cooking, singing, and making people laugh.
Survivors include his wife of twenty-eight...
Elsie Carlisle
Sep 27, 2010
Elsie Carlisle, 92, of Lake Charles died at 4:18 PM on Monday, September 27, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Carlisle was born on December 30, 1917 in Dry Creek, LA and lived in Lake Charles for the past 50 years. She retired after 35 years from TGY Department Store as a cashier. Following retirement, she was a care giver for...
Louetta Lou Trahan
Sep 27, 2010
Louetta "Lou" LeBouef Trahan, age 87, passed away Monday, September 27, 2010, at a Lafayette hospital.
Born January 26, 1923, in Sweet Lake, she was a graduate of Sweet Lake High School and lived most of her adult life in Grand Isle before moving to Lafayette. Mrs. Trahan had resided the last two years at the Lafayette Care Center. Preceding her...
Perlita Vallete Lazo
Sep 27, 2010
Perlita Vallete Lazo, 48, of Lake Charles died Monday, September 27, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Lazo was born in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya and was raised and educated in the Philippines. She was a graduate of Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines where she attained a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering. Mrs. Lazo moved with her husband to Gretna, LA...
Elsie Carlisle
Sep 27, 2010
Elsie Carlisle, 92, of Lake Charles died at 4:18 PM on Monday, September 27, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Carlisle was born on December 30, 1917 in Dry Creek, LA and lived in Lake Charles for the past 50 years. She retired after 35 years from TGY Department Store as a cashier. Following retirement, she was a care giver for...

James Arthur "Trey" Killian
Sep 26, 2010
Funeral services for James Trey Killian, III, 22, of Sulphur, will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2010 at 10am in Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Brother Mel Estes and Chris Hill will officiate. Burial will follow in Mimosa Pines Cemetery, North. Visitation will begin on Tuesday, September 28th from 4pm " 9pm and resume on Wednesday, September 29th from 8am...
Wynodine Dean Stokeld
Sep 26, 2010
Wynodine "Dean" Demeritt Stokeld, 79, of Lake Charles died Sunday, September 26, 2010 in a local healthcare facility.
Mrs. Stokeld was a lifelong resident of Lake Charles. She worked nearly twenty five years as a Nurses Aide for St. Patrick's Hospital. During her younger years, she enjoyed fishing, camping and dancing with her husband. She also enjoyed sewing and crocheting for...
Katherine Montgomery
Sep 26, 2010
Katherine Montgomery, 72, of Sulphur died at 7:48 PM on Sunday, September 26, 2010 in a Sulphur care facility.
Ms. Montgomery was born in Memphis, TN on November 5, 1937.
She was a loving mother to her only child, a son, Ronnie Montgomery of Memphis, TN.
Arrangements were entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home.
Eunice R. Medrano
Sep 26, 2010
Eunice R. Medrano, 88, of Moss Bluff, died at 4:30 AM on Sunday 26, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mrs. Medrano was born August 11, 1922 in Creole, LA, lived in Lake Charles for almost sixty years and lived in Moss Bluff for the past eight years. She was a member of the St. Theodore Catholic Church family.
Mrs. Medrano is survived...
Carly Rupert
Sep 26, 2010
Carly Josephine Rupert was born into Heaven on September 26th, 2010.
She is loved and survived by, her parents, Glen and Jordan Rupert, her siblings, Olivia, Adam and Logan Rupert and her grandparents, Gayle and Wayne Bergeron and Chris Brimmage and Cathy Brimmage, all of Lake Charles.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 2, 2010 in Consolata Cemetery...
Josephine Cook
Sep 26, 2010
Josephine Cook, 88, of Lake Charles, LA, formerly of Picayune, MS died on September 26, 2010 in a local hospital.
She was born Josephine Agnes Benoit on July 24, 1922 to Louis and Edna Benoit. She graduated from Lake Charles High School and enjoyed attending her class reunions. In her earlier years, she was a waitress for several local businesses, including...
Nathan Ray Thibodeaux
Sep 25, 2010
Nathan Thibodeaux, 44, of Westlake died at 10:11 PM on Saturday, September 25, 2010 in his residence with his family at his side.
Nathan was born in Mamou, Louisiana and has lived most of his life in Westlake. He was a 1983 graduate of Westlake High School and attended LSUE in Eunice. Nathan worked as a Captain for the Lake Charles...
Herman Ross Armer
Sep 25, 2010
Funeral services for Mr. Herman Armer, 66, of Sulphur, will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 1pm in Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. David Holder will officiate. Burial will follow in Beauregard Memorial Cemetery, DeRidder. Visitation will begin on Tuesday, September 28th from 4pm ” 9pm and resume on Wednesday from 8am until time of service. Mr. Armer...

Hunter David Hagler
Sep 24, 2010
Funeral services for Hunter David Hagler, 19, of Sulphur, will be held on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in Robison Funeral Home Chapel at 11am. Rev. Ricky Batchelor will officiate. Burial will follow in Highland Prien Memorial Park Cemetery, Lake Charles. Visitation will begin on Tuesday morning, September 28th from 9am " until time of service at 11am. Hunter passed away...
Eyan S. Zerangue
Sep 23, 2010
Eyan S. Zerangue, infant son of Matthew and Sherry Verret Zerangue died on Thursday, September 23, 2010.
Eyan was born July 11, 2010 in Lake Charles, LA.
Survivors other than his parents, include brother, Keilan Broussard; sister, Ally Zerangue; grandparents, Jody and Tiffany Verret, Fran and Dale Briscoe, Paul Zerangue, and Lydia Duhon; great grandparents, Dana and Charles Turnage; and aunts, Jessica...
W.F. Bill Koehl, Sr.
Sep 22, 2010
W.F. "Bill" Koehl, Sr, age 89, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at his residence in Lake Charles.
A W.W. II Army Air Corp Veteran, he served his country proudly surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as flying a B26 Bomber at D-Day. Bill was also a member of VFW Post 2130 and loved playing dominoes everyday at the...
Donald Arthur Stineff
Sep 22, 2010
Donald Arthur "Don" Stineff, 73, of Longville died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 in the comfort of his home.
Mr. Stineff was born in DeRidder, LA, raised and educated and lived his young adult life in Lake Charles. He was a graduate of Marion High School. He has lived the past thirty years in Longville. Mr. Stineff worked as an operator for...

Newton Milton Eastwood
Sep 22, 2010
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness. 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Funeral services for Mr. Newton M. Eastwood, 68, of Sulphur, will be held on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 11am in Robison Funeral Home Chapel. Brother Mike Jones will officiate....
Theda Rose Johnson Fontenot
Sep 22, 2010
Theda Rose Johnson Fontenot, 89, of Lake Charles, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 in the comfort of her daughters home.
Mrs. Fontenot was born, raised and educated in Oakdale, LA and was a graduate of Oakdale High School. She has lived the passed sixty years in Lake Charles. She was an avid sports fan, especially of tennis and football. She...
James Harold Benoit
Sep 21, 2010
James Harold Benoit, 92, of Lake Charles died at 9:43 PM on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in a local hospital.
Mr. Benoit was born in Thibodaux, LA on October 15, 1917 and lived in Lake Charles most of his life. He was an electrician for Olin Chemical for 43 years before retiring and was a member of IBEW Local #861.
He was...