Cathy Marie Delahoussaye

NEW IBERIA – A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted for Cathy Marie Delahoussaye, age 74, at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Fr. Steve LeBlanc will officiate. Interment will follow at Holy Family Mausoleum. A gathering of family and friends will take place at the funeral home on Tuesday from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm. A rosary being led by the Men’s Rosary Group will be prayed at 6:00 pm. The funeral home will reopen on Wednesday at 9:00 am until the time of services. A native of New Iberia and resident of Kaplan, Cathy passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Lafayette General Medical Center. Born on July 9, 1948 to the late Joseph Delahoussaye Sr. and Gursey LaPointe Delahoussaye, Cathy was one of 4 children. She was a kind hearted and easy going woman who enjoyed the simple things in life. Cathy loved spending time with her favorite great nephew, Nicholas, playing Pokeno with friends, listening to George Strait, and relaxing. Cathy will be truly and deeply missed by all those who knew and loved her. She is survived by her siblings, Joseph Delahoussaye, Jr., Julie D. Howell, and Dawn D. Badinger; nieces and nephews, Joey Delahoussaye, III., Ashley Taylor, Kayla Kenney, and Caitlin Badinger; and great nieces and nephews, Cameron Delahoussaye, Nicholas Taylor, and Olivia Kenney. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Delahoussaye Sr. and Gursey LaPointe Delahoussaye. Pallbearers will be Steven Kenney, Brian Bille, Nicholas Taylor, Joey Delahoussaye, Cameron Delahoussaye, and Brian Wischnewsky. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Renard and Philip Delahoussaye, Jr. The family would also like to give special thanks to Cathy’s loving and dedicated caregiver, Anna Ramirez, who helped to make Cathy comfortable and cared for during her final months. To view the on-line obituary and sign the online guest register, please visit www.evangelinefuneralhome.com. . Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia is in charge of arrangements.