Irene Breland-Kruse

A retired accountant with the Louisiana Department of Welfare and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in the Hospice of Baton Rouge Butterfly Wing. She was 85 and a native of Paulina. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Thursday, July 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. until a religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by Deacon Tommy St. Pierre. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by a daughter, Janice Breland Meyer; grandson, Jordan Roux; and two stepdaughters, Frances Killebrew, M.D., of San Jose, Calif., and Susan A. Kruse, of Baton Rouge. Preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Idea Roussell Babin; first husband, Leo H. Breland; second husband, Theodore J. Kruse; sister, Hilda Tet Harris; and three brothers, Newton King, George Jap and Percy Pine Babin. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association , 3772 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806 or St. Jean Vianney Catholic Church, 16166 S. Harrell's Ferry Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70816

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Thursday, July 23, 2009
68pm 072409 9am

Service

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Friday, July 24, 2009
11am

Cemetery

Resthaven Gardens of Memory
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816

Memorial Contributions

Alzheimers AssociationP
3772 North Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA  70806

St. Jean Vianney Catholic Church
16166 South Harrells Ferry Road
Baton Rouge, LA  70816