Tammy G. Balliviero, daughter of Buddy and Rita Graver of Luling, died on Jan. 4 from sepsis at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. She was 43.

Jean Brooks of Tylertown passed away on Jan. 6. She was 62 years old.

Mrs. Brooks was born in Atlanta in 1940, the daughter of the late Charles Clifton and Dorothea Viola Cantrell Poss. She is survived by her husband, Larry Brooks, daughters Phyllis Gray, Dorothy Breaux and Tiney Guidry, her son Chuck Brooks, grandchildren Starlene, Missy, Larry, Lauryn, Charlene, Tyler, Dyllon, John, Dustyn and Carley and seven great-grandchildren, Michael, Erin, Devin, Kayla, Kalya, Kerilynn and Jarrod.

A funeral service was held on Jan. 9 at the Tylertown Baptist Church.

Francis “Frankie” Xavier Champagne Sr., a native of Edgard and resident of Luling, passed away on Jan. 6. He was 75 years old.

Margaret B. Comardelle, a native of Lockport and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Jan. 22. She was 53 years old.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Comardelle Sr., mother Theresa Bergeron Bellanger, sons Jerry Jr., Joshua and Jonathan Comardelle, daughters Melissa Berteau and Millicent Comardelle, brothers Robert, Steven, Brooks, Daniel, Billy, Edmond, Dickie, Barry and Lee John Bellanger, sisters Aline Loupe and Ruth Ann Austin and 15 grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father, Klebert Bellanger, and sister Gloria Ann Havis.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 27 at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands.

Edith Ann Leitz Davaine, native of New Orleans and resident of Lockport, passed away on Jan. 18. She was 71 years old.

She is survived by her stepsons, Jesse and Jerry Davaine, daughter Melissa Rose, sister Rita Leitz Kessel Stage, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Celena Eiswirth Leitz, husband Johnny Davaine and brother Jacob Leitz.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 21 at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport.

Janet Esteve Eusea, a native of Westwego and resident of Luling, passed away on Jan. 8. She was 54 years old.

Mrs. Usuea is survived by her husband, Gary, daughter Angela Eusea Matherne, brothers Allen Esteve and Donald Esteve, sister Sandra Esteve and three grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Augustin and Dora Dantin Esteve.

Mrs. Eusea was a teacher at Mimosa Park Elementary School and a member of the Holdy Family Ladies Alter Society.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 10 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Luling. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN), 2221 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 131, El Segundo, CA, 90245.

Clovis Moise Foret, a native of Lafourche Crossing and resident of Des Allemands, passed away on Jan. 4. He was 75 years old.

Marilyn Baul Keller, wife and grandmother, died on Jan. 27 at 1:45 a.m. She was 73 years old.

Born in New Orleans and a resident of Destrehan for 12 years, she is survived by her husband, Tyrus Keler, sons David and Neal Keller, daughters Lauren Columbo and Donna Bivona and five grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Jan. 30 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan.

Malven Franklin Lee, Jr., a native of Japan and resident of Luling, passed away on Jan. 21. He was 52 years old.

Mr. Lee is survived by his wife, Mary Warren Lee, mother Mary Peters Lee, sons Malven Lee III and his wife Judy and PFC Scott Eric Lee, daughter Yvonne Darensbourg, brothers James M. and Steven Lee and grandchildren John William Lee and Danette Andrea Darensbourg. He is preceded in death by his father, Malven Franklin Lee Sr., brother Charlie Lee and son Andrew Lee.

Mr. Lee was a Vietnam veteran in secret intelligence. Services were held on Jan. 24 at West St. Charles Baptist Church, followed by interment in Mt. Airy Cemetery, Boutte.

Marilyn Ann McCoy, native and resident of Boutte, passed away on Jan. 14. She was 47 years old.

She is survived by her father, Rev. Adam McCoy Sr., son Ronald Anthoney McCoy, brothers Adam McCoy Jr., Michale McCoy Sr., Darren McCoy and Dean McCoy, sisters Ether Mae Thorne, Debra Nelson, Janet Murrey, Lisa Williams, Sandra McCoy and two grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her mother, Amelia Ingram McCoy.

Visitation will be held today from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland, with services following. Interment will be at Sunlight Cemetery in Gheens.

Jerry Park of Harrison, Ariz., passed away on Jan. 20. He was 63 years old.

A graduate of El Dorado High School in 1957 and of the University of Arkansas School of Pharmacy in 1962, he worked at Union Medical Center and Jefferson Regional Memorial Hospital as a pharmacist until his retirement in 2002. He was a member of Watson Chapel Baptist Church and attended Harrison First Baptist.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Marvin Robert and Mabel Chastain Park. He is survived by his brother, Ed Park of El Dorado, Ariz., sister Kay Roeder of Luling and sister Connie Gardner of Harrison, Ariz. Services were held on Jan. 23 at Young’s Chapel in El Dorado.

Fontella Spratley, 75, of Garner, N.C., passed away on Jan. 9 following a battle with cancer.

A former resident of Luling, Mrs. Spratley was past president of the St. Charles Women’s Club. She is survived by her husband, Ashby Spratley, Jr., and three children, Ashby III, Jim and Jane Spratley-Odenheimer. Services were held at Montlawn Funeral Home and burial was at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh, N.C.

Theresa Leblanc St. Pierre, native of St. Amant and resident of Kenner, passed away on Jan. 6. She was 78 years old.

Rudolph A. “Rudy” Waguespack, Sr., passed away on Jan. 13 at Ormond Nursing and Care Center. A native of Lutcher and resident of Norco for most of his life, he was a graduate of Lutcher high School, a member of the Knights of Columbus of Norco, a veteran of the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant and a veteran of World War II.