All Obituaries

Floyd M. Soileau November 23, 1931 ~ May 17, 2022 VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Floyd M. Soileau at 1:30 PM on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Our Lady Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Ville Platte.  Father Mitch Guidry will celebrate the Mass.  Burial will take place at Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Floyd M. Soileau, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 23, 1931, in Ville Platte...

  VILLE PLATTE – A Memorial Service will be held for Rowena Marie Fontenot at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte, La.  Pastor Brian Dore will conduct the service.  Rowena Marie Fontenot, 63, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022. Rowena was born on April 15, 1959 in Ville Platte, LA to Oswald and Grace Fontenot. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, and sister.  Rowena loved and adored her children and...

VILLE PLATTE – Funeral Service will be held for Glen Allen Durbin at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte, La.  Pastor Kevin West will conduct funeral services.  Burial will take place at Evangeline Memorial Park. Glen Allen Durbin, 82, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. He was born on August 13, 1939, in Bunkie, LA to Allen and Rachel Foster Durbin.  He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. ...

VILLE PLATTE – Benjamin Adam Johnson passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Ville Platte at the age of 44.  A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at 7:30 PM at Ardoin’s Funeral Home in Ville Platte. Benjamin Adam Johnson was born on March 28, 1978, in Ville Platte, Louisiana to Bruce Allen and Gloria Dean Brown Johnson.  Benjamin loved being outdoors riding horses and ATV’s.  He also loved hunting and fishing especially on the Red...

VILLE PLATTE - A memorial service will be held at a later date for Kent Bolfa, 61, who passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Kent was born on December 31, 1960, in Ville Platte LA to Ferril Glenn Bolfa, Sr. and Della Mae Fontenot Bolfa.  Kent was a long-time Merchant Marine Captain, delivering cargo to ports around the world. A true outdoorsman, he enjoyed being on the waterways of the south, fishing for anything that swam. When the seasons changed, he could be found in a duck blind or...

VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Francis “Kern” Kernel Ortego at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, La.  Father Tom Voorhies will celebrate the Mass.  Burial will take place at Evangeline Memorial Park. Francis “Kern” Kernel Ortego, 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 28, 1944, in Ville Platte, LA to...

VILLE PLATTE – A Memorial Mass will be held at 4:00 PM at St. Peters Catholic Church in Pine Prairie, on Friday, April 1, 2022, for David Scott Dupre’, 59, who passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022. David Scott Dupre’ was born on February 4, 1963, to Ferdinand and Joyce Dupre.  Scott enjoyed spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, and riding 4 wheelers.  After a lengthy illness, he passed away quietly at home.  His family and friends will miss him...

VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Shirley Louise Archer Reed at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, La.  Father Tom Voorhies will celebrate the Mass.  Burial will take place at Evangeline Memorial Park. Shirley Archer Reed, 90, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Ville Platte. Shirley grew up in Walla Walla, Washington. She attended Mary Cliff High School in Spokane, Washington, she also...

VILLE PLATTE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Diana Manuel Fontenot at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Ville Platte, La.  Father Andrew Killeen will celebrate the Mass.  Burial will take place a Gates of Heaven Cemetery. Diana Manuel Fontenot, 73, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Dianna was born on February 24, 1949, in Ville Platte, LA to Maurice and Irene Ardoin Manuel. She was a compassionate, loving,...