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February 2002
| Henry
M. Washington |
Henry M. Washington, a resident at Evangeline
Estates Nursing Home in Ormond, died on Friday, February 22. He
was 69.
Washington was the son of the late Bernice and Henry Washington
Sr.; father of Christopher John, Henry MacGruder, David Jonathan,
and Debra Felicia Washington, Lydia Suzanne Chimilio, and Sharon
Melissa Majia.; grandfather of Kendell Washington, Danielle Anthony,
Ryan Darius, Zion Michael, Nicholas Hunter, Ethan Dwayne, Jordon
Christopher, and Desiree Justine. He is also survived by four great-grandchildren,
a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. Burial
was private.
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| Arnold
Sparks Jr. |
Arnold Sparks Jr., a resident of Des Allemands, died on
February 26. He was 58. Sparks was the former president of the East
Houma Lions Club.
He is survived by his mother, Eva Stewart; sons, Todd and Tim
Sparks; daughters-in-law, Tracy and Missy Sparks; brothers, Ernie
and Jack Sparks; sister, Helen West; and grandchildren, Dusty, Brooke,
Timmy, and Crystal Sparks, and Jonathon Loupe. He is preceded in
death by his father, Arnold Sparks, Sr.
Services were held on Thursday, February 28 at Falgout Funeral
Homes in Raceland. Burial was in his hometown Dayton, Ohio.
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| Rasmussen,
Lois |
Lois Irene Robinson Rasmussen, I retired
homemaker, died Thursday at St. Charles Hospital in Luling. She
was 73.Mrs. Rasmussen was born in Centralia Washington and before
moving to Luling in 1998, was a resident of Milpitas and Napa, California.She
attended and graduated from Centralia High School and Centralia
Junior College. She was a talented artist in oil and watercolor
and taught art and card decorating classes.Rasmussen is survived
by her beloved husband of 46 years, Clifford N. Rasmussen; two daughters,
Lorna Elizabeth Dufresne and Elaine Marie Henthorn; one son, Howard
L. Rasmussen; and a son-in-law, Steven M. Dufresne. She had eight
grandchildren, Jonathan R. Dufresne, Joshua M. Dufresne, Brian D.
Henthorn, Scott C. Henthorn, Tanya R. Henthorn, Jennifer D. Dufresne,
Anna A. Dufresne and Stefanie M. Dufresne. Her father, Durward B.
Robinson and her mother, Esther Lily Waunch Robinson, precede her
in death.A memorial service will be held at First Union Presbyterian
Church in Luling, LA, on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 at 10:30 a.m.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to
the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association
in memory of Mrs. Rasmussen.
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| Payne,
Irma |
Irma Wetzka Payne, a resident of Norco
for the past 56 years, died on Tuesday, February 19. She was the
wife of the late Augustus Hamilton “Ham” Payne Sr.; mother and mother-in-law
of Augustus hamilton Payne Jr. and Linda McCauley Payne of Dallas,
Texas and of Thomas Colwell Payne and Sharon Roussel Payne of Norco;
stepmother of Barbara Payne Starr of Baton Rouge; daughter of the
late Christine Barbara Huber Wetzka and the late August Philip Wetzka;
grandmother of Augustus Hamilton Payne III of Dallas, Texas and
Courtney Brooke Payne, Amy Hamilton Payne, Kimberly Ann Payne, and
Meagan Christine Payne of Norco; step grandmother of Sarah Ann Starr
of Baton Rouge; sister of the late August Thomas Wetzka of Donaldsonville
and the late Louise Wetzka Rober of New Orleans, and the late Marion
Wetzka Hubert of Metairie. Religious services were held on Friday,
February 22 at Sacred Heart Church. Burial followed in the Garden
of Memories. H.C. Alexander Funeral Homes of Norco was in charge
of arrangements.
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| Friloux,
Letitia |
Letitia (Lettie) Maude Smith Friloux, a resident of Norco, died
on February 10. She was 93.
Friloux was the beloved wife of the late Henry “Dede” Joseph Friloux,
Sr.; Mother of Lettie Marie Friloux, Henry Joseph Friloux, Jr.,
and Nash Joseph Friloux of Destrehan; mother -in-law of Arleen O.
Friloux and Paula G. Friloux; beloved sister of Eola Louise Smith
of Norco and Mark A. Smith and the late James Nicholas Smith and
Allen F. Smith; daughter of the late Maude Louise Wood Smith and
J. Nash Smith; grandmother of Wesley B. Harkins, Jeffrey S. Harkins,
Laura L. Harkins, James D. Harkins, Lettie H. Simon, Philip L. Harkins,
Andrea F. Tullos, Jacqueline F. Scheffler, Henri M. Friloux, Heather
E. Friloux, Zachary P. Friloux, Pierre F. Friloux, Leslie J. Friloux
and Douglas E. Friloux; great-grandmother of Justine E. Tullos,
Sydney N. Harkins, Joseph Coleman Tullos III, Jolie E. tullos, Nash
A. Simon, Jeremy W. Scheffler and Alec Martin Scheffler. She was
preceded in death by grandchildren, Collette L. Friloux and Gregory
E. Friloux.
Friloux was an active member of the Bonnet Carre’ Garden Club
and the Sacred Heart Church CDA and Altar Society. A Mass of Christian
Burial was celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 15 by Reverend Terry B.
Becnel at Sacred Heart. Interment followed at St. Charles Borromeo
Catholic Mausoleum in Destrehan.
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| Werhan,
Emmett |
Emmett E. Werhan, a resident of Paradis, died on February 12. He
was 78.
Werhan was a World War II veteran and a member of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his companion, Rose Taranto;
step-sons, Cleveland “Sonny” Perrer Jr., Gaspar Taranto Jr., and
Daniel Taranto; sisters, Claire Block, Merle Sempe, and Edna Werhan;
and by a host of nieces, nephews, and step grandchildren. Preceded
in death by his wife, Dorothy Cadow Werhan; parents, George Werhan
Sr. and Isabela Winstone Werhan; step-daughter, Marilyn P. North;
and brother, George Werhan Jr.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held February 15 at St. John the
Baptist Catholic Church in Paradis. Burial was in Mennonite Cemetery
in Des Allemands. Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland was in charge
of arrangements.
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| Harmon,
Heather |
Heather Breaux
Harmon, a resident of Luling, died February 4 in New Orleans. She
was 31.
Harmon is survived by her husband, John “Tommy”
Harmon; son, Hunter Harmon; daughter, Haley Harmon; father, Berry
J. Breaux of Metairie; mother, Jane Harris Duke of Florida; brother,
Barry “Jay” Breaux; sisters, Alexis Breaux Daly and E. Susan Breaux;
and her grandparents, P. Paul Breaux and J.C. Harris. A memorial
service was held Friday at noon at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home in Metaire.
Burial was in Metairie Cemetary.
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| Teekel,
Alton Sr. |
Alton Z. Teekel Sr., a resident of Bayou Gauche, died on
February 6. He was 56.
Teekel is survived by his wife, Violet Teekel; mother, Rosie Teekel
Richard; sons, Alton Teekel Jr., Danny Teekel, Shane Lee Teekel,
and Shane Martinez; daughters, Merin Templet and Rita Soudelior;
sisters, Audrey Wilson and Rosemary Pomeroy; and 12 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Zebby Teekel; son, Mark
Teekel, and sister, Bonnie Dupuy.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, February 8 at St.
John the Baptist Catholic Church in Paradis. Burial was in Sunset
Cemetery in Bayou Gauche. Falgout Funeral Homes of Raceland was
in charge of arrangements.
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