Obituaries
Thach Nguyen
Sep 8, 2011
A resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away at the age of 30 on Thursday, September 8, 2011. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, September 9, 2011 from 5pm until 9pm. Visiting will resume at the funeral home on Saturday, September 10, 2011 from 10am until service at 1pm. Visitation Resthaven Funeral Home 11817...
Robert Bridgewater
Sep 6, 2011
Robert Sidney Bridgewater, 64, also known as Bob, Bobby, The Bob, Dad, Grand Dad, and Uncle Bob, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, September 6 at 9:15 a.m. in his home after a long struggle with Lyme Disease and a valiant five year battle against cancer. A devoted husband of forty one years, father, and grandfather, he...
Bertie Fife
Sep 3, 2011
Bert McCoy Fife, 59, crossed over to the other side on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, while surrounded by her family at The Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice, due to CreutzfeldtJakob disease. Born on Dec. 13, 1951, she was a resident of Baton Rouge and native of Zachary. Preceded in death by her parents, Charles C. McCoy and Winnie...
Derek Waugh
Sep 3, 2011
A retired marine surveyor and resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at The Guest House. He was 76, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and later moved to London. He graduated from Bridlington College, Yorkshire, England, in 1957, then served in the British Merchant Navy as a radio officer for 10 years. Derek...
Rosa Johnson
Sep 3, 2011
Rosa Lee Johnson, 73, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. She was a homemaker, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother. She was also a graduate of McKinley High School. She is survived by three children, Sheryl Fields Brown and husband Rassie Brown, Vanessa Fields, and Keith Johnson, all of Baton Rouge nine grandchildren, nine greatgrandchildren, two...
Agnes Honore
Aug 29, 2011
A resident and native of Rosedale, she died at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at The Carpenter House. She was 74. Visiting at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 76940 Gum St., Grosse Tete, Friday, Sept. 2, from 8:30 a.m. until Mass of the Resurrection at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Joseph Sanjay, celebrant. Recitation of the rosary at the...
Shawn Edwards
Aug 27, 2011
A resident and native of Colyell, he died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at age 13. Visiting at Colyell Baptist Church on Monday, Aug. 29, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Tuesday from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. David Correira. Burial in Colyell Community Cemetery. Survived by his mother, Angela Williams Gilmore...
Louis Calamia, Sr.
Aug 23, 2011
Louis, a native and resident of Baton Rouge, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at age 82. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Lena and Vito his 10 brothers and sisters, and his soninlaw, J.B. Smith. He worked as a sales manager and held leadership roles, including president, in the Traffic Club of Baton Rouge....
Esther Cornelius
Aug 23, 2011
A resident of Baton Rouge and member of Istrouma Baptist Church, Carolyn was born Aug. 24, 1942. She died at home Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at age 68. Carolyn is survived by her husband, Sonny Cornelius, Baton Rouge mother, Willie Zell Williams, Baton Rouge daughter, Danette Allen, Baton Rouge son, Danny Campbell and his wife, Stacy, of Grosse Tete...
Jack Sirman
Aug 23, 2011
A retired rightofway supervisor for Gulf States Utilities and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at his home. He was 81 and a native of Jasper, Texas. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Friday, Aug. 26, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at Broadmoor United Methodist Church on Saturday,...
Robert Horne
Aug 23, 2011
The Rev. Dr. Robert Bob Milton Horne, a retired U.S. Army chaplain with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and a retired Presbyterian minister, born June 2, 1927, in Dallas, died at home in Atlanta on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at the age of 84. He was the son of George Mobley and Mary Hite Horne, and brother of Elsie...
Edward Daigle, Sr.
Aug 23, 2011
A native of Bogalusa and a resident of Springfield, he passed away at 11:22am on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He retired from DSM Copolymer after 43 years of service. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, August 25, 2011 from 4pm until 8pm. Visiting will...
Jerry Strickland
Aug 22, 2011
An equipment warehouse manager for Merit Electrical and Instrumentation, he passed away at his residence on Monday, August 22, 2011 at the age of 60. He was an Army veteran, a native of Baton Rouge and a resident of Watson. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 from 6pm until 8pm....
Ann Robison
Aug 22, 2011
A native and a resident of Baton Rouge, she passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011 at Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBluebonnet. She was 73 years old. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 from 6pm until 9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Aloysius Catholic Church on Thursday, August 25,...
Alfred Warner
Aug 19, 2011
A resident of Baton Rouge and retired from East Baton Rouge Police Department with rank of Captain Commander Baton Rouge District 1 after 30 years of service, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 19, 2011 after a brief illness. He was surrounded by his family and friends. He was 80 and born in Epps and a native of Lake...
Eddie Anderson, Jr.
Aug 19, 2011
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. Thomas Campbell. Eddie passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was 55. Visitation at Broadmoor United Methodist Church on Monday, Aug. 22, from 11 a.m. until service at 1 p.m. Eddie is survived by his wife, Janet Lyon Anderson...
Nona Tunnard
Aug 18, 2011
A retired clerk for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, she died at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Golden Age Nursing Home in Denham Springs. She was 85, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of McAlester, Okla. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Aug. 19, from 1 p.m. until chapel service at...
Betty Eiswirth
Aug 18, 2011
A homemaker and a resident of Baton Rouge, she passed away at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Sunrise Assisted Living on Jefferson Highway. She was 93. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. until service at 1 p.m., conducted by the Rev. T.W. Terral. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of...
Mark Mulkey, Jr.
Aug 17, 2011
Born in New Orleans on June 26, 1933, he grew up in Baton Rouge, spending time in California, where his father served during World War II. He passed away Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, While growing up in Fairfields, he spent many happy summer days visiting his beloved grandmother in New Orleans. Mark attended Baton Rouge High, where his talent...
