Rev. Raymond Robitaille

Rynella - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Monday, January 9, 2017, at St. Marcellus Catholic Church in Rynella for Rev. Raymond A. Robitaille, 97, who passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017, in New Iberia. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Most Rev. Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel will be the Celebrant. A gathering of family and friends will be at St. Marcellus Catholic Church on Sunday from 3:00 PM until 9:00 PM. A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue on Monday from 8:00 AM until time of service. Father Robitaille was born on July 4, 1919 in St. Romuald Quebec. He attended primary and secondary school in St. Romuald. In 1936, he joined the Our Lady of the Prairies Trappist Monastery in St. Norbert Manitoba, Canada, and was ordained a priest on June 18, 1944 in his hometown of St. Romuald. Fr. Robitaille entered the Diocese of Lafayette on August 20, 1952, and served in several different parishes including St. Anthony in Eunice for 12 years, and St. Marcellus in Rynella for 17 years, until his retirement in 1981. He was a resident Consolata Nursing Home where he served as Chaplain for several years. Fr. Robitaille will always be remembered for his care for people. He was always a consummate gentleman and priest. Survivors include his brothers, Paul and Gilles. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Gaudiose Robitaille, his mother, Marie Louise Bergeron, his brothers Maurice, Benoit, and his sisters, Berthe (C.N.D.) Jacqueline, Marcelle, and Gisele. Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, New Iberia, LA 70560, 337.365.3331, is in charge of the arrangements.