Lorraine Chataignier Lovas

St. Martinville - A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, February 14, 2022, at Pellerin Funeral Home in St. Martinville for Lorraine Chataignier Lovas, 92, who passed away on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Iberia Medical Center.

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home in St. Martinville from 9:00 am until time of service on Monday.

A rosary will be prayed by Cynthia Elmer at 11:00 am on Monday.

Rev. Garrett Savoie will officiate at the Funeral Service. Readers will be Kayla Bonner and Brenda Derouen.

Interment will follow at St. Michael Cemetery in St. Martinville.

Lorraine was born February 20, 1929, in St. Martinville. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and friend. Lorraine enjoyed a good cup of coffee, watching old westerns on television, and loved to watch cardinals and hummingbirds. She cherished her time spent with her family and she will be deeply missed by all.

She is survived by her daughters, Anne Pellerin (Darryl), Lorna Heintz (David), and Sheila Lovas all of St. Martinville; sons, Thomas Lovas, Jr.(Barbara) of Slidell, Brian Lovas of St. Martinville, and John Lovas (Barbara) of  River Ridge; grandchildren, Elizabeth O. Barras (Steven), Thomas Lovas III (April), Shawn Lovas, Zachary Lovas (Jamie), Brooke Hirstius (Jeff), Amie Lovas, Kayla Bonner (Chris), Amy Heintz and Katie Menard; great grandchildren, Samantha Trail, Natalie Lovas, Jared Hirstius, Julie Hirstius, Kayla Lovas, Zoey Lovas, Lexie Rose Lovas, and Kamren Breaux; and her siblings, Marie Therese "Timmie" Rodriguez (Cliff), Claudia Chataignier, Charles Chataignier (Kathy), Clay Chataignier (Charlotte), Carrol Chataignier (Stephanie), and Michael Chataignier (Cindy).

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas E. Lovas, Sr.; parents, Charles and Marie Therese Bienvenu Chataignier; father and mother-in-law, Thomas and Lelia Beslin Lovas; and her siblings, Charlene Chataignier, Edwina Guirard, Doris Fournet, Hope Dugas, Gale Gray, and Richard Chataignier.

Pallbearers will be Brian Lovas, Carrol Chataignier, Michael Chataignier, Charles Chataignier, Clay Chataignier, and Darryl Pellerin.

Pellerin Funeral Home of St. Martinville, 112 New Market St., St. Martinville, LA 70582, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.