Steven Reinhold Sheese

Steven Sheese was a lead operator for Cargill Oilseed and served in the U.S. Army for 15 years, a recruiter for six of those years. A resident of Prairieville and a native of Munich, Germany, he passed away Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, at 12:10 a.m. at M.D. Anderson Medical Center in Houston at the age of 44. Visitation will be held at Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales, on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. and on Thursday, Sept. 23, from 8 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m., conducted by Raymond Wade, minister. Burial will follow at Hope Haven Cemetery, Prairieville. Survived by his wife, Melissa LaCroix Sheese, Prairieville; mother, Ingrid Bleibtreu Sheese; two daughters, Angelle Renae LaCroix and Kelli Rae LaCroix, both of Prairieville; a sister, Jasmin Sheese Gautreau, Prairieville; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Reggie Sheese and Walter "Derek" and Georgie Sheese, both of Prairieville. He is also survived by 15 nieces and nephews, mother-in-law and stepfather-in-law, Mary LaCroix Hermosillo and Nohe Hermosillo, Prairieville; three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law, Terrie LaCroix, Walker, Deneen and Frank Draves, of Lake Charles, and Suzanne and Shane McKay, of Walker. He was preceded in death by his father, Manuel J. Sheese Jr.; paternal grandparents, Manuel J. Sheese Sr. and Virginia S. Sheese; maternal grandparents, Arthur and Wilhelminie Bleibtreau; father-in-law, Richard F. LaCroix. Pallbearers will be Reggie, Walter, Derek, Ryan and Jonathan Sheese, Scott Powers, Frank Draves, Maurice Guidry and Steve Cash. Please visit www.oursofh.com to offer condolences to the family.