Obituaries
Barbara Townsend Wingate
Sep 22, 2026
Barbara Townsend Wingate passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at the age of 94.
Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate Barbara’s life on Friday, September 25, 2026, at Resthaven Funeral Home. All will be welcomed from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Visitation will continue on Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 9:00 AM until funeral services at 10:00 AM. Burial...
Fenelon Nunes
Sep 20, 2026
Fenelon Nunes passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2026, at the age of 83.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge. A Visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow at Resthaven Gardens...
Leslie “Shaun” Wales
Sep 19, 2026
Leslie “Shaun” Wales, 62, of Clinton, Louisiana, passed away at home on Saturday, September 19, 2026, surrounded by his family after a six-year battle with stage IV lung cancer.
Born June 26, 1964, in Baton Rouge, Shaun spent more than 30 years serving the Baton Rouge community with the Baton Rouge Fire Department, ultimately retiring as Deputy Chief. His illness began...
Anh Ngoc Thai
Sep 19, 2026
Anh Ngoc Thai, age 76, passed away on September 19, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born on January 23, 1950, in Saigon, Vietnam, to Khiem Van Thai and Kim Cuc Bui.
Mr. Thai served in military transportation in Vietnam in support of the United States. He later worked as a diesel mechanic for Plant Machine Works and Sinclair Plantation...
Ethel "Tippy" Daigle Blanchard
Sep 17, 2026
Ethel “Tippy” Daigle Blanchard, a longtime resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, peacefully passed away on September 17, 2026, at the age of 88. She was born on October 18, 1937, in Klotzville, Louisiana. Tippy graduated from Redemptorist High School in Baton Rouge before continuing her education at Spencer Business College, where she developed...
Brandie Lynn Chustz
Sep 16, 2026
Brandie Lynn Chustz passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, surrounded by her family and friends. She was 51 years old. Brandie was born on September 19, 1974, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Anthony Larry Chustz and Sandra Vavasseur Chustz. Upon graduation from Robert E. Lee High School, she attended Southeastern Louisiana University. She furthered her studies at the Aveda...
Robert Paul Nash, DDS
Sep 16, 2026
“Release the past memories. Release the barriers to peace.
Gratitude for the joy of living, reflected more fully, in daily life, then experience the whole of life.
Old levels to be released as new visions emerge.”
- “The...
Roslyn Sims Lockett
Sep 16, 2026
Roslyn Sims Lockett, a native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Prairieville, LA, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the age of 73. She was a graduate of Howard University receiving a degree in nursing, where she eventually retired from Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and Pathology Group of LA. She was a...
Lucy Staring Pope
Sep 16, 2026
Lucy Louise Staring Pope, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2026, at the age of 92.
She was born the second child of Hays and Georgie D. Staring in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 18, 1933. She was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy and Louisiana State University and spent her life devoted to educating others and...
Inez Lee Campanella
Sep 14, 2026
“You are Great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, nor is there any God besides you.” 2 Samuel 7:22
Inez Lee Campanella, born March 1, 1930, in Central, Louisiana, passed away on September 14, 2026. She will be remembered with deep love as a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend whose life was centered on caring for...
Norma Thibodeaux Richard
Sep 14, 2026
Norma Thibodeaux Richard, 96, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 14, 2026.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service honoring Norma at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway in Baton Rouge, on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. A visitation will be held at the Funeral Home beginning at 9:00 a.m. Interment to follow in Resthaven Gardens...
Hubert "Buck" Francis Tucker, Jr.
Sep 13, 2026
Hubert “Buck” Francis Tucker, Jr. passed away at the age of 87, on Sunday, September 13, 2026, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Buck grew up fishing and hunting. He spent 40 years at Copolymer Rubber and Chemical, working as a Shift Supervisor. He later on grew to love metal detecting and Louisiana history. He was a man of few...
Rose Marie Powell
Sep 12, 2026
Rose Marie Powell, 86, a beloved grandmother, mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
A proud native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rose Marie graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1957 before attending Louisiana State University. On November 9, 1963, she married Jimmie Dale Powell of Gainesville, Florida.
In addition to her...
Mary S. Moore
Sep 10, 2026
Mary S. Moore passed away peacefully to be with Jesus and her husband, Dan, on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Mary was born on December 26, 1948, in Laurel, Mississippi.
Mary was known for her...
Vita Digirolamo Wendt
Sep 9, 2026
Vita Digirolamo Wendt, cherished wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at the age of 78. Vita went to join her beloved husband, David Wendt, days after his passing, marking the end of a beautiful love story that spanned 57 years.
Born on July 29, 1948, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Vita had a warm spirit...
Ward Hopkins Oliver
Sep 8, 2026
"Fill the can, and fill the cup: All the windy ways of men are but dust that rises up, and is lightly laid again."
Ward Hopkins Oliver passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the age of 96. He was born on April 20, 1930, in Mobile, Alabama to Percy Walker Oliver and Mary Sarah Ward Oliver. After proudly serving...
Faye Patricia Harelson
Sep 7, 2026
Faye Patricia Harelson passed away on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the age of 64. She was born on October 27, 1961, to William John Harelson, Sr. and Erin Ory Harelson in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Faye was an active member of St. George Catholic Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, John Harelson Jr.
Faye is survived...
David Odell Wendt
Sep 7, 2026
David Odell Wendt, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, and friend, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the age of 78. David was born on June 16, 1948. David held a Bachelors and Technical Certification, and worked as a Quality Control Manager at Fisher Controls. He was a member of the Coon Trap Rd. Bass Club, and St....
Lawrence "Larry" Nalls
Sep 6, 2026
Lawrence “Larry” Nalls was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on January 19, 1952. A resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for over 45 years, he passed away peacefully at home on September 6th, 2026.
Larry grew up with his father, Joseph Nalls, an accountant for the Pentagon, in a small rowhouse in Alexandria, Virginia. Larry played in the high school marching band, rowed...
Wylie Jerome Harvey
Sep 6, 2026
Wylie Jerome Harvey passed peacefully into the Kingdom of Heaven, surrounded by his family on September 6, 2026, at the age of 87.
Wylie was born in St. Francisville, LA, and raised in North Baton Rouge. He was a proud graduate of the lstrouma High Class of 1957. Wylie served in the US Coast Guard Reserve. After his service, he enrolled...
