Mabe DRESSEL

Services for Mabel Dressel Trahan Eldridge, 91, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church with the Rev. Steve LeBlanc officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery in Loreauville.Visiting hours will be observed today from 2:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m. at David Funeral Home. Visitation will resume Saturday at 9 a.m. until time of service.A native of Loreauville and a resident of New Iberia, Mrs. Eldridge died at 12:55 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at Iberia Medical Center.Mrs. Eldridge worked at the Rosary House for several years and enjoyed cooking, house work and flowers.She is survived by her two sons, Carrol Trahan and wife Joan and Loraine Paul Trahan all of New Iberia; a daughter, Joy Rita T. Delahoussaye and husband Raymond of St. Martinville; six grandchildren, Brent Delahoussaye of Parks, Dale Delahoussaye of St. Martinville, Marcie D. Benoit of Broussard, Chad and Scott Trahan, and Beth Trahan Turner all of New Iberia; and four great-grandchildren, Brendon and Jake Delahoussaye of Parks, and Aubrey and McKenzie Trahan of New Iberia.Mrs. Eldridge was preceded in death by her husband, Francis “Fran” Eldridge; parents, Paul and Bertile Broussard Dressel; first husband, Francis Trahan; three brothers, Lloyd, Sidney and Ferdinand “Slim” Dressel; and a sister, Eunice D. Rockenbough.Pallbearers will be Brent and Dale Delahoussaye, Wayne Eldridge, Chad, Scott and Terry Trahan.Memorial contributions may be made in Mrs. Eldridge’s name to Hospice of Acadiana, 2600 Johnston St., Suite 200, Lafayette, LA 70503.David Funeral Home — North, Trotter Street, is in charge of the arrangements.