Maria Sanchez Belaire

Breaux Bridge - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Breaux Bridge, 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, for Maria Sanchez Belaire, 87, who passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Iberia Medical Center. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Monday, and continue on Tuesday at 8:00 am until time of service A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm on Monday by Deacon Marcel "Butch" Hebert. Father Brian Webre will officiate at the service. Gift bearers will be Ethan Delcambre, Raven Owens and Davanee Dugan. Interment will follow at St. Bernard #2 Cemetery in Breaux Bridge. Maria was a people person who loved taking care of everyone especially her family and grandchildren. She enjoyed going to the Casino, playing Bingo, gardening and cooking. The family would like to thank the Staffs of Consulata Nursing Home, Heart of Hospice especially Melody and Iberia Medical Center for their compassionate care. She is survived by her daughter, Paulette Z. Poirier and her husband, Tommy of New Iberia; grandchildren, Walter "Pokey" Dugan, Brandon Dugan, Aaron Dugan, Holly D. Delcambre and husband, Scott; great grandchildren, Brandy Owens and husband, Raven, Monica Dugan, Brittany Perez, Davanee Dugan, Kylie Smith, Aaiken Dugan, Ethan Delcambre, Evan Delcambre, Makynli Delcambre; great great grandchildren, Kamryn Gondron, Collin Gondron, Baby Bentley, Natalie Perez, Aubrie Perez, Alex Perez; step sons, Milton Mouton and wife, Nellie, Clifford Mouton and wife Mary, Clifton Mouton and wife Paulette, Wilfred Mouton, Raymond Mouton and wife Scarlett, William Dugas and wife Marie; step daughters, Jenny Abshire and husband, Adam, Marjorie "Margie" Daigle and husband, Ray, step daughters in law, Sheila Usie Belaire and Liz Mouton Vance; 35 step grandchildren and 47 step great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilfred Belaire, step sons, Darrell "Popeye" Belaire and Edward Mouton, Jr.; step daughters, Lorena Landry and Mildred Pontiff, sisters in law, Jean Belaire, Nora Belaire, Cecile Eddy, and Christy Belaire, brothers in law, Ward Belaire, Joseph Desire Belaire, Michel Belaire, Andrew Belaire, Jr., John Belaire, Amede Belaire, LeeRoy Belaire and Sidney Crochet; niece, Pamela Belaire. Pallbearers will be Walter "Pokey" Dugan, Brandon Dugan, Aaron Dugan, Scott Delcambre, Wilfred "Poochie" Mouton and William Dugas. Honorary pallbearers will be her great grandchildren. Pellerin Funeral Home of Breaux Bridge, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.