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Vivian Orlandi

Vivian Orlandi

Aug 27, 2022

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of VIVIAN JOAN TURNER ORLANDI on August 27, 2022. Affectionately known as “V” by her family and friends, she was born in New Orleans, LA on August 26, 1937. She was very appropriately named, as the original Latin meaning for Vivian is “vibrant” or “lively.”

After...

Enid Matherne

Enid Matherne

Aug 27, 2022

ENID ROUSSEL MATHERNE

Psalm 23.6:  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Enid Roussel Matherne, age 93, a resident of Denham Springs, LA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on August 27, 2022. She was born on...

Herbert Strickland

Herbert Strickland

Aug 26, 2022

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Herbert “Warren” Strickland, age 84, a resident of Walker, LA, on August 26, 2022.

Warren, as he was known by his family and friends, was born and raised in Baton Rouge and attended Baton Rouge High. He retired after more than 30 years of operating...

Wilbern Dees

Wilbern Dees

Aug 26, 2022

Wilbern Everette Dees, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on August 26, 2022 at Baton Rouge General Hospital Bluebonnet at the age of 75. He was born and raised in Ethel, Mississippi and attended Ethel High School. He retired from the United States Postal Service after working there for more than 30 years. Wil had been married...

Mildred Johnson

Mildred Johnson

Aug 25, 2022

Mildred Sue Miller Johnson (Sue to all who knew her) passed away at age 77 on Thursday, August 25, 2022, surrounded by family and friends, following an extended battle with many health issues.

A longtime resident of Baton Rouge, Sue was born September 4, 1944, in Amite, Louisiana. She retired after a long career with the Louisiana...

James Frank

James Frank

Aug 25, 2022

James E. Frank, age 79, a resident of Denham Springs, LA passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on August 25, 2022.

Born in Bunkie, LA and graduated from Bunkie High School. Moved to Baton Rouge to pursue career at Exxon Refinery. He retired from Exxon after over 30 years.

James is survived by...

Emerita Bermingham

Emerita Bermingham

Aug 25, 2022

Emerita Bermingham, 95, died August 25th at a Baton Rouge nursing home. She was born August 4, 1927, in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, the daughter of Gonzalo and Fidelia Griffin.

Emerita came to the United States with her three children in 1958. She married Albert Bermingham, now deceased. They lived in Lake Charles for a brief time, finally...

Thomas "Bill" Sloan, Iii

Thomas "Bill" Sloan, Iii

Aug 25, 2022

Thomas “Bill” Williams Sloan, III passed away at the BR General on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the age of 65.

He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Lona Landry Sloan; children, Thomas W. Sloan IV and wife Natalie, Stephen J. Sloan, Summer E. Sloan, and Paige M. Sloan; grandson, Pierce Thomas Sloan; siblings,...

Carolyn Cooper

Carolyn Cooper

Aug 25, 2022

Carolyn Mae Cooper, a loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at The Crossing on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at the age of 77.

She is survived by her daughters, Connie Butler and husband Carl, and Carol J. Cooper and husband, Percy Wilson; and granddaughter, April Butler.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry C....

Lori Bursavich

Lori Bursavich

Aug 24, 2022

Lori Dodds Bursavich passed away peacefully on August 24, 2022, at Rainey Hospice House in Anderson, South Carolina. Born on April 1, 1956, she was 66 years old.

She was a native of Baton Rouge, but she and her husband Mike had lived in Greenville, SC for many years and loved the beauty of the state. Due...

James Shirley

James Shirley

Aug 24, 2022

James Shirley, age 96, passed away in his home in Baton Rouge on August 24, 2022. He was born in Choctaw County, Alabama, to Jesse Harmon Shirley and Nora Dunnam Shirley and was one of nine children. The family later moved to Kentwood, LA, where he was raised. He is a WWII Veteran having served in the Army Air...

Daniel Dietrick, Sr.

Daniel Dietrick, Sr.

Aug 23, 2022

Daniel John Dietrick Sr., 76, of Baton Rouge, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2022. Daniel was born in Chicago, IL to Edward and Margaret Dietrick on September 11th 1945. Daniel was a proud member of the University of Southern Mississippi Golf team where he graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Accounting.  He worked as a CPA...

John Woods

John Woods

Aug 22, 2022

On August 22, 2022, John Stanton Woods, a loving and devoted husband, brother, son, uncle, and friend to many, sadly but peacefully passed away at the age of 66 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. His wife, Bunny, and sister-in-law, Sue, were with him when he climbed that final mountain into heaven. Although heartbroken, we take comfort in...

Hong Phung

Hong Phung

Aug 21, 2022

Hong Phung of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on Aug 21, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Jeffery Hutchinson

Jeffery Hutchinson

Aug 21, 2022

Jeffery Paul Hutchinson (Jay), age 59, a resident of Central, Louisiana, passed away on August 21, 2022.

He was a master automotive mechanic. All who knew Jay knew him as a laid- back informal person who enjoyed fishing, football, and NASCAR.

Jay is survived by his life partner, Jennifer Ricks; mother, Muriel Aucoin Hutchinson; three...

Henry Rusk

Henry Rusk

Aug 20, 2022

Henry Floyd Rusk, 90, a resident of Baton Rouge, was called to his heavenly home on Saturday, August 20, 2022 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s.

Born to Ruby and Thomas Rusk, Henry was raised in Simmesport, LA along with his five siblings. He attended Simmesport High School where he met, and later married, his high school...

Doris "Trice" Adams

Doris "Trice" Adams

Aug 15, 2022

Doris M. “Trice” Adams, Age 78, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on August 15, 2022.

Previously married to Kenneth Ray Trice, Keith Kennedy, and Mark Adams. Owned Doris' Daycare for over 40 years.

Doris is survived by her children: Jackie Ray Trice and Beverly Trice; Michael Shane Trice and Sharon Trice; Karen...

Dorothy Watson

Dorothy Watson

Aug 14, 2022

Dorothy B. Roberts Watson, 92, of Bude, MS, passed away on August 14, 2022. Born to Jesse B. Berryman, Sr. and Nola Holcomb Berryman in Monroe County, MS, she moved to Baton Rouge, retired from the Louisiana Department of Labor, and returned to Mississippi. She was a member of Meadville Baptist Church and an avid reader who loved to...

Vonley Daughtry

Vonley Daughtry

Aug 14, 2022

Vonley J. Daughtry, AKA The Candy Man, left us Monday, August 14, 2022 at the age of 91. He was a native of Baton Rouge, La.

Vonley is preceded in death by his Mother; Omie Langston, Father; Leroy Daughtry, Brother; Burdette Daughtry, and Sisters; Annette Wilcox and Nancy Gashio.

He is survived by his former...

Kathleen Snyder

Kathleen Snyder

Aug 13, 2022

Kathleen Snyder, a resident of Denham Springs, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at the age of 101.

Kathleen was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where she met and married a GI and came to Baton Rouge in 1946 through Ellis Island, New York. She had two children and was widowed in 1962. She then went...

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