Obituaries
Dawn Gautier
Jan 15, 2009
I am safely home in heaven oh so happy and so bright. There is perfect joy and beauty in this everlasting light. Our beloved Dawn, whom we loved and will miss always, was called home on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. She was 28 and a native of Baton Rouge. She is survived by her baby girl, Sophia Michelle Harrison;...
Shirley Penouilh
Jan 14, 2009
A homemaker and a resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. She was 80. Visiting at St. George Catholic Church on Friday, Jan. 16, from 10:30 a.m. until religious service at 12:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Frank Bass. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived...
Joel Fraser
Jan 12, 2009
An engineer with CDI, he died at 7:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 58, a U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and a native of Texarkana, Ark. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home chapel, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Thursday, Jan. 15, from 9 a.m. until religious service...
Robert May
Jan 11, 2009
A retired employee with Exxon Resin Plant, he died at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at his residence in Baton Rouge. He was 72 and a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Visiting at St. John United Methodist Church, 9375 Highland Road, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 5 p.m. until religious service at 7 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Tim...
Walter Gomez, Jr.
Jan 9, 2009
He was a man who loved God and his children; a wonderful father and grandfather. He died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at his home in Baton Rouge at age 85. He was a retired foreman of Sline Industries. He was a member of Central Baptist Church of Baton Rouge for 34 years. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson...
Sid Webb, Sr.
Jan 8, 2009
Sid Webb was welcomed into heaven on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at 10:35 p.m. He was 84, a former employee of Borden Dairy and Jimmy Swaggart Ministries. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Sunday, Jan. 11, from 11 a.m. until funeral in the chapel at 2...
James Gettys, Jr.
Jan 7, 2009
Jim passed away suddenly after a brief illness at his home in Baton Rouge, just shy of his 64th birthday. He proudly served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and was the weapons officer on the USS Nathan Hale submarine. He was an assistant professor of mathematics at Our Lady of the Lake College. He is survived...
Richard Daniel
Jan 6, 2009
A resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 4:18 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at his home. He was 77. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home chapel, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Friday, Jan. 9, from noon until religious service at 1 p.m., conducted by Dr. John Goodwin and Dr. Jarrett Banks. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his...
Rosina French
Jan 6, 2009
A resident of Denham Springs, she died on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at Ochsner Hospital. She was 94 and a native of New Iberia. She retired from Goudchaux's Department Store with many years of service. Survived by a sister, Rita Musumeche Meadows, of New Orleans; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank...
Gloria Yammarino
Jan 5, 2009
A motor vehicle officer for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, she died Monday Jan. 5, 2009, at her home in Baton Rouge. She was 56. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 11 a.m. until religious service at 2:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Milford Walters. Burial in Resthaven Gardens of Memory....
Daniel Jumonville
Jan 5, 2009
A native and resident of Baton Rouge, he passed away at his home on Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at age 49 from brain cancer which he had fought for the past two years. He worked for Andries Vending Toms in Port Allen. A loving husband, son and brother, he is survived by his loving wife, Carol Culbertson Jumonville; parents,...
Paul Bruno, Sr.
Jan 5, 2009
Paul Joseph Bruno Sr., 62, died at 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at his residence in Baton Rouge. Visiting was held at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 9 a.m. until service at noon, conducted by the Rev. Tom Duhe. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Survived by his wife of 20 years,...
Eunice Dezendorf
Jan 2, 2009
A retired administration clerk and a resident of Baton Rouge for more than 60 years, she died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at her home. She was 84 and a native of Smackover, Ark. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Survived by two daughters, Gayle Pinkerton, of Atlanta, and Terri Smith, of Baton Rouge; two sisters,...
Una Breeland
Dec 31, 2008
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7. A resident of Baker, she died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. She was 71 and a native of Cut Off. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on...
Alejandro Fradera
Dec 30, 2008
A retired land surveyor and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 89 and a native of Cuba. Visiting at St. George Catholic Church on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, from 10:30 a.m. until religious service at 11:30 a.m., conducted by the...
Benjamin Bourgeois, Sr.
Dec 30, 2008
A native of New Orleans and a retired employee of Ethyl Corp. in Houston, he died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 73 and an Army Reserve veteran. Visiting in the Common Room at Trinity Episcopal Church, 3552 Morning Glory Ave., on Friday, Jan 2, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. until memorial service in...
Homer Lindley
Dec 27, 2008
A retired drainage contractor, he died after a long, heroic battle with cancer on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. He was 81 and a resident and native of Baton Rouge. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Air Forces after serving in Japan in 1945. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of...
Willard Smith
Dec 27, 2008
A retired master mechanic with Nichols Construction Co. and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Ochsner Medical Center. He was 86, a native of Brookhaven, Miss., and a U.S. Army veteran. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting...
Lawrence Trahan, Jr.
Dec 27, 2008
A retired steel fabricator, he died at 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at his home in Baton Rouge. He was 73 and a native of New Orleans. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, Dec. 29, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting resumes at the funeral home on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 9 a.m....
Elaine Olsen
Dec 24, 2008
A resident of Baton Rouge, she died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at her home. She was 90. Memorial service at Family Worship Center, 8919 World Ministry Ave., on Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Loren Larson, the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart and the Rev. Dave Smith. Survived by her husband, Kenneth Olsen. Service...
