Obituaries

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.

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.

DIANA MARY DESHOTELS

MAMOU – Graveside services were held at Courville Cemetery on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 10 a.m. for Diana Mary Deshotels, 81, who passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

NASEN JOSEPH FONTENOT JR.

Nasen Joseph Fontenot Jr., 76, of Ville Platte, passed away on June 9, 2022, at Mercy Regional Medical Center. His mother, Tonnie Belle Fontenot, and father, Nasen Joseph Fontenot Sr., predeceased him.

NICHOLAS TED JOHNSON

VILLE PLATTE – It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Nicholas Ted Johnson announces his passing on Thursday, June 2, 2022, at the age of 37.

DOUGLAS J. FONTENOT SR.

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

BRENDA JOYCE CLOUD MOREAU JENKINS

TURKEY CREEK - A funeral service was held for Brenda Joyce Cloud Moreau Jenkins at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Church of Christ in Turkey Creek. Brother Jamie Roberts conducted the services. Burial followed in Turkey Creek Cemetery.

CAROLYN LORENZ CASTETE

ST LANDRY - A graveside service will be held for Carolyn Lorenz Castete at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at St. Theresa Church Cemetery in St. Landry. Father Kenneth Mayne will conduct the services.

HELEN “JEAN” PITRE ORTEGO REED

VILLE PLATTE – It is with great sadness that the family of Helen “Jean” Pitre Ortego Reed announces her passing on Sunday, May 22, 2022 in Ville Platte at the age of 87.