Obituaries
Larry White
Jan 4, 2023
Larry Benton White, age 76, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at his home surrounded by family after a brief battle against a rare form of cancer. He is preceded in death by his parents, Abbie White of Pride, Louisiana and Georgia White of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Larry is survived by his wife of 40 years, June Riché...
George Hirezi
Jan 2, 2023
George Hirezi, son of Jabra and Margaret Hirezi, lost his battle with cancer on January 02, 2023 at the age of 67. He passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loved ones. George was born on 11/02/1955 in Bethlehem, Palestine and was the youngest brother of six siblings. He had many fond memories growing up in a large,...
Sylvia Laurent
Jan 1, 2023
Visitation for Sylvia Laurent will be held Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, at Resthaven funeral home from 5 to 8 pm and continue Monday morning from 9:30 to 10am. Recitation of the Holy rosary will begin at 10:00 am, followed by services and burial at Resthaven.
Sylvia Rodosta Laurent, 86, passed away Jan.1, 2023 at Our Lady of the...
John Hoshman
Jan 1, 2023
John Dallas Hoshman, 65, Baton Rouge native, died on January 1, 2023 from esophageal cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Juanita Fay and Russell M. Hoshman, his sister, Amanda Sue Aurand, and his faithful K-9 companions, Goldie and Alvin. John is survived by his loving wife, Danelle, his devoted son, Charles "Toby" Merrick Hoshman, his brothers...
Hagen Kleinpeter
Dec 31, 2022
Hagen Kleinpeter passed away peacefully at home on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2022. Hagen was born on May 14, 1924 in Baker, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Sybil Caston Kleinpeter, his parents, Louisa and Edward Kleinpeter and seven siblings. His lone living sibling, Dorothy Gunby of Baton Rouge, will celebrate her...
Juan Zuvic
Dec 31, 2022
Juan Leonard Zuvic 96, a beloved resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on December 31st, 2022. Juan, born in Antofagasta, Chile in 1926, attended university, and earned a degree in electrical engineering. In 1988 Juan met his angel, Fresia while visiting Chile, and they married there that March. Then that June, in Reno, Nevada, they held another ceremony. The newlywed...
Ruth Adcock
Dec 30, 2022
Ruth Ann Adcock, age 52, a native of Baton Rouge, passed away December 30, 2022. She was a hero to many through organ donation. Even though born with a birth defect, Ruth Ann was able to enjoy a wonderful livelihood. She graduated from Port Allen High School in 1989 & was a member of Arc. Her Hobbies were spending...
John Newsom Ii
Dec 29, 2022
John Derrell Newsom II passed away on December 29, 2022 doing what he loved, hunting in one of his favorite deer stands in St. Gabriel, LA. He was born November 2, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana and soon thereafter moved with his family to Alexandria. His family moved to Baton Rouge when John was in the 8th grade, and he...
Marlene Stokley
Dec 28, 2022
Marlene Verbois Stokley, age 80, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2022. She was a resident and native of Baton Rouge, LA. She graduated from St. Anthony High School and became a secretary in the insurance world. Marlene loved volunteering at her children’s schools, talking to her grandchildren, and talking on the phone with her siblings. She had a...
Fulu Bai
Dec 28, 2022
Fulu Bai of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on Dec 28, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Donald Stephens
Dec 27, 2022
Donald Kenneth Stephens, Jr. (“Dookie”) age 56, and a resident of Slaughter, Louisiana passed away on December 27, 2022. Donald was a 1985 graduate of Woodlawn High School. He worked for 32 years at Circle J Pallets in Slaughter. Donald was loved and respected by so many family and friends. He was a man who was gentle, hardworking, and he...
Charles Weidig Jr.
Dec 27, 2022
Charles Ferdinand Weidig, Jr., Ph.D., known to many as “Pops”, passed away in Baton Rouge, LA on December 27, 2022. Charles was born in Houston, Texas on October 24, 1945, and he then spent many of his early years in Memphis TN. He later returned to Texas where he graduated from Lamar High School in Houston, TX. He went...
Bertha Hite
Dec 25, 2022
Bertha Mary (“Sis”) Hite passed away on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was 94 years old and a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge.
Sis was a devout Christian and a member of First Testament Church, where she enjoyed worshipping and fellowshipping with her many special friends through the last several...
Fred Roberts
Dec 25, 2022
Fred Dickerson Roberts, 81, of Greenwell Springs, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on December 25th, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Judith Roberts; twin brother Lewis Roberts (Bridget); sister-in-law Rose Roberts; two daughters Stephanie Roberts Will and Roxane Gregoire (Keith); and five grandchildren, Mallory Myers (Ryan), Brooke...
Joan Mire
Dec 24, 2022
Joan Catherine Mire, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, went to be with the Lord over the holidays at the age of 78. She was born to the late Don and Wilma Kuehl in Fulda, MN on October 23, 1944. Growing up in Fulda, Joan participated in the 4H club where she won many awards for the champion cattle she...
Bettye Perry
Dec 24, 2022
Bettye Patterson Perry of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022. Bettye was born on September 18, 1926 in Waco, Texas, daughter of the late Earl and Eula Patterson.
Bettye stayed mobile in her youth, living on many Air Force Bases with her husband Brady, a pilot, before she moved to Jackson Mississippi, where...
Larry Johnson
Dec 24, 2022
Larry Wayne Johnson, 76, passed away on Saturday December 24, 2022 at Landmark South Nursing Center. He was a resident of Pride and Baton Rouge, LA where he was born on December 30, 1945. He retired as a District Chief from the Baton Rouge Fire Department after 30 years of service as a professional firefighter. He also served as...
Julia "Judy" Mcguire
Dec 23, 2022
Julia Marie Bergeron McGuire was born on December 7, 1940, in Klotzville, Louisiana, and died on December 23, 2022, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 82 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence Emile Bergeron, Sr., and Thelma Marie Dupre Bergeron, of Belle Rose, Louisiana. Known to most as Judy, she grew up in both Belle...
Troy Lucas Jr.
Dec 21, 2022
Troy O’Keith Lucas Jr., born on November 13, 1985, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He transitioned from earth to eternity on December 21, 2022, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center from a lifelong struggle with chronic asthma.
Troy was a loving father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend.
Troy was raised as a...
Rita Hoffman
Dec 19, 2022
Rita Ann Buchmann Hoffman, age 90, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on December 19, 2022.
She graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1951. She worked 30+ years as a nurse. She was beloved by her siblings, nieces and nephews and loved spending time with her family.
She is preceded in death by...
