Obituaries

Local Obituaries in Raceland, Galliano-Cut Off, Houma, and Lockport, LA.

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Geraldine Cheramie

Geraldine Cheramie

Jan 1, 2012

Geraldine P. Cheramie, 65, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Cut Off, passed away Jan. 1, 2013. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Friday at Falgout Funeral Home in Galliano. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in Cheramie Cemetery. She is survived by her husband of...

Paul Besancon

Paul Besancon

Jan 1, 2012

Paul Frederick Besancon, 88, a native of Stryker, Ohio and resident of Houma, died at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Friday at Coteau Baptist Church. Religious services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. He is survived by his daughter,...

Eleanor Landry

Eleanor Landry

Dec 31, 2011

Eleanor Watler Landry, 87, a native of Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and resident of Houma, died at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery. She is survived...

Roy Duet

Roy Duet

Dec 31, 2011

Roy Paul Duet, 75, a native and resident of Galliano, died at 9:42 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time today at Falgout Funeral Home in Galliano. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Galliano, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his...

Nolan Rogers

Nolan Rogers

Dec 31, 2011

Nolan P. Rogers, 90, a native of Larose and resident of Gibson, died at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Golden Meadow. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery in Galliano....

Sidney Duet

Sidney Duet

Dec 31, 2011

Sidney Joseph Duet, 77, a native of Golden Meadow and resident of Cut Off, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. today at the church, with burial at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery in Golden Meadow....

Bessie Neal

Bessie Neal

Dec 30, 2011

Bessie L. Neal, 83, a native and resident of Houma, died Friday at 2:25 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Monday at Falgout Funeral Home in Houma. Religious services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with burial in St. Francis...

Derrill Falgout

Derrill Falgout

Dec 30, 2011

Derrill E. "Big D" Falgout, 66, a native of Luling and resident of Houma, died at 8:17 a.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at Falgout Funeral Home in Houma. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. He is survived by his son, Jean- Paul...

Naomi Roberson

Naomi Roberson

Dec 30, 2011

Naomi Hebert Roberson, 29, a native of Houma and resident of Gibson, died at 6:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to midnight Tuesday and from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Falgout Funeral Home. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gregory Catholic Church, with burial in St. Francis de Sales...

Rodney Terrebonne, Sr.

Rodney Terrebonne, Sr.

Dec 29, 2011

Rodney "P.T." Terrebonne Sr., 74, a native and resident of Golden Meadow, died at 10:13 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time today at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Golden Meadow. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. today at the church, with burial in the church cemetery. He is...

James Candies, Jr.

James Candies, Jr.

Dec 29, 2011

James "Shorty" Candies Jr., 74, a native of Des Allemands and resident of Amite, died at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at Falgout Funeral Home, 3838 La. 1 in Raceland. Religious services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with interment at Mennonite Cemetery in...

Kristy Cheramie

Kristy Cheramie

Dec 29, 2011

Kristy Griffin Cheramie, 41, a native of Cut Off and resident of Galliano, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial in Cheramie Cemetery. She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Dean Cheramie; her father, Charles Griffin; son, Gunnar M. Cheramie; brother, Kenny Griffin and wife,...

Karl Lewis, Jr.

Karl Lewis, Jr.

Dec 28, 2011

Karl E. Lewis Jr., 77, a native and resident of Houma, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at Coteau Baptist Church. Religious services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. He is survived by his daughter, Melanie LeBlanc and husband, Jaime; son, Frank Austin; two...

Shirley Allen

Shirley Allen

Dec 28, 2011

Shirley Atkins Allen, 71, a native of Coushatta and resident of Houma, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. A private service will be held at a later date. She is survived by three sons, Roger Atkins and wife, Hillary, Cullen Entrican, and Steven Atkins and companion, Penny; daughter, Deborah Savoie and husband, Murphy; four stepchildren, J.T., Jeff, Larry and Renata; four...

Irene Richardelle

Irene Richardelle

Dec 27, 2011

Irene LeBlanc Richardelle, 97, a native and resident of Larose, died at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to funeral time Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Larose. Mass will be at noon Friday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by one son, E.J. Richardelle and wife,...

Jason Gangl

Jason Gangl

Dec 26, 2011

Jason Robert Gangl, 35, a native of Woodland, Calif. and resident of Lockport, died at 4:50 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. No services are scheduled. He is survived by his wife, Tamara Gangl; his parents, Donald and Sandi Gangl, and Susan Cushman and Michael; son, Matthew Gangl; daughter, Kaitlyn Gangl; three brothers, Timothy and Joseph Gangl, and Samuel Cushman; and...

John Gassen

John Gassen

Dec 26, 2011

GASSEN John B. Gassen, Jr. passed away on Monday, December 26, 2011 at 8:20 AM in Morgan City, LA. Beloved husband of Yolanda Alvarez Gassen and the late Rosina Gassen by first marriage. Father of Rhona Matherne and husband Farley and the late John Louis Gassen. Grandfather of Reice and Chase Matherne. Son of the late John B. Gassen, Sr....

Walter Griffin, Jr.

Walter Griffin, Jr.

Dec 26, 2011

Walter Lee Griffin Jr., 75, a native of Robertsdale, Ala., and a resident of Raceland, died at 11:42 a.m. Monday Dec. 26, 2011. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at Coteau Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Scoper Griffin; his son,...

Tilman Eymard

Tilman Eymard

Dec 26, 2011

Tilman J. Eymard, a native and resident of Galliano, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011. Funeral services were held Dec. 29 at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church, with burial in the Cheramie Cemetery. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ruth Rogers Eymard; two sons, Bradley Eymard and wife, Peggy, and Anthony Paul Eymard; four grandchildren, Kizzy...

Theresa Fournier

Theresa Fournier

Dec 25, 2011

Theresa P. Fournier, 82, a native of Valentine and a resident of Raceland, died Sunday, Dec. 25. She is survived by her husband, Peter Fournier; her son Wayne Fournier and wife Suzanne; her son Keith Fournier and wife Ann; her daughter Barbara Boudreaux and husband Ferrel; her brother Henry Punch; her sister Irene Savoie; and 9 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren....