Garland Joseph Trepagnier

Garland was born on October 15, 1926, to Paul Trepagnier and Lillian Brulte Trepagnier in New Orleans, LA. He was married in 1954 to the late Betty Jane Weber of New Sarpy, Louisiana. He graduated from Destrehan High School in Destrehan, LA, in 1946.

Garland served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Japan immediately following WWII.

Garland worked at the Shell oil refineries in Norco and retired from there in 1983.

Garland and Betty were avid travelers who visited almost every state in America. He took thousands of pictures which he enjoyed sharing with family and friends.

Garland was an aviation enthusiast who took flying lessons in the 1940s, attended many air shows, and was active in the local model airplane club.

Garland was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Weber; his sister Flossie Trepagnier Barfield and his brother Roy Trepagnier, both of Norco, LA; and by his sister Barbara Trepagnier Moody (the late Robert Moody) of Long Beach, MS. Garland is survived by sister-in-law Eva Thibodeaux (late Roy Trepagnier) of Baton Rouge, LA; nieces Lisa Trepagnier Lloyd (late Michael Lloyd) of Baton Rouge, LA and their children Erica and Myles; Tammy Barfield Whatley and husband Peter Whatley of Suffolk, England and their children Bethany and Jay; nephews Keith Trepagnier and wife Patricia Rostetter of Springfield, LA and their children Amanda and Matthew; Michael Barfield of Norco, LA; and Tab Trepagnier and wife Gladys Yandle of Metairie, LA.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Norco, LA on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, from 9:00am until 11:00am. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00am. Interment with military honors will follow the funeral mass at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery, Destrehan, LA.