Obituaries
Rita Guidry
Aug 30, 2012
Rita L. Guidry passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at the age of 90. A native of Lake Charles and longtime resident of Baton Rouge, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, George Harrrel Guidry, Sr. Prior to marriage, Rita was an employee of Bordens in Lake Charles. She was memorialized by Lake Charles artist, Robert...
Edward Fontenot
Aug 29, 2012
Edward J. Fontenot, native of Ville Platte, La and resident of Denham Springs, La passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at the age of 85. Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home on Monday, September 3, 2012 from 3:30 pm until 9:00 pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue on Tuesday at Immaculate Conception...
William Carr
Aug 28, 2012
A resident of Baton Rouge, LA and native of Somerville, New Jersey, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at 11:45 p.m. at Ochsner Medical CenterBaton Rouge. He was 55 years old. He worked for Noble Manufacturing Company. He was an avid New York Giants fan. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA on Monday, September 3,...
Jim Litomisky
Aug 27, 2012
Employee at Brusly Elementary and a resident of Erwinville, he passed away at 11:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at Hospice of Baton Rouge. He was 68 and a native of California. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy., on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Memorial service at Harvest Church, 165 N. Jefferson St.,...
William Millet
Aug 25, 2012
A loving husband, father and grandfather and a long time native of Baton Rouge, LA died on August 25, 2012 at 11:30 pm at his residence in Maurepas, La, after a battle with bladder cancer. He was 86 years old. Visiting will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy. Baton Rouge, LA on Thursday, August 31, 2012, from...
Evelyn Curole
Aug 21, 2012
A native of Blountville, Tennessee and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Carrington Place of Baton Rouge. Visitation at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway on Saturday, August 25, 2012 from 11:00 AM until service at 2:00 PM conducted by the Rev. Liz Wyatt. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She was born...
James Gill
Aug 20, 2012
A resident of Slaughter, he died Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, at Carpenter House in Baton Rouge. He was 82 and a native of Brookhaven, MS. Survived by a daughter, Cathy James and husband John a daughterinlaw, Kyong Marchiafava a sister, Joy Smith a brother, Harry Gill and wife Joann five grandchildren, Heather Ellis and husband Josh Stephanie Stalter and...
Aaron Philibert, Jr.
Aug 19, 2012
A native of San Diego, Ca and a resident of Baton Rouge, La passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the age of 77. Major Aaron Philibert retired after serving in the Air Force for over 20 years and also served as staff sergeant in the Marines for four years. Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home 11817...
Mary Weilbacher
Aug 19, 2012
Our dear Mother died on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Carpenter House at the age of 93. She was born in San Antonio, Texas, was a longtime resident of Baton Rouge, and lived at Williamsburg Retirement Community since 2009. A retired Registered Dietician, she had a degree in Home Economics from Our Lady of the...
Diamond Nguyen
Aug 18, 2012
Visitation Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Wednesday, August 22, 2012 4 pm8 pm Service Visitation Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Thursday, August 23, 2012 7 am9 am Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Wednesday, August 22, 2012 5 pm ...
Peter Romanowsky
Aug 17, 2012
Loving son, husband, father, brother, and friend, Peter A. Romanowsky, 57 of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away of natural causes on August 17, 2012. Peter was a man of great intelligence, humor, and humility, who believed in always doing the right thing, and for the right reasons. He was a remarkably kind and caring family man who possessed the...
Louise Novitzky
Aug 15, 2012
Louise Novitzky Aunt Lou, 93, was born 2181919 and died 8152012. A resident of Baton Rouge since 2008, she was born in Oakland and was a long time resident of Kensington, CA. She earned her nursing degree in 1941 and served in WWII as an Army nurse in northern Africa and Italy. After discharge from active duty in 1946,...
Clay Harrell Jr.
Aug 13, 2012
Clay H. Harrell, Jr., native of Baton Rouge and later Gonzales, passed away on August 13, 2012 at the age of 67. He is survived by his two daughters and soninlaw, Tracie and Tre Wharton, and Dawn Lawson five grandchildren, Rebecca and Eric Wharton, Rachel Dickens, Sarah Lawson, Daniel Dickens and wife Stacy former wife, Vera Bowles Harrell three...
Richard Carpenter
Aug 13, 2012
A resident of Baton Rouge passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at the age of 71.Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Hwy on Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 11 am until religious services at 1 pm. Burial will follow in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. He is survived by his wonderful wife of nearly 17 years...
David Guessfeld
Aug 13, 2012
Born September 27, 1956 in Melrose Park, Illinois. He died peacefully at his home on August 13, 2012. He lived out his final days surrounded by the family and friends he loved so much. He was retired from the Local 198. He is survived by his brother, Jimmy Guessfeld and his wife, Cathy of Evansville, IN and his sister,...
Tom Smith
Aug 12, 2012
An ML Industries employee, he passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 68, a native of Joplin, Mo., and a former 30year resident of Donaldsonville. Memorial service at Calvary Chapel, 555 Jones Creek Road, Baton Rouge, on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m., conducted by Pastor Mitch Lovett. Survived...
Marrissa Trice
Aug 12, 2012
A resident of Baton Rouge, La passed away Sunday, August 12, 2012 at the age of 30. Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Hwy on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 from 5 pm to 8 pm and will resume on Wednesday, August 15 from 10 am until services at 11 am. Burial will follow in Resthaven...
James Miller
Aug 10, 2012
James Keene Miller passed away at home in the company of family members on Friday, August 10, 2012, at the age of 80. He is survived and deeply loved, admired and respected by his cherished wife, Gail, and his eight children. Jim has five sons: Gregory and wife Beverly, Mark wife Mary Beth, Paul wife Jaime, Steven wife Kelly,...
Nicole Fontenot
Aug 10, 2012
Nicole Ariel Barbosa Fontenot Nicki, native of Weslaco, TX and resident of Zachary, LA passed away on August 10, 2012 at the age of 30. She is survived by her husband, David C. Fontenot children, Megan Elizabeth and Christian David Fontenot parents, Joe A. Barbosa and May Carol M.C. Cochran Barbosa maternal grandparents, Van W. and Anna Cochran one...
Miss Dorothy Furnish
Aug 10, 2012
Dorothy Mobley Furnish Miss Dot passed away at Carpenter House after a brief illness on August 10, 2012. Visitation will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home on Monday, August 13, 2012 from 8 am until funeral service at 10:30 am. Burial will follow in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She was born February 2, 1936 in Farm Life, North Carolina....
