New Iberia ;- A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, on Monday, March 23, 2009, at St. Peters Catholic Church in New Iberia, for Louis Edmond Berges, 94, who passed away on Friday, March 20, 2009 in New Iberia. ;
Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. ;
Rev. Charles Langlois will be the Celebrant. ;
Born on January 25, 1915 in New Iberia, Mr. Berges retired from LASCO with 25 years of service, and was a veteran of the US Army, having served during World War II. He enjoyed playing golf. ;
Survivors include his sons, Larry Berges and wife Vivian of New Iberia, Robert L. Berges and wife Evelyn Claire of Houston; daughter, Suzanne B. Woods and husband Darcy of Blairsden, CA.; grandchildren, Christina Mason and husband Chris of New Iberia, Sarah Berges of Houston, and Mary Elizabeth Borden of New Orleans. ;
He was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Belle "Tuck" Berges; a grandson, Jeremy Berges; his parents, Jean Henri Berges and Sarah Marie Laperouse Berges; sisters, Odette Pharr, Louise LeBlanc; and his brother, George Berges. ;
A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday from 4:30 PM until 8:00 PM at Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, in New Iberia. A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 PM Sunday. Visitation will continue Monday from 8:00 AM until 9:30 AM. ;
Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, 337.365.3331, is in charge of arrangements.