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December 2002
| Binet |
Joseph A. Binet, retired Naval Senior Master
Chief and English teacher, died on Dec. 4 at St. Charles Parish
Hospital. He was 62.
Mr. Binet was born in New Orleans and resided
in St. Charles Parish. He received an honorable discharge from the
U.S. Navy after earning a Combat Action Ribbon, two Vietnam Service
Medals and a Joint Service Commendation. Mr. Binet served as the
director of Planning and Zoning for St. Charles Parish prior to
receiving a B.S. from the University of New Orleans. He taught English
and Journalism at Hahnville High School. He is preceded in death
by his parents, Leocadie Dominique Binet and Albert Leo Binet, Sr.,
and his siblings, Morgan Binet, Sister Mary Ellen Tranquilla Binet
and Albert Binet, Jr. He is survived by his siblings George Binet,
Nolarean Binet Ragusa and Claire Binet Creppel, his former wife
Diane Ford Binet, their children Jason and Gretchen Binet, John
and Jennifer Binet and Melissa and David Williamson, grandchildren
Nicholas and Daniel Binet, Andrew, Grant and Christian Williamson
and Sara Binet and his dear friend Jeanne de la Houssaye. Relatives
and friends are invited to attend the Memorial Mass at Lake Lawn
Metaire Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard, today at noon.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Internment will be at a later date.
In lieu of usual remembrances, memorial contributions can be made
to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 300,
Memphis, TN, 38148.
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| Detillier |
Lillie Pearl Detillier, a native of Cullman, Ala. and a resident
of Paradis, passed away on Dec. 30. She was 80 years old.
She is survived by her husband, Milton J. Detillier, sons James
R. Miller and Garry Wayne Mann, daughter Sherrin Johnson and seven
grandchildren. She is preceded in death by parents William Elmer
Miller and Lillie P. Huskey Miller, sons Joel Dean Knight and Roger
Dale Knight, brothers Waymon Miller and Joel David Miller and sisters
Bonnie Stricklin and Nell McLean.
Religious services will be held today at Boutte Assembly of God
Church at 2 p.m.
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| Dufrene |
Shelia Loupe Dufrene, native and resident of
Des Allemands, passed away on Dec. 5. She was 46 years old.
She is survived by her stepfather, Clarence
“Ralph” Breaux, son Jonathan Dufrene, daughters Regina and Hannah
Dufrene, brothers Teddy Loupe and Gene Breaux, sister Brenda Breaux
and seven grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents,
Claude and Theresa Billiot Loupe. Services will be held today at
10 a.m. at Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland followed by interment
at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Des Allemands.
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| Fabre |
Jean Elizabeth Fabre of Bradenton, Fla., passed away on Dec. 21.
She was 86 years old.
Mrs. Fabre was a retired fifth grade teacher from Lyons Elementary
School in Lyons, NY. She held a BA degree from the University of
Rochester and a Masters from SUNY in Oswego, NY. She is survived
by her daughters, Mary Fabre LeVine, sons David Fabre and John Fabre,
and four grandchildren.
Services will be held on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. at St. Charles Borromeo
Cemetery in Destrehan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations
made to the Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Boulevard, Sarasota
FL 34238.
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| Fahrig |
Jackson Christian Fahrig passed away on Dec. 21. He was two weeks
old.
He is survived by his parents, Jasper Frederick III and Angela
Profumo Fahrig, grandparents William and Mary P. Mitchell and Jasper
Jr. and Teresa G. Fahrig and sister Elise Marie Fahrig. Religious
services were held Dec. 23 at First Union Presbyterian Church in
Luling.
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| Lanaux |
Antoine Denis Lanaux passed away on Dec. 27 at St. Charles Parish
Hospital. He was 80 years old.
Mr. Lanaux was a native of New Orleans and a lifelong resident
of Lucy. A sugar cane planter and a part owner of T. Lanaux and
Sons, located at Glendale Plantation in Lucy, he was a member of
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Church, American Legion Post #131,
past commander of VFW #3750, Knights of Columbus #2409, an honor
board member of the American Sugar Cane League and a member of the
board of directors at Destrehan Plantation. A veteran of the U.S.
Air Force during World War II, he was a member of the 60th Carrier
Troop, having earned the rank of First Lieutenant. During his service
he received the European African Middle Eastern Campaign medal with
two bronze stars.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Yolande Poche Lanaux,
son Antoine Denis Lanaux III and wife Lisa and daughter Laurie Marie
Lanaux Mineo and husband Bob, grandchildren Jonathan and Kyle Mineo,
Denis IV, Christopher, Courtney and Britten Lanaux and siblings
Marthe L., Pierre B., Hilaire D. and Louis A. Lanaux, Jr. He is
preceded in death by his parents, Joseph L. Lanaux and Marie H.
Thibodeaux Lanaux and sister Marie L. Lanaux.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Dec. 30 at Our Lady of
the Most Holy Rosary Church in Hahnville followed by interment in
St. Joseph’s Mausoleum in Paulina.
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| Le
Sage |
Lillian B. Le Sage, a native of Jackson, Miss. and resident of
Destrehan for 50 years, passed away on Dec. 20. She was 81 years
old.
Mrs. Le Sage was a retired registered nurse, graduating form Hotel
Dieu School of Nursing. She is survived by her children, Richard
Le Sage Jr. and wife Carol, Michael Le Sage and wife Linda, Linda
Kugler and husband Barry and Nancy Boudreaux and husband Sammy,
grandchildren Stacey Hebert and husband Derek, Cindy Menard and
husband Steven, Salvador Boudreaux and wife Kristi, Laura Guidry
and husband Kevin, Jamie Le Sage, Dylan Le Sage and Danielle Le
Sage, and gread-grandchildren Derek and Jordan Hebert and Remi Guidry.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Edwin Le Sage Sr.,
and her parents, John L. and Helen Ward Bentz.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Dec. 21 at St. Charles
Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan.
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| Macloud |
Gary J. Macloud, native of New Orleans and
35-year resident of Destrehan, passed away on Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m.
He was 58 years old.
Mr. Macloud was a veteran of the U.S. Air
Force and a retired operator from Shell after 27 years of service.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Lorraine Mire Macloud, children
Trevor P. Macloud and wife Christina, Denise A. Macloud, Meredith
M. Gauthier and husband Steven and Karen H. Morgan, brother Robert
Macloud, Jr. and wife Minnie, Edward Macloud, Irby Macloud and William
“Willie” Macloud, sisters Gloria Fox, Norma Hinyup, Julie Palmisano
and Emily Miquez and grandchildren Brandon, Blake and Brooke Macloud,
Kyle Gauthier and Ashley Kreutle.. He is preceded in death by his
parents, Robert Macloud Sr. and Emily Guidroz Macloud and sister
Barbara Godail.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St.
Charles Borromeo on Dec. 6
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| Robichaux |
Leroy Luke Robichaux, a native and resident of Raceland, passed
away on Dec. 8. He was 79 years old.
A parishoner of St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church, Mr. Robichaux
was a member of the VFW and the Knights of Columbus. He is survived
by his daughters, Caroliyn Bonnette and Rouanne LeBlanc, sister
Corine Elfert, seven children and two great-grandchildren. He is
preceded in death by his wife, Mae Callahan Robichaux, parents Odrise
and Azema Foret Robichaux, brothers Ivy, Hubert, Willy, Junis and
Johnny Robichaux and sisters Eloise Borne, Irene Bourgeois, Esma
Arcenaux, Annie Archenaux and Edna Cortez.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. at St.
Mary Cemetery in Raceland.
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| Smith |
Eola “Nenaine” Louise Smith, a retired utility
company employee, died at River Parishes Hospital in Laplace on
Dec. 4 at 5:45 a.m. She was 92 years old.
She is survived by her niece, Lettie Marie
Friloux, nephew Henry Friloux Jr. and his wife, Arleen, nephew Nash
Friloux and his wife, Paula, all of Destrehan, Ann Elise Kimball,
Joycelyn Monica, Phyllis Martin, Lynn Rose Gonzales, Joy Arcuri,
Allen Smith Jr., Mark Smith Jr., Jerry Smith, brother Mark A. Smith,
Lettitia “Lettie” Smith Friloux and Allen F. Smith. She is preceded
in death by parents Maude Louise Wood Smith and J. Nash Smith and
brother James Nicholas Smith. Relatives and friends of the family
are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial today at 11 a.m.
at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Norco. Visitation will be from
9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, masses or
donations in her memory can be made to Sacred Heart of Jesus Church,
401 Spruce St., Norco, 70079, or the Arc of St. Charles, P.O. Box
455, Boutte, 70039.
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| St.
Amant |
Norman M. St. Amant, a native and resident of Des Allemands, passed
away on Dec. 23. He was 90 years old.
Mr. St. Amant is survived by his daughter, Marietta S. Babineaux,
sisters Nettie Multer and Vera Neil, five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren
and five great-great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his
wife, Helen Tregle St. Amant, parents Francios and Catherine Trauth
St. Amant, brothers Frank, Ignatious, Jesse, Alton, Van, Nolan,
Gerald, and Marvin St. Amant and sisters Elise Cocke, Iona Cantrelle
and Bernadine Melancon.
Religious services were held on Dec. 27 at Boutte Assembly of
God Church, followed by interment at St. Gertrude Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Metropolitan
Hospice, 5650 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, 70127.
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| St.
Pierre |
Ethel Lapeyrolerie St. Pierre, aged 100 years, a retired teacher
and community activist, died on Dec. 26.
A native of Carville and longtime resident of Norco, she is preceded
in death by her son, Roy St. Pierre, sisters Corine McEntire, Mabel
Lapeyrolerie, Louise Breaux and Aimee Falcon, brothers Arlie Jerome
Ernest and Laurence and parents John and Alcila Rome Lapeyrolerie.
She is survived by her brother John Henry and sister Nellie Rose
Roberts, a great many nieces and nephews, great and great-great
nieces and nephews.
Among her many awards and recognitions were the Civic Achievement
Award for East St. Charles Parish, first place winner for several
years in the Volunteer Senior Citizens Program, the Thelma Ashley
American Legion Auxiliary Award, the Great American Family Community
Award, the Medal of the Order of St. Lewis. She was an active member
in the Retired Teachers, Catholic Daughters of America, Sacred Heart
Alter Society and in the pro-life movement. Services were held on
Dec. 30 at St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church in St. Gabriel.
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| Matherne |
Ida H. Matherne, native of Reserve and resident of Norco, passed
away on Dec. 23 at Ormond Nursing and Care Center. She was 84.
She is survived by her sons, Wayne Joseph Matherne, Paul Matherne
and Clancy Joseph “C.J.” Matherne Jr., her daughter Shirley Cicet,
10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mass was said on Dec. 27 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Norco
followed by burial at St. John Memorial Garden, LaPlace.
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| Tastet |
Floyd L. Tastet, a native of Raceland and resident
of Des Allemands, passed away on Dec. 24. He was 83 years old.
Mr. Tastet is survived by his wife, Hilda
Schmill Tastet, daughters Jocelyn T. Fann and Cheryl T. Eymard,
brother Donald Tastet, sisters Ida LeBlanc and Gertrude Rahn, six
grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death
by his parents, William and Valerie Danos Tastet, brothers Paul,
Roy, Earl and Roland Tastet and sisters Lucille Tastet, Enola Foret
and Florence Breaux.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Dec.
28 at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands.
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| White |
Kevin John White, an employee in the paint
department of Bryant Chevrolet, passed away on Dec. 29 of heart
failure. He was 31.
Mr. White was born in Columbia, Miss., grew
up in Metairie and lived in Destrehan for the last nine years. He
graduated from Ridgewood Preparatory High School and attended the
University of Southern Louisiana and Southeaster Louisiana University.
He was a carpenter at Pritchett Construction from 1985 until 1996.
At Ridgewood, he was the school’s quarterback, thre the longest
pass of a high school football game played in the superdome and,
in 1989, was named high school athlete of the year.
He is survived by his wife, Bridgett Anne
Guedry White, sons Destin John and Deyton Christopher White, father
Lester l. White Jr., mother Roselyn Pritchett White, brothers Kerry
James and Keith Jonathan White, sister Kristen W. Smiley, grandparents
Elouise Smith Pritchett and Lester L. White, father-in-law Roger
J. Guedry Jr., mother-in-law Sonya DeCarte and grandparents-in-law
Roger and Theresa Guedry.
A funeral was held on Jan. 3 at L.A. Muhleisen
and Son Funeral Home in Kenner.
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