Viva B. Periou

The family requests that visiting hours be observed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Parks from 9:00 am until Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 am. A rosary will be prayed before funeral service. Rev. Ed Degeyter will officiate at the Mass of Christian Burial. Viva never met a stranger. She believed "La Vie Est Belle" and lived accordingly with a great zest and appreciation for the time on this earth which God gave her. Viva lead her children and grandchildren on adventures and experiences they will always remember with a smile or a shake of the head and a fond laugh. She loved and was loved by many. A La Viva - "Be nice to old people." She is survived by her daughters, Gayle Scheuermann and husband Walter, Christina Bulliard and husband Robert; sons, Thomas Periou and wife Anne, James Fruge; grandchildren, Christian Scheuermann, Marie Scheuermann, Rhonda Simmons, Guy Scheuermann, Eric Periou, Caitlin Periou, Marie Hanks, Gabriel Bulliard; great-grandchildren, Estelle, Madeline and Christopher Simmons, Lily, Eve, Christian and MaeMae Scheuermann, Bella and Lucy Jacobs, Sullivan and Finn Hanks; sister, Velma B. Guidry; and brother, Steve Broussard. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Thomas J. Periou; son, Ernest Periou; great-granddaughter, Ava Hanks; parents, Septime and Lily Hardy Broussard. Pellerin Funeral Homes, 211 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana 70517, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements.