Evelyn Landry Lalande Martin

Evelyn Landry LaLande Martin A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Bernard Catholic Church for Evelyn Landry LaLande Martin, 90, who passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Lafayette General Hospital from complications associated with the Covid-19 virus. The service will include burial rites for her son, Steven L. LaLande who passed away on June 2, 2020. The family requests that visitation be held at Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge on Friday, August 7 from 4:00 pm till 8:00 pm and continue on Saturday at 8 am until 9:30. A rosary will be recited at 7 pm on Friday. A private burial will follow at St. Bernard Cemetery #1. Father Stephen Pellessier will conduct the service assisted by Father Donald Pelous. Evelyn was born on June 12, 1930 to Cyril Landry, Jr. and Blanche Picard Landry in Breaux Bridge, La. After graduation from Breaux Bridge High School, Evelyn worked as a bookkeeper for some of Lafayette’s exclusive women’s clothing stores; namely, Wormser’s, LaParisienne, Annie’s, and Sandy Austin Ltd. Evelyn was a devout Catholic and a lifelong parishioner of St. Bernard Catholic Church, where she was one of the original adorers in the Chapel of Perpetual Adoration when it opened in September 1984. She was also a Eucharistic Minister at Masses and to the ill and homebound. Evelyn was a member of Catholic Daughters Court St. Paul #1434 since 1955 and St. Bernard Altar Society. She is survived by her daughters, Terry L. Guidry and husband Richard, and Nancy L. Camel and husband Murray, all of Breaux Bridge; her grandchildren, Andrea G. Dupuis and husband Jason of St. Louis, Missouri; Sadie C. Neatherly and husband Dan of Frisco, Texas; Melanie G. Latiolais and husband Adam; Adam R. Camel and wife Amanda; and Andy P. Camel and wife Kelli, all of Breaux Bridge; 8 great-grandchildren, Jenna and Elyse Latiolais, Sarah Dupuis, Sydney and Cason Neatherly and Emma, Drew and Owen Camel. Also mourning her death are her brother-in-law, Clayton Castille, Jr.; her sister-in-law, Rena Landry; and a very special cousin, Ramona Dupuis of San Antonio, Texas. She will be remembered lovingly by the Picard, Landry, and LaLande families. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband and the father of her children, Paul LaLande, Jr.; her second husband, John “Boysie” Martin; her son Steven L. LaLande; her siblings, Lorraine Landry Castille, Bobby Landry, John B. Gauthier, Paul “Shook” Cormier, George Cormier, James Landry, Harris Landry, Linton Landry, Anasta Landry, Amanda Landry, Mae Landry, Sr. Paula Landry, and Sue Landry. She was also preceded in death by several members of the Picard, Landry & LaLande families. Pallbearers will be Richard Guidry, Murray Camel, Adam Camel, Andy Camel, John Landry, and David Castille. Honorary pallbearers with be Jason Dupuis, Adam Latiolais, and Dan Neatherly. Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge is in charge of arrangements. Steven L. “Bimbo” LaLande A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 10:00 am at St. Bernard Catholic Church for Steven L. “Bimbo” LaLande, 66, who passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, CA after losing his battle against cancer. The service will include burial rites for his mother, Evelyn L. LaLande Martin, who passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020. A private burial will follow at St. Bernard Cemetery #1. Father Stephen Pellessier will conduct the services assisted by Father Donald Pelous. The family requests that visitation be held at Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge on Friday, August 7 from 4:00 pm till 8:00 pm and continue on Saturday at 8 am until 9:30. A rosary will be recited at 7 pm on Friday. Steve was born March 18, 1954 to Paul LaLande Jr. and Evelyn Landry LaLande. He was a resident of Breaux Bridge, LA for most of his life and graduated from Breaux Bridge High School in 1972. Steve loved horse racing and was a jockey during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s at local Louisiana racetracks including Evangeline Downs and Delta Downs. Mourning his death are his sisters, Terry L. Guidry and husband Richard, and Nancy L. Camel and husband Murray, all of Breaux Bridge; and his special friend, Elizabeth Campbell of San Francisco, CA. He is also survived by nieces, Andrea G. Dupuis and husband Jason of St. Louis, Missouri, Sadie C. Neatherly and husband Dan of Frisco, Texas, and Melanie G. Latiolais and husband Adam; and nephews Adam R. Camel and wife Amanda, and Andy P. Camel and wife Kelli, all of Breaux Bridge. Steve also leaves behind great nieces and nephews, Jenna and Elyse Latiolais, Sarah Dupuis, Sydney and Cason Neatherly and Emma, and Drew and Owen Camel. Additionally, he will be remembered by cousins, aunts, and uncles from the Picard, Landry & LaLande families. Steve was preceded in death by his parents; his maternal grandparents, Cyril Landry, Jr. and Blanche Picard Landry and his paternal grandparents, Paul LaLande, Sr. and Olampe Guidry LaLande. He was also preceded in death by several members of the Picard, Landry & LaLande families. San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home in California and Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge are handling arrangements.