Obituaries

Chad Weydert
Apr 9, 2010
A resident of Holden, LA, he was killed on Friday, April 9, 2010. He was 38. Visitation will be held at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 West New River St., Gonzales on Monday, April 12, 2010 from 5pm until 9pm. Visitation on Tuesday will be held at St. Mark Catholic Church, 42021 Hwy 621, Gonzales starting at 9am. Rev. Rubin...

Marie Gautreaux
Apr 3, 2010
A resident of Sorrento, she died on Saturday, April 03, 2010 at Gonzales Health Care Center. She was 83. Visitation will be held at St. Anne Catholic Church in Sorrento on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 9am until 12 noon. Rev. Michael Galea and assisted by Deacon Jerry Braud will celebrate a mass of Christian burial at 12 noon....

James Thomassie
Apr 3, 2010
A resident of Gonzales, he died early Saturday, April 3, 2010 at his home. He was 64. He was the owner of Darnels Plumbing in Gonzales. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 5pm until 9pm at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 West New River St., Gonzales. Visitation on Wednesday will be held at St. Mark Catholic...

Phil Guitreau, Sr
Apr 1, 2010
A resident of Gonzales, he died on Thursday, April 1, 2010. He was 49. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 West New River Street, Gonzales from 5pm until 9pm. The parlor will reopen on Tuesday at 10:30am. Pastor Bruce Stringer will conduct...

Constance Vavasseur
Mar 14, 2010
A resident of Carville, she died late Saturday, March 13, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident. She was 57. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 4pm until 8pm at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Mission Chapel, located in the Gillis W. Long Center at 5445 Pointe Claire Road in Carville. Visitation will resume...

Wanda Jeter
Mar 5, 2010
Wanda Joan Jeter, 80, passed away Friday, March 5, 2010. There will be a memorial service at St. Thomas More Catholic Church on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 1:00pm. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, William Ballard Jeter. She is survived by one brother, Jack and one sister, Eunice sons William Jeter and wife...
Brad Barnett
Feb 27, 2010
A resident of Prairieville, he died early Saturday, February 27, 2010 from injuries he sustained as a passenger in a car accident. He was 24. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Hwy 30 in Gonzales beginning at 9am with funeral services at 12 noon. A...
Kathryn Duplessis
Feb 25, 2010
A resident of Prairieville, she died early Thursday, February 25, 2010. She was 54. Memorial services will be held at Ascension Funeral Home. 426 West New River St., Gonzales, LA on Saturday, February 27, 2010 with the parlor opening at 3pm. She is survived by her daughter, Ashley Duplessis and husband, Marshal Rambin, her son, Joshua Duplessis, one sister,...
Frances Sheets
Feb 21, 2010
A resident of Gonzales, she died early Sunday, February 21, 2010.She was 66 and retired from Campus Federal Credit Union. Visitation will be held at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 beginning at 11:30 am. Rev. Bob Konopa will celebrate a mass of Christian burial at 12:30pm with cremation to follow. She is survived...

Louella Hunter
Feb 19, 2010
A resident of Prairieville, she died on Friday, February 19, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales. She was 88. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 West New River St., Gonzales, Monday, February 22, 2010 from 6pm until 10pm. Visitation on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 beginning at 10am. Religious services will be conducted by Pastor Clint Johnson at 12noon....
Constance Prater
Feb 9, 2010
A native of Anderson, IN and a resident of Gonzales, La, passed peacefully at her home on February 9, 2010. She was 74 years old. She is survived by her beloved husband of 43 years Kenneth L. Prater Sr., her son Steve Lanning of Denham Springs, LA, two daughters Teresa Cripps and husband Rick of Gulfport, MS and Cherisse...

Elvest Kreamer
Feb 7, 2010
A resident of Gonzales and native of Darrow, he died early Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Gonzales Health Care. He was 85. Graveside services will be held at Ascension Catholic Cemetery, 716 Opelousas St., Donaldsonville at 11am on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. www.ascensionfuneral.com
Cemetery Ascension Catholic Cemetery 716 Opelousas St Donaldsonville, LA 70346
Dwain Trabeau
Feb 5, 2010
A resident of Baton Rouge, and native of Sorrento, he died early Friday, February 5, 2010 at Ochsner Medical Center. He was 57 and retired from Union Pacific Rail Road with over 20 years of service. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 8, 2010 from 8am until 10am at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 West New River Street, Gonzales....
Nelson Johnson
Feb 1, 2010
Nelson Johnson, a native of Pine Prairie, LA and a long time resident of Prairieville died Monday, February 1, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his family and his beloved bride of 72 years, Effie Vidrine Johnson, he was 93. He and Effie had just celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary a few days before his death. He proudly served...
Timothy Stevens
Jan 31, 2010
A resident of Prairieville, he died on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at his home. He was 48. Visitation will be held at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 West New River St., Gonzales, on Thursday, February 4, 2010 from 5pm until 9pm. Visitation will resume on Friday at 1pm. Religious services will be held in the funeral home chapel at 2pm....
Guy Gautreau
Jan 10, 2010
A resident of Gonzales, he died on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at his home. He was 76. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force and retired from Eatel as a lineman. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gonzales beginning at 11:00 am with the mass of Christian...
Homer Grant, Jr.
Jan 2, 2010
Homer left home at 16 to attend Texas AM University and graduated in 1951. He met the love of his life, Loraine Dora Stone, to whom he was faithfully and lovingly devoted for 57 years. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word and served as a role model to everyone in his life. He was honorable...