Obituaries

David Lutgring, 84. Visitation will be at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home on December 15, 2025, 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm and resumes at St. Jules Catholic Church on December 16, 2025, 9:00 am until the Mass at 10:00 am. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain...

Robert "Bobby" Jack Reed, 84. Visitation will be observed at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 9:00 am until the Liturgy of the Word service at 11:30 am. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home...

Russell Craig Strait, DDS died peacefully at his residence at the age of 82.
He was born in Neah Bay, Washington to the late Helen Genevieve and Russell Truman Strait. Craig grew up in Aurora, Colorado and attended University of Colorado where he was an active member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He graduated...

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 1:30 PM in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Scott for Elsie Breaux Domingue, age 95, who passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Cedar Crest Memory Care in Lafayette.
Entombment will be held in Sts. Peter & Paul Mausoleum.
Survivors...

Bliss Maye Higgins died peacefully at home in Baton Rouge on November 12, 2025. Born in New Orleans February 25, 1958, to Virginia Faye Petty Higgins and George Joseph Higgins Sr, she was one of 8 children. Bliss is survived by Wright Wade Adams III, her beloved husband of 31 years; her children: Chris Adams, Sage...

Eleonore Fuxan Metrejean, 95. Visitation will be at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette, LA on Friday, November 14, 2025, from 9:00 am until the 11:00 am Mass at Saint Edmond Roman Catholic Church. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral...

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM in Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette, for Dr. Stephen B. Knouse, age 78, who passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at his Lafayette residence.
Interment will be held in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery.
Reverend Susan M. Ferguson...

Kathryn Ann Manning, 37. Visitation will be observed at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home in Lafayette, LA on Thursday, November 6, 2025, from 8:30 am until the Funeral Service at 11:00 am. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery,...

Charles Harry Bruder passed away peacefully in his home in Lafayette, LA, on Monday, October 27, 2025. He was born on March 22, 1940, in Louisville, KY, to the late G. Stuart Bruder Sr. and Mildred Gensel Bruder. Those wishing to share memories or visit with his family are invited to join them at Fountain Memorial...

Benjamin "Ben" James Pooler II, age 82, of Lafayette, Louisiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 27, 2025. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 15, 1943, Ben lived a full and purposeful life devoted to God, Family, and Country, and to a lifelong commitment to safety and...

Catholic Memorial services will be held for Dr. Preston "Jay" Webre, Jr. at 1:30 PM on Thursday, October 23, 2025, in La Chapelle de Martin & Castille of Lafayette. Jay, as he was affectionately known, was 76 when he passed away peacefully at his home on October 19, 2025, with his beloved wife by his side....

Rita Potier Martin, 92. Visitation will be observed at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home on Friday, October 24, 2025, from 9:00 am until the Liturgy of the Word at 12:00 pm. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 1010 Pandora St....