Obituaries
Paul Burkett
Jun 3, 2011
An auto technician for Jeffreys Collision Center, he died Friday, June 3, 2011, at his home in Walker. He was 37 and a native of Jackson. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, June 6, from 4 p.m. until graveside service at 5 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Willis Easley. Survived by his wife, Charlene Tillman...
Carmen Letourneau
Jun 2, 2011
A native of El Salvador and a resident of Prairieville, she passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011, at her home. She was 90 years old. Visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, June 6, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with recitation of a rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting will resume at St. John the Evangelist...
Lionel Cheri
Jun 2, 2011
A native of New Orleans and a resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away at the age of 88 on Thursday, June 2, 2011. Visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, June 8th from 9am until 10:30 with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 12424 Brogdon Lane, Baton Rouge, at...
Daniel Chase
Jun 1, 2011
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 A loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Daniel Dan Chase was granted his angel wings on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Our Lady of the Lake hospital. He was 76 and a resident of Baton Rouge. He was born...
Joseph Richard, Sr.
Jun 1, 2011
A native of Church Pointe, La. and a resident of Woodville, Ms, he passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Field Memorial Hospital in Centreville, Ms. He was 89 years old and Marine Corps. veteran. Visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, June 4th from 9am until a Rosary at 12:30pm with a...
John Sala
May 30, 2011
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1. Tony was a very generous, openhearted man who enjoyed attending LSU basketball games and loved spending time with his Great Dane, Zoose, and Labrador, Baxter. He also had a strong passion for bowling and excelled at everything he set his mind to. He was a...
Jeffrey Nola
May 29, 2011
If you love everything, you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an allembracing love. From The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Jeff died peacefully Sunday, May 29, 2011, on the first anniversary of...
Byron Mcdowell
May 28, 2011
Owner of MDC McDowell Decorative Concrete and a resident of Prairieville, he died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 43 and a native of Watson. Visiting at Healing Place Church, 19202 Highland Road, Wednesday, June 1, from 10 a.m. until memorial service at 1 p.m., conducted by Pastor Johnny Green....
Herman Thibodeaux, Jr.
May 27, 2011
Herman Edward Thibodeaux, Jr., also known as Mouse, died peacefully on Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:05 p.m. at the Baton Rouge General Hospital, Bluebonnet campus. He was 69 years old and a resident of Ethel, LA. He was born in 1941 in White Castle, LA to Herman Edward Thibodeaux, Sr., and Gladys Marie Daigle Thibodeaux both of White...
Sylvia Chachere
May 26, 2011
Sylvia Jane Barbre Chachere, a beloved matriarch and role model to a devoted family, died peacefully at 6:50am Thursday, May 26, 2011, in her bedroom at Old Jefferson Community Care Center, Baton Rouge. Ms. Chachere, 80, a native of Opelousas, was a faithful wife and loving mother who enjoyed playing bridge, knitting, sewing, shopping with her daughters, and spending...
Pauline Sims
May 26, 2011
A native of Copiah County, MS and a resident of New Orleans, she passed away on May 26, 2011. Visitation will be at St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church, 2015 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 from 10am until Mass of Christian Burial at 11am. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 400 Norman Mayer Avenue, New...
Gilbert Leffel
May 25, 2011
A retired employee of BASF Wyandotte Corp., he died at 2:11 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 89, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a native of North Manchester, Ind. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, May 27, from 5 p.m. to 9...
Mary Simmons
May 24, 2011
A retired employee of Harrison Paint Company, she passed away at Ochsner Foundation Hospital in New Orleans on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. She was 65 years old, a native of Simmsport and a resident of Baton Rouge. She loved LSU baseball. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, May 27th from 1pm until service...
Virginia Campbell
May 23, 2011
Born April 5, 1936, in DeRidder, she died Monday, May 23, 2011, at home in Baton Rouge. She was a retiree from BellSouth. She will always be remembered for her kindness, great cooking and her love for flowers. There will be no service following cremation. She is survived by her beloved husband of 51 years, Tommy Wayne Campbell stepdaughter,...
Ruth King
May 22, 2011
A resident and native of Baton Rouge, she died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at age 88. Graveside service at Resthaven Gardens of Memory on Thursday, May 26, at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Ron Tyndall. Survived by her son, Gary King and wife Jocelyn two grandchildren, Christy King and husband Bob Durban, and Julie Hilbun and husband Scott...
Morris Durham
May 20, 2011
A native and resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away at 1:30am on Friday, May 20, 2011 at the Carpenter House. He was 86 years old, a retired Plumbing Inspector for the City of Baton Rouge and a WWII Navy veteran who served on the Battleship Tennessee. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday,...
Jacob Cantelli
May 20, 2011
Come to Me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28. Born July 31, 1984, Jacob Joseph Cantelli went to Jesus to be relieved of the burdens and pains of this life on Friday afternoon, May 20, 2011. He now walks in victory with our Lord whole, healed and delivered to...
Norman Nickens, Jr.
May 19, 2011
A native of Prairieville and a resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Visiting will be St. Lukes Episcopal Church, 8833 Goodwood Avenue, on Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 9am until a memorial service at 11am. Inurnment in St. Lukes Epsicopal Church Cemtery. Visitation St. Lukes Episcopal Church 8833 Goodwood Blvd. Baton...
Marvin Blocker, Jr.
May 18, 2011
A retired administrative assistant to the Baton Rouge police chief and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Hospice Butterfly Wing of Baton Rouge General Medical CenterMid City. He was 77. Visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m., conducted by...
