Gladys Migues Eskind

Rynella – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am, on Monday, May 8, 2023, at St. Marcellus Catholic Church, for Gladys Migues Eskind, 92, who passed away on Monday, May 1, 2023.

Entombment will follow in the church mausoleum.

Msgr. Jace Eskind will be the Celebrant.

Visitation will be Sunday, from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm at Pellerin Funeral Home, and will continue Monday, from 8:00 am until 10:15 am.

A rosary, led by the Men’s Rosary Group, will be prayed at 6:00 pm on Sunday, at Pellerin Funeral Home.

Mrs. Eskind was born on Weeks Island, to the late Sidney, Sr. and Martha Hebert Migues, on September 14, 1930. She worked as a bookkeeper and secretary for Morton Salt, Iberia Oil, and Breaux’s Tax Services, and was a babysitter for many years. A devout Catholic, Mrs. Eskind prayed her rosary daily, and was active in the Ladies Altar Society and choirs at St. Marcellus and St. Helen’s. She enjoyed playing pokeno, dining out, reading, and especially fishing with her late husband, Raymond. Mrs. Eskind was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit and the H2U Group, at the former Dauterive Hospital.

Survivors include her children, Kay Renard (Paul), Christine Mayard (Chris), Martha Landry (Richard), and Darren Eskind (Michelle); sister, Becky Blanchard (Harold); sister-in-law, Mary Herpel, and Pearl Owens; grandchildren, Astrid Arcemont, Caleb Mayard (Michelle), Barton Eskind (Laura), Barron Eskind (Allison), Claire Boudreau (Nick), and Amber Patoput (Max); and great grandchildren, Travis and Kaytlin Arcemont, Cam and Reese Mayard, Asher and Abigail Eskind, Caleb Lee and Josiah James Eskind, and Avery and Dexter Patout.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Raymond J. Eskind; sisters, Earldean Boutte, Mary Ann Coco, and Shirley Romero; brothers, Alex Migues, Joe Migues, and Sidney Migues, Jr.; sister-in-law, Nedreal Migues; and a grandson, Casey Mayard.

The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of Community Hospice, and Consolata Nursing Home, Yvette Laird, John, Pam, Melissa, Jackie, Carla, Geralyn, and all of the clergy, for their exceptional care and compassion.

Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace, New Iberia, LA 70560 (337.365.3331)