Sidney H. Adams, a native of Patterson and resident of Luling, passed away on Aug. 7. He was 85 years old.

Jack Pennington Bagby, age 76, a retired mechanical engineer at Shell Norco, died at his home on Thursday, Aug. 5. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Rosemary Hilsheimer Bagby. He is the father and father-in-law of Linda and Gary Lowry and Jamie and Patrice Bagby. Grandchildren include John Michael and Stacy Walker, Joey and Michael Lowry and Brandon and Jennifer Bagby. Great-granddaughter is Maggie Walker.

David Joseph “Pool Doo” Baudoin Sr., a native of Paradis and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Aug. 13. He was 65 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Faye Rome Baudoin, son David “Bubba” Baudoin Jr., daughters Tammy Alford, Janice Shirley, Sandi Thompson, Julie Jones, Misty Loupe, Kirsten and Ashley Baudoin, brothers John, Nolan and Norman “Blackie” Baudoin, sister Thelma “Sis” Bertrand, and eight grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, Alcide John and Dora Lucia Bourgeois Baudoin, and son Christopher Baudoin. A parishoner of St. Gertrude Catholic Church, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held today at 11 a.m. at St. Gertrude, followed by interment at St. Gertrude Mausoleum.

Judy Tregre Bourg, a resident of Luling, passed away on Aug. 26. She was 61 years old.

She is survived by her husband, Gary P. Bourg, mother Marie Anderman Tregre, son Gary J. Bourg, daughters Terrilee Hiltibidal and Gaynell Landeche, brothers Raymond “R.J.” Tregre Jr., Radford Tregre, Ronnie Tregre, Ricky Tregre and Barry Tregre, sisters Betty Price and Naina Alford, and six grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Tregre Sr., and brother Larry Tregre.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 28 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, followed by burial at St. Charles Cemetery in Luling.

Beulah Roberts Cortez, a native of Hahnville and resident of Dubberly, passed away on Aug. 5. She was 83 years old.

Norma Mae Cupit, retired owner of a Western Auto store, died on Aug. 21 at Kenner Regional Medical Center. She was 77 years old.

Rose Mary LeBlanc Dufrene, a native of Chocktaw and resident of Luling, passed away on Aug. 5. She was 67 years old.

Lonie Landry Evans, a native of Darrow and resident of Gretna and Harvey, died at her home on Aug. 14. She was 88 years old.

Diana Marie Dempster Ford, a native of Westwego and resident of Paradis, passed away on Aug. 28. She was 61 years old.

She is survived by her husband, Ray Paul Ford, sons Troy, Kim and Kerry Fonseca, stepdaughters Lisa Ford and Rachel Bemis, sisters Shirley Bourgeois, Gloria Holleman, Grace Warino and Pansy D’Angelo, three grandchildren and two step-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter F. and Ida B. Dempster, brothers Walter B. and Adlis J. Dempster, and sisters Azalia Fritchman, Ruby Lee Julia and Marjorie Berard.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 30 at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands, followed by burial at Resurrection Memorial Park Cemetery in Raceland.

Anna Mae V. Giangrosso, age 90, died on Aug. 24 at St. Joseph Nursing Home in Harahan. She was born in Loreauville and lived in Norco for 60 years. Wife of the late Freddie Giangroso; mother of three sons, Frederick, Bernard and Gerald Giangrosso; mother-in-law of Dorothy, Barbara and Marian Giangrosso; daughter of the late Annette R. Verret and the late Dernquille Verret; sister of Joyce Dautherive and the late Allen C. Verret, the late Curtis Verret and the late Ethel Keller; grandmother of four and great-grandmother of two. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on Aug. 26 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norco. Entombment was at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Mausoleum in Destrehan.

Pearl Marie Becnel Keller died at her home of natural causes on Aug. 17. Beloved wife of the late Eddie Keller, she is survived by her loving “daughter” and niece, Jan Weber Mauduit and son-in-law Dale Mauduit; nieces and their spouses Carolyn Mel DeJean, Stephanie and Kenneth Patrick, Michele and Barry, Florence and Sylvia Chauvin, and by her siblings, Lut Becnel, Sydney Becnel, Al Becnel, Rita Becnel Weber, Grace Becnel Keller and Mary Becnel Braud, and numerous other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Joseph Sydney Becnel and Malvina Marie Bossier, siblings Roy Becnel, Dickie Becnel and Louise Becnel Babin and great-niece Renee Mauduit.

Funeral services were held on Aug. 20 at Sacred Hearth Catholic Church in Norco, followed by entombment at St. Charles Borromeo Mausoleum.

Joel “Joe” Lucky of Luling passed away on Aug. 28. Beloved husband of Joan Amos Lucky; father of Joel S. Lucky and Stafford C. Lucky; father-in-law of Kristie Lucky and Julie Lucky; son of the late Benjamin C. Lucky and Dana Bauman Lucky; grandfather of Madison Lucky, Mason Lucky, Jordan Lucky and Carson Lucky. Mr. Lucky was a collector of antique memorabilia and antique cara. He was retired from Monsanto and was a Realtor, a member of First Baptist Church in Luling and the first Republican to run for office in St. Charles Parish.

Memorial services were held on Aug. 30 at First Baptist Church in Luling. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

Dee R. Matherne, a native and resident of Hahnville, passed away on Aug. 23. He was 31 years old.

He is survived by his former wife, Pam Anderson Matherne, parents Richard and Pam Matherne, grandfather Harry Matherne, Grandmother Sybil T. Naquin, sister Kelli Matherne and her companion Sandi Brignac. He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Albert Naquin, and grandmother Bernadine P. Matherne.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 25 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Lyphoma and Leukemia Society or the Catch-24 Scholarship Foundation.

Verlie Plaisance Matherne, a native of Gheens and resident of Raceland, passed away on Aug. 13. She was 70 years old.

Gertrude L. Mitchell, a native of Plaucheville and resident of LaPlace, passed away on Aug. 26 in LaPlace. She was 87 years old. Wife of the late Lance Joseph Mitchell, daughter of the late Placd and Irene Bonette Lemoine, mother of Jacqueline Mitchell Robert, Norco, Ernest L. Mitchell, Slidell, and the late Raymond M. Mitchell, sister of the late Henry, Paul, Lester and Eddie Lemoine, Nell Mejia and Verdie Voisell. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 30 at Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in LaPlace.

Jay Baptiste Nicholas, a native of Taft and resident of Luling, passed away on Aug. 22. He was 86 years old.

He is survived by his wife, Cecile Bergeron Nicholas, son Brian Nicholas, sisters Lydia Bergeron and Julia Tastet and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jean Baptiste Nicholas and Regina Champagne Nicholas, and sisters Lena Russo, Irene Horn and Inez Hickey.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 24 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Luling, followed by burial at St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery.

Felix J. Peyregne, a native of Ama and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Aug. 16. He was 80 years old.

Ruth Peyregne Toups, a native of Des Allemands and resident of Luling, passed away on Aug. 20. She was 79 years old.

She is survived by her husband, Carl J. Toups, sons Byron and Troy Toups, sisters Lillie May Boyer, Janella Brady and Marilyn Roberts, and six grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Jeanne Dugas Peyregne, brother Noble Peyregne and sisters Dorothy Rensberger, Dora Eusea and Jeanne Laque.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Aug. 23 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Luling. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Luling Living Center, care of Linda Botheras, 1125 Paul Maillard Road, Luling, La., 70070.

Daniel “Dan” Lynn Waterman, a native and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Aug. 14. He was 50 years old.

Henry Eugene "Gene" Yoes, Jr., long time publisher and editor of the St. Charles Herald, died on August 30 in his home in Gonzales. He was 81 years old.