Obituaries
Jeffery Paul Luquette
Sep 6, 2025
Jeffery Paul Luquette passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at the age of 59.
A Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, beginning at 8:30 a.m. until Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m.
A more detailed and specific obituary will be available soon, please visit this site for updates.
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Evelin Janeth Ramirez-Duque
Sep 5, 2025
Evelin Janeth Ramirez-Duque passed away on Friday, September 5, 2025, at the age of 17.
A Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home on Monday, September 15, 2025, beginning at 1:30 p.m. until Funeral Service at 3:00 p.m. Burial will take place at Resthaven Gardens of Memory on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 9:30 AM.
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Horace Thomas "Tommy" Goodroe, Jr.
Sep 5, 2025
Horace Thomas Goodroe, Jr. (Tommy), 72, of Greenwell Springs, passed away September 5, 2025, at his home.
He was born on January 29, 1953, to Horace and Joy Goodroe in Houma, Louisiana.
Tommy graduated from Louisiana State University in 1976. He also graduated from MTI College in 1989. He married Karen Metz on June 6, 1987, and they had two daughters, Amanda...
Dr. Jerome A. Planchard Jr.
Sep 4, 2025
Dr. Jerome Adrian Planchard, Jr, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at the age of 88.
After receiving his PhD from Tulane University in Chemical Engineering, he worked as a professor of chemical engineering at LSU. After teaching, he had a long career as a chemical engineer and...
Cherry M. McCullough
Sep 4, 2025
Cherry Mae McCullough passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the age of 83, at the Baton Rouge General Hospital. Born February 10, 1942, to her parents John Howard (Mutt) McCullough and Geneva (Peggy) Rice McCullough in Baton Rouge, LA. She graduated from Istrouma High School in 1960. Cherry was a secretary for different companies and retired from the...
Rosetta Grace Mainieri
Sep 3, 2025
Rosetta Grace McBee Mainieri, a native of Morgantown, WV and a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at the age of 92, returning to the arms of her beloved husband Demie in heaven.
She was born in Morgantown, WV and grew up a country girl on a dairy farm where she learned to work...
Zacharye James Sheehan
Sep 1, 2025
Zacharye James Sheehan was born November 12, 1974, in West Monroe, Louisiana, and was raised in Metairie, Louisiana. He graduated from Grace King High School in 1993 and then embarked on a career in IT supporting Naval Reserve training programs in New Orleans and Fort Worth, Texas.
After ill health forced an early retirement, Zach moved to Baton Rouge and took...
Shelby Jean Gomez
Sep 1, 2025
Shelby Jean Dooley Gomez passed away on Monday, September 1, 2025, in Gonzales, Louisiana at the age of 82. She was born October 2, 1942, in Lessley, Mississippi to Robert L. Dooley Jr. and Selma McKey Dooley.
Shelby was a caregiver for children for most of her life. She loved gardening and decorating her home for Christmas. She adored and doted...
John B. Richard
Aug 31, 2025
John Benard Richard, retired Director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System, died on Sunday, August 31, 2025. He was born November 2, 1932, in Gulfport, Mississippi to John Jesse Richard and Helen Schott Richard.
John is survived by his wife of 54 years, Sandra Davis Richard, son, John Blake Richard (Kristy), daughter, Elizabeth Richard Griffin (Shane), and daughter-in-law, Susan...
Viola H. Fitzgerald
Aug 31, 2025
Her children rise up and call her blessed. -Proverbs 31:28
Viola Holland Fitzgerald, age 96, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, August 31, 2025. She was born on October 19, 1928, in Simmesport, Louisiana, and was a long-time resident of Boothville, Louisiana. She resided in Denham Springs, Louisiana, since 2005. She was married to Louis A. Fitzgerald for...
Mary LeJeune Lemoine
Aug 31, 2025
Mary LeJeune Lemoine, born on August 18, 1938, in Hammond, Louisiana, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the age of 87.
She is remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who cherished her family and built lasting connections with her friends and neighbors throughout her life.
Mary began her career as a social worker and...
Henry Hamilton Wallace
Aug 31, 2025
Henry Hamilton Wallace passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025. He was 89. Henry was born on February 23, 1936 in Stockdale, Texas and moved to Louisiana as a child. He attended Louisiana Tech University and then entered the United States Coast Guard where he was stationed in Brownsville, Texas. He married Patricia Roshto and after his honorable discharge from...
Bernard Dall DeWeese, III
Aug 29, 2025
Bernard Dall Deweese, III, passed away August 29, 2025, at the age of 82.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Bernard Dall Deweese, Jr and Alice Bryce Fulbright. Dall would get his college degree in 1966 at Memphis State (now University of Memphis), working his way through with employment at a medical facility. He went on to serve as a staff...
Richard H. "Rick" Cappo
Aug 28, 2025
Richard H. “Rick” Cappo, devoted husband, father, grandfather, entrepreneur, and lifelong Baton Rouge resident, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, August 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born with an unstoppable drive and an endless curiosity, Rick was never one to sit idle. After 12 years at Kaiser Aluminum, he turned an unexpected...
Bobby Glen Carpenter, Jr.
Aug 28, 2025
Bobby Glen Carpenter, Jr., born on October 29, 1962, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025. Glen was 62 years old.
Glen was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He spent his elementary years in Brusly, LA. His family then moved to Baton Rouge where Glen attended and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School. He then went on to ITI Technical...
Jan Marie Turner Manno
Aug 27, 2025
Jan Marie Turner Manno, 67, of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2025. She lived her life with laughter and love, leaving an unforgettable mark on everyone who knew her.
Born on April 12, 1958, in Jackson, MS, Jan was the first daughter of Roy Turner and Guynell Stockstill Turner Brown. She grew up with a deep and...
Patricia Dugas Broussard
Aug 26, 2025
Patricia Agnes Theresa Dugas Broussard, better known to her family as “Nana”, passed away on August 26, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born in Baton Rouge, LA on December 15, 1946, the daughter of Patrick and Marjorie Dugas.
Patricia was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, who centered her life around her family. She was a...
Joellyn C. "Jody" Ingalls
Aug 26, 2025
Joellyn C. “Jody” Ingalls passed away in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at the age of 75. She was born on January 27, 1950, in Baton Rouge to Joe Anthony Corby and Josephine Losavio Corby. A 1968 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, Jody retired from CDI Engineering Solutions after years of dedicated service.
Jody is preceded...
John Robert Weld
Aug 24, 2025
John Robert Weld, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at the age of 92.
He was born on April 20, 1933, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Oliver Kelly Weld and Gladys Martin Weld. John proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He earned his Bachelor of Science from East...
