Obituaries

NICHOLAS PAUL DEMORUELLE

VILLE PLATTE – It is with great sorrow that the family of Nicholas Paul Demoruelle announces his passing on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the age of 42. Services were held Sunday, July 10, 2022, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte at 3 p.m. with Pastor Kevin West officiating.

DEBORAH ANN SLAVEN LEBLANC

VILLE PLATTE – A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 15, 2022, at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church for Deborah Ann Slaven Leblanc, 65, who passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Burial will follow in the Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery.

RYAN CHRISTOPHER EASTIN

VILLE PLATTE - The family of Ryan Christopher Eastin, 27, sadly announces his passing on Friday, July 1, 2022 in Plaquemine. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church with burial to follow in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum.

MARY ANN LAFLEUR FONTENOT

VILLE PLATTE - Funeral services for Mary Ann Lafleur Fontenot, 88, were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial following in the Evangeline Memorial Park Cemetery. Father Andrew Killeen officiated the funeral mass. Ms.

PATRICK DALE FORET

VILLE PLATTE - The family of Patrick Dale Foret, 63, announces his passing on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at his residence. A visitation was held Monday, June 27, 2022, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the LaVille Funeral Home Funeral Chapel. LaVille Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

GENEVIEVE BORDELON ARDOIN

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be offered on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church for the repose of the soul of Genevieve Bordelon Ardoin, who peacefully entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte.

GENEVA SOILEAU LIMOGES

GENEVA SOILEAU LIMOGES May 19, 1946 – June 25, 2022 VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Geneva Mae Limoges at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Our Lady, Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte. Burial took place at Gates of Heaven Cemetery.

STEPHEN LYNN VONLANKEN

BAYOU CHICOT – Graveside services were held with full military honors on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Vandenburg Cemetery in Bayou Chicot for Stephen Lynn VonLanken, who was born December 7, 1967, in Tuscola, Illinois, and was a resident of St. Landry.

DARREN WADE VIDRINE

VIDRINE – A Memorial Mass was held for Darren Wade Vidrine at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2022, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Mamou. Interment followed at New. St. Ann’s Mausoleum. Father Billy Massie, pastor of St.

SANDRA MARIE BERZAS DOXEY

Sandra Marie Berzas Doxey, age 74, who loved to be called “Nana” by her grandchildren, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2022, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. A Mass in her honor will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.