Obituaries
Lillie Marie Messina Johnston
Sep 23, 2024
Lillie Marie Messina Johnston passed away at her home on Monday September 23, 2024, at the age of 80. Lillie was born in Baton Rouge on September 23, 1944, and has lived in Louisiana, Jamaica and Saudi Arabia. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School and married Peter Johnston at St. George Catholic Church on July 24, 1964. Lillie...
Jabra Manuel Hirezi
Sep 22, 2024
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day." Holy Bible-Timothy 4:7-8.
With hearts filled with faith and in the hope of the resurrection and eternal life, the Hirezi family...
Charles Scott Schoenbrodt
Sep 21, 2024
Charles Scott Schoenbrodt of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the age of 83. He was a graduate of Istrouma High School in 1958 and later graduated from Louisiana State University College of Business in 1964. Over his 38-year career in management for the electrical distribution industry he worked for several companies including Nunn Electric, GE,...
Garron Joseph Chaisson
Sep 20, 2024
Garron Joseph Chaisson, our loving and devoted father, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024, at the age of 86. The only child of Lionel Chaisson and Celeste Falgout Chaisson, he spent most of his formative years in New Orleans, Louisiana and Harahan, a suburb outside of New Orleans. He graduated from De La Salle, a private Catholic boy’s school in...
David Wayne Guelfo
Sep 20, 2024
David Wayne Guelfo, a resident of Baton Rouge, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024, at the age of 60.
Wayne graduated from Woodlawn High School and Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
He started his career with Johnson Controls Inc. in 1989 where he held various titles and levels of responsibility over the past 35+ years.
He had a...
Mary Kate Crawford
Sep 20, 2024
Mary Katherine Crawford, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away peacefully at 3:25 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2024, lovingly surrounded in prayer by her family. She was 16 years old. We will cherish her love of sunshine always.
Mary Kate attended Southdowns Pre-K School, Pediatric Health Choice, and was a homebound student of East Baton Rouge Parish. Her brilliant...
Julliet A. Lowrance
Sep 20, 2024
Julliet A. Lowrance, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2024, at the age of 99. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Born December 29, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Alice Bourgeois and E.J. Arceneaux. She was a longtime resident of Baton Rouge and a member of St. Pius the X and St....
Charlena Brown
Sep 19, 2024
Charlena H. Brown, a native of Prairieville, Louisiana, passed away on September 19, 2024, at the age of 94. She was born on January 16, 1930, in Amite, Louisiana to Charles and Charlotte Havis.
Charlena was a devoted religion teacher who imparted spiritual knowledge and values to countless students over the years. Her education extended beyond the classroom, as she also...
Julia "Judy" Parro
Sep 18, 2024
Julia “Judy” Parro passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at the age of 85. She was born on January 12, 1939, in Longview, Texas to Hazel and Klein McGhee.
Judy was a devoted wife and mother who loved spending time with her family. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church.
She is survived by her children,...
Pauline Clifford
Sep 17, 2024
Pauline Curtis Clifford, age 96 of East Baton Rouge, LA died September 17, 2024. “Polly”, loving wife of Earle R. Clifford, Jr., passed away in her home. Polly is survived by her sons, Michael J. Clifford and his wife, Sandy Murray of Atlanta, GA, William C. Clifford and his wife, Catherine D. Clifford of Walker, LA; granddaughter Crystal Clifford and...
Patricia Norine Midkiff Walters McGlothlin
Sep 16, 2024
Patricia Norine Midkiff Walters McGlothlin, 88, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully with her daughter by her side on Monday, September 16, 2024. She was born to George Midkiff and Opal Brown Midkiff of West Hamlin, West Virgina, on March 13, 1936.
She retired as a school secretary from Parkview Baptist Elementary School. She loved spending time...
SGT William Mitchell Benham
Sep 15, 2024
William Mitchell Benham, age 32, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024. He was a proud veteran who deployed with the Louisiana National Guard and who ultimately earned the rank of SGT. Everything Mitchell did in life, he did with a passion that couldn't be matched, and the lives of his family and friends will forever be a little more...
Annie Harrison
Sep 15, 2024
Annie Harrison peacefully passed on September 15, 2024, at age 88, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Echo, Louisiana and lived most of her life in Louisiana close to family and friends. Annie retired from Sears as a Customer Service Representative after years of dedicated service.
Annie’s true passion and joy came from caring for her family. She...
Donna Theriot Breen
Sep 14, 2024
Donna Theriot Breen, a native and resident of Pierre Part, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, at the age of 71.
Donna grew up in Pierre Part, a small Cajun town in south Louisiana. It was in this sacred culture of family, food, music and church, that her character was molded and defined. At 18 she moved to...
Margery Kimmel
Sep 13, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Margery Curran Kimmel of Marietta, Georgia. Margery passed away on September 13, 2024, in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 89. She was born in New York, NY, on March 26, 1935, daughter of the late Clifford and Francis Curran.
Margery had a passion for learning and teaching! A woman...
Audrey Polchow Gallmann
Sep 13, 2024
Audrey Polchow Gallmann slipped away into the Lord’s embrace peacefully at her home on Friday, September 13, 99 years young. She was born in Marrero, Louisiana, on August 15, 1925, the third child of William and Catherine Polchow. In 1930 her family relocated across the river to New Orleans where she attended Thomas Jefferson and R. T. Danneel elementary schools...
Jose N. German
Sep 13, 2024
Jose N. German, a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana passed away on Friday, September 13th, 2024, at the age of 79. He was born on November 20, 1944, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to Jose Santiago German Montero and Rosa Candida Pimentel German.
Jose attended Louisiana State University earning a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1968 and a masters in...
Michael Keenan
Sep 12, 2024
Michael John Keenan, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on September 12, 2024, at the age of 78, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, on August 28, 1946, to the late Eva Varonka and James R. Keenan, Michael led a life filled with dedication and service. While enlisted in the United States Army, Michael served...
Christopher Robert Parker
Sep 12, 2024
Christopher Robert Parker passed away recently at the age of 65. Born on October 13, 1958 in Waterbury, CT, Chris grew up in Connecticut and Illinois, where he graduated from Plainfield High School immediately before moving to Baton Rouge with his family at the age of 17. He lived in Baton Rouge for the remainder of his life. He attended...
Ada Bateman Rockford
Sep 12, 2024
Ada Mae Bateman Rockford, born on October 8, 1930, passed away on September 12, 2024, at the age of 93. Ada was born to Doyle L. and Thelma S. Bateman in Baton Rouge, LA.
She graduated from Istrouma High School, class of 1948, and attended Baton Rouge Business College, where she met the love of her life, J.D. After that, she...
