Louella Istre

LAKE ARTHUR Funeral services for Mrs. LouElla Cormier Istre, 84, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 3, 2014 in Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church with Rev. Charles McMillin and Msgr. Ronald Groth officiating. Burial will be in the Andrus Cove Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Lake Arthur. Funeral home visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., Sunday; and 8:00 a.m. Monday until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m.by the Catholic Daughters #1573, Sunday in the funeral home chapel. Mrs. Istre died Wednesday, January 29, 2014 in the Camelot Brookside Nursing Home in Jennings. Mrs. Istre was a lifelong resident of Lake Arthur. She loved to iron and was known for her delicious fried chicken. She loved attending Mass, saying her rosary, dancing and having family get-togethers. Mrs. Istre never had a negative word to say to anyone and she was loved and will be missed by all who knew her. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church and was chosen Catholic Daughter Mother of the Year. She was a member of the church choir, the funeral choir and the Coalition Choir. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Mr. Carlton Istre; one daughter, Jessica Guidry and husband Lorne of Jennings; three sons, Robert Dale Istre and wife Bonnie, Dennis Istre and wife Betty, Wayland Istre and wife Laura all of Lake Arthur; 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arcade and Amelie Broussard Cormier; eight sisters and four brothers.