Obituaries
Alan Pelton
Jul 6, 2017
Alan Dean Pelton, age 53, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at The Crossing at Clarity Hospice, in Baton Rouge, LA at 6:05 p.m. A resident of Watson, LA and native of Erie, PA. He was a United States Navy veteran. He was an electrician and the owner of Lighting Majic. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W....
Kenneth Braud
Jun 30, 2017
Kenny Braud, age 59, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017, at 4:12 p.m. at his home in Gonzales, LA. A native of Gonzales, and former lineman with Gulf States Utilities. He was an avid musician. He loved music and playing the guitar. Visiting on Friday, July 7, 2017, at St. Mark Catholic Church, from 8:00 a.m. until Mass...
Guerdon Kieren Jr.
Jun 30, 2017
Guerdon "Butch" Kieren Jr., age 61, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017, at 11:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. A resident of St. Amant, LA and native of Miami, AZ. He was employed by Quality Bolt and Screw Company. He is survived by his wife, Janice Lee Kieren; parents, Guerdon M. Sr. and...
Judith Dickey
Jun 29, 2017
Judith "Judy" Kidder Dickey, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home, at the age of 70, on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. A resident of Baker, LA and native of Avoyelles Parish. Visiting at Family Worship Center, 8919 World Ministry Ave., Baton Rouge, LA on Friday, June 30, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. until...
Sharon Bolton
Jun 29, 2017
Sharon Vinet "Freck" Bolton, age 62, passed away peacefully at her home, on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at 1:40 a.m. A resident of Springfield, LA and native of Grand Bayou, LA. Visiting on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA from 2:00 p.m. until service at 4:00 p.m. Survived by her...
Richard Villar
Jun 29, 2017
Richard Barry Villar, age 74, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2017, at 3:45 p.m. at Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge. A resident of French Settlement, LA and native of Gonzales, LA. He was a retired carpenter and also retired security guard at Colonial Sugar for Lofton Security. He loved fishing, football, baseball, and spending time with his family. Visiting...
Lena Aime
Jun 25, 2017
Lena Mae Aime, age 85, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 3:15 p.m. at the Butterfly Wing of Hospice of Baton Rouge at the Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. A resident of St. Amant, LA and native of Bayou Goula, LA. Visiting at St. Anne Catholic Church, Sorrento, LA on Thursday, June 29, 2017 from...
Nora Hebert
Jun 25, 2017
Nora Hebert passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Carpenter House of St. Joseph Hospice. She was born in Lee's Summit, MO. She was 90 years old. When she first moved to Louisiana, she was a beautician at the hair salon at Rosenfields Department Store in Baton Rouge. Later she became involved in childhood education. She worked...
Harry Cifreo
Jun 16, 2017
Harry "H.J." Cifreo, age 82, a resident of Prairieville, LA passed away on June 16, 2017. Harry was an Army Veteran and was a longtime member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Gonzales, LA. He retired from Motiva Convent after 30 years. Harry loved and was proud of his family. He never met a stranger and always had a...
Frances Daigle
Jun 13, 2017
Frances Carolyn Daigle, age 75, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Gonzales Healthcare Center, at 12:25 p.m. A resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Pine Prairie, LA. She was a retired nurse aid at East Ascension Hospital. Visiting on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA from...
Tammy Dixon
Jun 9, 2017
Tammy D. Dixon, age 55, passed away at Our Lady of the Lake Livingston in Walker, LA, on Friday, June 9, 2017 at 7:47 p.m. A resident of Walker, LA and native of Baton Rouge, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA, on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. until service at...
Kathleen Arledge
May 28, 2017
Kathleen Johnson Arledge, resident of Satsuma, Louisiana, left this life and stood before Jesus on May 28, 2017, two days prior to her 85th birthday. Born at home in El Dorado, Arkansas on May 30, 1932, she grew up in Ruston, Louisiana and graduated from Ruston High School in 1950. She married Wesley John Arledge of Corbin, Louisiana on...

Leo Poirrier Sr.
May 17, 2017
Leo Camille Poirrier, Sr., was born August 13, 1928 and died peacefully at his beloved home surrounded by his family on May 17, 2017. He was 88. He was a native and lifelong resident of Donaldsonville. Mr. Poirrier was a graduate of Ascension Catholic High School and an Army National Guard Veteran. He was a retired residential electrician. Mr....
Ferrel Braud
May 10, 2017
Ferrel P. "Bay Bay" Braud, age 70, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 9:25 a.m. at his home. A native of St. Gabriel, LA and resident of Gonzales, LA, he was a retired inspector for SGS Control Services. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA on Friday, May 12, 2017, from 5:00...
Rudolph Bouche
May 3, 2017
Rudolph "Rudy" Bouche, age 82, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 6:20 a.m. He was a resident of Prairieville, LA, native of Baton Rouge, LA and a retired automobile mechanic. Visiting at Victory Temple Pentecostal Church of God, 41200 Hwy. 933, Prairieville, LA on Friday, May 5, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00...
Franklin Pinto
Apr 29, 2017
Franklin Javier Lopez Pinto, age 25, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 4:50 p.m. in Baton Rouge, LA. He was born on May 25, 1991 in San Antonio, Copan, Honduras. He was a self-employed residential painter. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 6380 Hooper Rd., Baton Rouge, LA on Saturday, May 20, 2017,...
George Butler Jr.
Apr 26, 2017
George Travis Butler Jr., age 70, passed away at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 10:25 a.m. He retired as a mechanical engineer, was a resident of Prairieville, LA and native of Port Allen, LA. Survived by his wife, Rebecca J. Butler; two daughters, Jennifer Matassa Jones and...
Lloyd Guedry
Apr 26, 2017
Lloyd James Guedry, age 78, passed away at Nottingham Regional Rehab Center, Baton Rouge, LA, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at 4:45 p.m. He was native of Sorrento, LA, former resident of St. Amant, LA and Liberty, MS, and resident of Baton Rouge, LA. He served in the U. S. Navy and retired from the Painters Union. He loved...
Roy Latino
Apr 22, 2017
Roy Latino, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 9:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales, LA. He was 78, a native, and resident of Donaldsonville, LA. For many years, he was self-employed in the trucking business and towing service. He was currently employed by Donaldsonville Glass and Body Works. He was a member of Ascension of...
Morris Rusha
Apr 20, 2017
Morris E. "Moe" Rusha, age 84, passed away on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at 5:30 a.m., at the Southeast Louisiana War Veterans Home in Reserve, LA. A resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Reserve, LA. He was an U. S. Army veteran, served during the Korean War. He retired from the LA Department of Transportation & Development. Visiting...