Herman J. BERTHELOT

Berthelot, Herman J. A loving husband, father and grandfather, he died on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2005, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge. He was 92, born Dec. 26, 1912, and was a native and resident of Whitehall. Visiting at Welsh Funeral Home, 426 W. New River St., on Thursday, Oct. 13, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m. Visiting at St. Stephen Catholic Church, Whitehall, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Friday, conducted by the Rev. Rubin Reynolds. Interment in Whitehall Community Cemetery. Survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Clarence and Yvette Berthelot; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Mary Louise and Hubert Leader, Joyce Loupe Weber, Claudia and Herbert Hoover Jr. and Sue Berthelot, all of Whitehall, and Scharlene and Roger Acosta of Livingston; four sisters, Ida Guitreau, Mary Trabeau, Louvella Cordilla and Nancy Major; four half-sisters, Myrtis, Myrtle, Beulah and Margie; two half-brothers, Jimmy and George; 16 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and six great great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Mary Louise Berthelot; wife of 71 years, Ora LeBourgeois Berthelot; two brothers, Leo Berthelot Jr. and J.O. Berthelot; two half-brothers, Berman and Curtis; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. He was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church in Whitehall. Published in The Advocate on 10/13/2005.