Deaths

Ella Louise Blanchard
“A truly good wife is the most precious treasure a man can find!  Her husband depends on her, and she never lets him down.  She is good to him every day of her life.”  Proverbs 31:10-12
Louise, beloved wife of Vernon Blanchard, Jr., went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on May 28, 2013, after a long and courageous battle with heart disease.  She was born March 2, 1934, and lived her entire life in Baton Rouge.  Her sons, Doug (Orlinda), Randy, and Larry (Penny) and daughters, Barbara Blanchard and Sandy Ladner (Ned), rise up and call her blessed.
Proverbs 17:6 “Grandchildren are the crown of grandparents.” Her grandchildren, Tori Berthelot (Jared), Randy Blanchard, Jr. (Jessica), Sarah Lovell (Curtis), Travis Ladner, Brent Blanchard (Roci), Chris Blanchard, Anna Mentzer (Jordan), Rebekah Blanchard, Todd Ladner, Brady Blanchard, Lynley Blanchard (fiancé Josh Rhodes), Jenna Zimmer, and her great-grandchildren, Katy Simmons, Alyssa, Caden, Tanner and Harley Lovell, Hadley Ladner, Lawson, Elizabeth, Easton, Randy (BB) Blanchard, III, and Myles Berthelot were her greatest joy.
She is survived by her sister, Elizabeth Jane “Cookie” Wink, brother, William Douglas “Boo” Gaudin, and a host of nieces and nephews.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Louise Gaudin; daughter-in-law, Aimee Blanchard; great-grandson Bradley Lovell; sisters, Barbara Ann Westmoreland and Claire Adele (Whistle) Berthelot, and brothers, Leonard  and James Douglas (Chipper) Gaudin.
Pallbearers were her grandsons.
Visitation was held on Thursday, May 30 at Greenoaks Funeral Home in Baton Rouge.  Visitation resumedat St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Friday, May 31 until Mass of Christian Burial was conducted by Father Jack Nutter.  Interment will follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park.
Proverbs 31: 30 “Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.”
A special thanks to Dr. Andrew Rees, Dr. William Moore, Dr. Michael J. Castine III, and the staff of Louisiana Hospice and the Butterfly Wing for the loving and compassionate care they provided during her illness.
There’s magic in a Mother’s touch, and sunshine in her smile. There’s love in everything she does to make our lives worthwhile.  We can find both hope and courage just by looking in her eyes.  Her laughter is a source of joy; her works are warm and wise. There is a kindness and compassion to be found in her embrace, and we see the light of heaven shining from a Mother’s face.  (Anonymous)