Donald Paul Aubert passed away on Sept. 5 at 8:10 a.m. He was 67 years old. He is preceded in death by his wife Leola Jacob Aubert and parents Bertha Gueret and Albin Aubert. He is survived by his brothers, Allen, Jerry, and Herman Aubert and sister Barbara Aubert, sister-in-laws, nieces and nephews. A mass of Christian Burial was held Monday at St. Peter Catholic Church in Reserve. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Metropolitan Hospice, 5650 Read Boulevard, New Orleans.

Kathleen Ann Blanchard “Tut Tut” “Kat” Brown passed away on Sept. 20 at 12:15 p.m. in Boutte. She was 52 years old. Wife of the late Kyle Trouth and the late Dana Kristen Brown, she is also preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Margaret Schmill Blanchard, stepfather Harry Cologne, daughter Melissa Ann Veillon and sister Loyola Ann Blanchard. She is survived by her children, Tammy Pecil, Raymond and Nicole Veillon, sisters Katherine Mehrhoff (Chertwin) and Patricia Alphonso, brother Joseph Blanchard III and three grandchildren.

Services were held on Sept. 24 at Alexander F. H. Chapel in Norco followed by interment in St. Charles Mausoleum.

Earl Edward Cupit passed away at St. Charles Hospital on Sept. 13. He was 78 years old.

A native of Meadville, Miss. and a resident of Norco for the past 42 years, Cupit was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the retired owner/operator of Western Auto.

He is survived by his wife, Norma Wagner Cupit, daughters Linda C. Reif and husband Bill and Sandy C. Mannear and husband Scott, grandsons Josh, Zack and Matthew Reif and granddaughters Kelly and Kristen Mannear. Services were held on Sept. 14 at St. Charles United Methodist Church in Destrehan. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Rev. Mark Martin, Rev. Earline Guidry and to St. Charled United Methodist Church for all their love and support.

Eunice Martinez Hebert passed away on Sept. 14 at 7:30 a.m. at IHS of Luling. She was 85 years old.

A native of Ascension Parish and resident of Norco, she is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Hebert Sr., brothers Emile and George Martinez and sisters Frances Montaldo and Owena Mazoue and parents Camille N. Martinez and Naomie Braud. She is survived by sisters Lucille Speeg and Naomi Babin, son Howard Hebert Jr., grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services were held on Sept. 16 at HC Alexander Funeral Home in Norco, followed by interment at St. Charles Borromeo Mausoleum in Destrehan.

Wayne P. Lirette, a native of Hahnville and resident of Laurel, Miss. passed away on Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. He is survived by his wife, Linda Champagne Lirette, daughters Mandy and Rachel Lirette, stepsons Dwayne and Brett Walters, mother June T. Lirette, brothers Donn, David and Randy Lirette, sisters Karen and Sharon Caillet, Tammy Puglise, Barbara Bourgeois, Angela Schexnayder and Tanya Lirette and four grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father, Sidney Lirette.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Oct. 7 at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville.

David P. Matherne, a native of Westwego and resident of St. Charles Parish, passed away on Sept. 23 at 10:55 p.m. He was 56 years old.

A Vietnam war veteran and member of VFW Post 3750, Luling, he is survived by his wife, Barbara Tasted Matherne, father Hilman “Buster” Matherne, son Randy David Matherne, brothers Robert, Paul, Stephen and Kevin Matherne, sister Janet Lorio and two grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his mother, Annette Babin Matherne.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Des Allemands, followed by interment at St. Mary Cemetery in Raceland. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to West Jefferson Hospice.

Kenneth Peter Matherne, native of Bayou Gauche and resident of Raceland, passed away on Sept. 11. He was 57 years old.

Matherne is survived by his wife, Mary Hodge Matherne, son Kenneth Charles Matherne, brothers Claude, Raymond and Keith Matherne and three grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents. Barrios and Anna Breaux Matherne, brother Glenn Matherne and sister Evelyn Minchew. A mass of Christian Burial was held on Sept. 14 at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport.

The Rev. Earl D. Mercer of Monroe passed away on Sept. 9. He was 77 years old.

Born in Winnfield on Sept. 7, 1925, he is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Fred Mercer. He preached his first sermon on Father’s Day in 1943 and was ordained by Winnfield First Baptist Church on Feb. 6, 1944. He has pastored churches in Winnfield, LaSalle, Rapides, Livingston, Sabine and Calcasieu Parishes. Services were held on Sept. 12 at the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home in Monroe. Memorials may be made to the Earl D. Mercer Endowed Scholarship Fund at Louisiana College, Box 587, Pineville, La., 71359; or the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home, Box 4196, Monroe, La., 71211, or the church or charity of the donor’s choice.

Lionel “Boudreax” Murray, a native of Hahnville and resident of Marrero, passed away on Sept. 1. He was 42 years old.

Murray is survived by his mother, Evelena Johnson, devoted friend Lillie Scott, daughters Dana, Bianca and Kimberly Scott and grandchildren Hearm Triggs IV and Royneisha Scott, brother Roderick Darensbourg and sister-in-law Kim Darensbourg. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Renard and Louis Murray Jr.

Services were held on Sept. 7 at Philadeplhia Baptist Church with interment at Bethlehem Cemetery in Hahnville.

Agatha Champagne Schexnayder, a native of Raceland and resident of Hahnville, passed away on Sept. 21. She was 93 years old.

She is preceded in death by two sons, Wesley and Wayne Schexnayder Sr., one granddaughter, Sheila Breaux, and eight siblings. She is survived by her son, Louie Schexnayder Sr., grandchildren Cheryl Matherne, Wayne Schexnayder Jr., David Schexnayder, Sabrina Phillips, Deidre Faucheux, Todd Schexnayder and Louie Schexnayder Jr.; sisters Amelie Madere and Marian Zeringue; brother Jean Champagne and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services were held yesterday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Hahnville followed by interment at St. Charles Cemetery.

Nelson Paul Zeller, a native of Des Allemands and resident of Raceland, passed away on Sept. 8. He was 86 years old.