Obituaries
Angelo Sparacino
May 6, 2017
Angelo Paul Sparacino, Jr. known as "Angie" to some, a long-time resident of Baton Rouge, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on May 6, 2017. Angelo was born on March 30, 1927. The youngest of eleven children, the son of Angelo and Maggie Sparacino of Lettsworth, LA. Angelo enjoyed a career at LSU as an...
Joseph Johnson
May 6, 2017
Joseph Warren Johnson, 84, a resident of Albany, LA, passed away on May 6th, 2017. Joseph was born October 26th, 1932. He is a Navy Veteran whom worked aboard an aircraft carrier. He worked for Department of Transportation as a highway worker and worked for Winn Dixie warehouse as a forklift operator. Joseph is survived by his son, Joseph...
Michael Bayles
May 5, 2017
Michael Kent Bayles of Baton Rouge, LA, age 20, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 5, 2017. Michael was born on November 19, 1996, in Baton Rouge, LA. He graduated from Parkview Baptist School in 2014. He attended Louisiana State University and was employed at the family business, Louisiana Quality Cabinets. He was a loving son, brother, nephew,...
Needra Collins
May 4, 2017
Needra I. Collins (Nikki), passed away peacefully after an extended illness. She was born on September 28, 1927 and died on May 4, 2017. She is survived by two sons, Steven T. Collins and wife Sheila of Madison, AL and Thomas D. Collins of Baton Rouge. She is also survived by a sister, Estelle Campbell of Jonesville, LA; four...
Bob Penn
May 4, 2017
Robert (Bob) Foster Penn, 72, was born on June 14, 1944 in Lake Charles, LA to Robert F Penn and Margie Labby Penn Cox. He passed away at home on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 2:00am after a lengthy illness. Bob was a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge and graduated from Istrouma High School. He served four years in...
Sandra Godail
May 3, 2017
Sandra Godail, a native of New Orleans and resident of Baton Rouge since 1966, passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2017, after a long an valiant fight with cancer. She was born to Emile A. Wagner Jr and Dorothy Beth Pritchard Wagner on August 3, 1940. Sandy was known for her youthful and engaging personality, natural flaming...
Jeannette Faust
May 2, 2017
Jeannette Ainslie Mouat Faust passed away on May 2, 2017. Jeannette was born on July 3, 1924 in Sheffield, England. She joined Briton's WAAF's when she was only 16 years old and served as a section officer for four years during WWII. Among her duties she ascended in a two-person dirigible and watched for incoming bombers before Great Britain...
Aron Duncan
May 1, 2017
On May 1, 2017, heaven gained another precious angel, Bill Aron Duncan, 44. Aron died peacefully at home after a valiant fight with ALS. He fought with valor and honor as only a US Marine would, and with grace and humility as we all wish we could. Aron was born August 10, 1972 in Taylor, Texas. Aron was a...
Fred Goebel
May 1, 2017
Service Graveside Service Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Wednesday, May 3, 2017 2:00 pm Cemetery Resthaven Gardens of Memory 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Bobby Brown
May 1, 2017
Robert K. "Bobby" Brown, age 59, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017. Bobby graduated from Catholic High School in Baton Rouge and attended Louisiana State University. Bobby was the State Runner Up in wrestling for the individual competition and served an integral role to propel Catholic High School to their historic State...
John Morgan, Sr.
Apr 30, 2017
John Joseph Morgan passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on Sunday, April 30, surrounded by his family and friends. John is survived by his wife, Sally Toups Morgan; and his children, Dr. John Morgan Jr. and his wife Linda, Patricia Morgan, Julie Moore and husband Scott, Stephen Richardson and wife Sharon, and Patrick Richardson and wife Michelle....
Luther Seals
Apr 29, 2017
Luther Leon Seals, Jr. of Baton Rouge, LA went to be with the Lord at 8:30 AM, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Luther was a graduate of Varnado High School and a World War II veteran (U.S. Navy). After the war he attended LSU and was a life-long Tiger fan. He worked for many years for Bechtel Engineering in Houston,...
Francis Melancon
Apr 27, 2017
Francis Clay Melancon, age 74, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 27, 2017. Francis was a 1961 graduate of Romeville High School in Romeville, Louisiana. After marrying the love of his life, Celeste Gaudet, Francis joined the United States Navy, where he served as a Hard-Hat diver in the Pacific Ocean....
Donna Phillips
Apr 26, 2017
Donna Dupuy Phillips, age 74, who was a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away on April 26, 2017. She was a life-long resident of Louisiana, that placed raising her family above all else and enjoyed spending time talking with friends over a good meal, book, or joke. Donna is survived by her two daughters, Karen Jacks, Kristie Edge and...
Alfie Dibenedetto
Apr 25, 2017
Alfie Lockhart Allatto DiBenedetto was born on July 28, 1928 in Holden, Louisiana. She made her final journey home to our Lord at the age of 88 on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. from Colonial Care Nursing Home. A devoted wife and loving mother, Alfie's generous and giving nature was evident in how she cared for her...
Merle Wilging
Apr 25, 2017
Merle Philip Wilging met his Heavenly Father face-to-face at his Baton Rouge home on April 25th, 2017 at the age of 96 with his family at his side. His legacy is one of a man purposeful, and intent on telling everyone he met about the saving grace of a loving God. He was a delightful, energetic man, an entrepreneur,...
Jeffrey Young, Sr.
Apr 23, 2017
Jeffrey Bernard Young Sr., age 74, passed away on April 23, 2017. Jeff was born in Big Springs, Texas. He worked at Dow Chemical for 32 years and retired in 1994. After retirement, he moved to Tylertown, MS where he enjoyed the beauty and peacefulness of his home on the Bogue Chitto River. His greatest passion was his love...
Audrey Sirman
Apr 22, 2017
Audrey Whitaker Sirman, age 86, a resident of Baton Rouge, LA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 22, 2017 after battling Alzheimer's. She was born in Luling, TX, and she lived in Beaumont, TX, and Baton Rouge, LA, with her husband Jack A. Sirman. Widowed in 2011, she was a current resident of Garden View in Baton Rouge, LA....
