NEW IBERIA –A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Maria Guadalupe Blasco Lamadrid, age 87, at 11:00 am Friday, March 25, 2022 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. The service will be conducted by a dear family friend, Fr. Greg Daigle. Mrs. Lamadrid will be laid to rest next to her husband at Beau Pre' Memorial Park.
A gathering of family and friends will be held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church on Friday from 9:30 am until service time.
A native of Perico, Provincia de Matanzas, Cuba, and resident of Baton Rouge, formerly of New Iberia, Mrs. Lamadrid passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
Beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Mrs. Lamadrid was devoted to her family and her adopted country. Mrs. Lamadrid resided in New Iberia, LA for over fifty years where she taught piano to hundreds and hundreds of students.
She was known for her cooking, painting, music and love for family and friends. She loved cooking her native Cuban cuisine, but when New Iberia became her home, she absolutely loved learning how to cook Cajun food.
In her later years, she loved her role as grandmother best, affectionately known as “Tata” to her four precious grandsons.
She is survived by her daughter, Dr. Lupe Lamadrid; one son, Victor Lamadrid and wife Mandy; four grandsons, Tomas Lamadrid, Javier Lamadrid, Luis Lamadrid and Rafael Lamadrid; her brother in law, Jorge Martinez; her niece Pilar Martinez Morrison and husband Dr. David Morrison and their children, Celina and Benjamin and her nephew, JG Martinez.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Victor G. Lamadrid; her parents, Gorgonio and Celina Milian Blasco and one sister, Pilar Blasco Martinez.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Victor Lamadrid, Tomas Lamadrid, Javier Lamadrid, Luis Lamadrid, Rafael Lamadrid, Benjamin Morrison, JG Martinez and Brian Layman.
Memorial donations may be made in her name to The Hospice of Baton Rouge, 3600 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806 and/or hospicebr.org.
Family and friends are encouraged to visit Mrs. Lamadrid’s memorial page at www.evangelinefuneralhome.com to share your memories and condolences with the family.
Evangeline Funeral Home of New Iberia is in charge of arrangements.
