A native and resident of Whitehall, he passed away at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge. He was a retired welder for a shipyard. He was 66. Visiting will be at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Whitehall on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Jason Palermo. Burial at Whitehall Community Cemetery. Survived by two sisters and a brother-in-law, Geraldine Fontenot Bourgeois, of St. Amant, and Mary and Guy Villnurve, of Whitehall; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Jerry and Debra Fontenot, of Cumming, Ga., and J.A. and Jackie Fontenot, of Whitehall; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by parents, Jerome E. and Josephine M. Delatte Fontenot; and a sister, Ethel Fontenot Vicknair. Pallbearers will be his nephews. Special thanks to Our Lady of the Lake Critical Care doctors and staff. Arrangements by Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales. To offer condolences, please visit www.oursofh.com.
