Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Saturday, August 19, 2017, at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge for Janet Thibodeaux Menard, 83, who passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at St. Martin Hospital.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 10:00 am until 9:00 pm on Friday, and continue on Saturday at 8:00 am until 9:30 am.
A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm on Friday.
Fr. Garrett McIntyre will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Jeannine Menard and Katie Courville. Gift bearers will be Emily, Colleen and Victoria.
Interment will follow at St. Bernard Cemetery No. 2 in Breaux Bridge.
Janet was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and sister, who loved her family unconditionally. She looked forward to watching her favorite soap opera, The Young & the Restless every day. As a pastime, she enjoyed going to the horse races, camping with her family, and Sunday afternoon car rides. Janet especially loved family night with Coors Lite and her 45s.
She is survived by her sons, Alton "A.J." Menard, Jr. and wife, Jeannine, and Brad Menard and wife, Kaisha, all of Breaux Bridge; her daughters, Rebecca Menard of Breaux Bridge, Debbie Champagne and husband, Steven, of Parks, and Judy Courville and husband, Steven, of Breaux Bridge; her sisters, Paula T. Leon and Marilyn T. Guidry; her brothers, Kenneth "Keno" Thibodeaux and wife, Marel, Mike Thibodeaux, and Keith Thibodeaux, all of Breaux Bridge; nine grandchildren, Kaine, Christopher, Ross, Aaron, Mark, Katie, Colleen, Emily, and Victoria; and five great grandchildren, Owen, Ky, Jackson, Camryn, and Cole.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Alton Ky J. Menard, Sr.; her parents, Dalton Thibodeaux, Sr. and Sadie Boudreaux Thibodeaux; and her brother, Dalton "Ponoon" Thibodeaux, Jr.
Pallbearers will be Kaine Champagne, Christopher Courville, Aaron Menard, Ross Robichaux, Owen Melancon, and Shane Leon.
Janets family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the staff and doctors of St. Martin Hospital, and most especially to her caregivers, Tute, Linda, and Robyn We could not have made it without our angels..
Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.
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