Rilma Boutte Vavasseur

A native and resident of Baton Rouge, she died Thursday, June 12, 2008, at the Butterfly Wing of Hospice of Baton Rouge. She was 94 and a retired seamstress. Visitation at St. Jude Catholic Church, 9150 Highland Road, on Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. David Allen, celebrant. There will be a recitation of the holy rosary at 10 a.m. Interment in Gilbert Memorial Park. Survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Larry Chustz, Baton Rouge; daughter-in-law and her husband, Elaine and Cornell Beauregard, Baton Rouge; five grandchildren, Karen and husband Junius Dural, Lori and husband Dan Berry, Brandie Chustz, Nicole and husband Michael Johnson, and Toni Chustz; and eight great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Stanley Boutte; two sisters, Kathy Bienville and Alma Juge; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband, Jefferson Charles Vavasseur; son, John Robert Vavasseur; four brothers and a sister. She was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters Court Regina Coeli 2063. She belonged to a rosary group and also enjoyed playing cards in her Pokeno group. Serving as pallbearers will be Cornell Beauregard, Junius Dural, Dan Berry, Walton Bean, Jeffrey Juge and Dwight Rozier. The family would like to express a special thanks to St. Joseph Hospice and suggests that memorial donations be made to St. Jude Catholic Church or St. Joseph Hospice. Arrangements by Rabenhorst Funeral Home.