Obituaries
Virgil R. Brown
Oct 30, 2023
Virgil Ray Brown, age 88, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 30. Virgil was a long-time resident of Baton Rouge. He was born in Alexandria, LA and his family relocated to Baton Rouge when Virgil was a teenager. He graduated from Istrouma High School and was a key member of their 1950 and 1951 state championship football teams. While...
Joseph Hojnowski
Oct 28, 2023
Joseph Hojnowski, age 68, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on October 28, 2023.
“Hojo” was born in Michigan, and later settled down in Louisiana, where he fully embraced the Louisiana culture. His passion for life was illustrated by his enthusiasm for both LSU Tiger Football and the Krewe of Endymion. He established a full and happy life, and...
James Gerard Chenevert
Oct 28, 2023
James Gerard Chenevert passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the age of 75. He was born July 7, 1948, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Leroy P. Chenevert and Elsie Kaiser Chenevert. He was a graduate of Redemptorist High School and was inducted into the 1998 Redemptorist High School Hall of Fame. James then attended Louisiana State University where...
Norma Simmons Cardwell
Oct 28, 2023
Norma S. Cardwell, age 80, of Prairieville, LA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on October 28, 2023. She was born in Simmesport, LA, on January 4, 1943, to Dora and Emerson Simmons.
She is survived by her husband, Fred; her 6 children, Walt (Paula), Maria Thorn (Greg), Jane Orgeron (Dennis), Hayden (Patricia), Theresa (Kyle) and Aimee Norton;...
James "Jim" Edward Jenkins Sr.
Oct 26, 2023
James Edward Jenkins, Sr. passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 26, 2023. Jim, as he was known to friends and family, was born to Paul William Jenkins and Betty Elizabeth Blount Jenkins on February 19, 1937 in his family’s cabin on the banks of the Rio Felix in Chaves County, New Mexico. They later relocated to Hagerman, NM...
Brandon Daniel Paul
Oct 25, 2023
Brandon Daniel Paul passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at the age of 50. He was born on Thursday, September 20, 1973, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Thomas Daniel Paul and Suzanne McNeely Paul.
Brandon was always athletic and had a passion for life. Brandon’s main ambition in life was to make people laugh and this lit up his heart. He was an avid reader...
Sally Mayer Vennard
Oct 22, 2023
Sally Mayer Vennard passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at the age of 72. She was born November 6, 1950, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Dr. and Mrs. William Ogden Vennard. Sally was a member of the Episcopal faith and lived happily at Heritage Manor for 28 years.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, William...
Joyce Runfalo Valenti
Oct 22, 2023
Joyce Runfalo Valenti beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at the age of 94, surrounded by the love of her five children. Joyce was born on Saturday, August 3, 1929, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Joyce was a devout Catholic and a woman of unwavering faith and dedication to her...
Glenda "Faye" Griffin Worsham
Oct 22, 2023
Glenda “Faye” Griffin Worsham of Gonzales, LA, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023, at the age of 83. Glenda was born on Wednesday, September 25, 1940, in Montrose Mississippi.
Glenda had a passion for music, particularly the iconic sounds of Elvis Presley, earning her the title of the "Queen of Rock and Roll" among her loved ones. She could often...
Evelyn Delight Greenlee
Oct 18, 2023
Evelyn Delight (Dee) Baker Greenlee, 84, of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on October 18, 2023, in Baton Rouge, LA.
Burial services will be held 10:00 am, Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Resthaven Gardens of Memory, 11817 Jefferson Hwy. Baton Rouge, LA 70816. Graveside Service will be performed with family and friends.
Delight was born Alexandria, La to George...
John "Errol" Gautreau
Oct 17, 2023
John “Errol” Gautreau, a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Gonzales, died on October 17, 2023, at the age of 85. He was born on August 22, 1938, in Gonzales, moved to Duplessis with his parents in 1950 and worked in their general store and post office until his graduation from LSU in 1960. He married his high...
Phaolô Maria Nguyễn Thanh
Oct 16, 2023
Thanh Nguyễn, son of Quý Nguyễn and Quí Thị Hồ, passed away peacefully in his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on October 16, 2023 at the age of 91. He is survived by his wife TuyếtHồng Thị Bùi, children Tuấn Anh Nguyễn (Lan Bích Hứa), Sơn Anh Nguyễn (AnhĐào Thị Trần), HồngLan Thị Nguyễn (Joseph Tiến Đức Nguyễn), Tiến...
John Harden Broussard, Jr.
Oct 15, 2023
My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish” (Jn. 10:27-28). The Lord welcomed home John Harden Broussard, Jr., early Sunday morning, October 15, 2023, at the age of 89. He passed away at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. A native of Lottie,...
Brenda Duchane Alverez
Oct 15, 2023
Brenda Duchane Alverez passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the age of 78. She was born on July 9, 1945, in Jeanerette, Louisiana to Milton Duchane and Isabelle P. Lee. Brenda attended Walter L. Cohen High School in New Orleans, Louisiana as well as Francis Marion Boley High School in Jeanerette, Louisiana. An attendee of Grambling State University,...
Vilean Kirkwood Boudreaux
Oct 14, 2023
Vilean Kirkwood Boudreaux was called home to celebrate her birthday on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the age of 97. She was born October 14, 1926, in Zachary, Louisiana to Ramey Kirkwood, Sr. and Viola Davis Kirkwood. Vilean was a member of Broadmoor Methodist Church, and she worked in the food services industry, providing meals for children in the East...
Dr. Leo J. Yoder
Oct 12, 2023
Dr. Leo J. Yoder, age 89, went to be with the Lord on October 12, 2023.
He was born on July 27, 1934 in an Amish community in Nowata, Oklahoma, to Tobe and Saloma Yoder and was the first of six siblings. His family moved to Kansas and then to Virginia. As was common practice among the Amish, he stopped...
Mollya D. Haley
Oct 12, 2023
Mollya D. Haley passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at the age of 75. She was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Melvin Duhe and Pat Porter Duhe. Mollya attended Louisiana State University and retired as an IT Management Consultant for the State of Louisiana.
Mollya is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Melvin “Slick” Duhe,...
Lucille W. Sterling
Oct 10, 2023
Lucille Williams Sterling passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the age of 77. She was born July 16, 1946, in Natchez, Mississippi to Jessie Williams, Sr. and Sallie Tucker. Lucille retired as a licensed physical therapist assistant, where she helped mend countless people to health with her gentle, caring nature.
She is preceded in death by her parents...
Chi Tat Tam
Oct 9, 2023
Chi Tat Tam, 88, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on October 9, 2023. Visitation will take place at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70816, on Saturday, October 14, 2023 beginning at 9:30 AM until the funeral service at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow immediately in Resthaven Gardens of Memory.
