Obituaries

Melba Young

Sep 16, 2014

Matthew 11:28 Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Melba Hoover Young, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, entered into eternal rest at 6 p.m. on September 16, 2014, surrounded by her family. Native of Romeville, LA and resident of Gonzales, LA, at the age of 92, she...

Travis Lessard

Sep 14, 2014

Travis Hollywood Lessard, 53, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Gonzales, LA. A resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Ascension Parish. His occupation was with AirCool Heating and Air. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA, on Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. and Friday,...

Grace Waguespack

Sep 11, 2014

Grace Brou Waguespack, 86, passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Gonzales Health Care, a resident of Gonzales, LA and native of Convent, LA. She was a retired secretary with St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, LA. Visiting at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Convent, LA, on Monday, September 15, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian...

Helen Babin

Sep 11, 2014

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in St. Amant, LA at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. A native of Brignac, LA, Helen Bourgeois Babin passed away peacefully at her home in St. Amant, LA on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 7:55 p.m. surrounded by...

John Johnson

Sep 6, 2014

John Lawton Johnson, age 63, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at his home. A resident and native of Gonzales, LA. He was a retired electrician and an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home on Thursday, September 11, 2014 from 10 a.m. until chapel service at 1 p.m. conducted by Pastor...

Georgia Atherton

Sep 4, 2014

Georgia Gi Gi Atherton passed away on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at her home. She was 78. A former resident of New Orleans, LA, and a resident of Livingston, LA, and native of New Orleans, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, Gonzales, LA on Monday, September 8, 2014 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Tuesday, September 9, 2014...

Leo Causey

Sep 1, 2014

Our loving husband and father, Leo Cline Causey, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at his home. A graduate of Gonzales High School, an Army veteran of the Korean War, and he was a retired operator with BASF after 39 years of service. A resident of Prairieville, LA and native of Galvez, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home...

Maria Melendez

Aug 28, 2014

Maria A. Melendez was born in Jesus Maria, Jalisco, Mexico on August 12, 1951. She passed away on August 28, 2014 at Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. She was a resident of Gonzales, LA. Visiting at Ascension Funeral Home, Gonzales, LA, Friday, August 29, 2014 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Saturday,...

Freida Savoy

Aug 26, 2014

Freida Ann Accardo Savoy Freida A. Savoy, passed away on August 26, 2014 at the age of 74. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a native of Convent, LA and a resident of Saint Amant, LA. She is survived by her devoted husband Elphage Preacher J. Savoy Sons and daughtersinlaw, Keith and Barbara...

Christopher Seals Ii

Aug 24, 2014

Christopher J. Seals II passed away on August 24, 2014, at Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, LA. He was born on October 9, 2008, in Baton Rouge, LA and a resident of Zachary, LA. Visiting at Family Worship Center on Bluebonnet Blvd. on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 9 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. conducted by Pastor...

Milton Bourgeois

Aug 1, 2014

Milton P. Bourgeois, age 85, entered eternal life on August 1st, 2014. He was a native of Brignac and a resident of St. Amant. He was a weldermillwright employed at Burnside Terminal for 26 years prior to his retirement. Milton was an avid hunter and especially enjoyed late night fox and rabbit hunts with his friends, dogs, and coffee....

Lawrence Cornett

Jul 22, 2014

Lawrence J. Cornett L.J. native and resident of Head of Island, LA passed away at 5:25 am on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at his home at the age of 85. He was a Navy Veteran of WWII. Visitation on Thursday, July 24th at Ascension Funeral Home from 5pm until 9pm, Rosary will be at 7pm. Visitation will continue Friday,...

Glenn Dupre, Sr.

Jul 5, 2014

Glenn David Dupre, Sr., native of Houma, LA and resident of Gonzales, LA, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the age of 66. Glenn was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was a member of Local 37 Boilermaker and enjoyed spending time with his family. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years,...

Norma Theriot

Jun 25, 2014

Norma June Roberts Theriot Norma June began her journey on June 26, 1924 in Bristow, Oklahoma. She departed this life on June 25 from House of Grace in Denham Springs, LA while in the company of her loving family. Norma June was a child of the Depression. Her family moved to the Rio Grande Valley when she was a...

Allie Lavigne, Sr.

Jun 21, 2014

Allie J. Lavigne, Sr. resident and native of Gonzales, LA passed away at 10:25 am on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a retired pipefitter for Ethyl Corp. and served in the Army during WWII. Visiting on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at St. Mark Catholic Church with rosary at 9:00 am. And visiting afterwards...

Robert Fitzgerald, Sr.

Jun 20, 2014

Robert C. Fitzgerald, Sr. Native of Plaquemine, LA and a resident of Glynn, LA passed away on Friday, June 20, at 3:30 pm at the age of 86 years old. Visitation will be held at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, LA. Monday, June 23, 2014 from 8:30 am until 10:30 am. Dismissal at 10:30 am...

Robert Hanly

Jun 15, 2014

Robert T. Hanly, native of Mobile, AL and resident of Prairieville, LA passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the age of 76. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Kay Drown Hanly two sons and daughtersinlaw, Christopher David Hanly and wife Gail Truxillo Hanly, and Gregory Parker Hanly and wife Susan Doucet Hanly three...

John Lambert Jr.

May 15, 2014

John J.H. Hudgen Lambert, Jr. passed away at his home in Gonzales, LA on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 8:45 a.m. at the age of 85. He was in the LA National Guard and retired as a Payroll Clerk from Kaiser Aluminum Gramercy. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 19, 2014, at St. Mark Catholic Church, 42021 LA...

Deborah Duplessis

Apr 28, 2014

Deborah Ann Duplessis a resident and native of Maurepas, LA Passed away at the age of 49 years old at 4:17 am, Monday, April 28, 2014 at Our Lady Lake Regional Medical Center . Visiting on April 28, 2014 at Ascension Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., Gonzales, from 12:00pm 2:00 pm until service at 2:00 pm conducted...

Alejandra Orozco

Apr 3, 2014

Visitation Ascension Funeral Home 426 West New River Street Gonzales, LA  70737 Tuesday, April 15, 2014 5:00 pm8:30 pm Service Mass of Christian Burial St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church 1022 N. Burnside Ave. Gonzales, LA  70737 Wednesday, April 16, 2014 3:30 pm Cemetery Hope Haven Garden of Memory Cemetery Hwy 30...