CoteauHolmes - Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Coteau Holmes, for Rena Lasseigne Dugas, 88, who passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Lafayette General Medical Center.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Monday and continue on Tuesday 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Pellerin Funeral Home in St. Martinville.
A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Rev. Joseph Padinjarepeedika will conduct the services. Reading the scriptures will be Candice Resweber and Mary Ann Dugas. Gift beareres will be Jaiden Dugas, Lauren Olivier, Brooke Olivier, Tara Serrette, Amber Dugas and Alyse Dugas.
Interment will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Coteau Holmes.
Mrs. Dugas was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be missed by all who loved her. She worked hard all her life, but enjoyed spending time with her family especially when they traveled together.
She also enjoyed playing cards, bingo and pokeno.
Survivors include one daughter, Patricia (Pat) Dugas Olivier and her husband, Gerald Olivier of Catahoula; one son, Allen Dugas, Sr. and his wife, Geraldine Fremin Dugas of Coteau Holmes; six grandchildren, Troy Olivier and his wife, Karin, David Dugas and his wife, Jennifer, Tessie Serrette and her husband, David, Sherrie Resweber and her husband, Paul, Jason Dugas and Mark Dugas and his wife, Heidi; fourteen great-grandchildren, Josh Serrrette and his wife, Monique, Heather Resweber, Krista Dugas, Jude Dugas and his wife, Courtney, Kayla Dugas, Candice Resweber, Alyse Dugas, Braxton Resweber , Amber Dugas, Max Dugas, Lauren Olivier, Tara Serrette, Brooke Olivier and Jaiden Dugas; three great great grandchildren, Jase Serrette, Kyan Batiste and Joni Serrette; three brothers, Clenis Lasseigne, Rouly Lasseigne and Dalfred Lasseigne.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dalton Dugas; her parents, Clebert and Ora Albert Lasseigne; six sisters, Viola Robicheaux, Marie Girouard, Kin Courville, Juliet Granger, Nelda Thibodeaux and Theresa Serrette; one brother, Patrick Lasseigne and one grandson, Allen (Lil Al) Dugas, Jr.
Pallbearers will be Troy Olivier, Paul Resweber, David Dugas, Jason Dugas, Mark Dugas, and David Serrette.
Honorary pallbearers will be Braxton Resweber, Josh Serrette, Jude Dugas and Max Dugas.
The family would like to extend a thank you to the staff of St. Martin Nursing Home and Rehab.
Pellerin Funeral Homeof St.Martinville is in charge of arrangements.
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