Obituaries

Rubyola Merino
Feb 24, 2015
Rubyola Amie Merino passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:26 pm at Gonzales Health Care Center in Gonzales, LA. She was 91 years old and born on December 18, 1923 in Sorrento, LA and a resident of Sunshine, LA. She was a LA Practical Nurse and was very proud of being a nurse. It was her request...

Alvin Laughorn
Feb 21, 2015
Alvin J. Laughorn passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his home in St. Amant, LA at the age of 72 years old. He was a native of Norfolk, VA, a US Navy Veteran and retired from Gulf State Utilities. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The time and date will be posted on...

Mary Gautreau
Feb 16, 2015
Mary E. Gautreau passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 12:45 a.m. at North Point Health Care Center in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 60 years old. She was a resident of St. Amant, LA and a native of Gonzales, LA. A graveside service will be conducted by Deacon Brent Duplessis on Wednesday, February 18, 2015...
John Richardson
Feb 14, 2015
John T. Richardson, 82, passed away in his home in St. Amant, surrounded by family and friends on February 14, 2015. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War as an aviation electrician. He worked for Boyce Machinery for 23 years as a diesel mechanic and later retired from...
Patricia Sandfer
Feb 1, 2015
Patricia Holder Sandfer passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at her home in Prairieville, LA at the age of 79 years old. She was a native of Opelousas, LA. She was a retired computer specialist with the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs and a very talented artist. Patricia and her husband, Bill, were former owners of Bill's Athletic...
Edna St.Pierre
Jan 25, 2015
Edna Guidry St.Pierre passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 4:10 pm at Nottingham Nursing Home in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 98 years old. She was a resident of Gonzales, LA and a native of St. James Parish, LA. Visiting at St. Mark Catholic Church, Gonzales, LA on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 9 am...
Lloyd Young Sr.
Jan 19, 2015
Lloyd Raphael Young Sr. passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 3:12 am at The Carpenter House in Baton Rouge, LA. He was 86 years old and a native of Gonzales, LA. Lloyd was a resident of Baton Rouge and former longtime resident of Gonzales. He was a retired Art Conservator and served in the LA National Guard....
John Gautreau
Jan 18, 2015
John "Pat" Gautreau passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 9:52 am at his residence in Gonzales, LA. He was a native of Gonzales and 75 years old. He was retired as a supervisor from Vulcan Chemical. Visiting at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church, Gonzales, LA on Tuesday, January, 20, 2015 from 10 am until Mass of...
Cleveland Duffy
Jan 14, 2015
Cleveland Floyd Duffy Jr. passed away on Wednesday at 3:35 pm January 14, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales, LA at the age of 59 years old. He was a native of Walker, LA and a resident of Gonzales, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Monday, January, 19, 2015 from 5...
Pablo Romero
Jan 11, 2015
Pablo Cesar Galindo Romero passed away on Sunday at 12:40 am January 11, 2015 at his resident in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 34 years old. He was a native of Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Saturday, January 17, 2015 from 11 am until 3:30...
Lowney Leblanc
Jan 8, 2015
Lowney Lewis LeBlanc, a native of Louisiana, passed away at the age of 90 on Thursday, January 8, 2015 in Dunlap, TN, after a lengthy illness. Mr. LeBlanc was a veteran of the United States Army and served as a mechanic and French interpreter for the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. He landed on Omaha Beach...

Gerald Bergeron
Jan 4, 2015
Gerald Wayne Bergeron passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 6:02 p.m. at The Carpenter House in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 64 years old. He was a native and lifelong resident of Gonzales, LA and a retired electrician.Visiting at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church in Gonzales on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from 10 a.m....
Lewis Sanchez
Dec 24, 2014
Lewis Ray Sanchez passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 in Prairieville, LA at the age of 22 years old. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA, Friday, January 2, 2015 from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Visitation will continue on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 9:00 am until service at 12:00 pm conducted...
Ruth Duplessis
Dec 24, 2014
Ruth Elliott Duplessis passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at 9:50 pm at Meadowview Health and Rehabilitation Center in Minden, LA. She was 76 years old. A native of Baton Rouge, LA and resident of St. Gabriel, LA. Visiting at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014 from 9:00 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00...
Billie Nicol
Dec 23, 2014
Billie S. Nicol passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Carpenter House in Baton Rouge. She is a native and resident of Brittany, LA. Billie was 80 years old and was born on November 2, 1934. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 from...
Harold Boudreaux
Dec 20, 2014
Harold P. BooBoo Boudreaux a resident and native of Gonzales, LA passed away at home at 9:00 am Saturday December 20, 2014. He was 82 years old. He was a former owner of Boudreaux Texaco and Wrecker Service, Colonial Exxon and a former employee of the Ascension Parish Sheriff Dept. He was a Army Veteran of the Korean War....
John Remel
Dec 18, 2014
John T. Remel, preceded in death by his wife Chris Brouillette Remel of 69 years, died at home in Gonzales, LA at 6 pm on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. John was 96 years old, born on Aug. 8, 1918 in Echo, LA and retired as a foreman with J.A. Jones Construction. He was a Army Veteran of WWII and...
Murphy Bourque
Dec 12, 2014
A native and resident of Gonzales, LA, died on Friday, December 12, 2014, at 9:10 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA at the age of 75. He was a retired operator from BASF. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He loved his family and Cajun music. Visiting at St. Mark...
Robert Godwin Sr.
Nov 22, 2014
Robert Wayne Godwin Sr. passed away on Nov. 22, 2014 at the age of 70. He was a resident of St. Amant, LA. . Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St. Gonzales, LA on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 from 11:30 am until memorial service at 1:00 pm. He is survived by his wife of 50 years,...