Obituaries
Paul Schulte
May 31, 2018
Paul David Schulte passed away suddenly on May 31, 2018 at age 58. He was born in Houston, Texas on May 28, 1960 and grew up there. He was a good HS athlete and excelled in basketball. The family moved to Baton Rouge in 1977 and he graduated from Tara HS Baton Rouge in 1978. He was an avid...
John Brister
May 30, 2018
John Daniel Brister, Jr., a resident of Prairieville, LA, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 7:14 pm at the age of 75. John was a native of Baton Rouge, LA. He attended Baton Rouge Junior High School and graduated from Baton Rouge High School in 1961. He worked at Ethyl Corporation for 20 years, LA Secretary of...
Eugene Porter
May 30, 2018
Eugene A. Porter, born July 31, 1926 went to be with our Heavenly Father on May 30, 2018 surrounded by his family. Eugene was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. A faithful servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, he served in his church library, taught Sunday school, and set a wonderful example of being a Christian. He served...
Mary Smith
May 29, 2018
A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and humanitarian, Mary Ann Murphree Smith passed away May 29, 2018 at Ollie Steele Burden Manor following a courageous battle with brain cancer. Ann was born on August 14, 1935 and had lived in Baton Rouge since the age of two. Ann enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, traveling, and being active...
Ann Biggers
May 27, 2018
Ethel Ann Peeples Biggers was born on February 15, 1943, in Meridian, Mississippi. Her mortal life ended on May 27, 2018, and her Heavenly one began immediately. Upon graduation from Mississippi College she taught English at Clinton (Mississippi) High School for one year before entering LSU graduate school in August 1966. She has been a resident of Baton Rouge...
Peggy Miller
May 24, 2018
Peggy Lou Goff Miller A lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, La, born and raised in West Virginia, peacefully left this earth to be with the Lord on Thursday May 24,2018. She is survived by her daughter Kathryn Brown (Robert), sons: Joseph Miller (Marie), Charles Goff, granddaughter Kirsti Matz (Justin), sisters: Patrica Byrd, Pam Wade, Brenda Ronk, Sandy Forzetting, niece...
Ronnie Pace
May 21, 2018
"For I consider that the sufferings of the present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us." Romans 8:18 Our beloved Ronnie, an amazing example of faith and courage, has finished the race and has surely seen glory revealed as he went home on Monday, May 21, 2018 at the...
Naomi Roubique
May 21, 2018
Naomi Roth Roubique, age 85, a resident of East Baton Rouge, passed away on May 21, 2018. She was a graduate of St. Anthony Catholic High School. She was a founding member of St. Pius X Catholic Church in Baton Rouge and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus, Council #6531. Naomi is survived by...
Carleton Sweeney
May 21, 2018
Carleton Merritt Sweeney, age 80, passed away at home May 21, 2018 in the loving arms of his children. He was welcomed home with loving arms by the love of his life, Janice. He served in the United States Army from 1961 until honorable discharge 1968. He was a founding member of Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and served...
Erma Mitchell
May 21, 2018
Erma Jean Paul Mitchell born August 8, 1935 in Jena Louisiana passed away peacefully May 21, 2018 in Lakeland Florida. She was 82 and a resident of Baton Rouge. Erma was the life of the party with her energetic spirit, contagious laugh, vibrant smile and her love of dancing the jitterbug. Her family even hired a professional dancer several...
Erma Kahn
May 20, 2018
Erma Marie DeCastro Kahn, 98, passed away at her daughter's home in Denham Springs on May 20, 2018. She was born June 30, 1919 in Frontenac, Kansas to Fortunato and Maria (Baudino) DeCastro. She lived most of her adult life in Baton Rouge, La. She is survived by her son, J. R. Kahn, Jr and his wife Jane of...
Steven Brown
May 18, 2018
Steven Brown, age 56, a resident of Prairieville, LA passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018. Steven was a graduate of Central High School and was known as "the calm problem solver" at a job he loved so much as an Instrumentation and Controls Supervisor at Entergy Corp at River Road Nuclear Plant. He loved hunting and fishing, and...
Zoe Walter
May 16, 2018
Zoe D. Walter, age 84, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA and native of Sri Lanka, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Zoe began her education in Catholic girls' school in Sri Lanka where she went on to practice medicine. She immigrated to the US in 1972 where she began a residency at LSU. After being on staff...
Walter Arnette, Jr.
May 16, 2018
Walter Gregory (Greg) Arnette, Jr. died in the early hours of May 16, 2018, after a lengthy illness, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Russell Arnette, his children, Walter Gregory (Corky) Arnette, III and wife Rebecca McLaughlin Arnette, of Houma, La., Leigh Elizabeth Arnette, Baton Rouge, Joseph Gregory (Joe) Arnette and friend Kelley Marlowe,Baton...
William Bordelon
May 15, 2018
William Walter Bordelon, age 64, peacefully entered the arms of Jesus on May 15, 2018 at his home in Baton Rouge, LA. Known as Billy or Bill to friends and family, he was born in Lake Charles, LA. He worked in consulting engineering most of his life. Longtime member of Chapel on the Campus/Oaks, and active in Medical Centers...
Eleanor Cole
May 14, 2018
Eleanor Perkins Cole passed away at Our Lady of the Lake on Monday, May 14, 2018 at the age of 97. She was born on April 6, 1921 in Smithfield, NC, to Norris Lynwood Perkins and Pearl Stancil Perkins. She attended Women's College of the University of North Carolina and worked at the Fairchild Aircraft Factory during World War...
Elaine Edwards
May 14, 2018
Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards was born in Marksville, Louisiana, on March 8, 1929, the only daughter and middle child of Myrl and Errol Schwartzenburg. An amazing life awaited her. She completed her education in parochial and public schools in Marksville. She met and married her childhood sweetheart and they moved to Crowley, Louisiana where she became a stay-at-home Mom to...
Ruby Kerner
May 14, 2018
Ruby Drake Kerner passed from this life after a brief illness on May 14, 2018 at 91years of age. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Helen McGawley; her daughter, Diane Vercher; her granddaughter, Amy Utter; her grandson and his wife, Ryan and Amanda Utter; and great grandchildren, Wyatt and Evie Utter. The family is grateful...
Josephine Easley
May 12, 2018
Josephine Cinquemano Easley, a long- time resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away on May 12, 2018, in New Roads, LA at the age of 97. She was bom on June 15, 1920, in Lake Charles, LA to Anthony Cinquemano and Annette Dazzio. Josephine spent her younger years in Corsicana TX. She was fifteen when her family moved to...
