Josephine Pete Joseph

Breaux Bridge A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am, on Monday, August 18, 2014, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, for Josephine Pete Joseph, 81, who passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014, at Lafayette General Medical Center. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 4:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Sunday and continue at 7:00 am until 10:00 am on Monday, at Pellerin Funeral Home in Breaux Bridge. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm on Sunday. Rev. Joseph Campion will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Shelley Joseph and Sharee LeBlanc. Gift Bearers will be Kaylee and Jada Johnson. Interment will follow at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Breaux Bridge. Josephine enjoyed having a good time doing things with her children and going to the casino. Being surrounded by her family and friends brought great joy to her life. Josephine always made it known that she was The Mama. She is survived by her son, Jerry (Belva) Joseph; five daughters, Veronica (Junius) Williams, Jerry Dean (Alton) Anthony, Joyce Celine Lewis, Georgia (Chuck) Mamou, and Amanda (Brian) Noel; her brother, Jessie Pete; 13 grandchildren, Alton Anthony, Jr., Erica Cormier, Kasha Joseph, Sharee LeBlanc, Shelley Joseph, Crystal Mamou, Derek Anthony, Ricky Lewis, Jr., Kenneth DeMonter, Edward Landry, III, Christopher Joseph, Christina Joseph, and Holland Landry; and 23 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Joseph, Jr.; her parents, Antoine and Elena Gary Pete; a daughter, JoAnn Joseph; a son, James Joseph; her brother, Joseph Pete; two granddaughters, Amy Anthony and Raven Williams; a great granddaughter, Kerri Joseph; and a nephew, Felton Fontenette. Pallbearers will be Alton Anthony, Jr., Derek Anthony, Ricky Lewis, Jr., Kenneth DeMonter, Edward Landry, III, Christopher Joseph, and Holland Landry. Honorary pallbearers will be Jesse Pete, Michael Pete, Larry Joseph, Edward Landry, Jr., Alton Anthony, Sr., Chuck Journet, Brian LeBlanc, Irving Jean Batiste, Bradford Landry, and David Williams. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com