Loreauville, LA - A Mass of Roman Catholic Burial will be conducted for Mrs. Ferdinand Breaux, the former Goldie Viator, age 88, on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 1:00 pm at Saint Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Bill Melancon officiating and Fr. Paul Onugebe to Con-celebrate with musical accompaniment by Kay Kleinpeter and Karen Guidry. Reading from scripture will be Hallie Bier, Allison Hollier, and Kristen Hollier. Interment will follow at Holy Family Mausoleum in New Iberia. Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Loreauville from 9 AM to time of service with a recitation of the Holy Rosary at 10AM. A native of New Iberia, Louisiana and long-time resident of Loreauville, Mrs. Breaux passed away at home on Sunday, November 23, 2014. Mrs. Breaux graduated in 1944 from New Iberia High School and attended Southwestern Louisiana Institute. As a young woman, she kept busy caring for her five children and husband Ferdinand Breaux, and working as Office Staff for Schwing Insurance Agency. She developed her homemaking skills as a member of the Home Demonstration Club and was a long time member of the Catholic Daughters of America. When her children grew older, Mrs. Breaux became a Kindergarten Assistant with the French Cultural Language Program. She served in the Woodman of the World Fraternal Organization, as a Gift Shop Volunteer at the Iberia Medical Center, and as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Her most memorable quality is her long time strength and commitment to the faithful personal care of family members through serious illness, including her own father, mother, brother and husband. "Goldie" was always full of stories about the many Cajun families that she knew in South Louisiana; however, her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and fifty or so nieces and nephews. She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Ferdinand C. Breaux, Jr., and her children, Beryl Breaux Thornton and husband, August Thornton of Pittsboro, NC, Samuel Leverette Breaux and significant other, Tammy Broussard of Coteau, LA, Bernard Rodney Breaux and wife, Belinda Baine Breaux of Madisonville, LA, Melanie Breaux Wiley and husband, Damon Wiley of Lafayette, LA and Miriam Breaux Hollier and husband, Brent Hollier of Lafayette. Goldie was proud of all her grandchildren: Spencer, Richmond, and Trevor Thornton, Hallie Breaux Bier, married to David Bier, Blake Breaux, Baine and Amanda Hebert Breaux, Brunet, Brennan, and Brierre Breaux, Mark and Michael Wiley, Allison, Kristen, and Brody Hollier, Casey Patin and Mackenzie LeBlanc. Her great grandchildren include Matthew and Emily Bier, Adelaide Breaux and Harlow Rainwater. Her Godchildren are Patrick Viator of New Iberia, LA, and R. J. Boutte and Ted Viator of Lafayette. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Viator and Evie Reaux Viator, Rebellion Viator (brother), Ethel Mae Pesson Viator Gisclair (sister-in-law), and James Viator (brother). Inlaws who preceded her in death include Anite Gondron, Stella Broussard, Jeanne Dugas, Lylia Boutte, Felix Breaux, Burton Breaux, Leonard Breaux, and Lester Breaux. Her extended family includes nephews and nieces, George, Shara (deceased), Jack, Bonnie, Ted, Mary Ann, Alton, Junelle, Jason, Georgette, Russell (deceased), Irvin, Bonnie, Gerald, Lynn, Rita Gale, Peggy, Darryl, Joy (deceased), Woody, Kenny, Jennifer, Keith, R. J., Steve, Goldie, Shirley, Rosie, Jane, Melvin (deceased), Glenn, and Earl James, and her sister-in-law, Olga Breaux. Pallbearers will include Spencer Thornton, Major Richmond Thornton, US Army, Trevor Thornton, Blake Breaux, Baine Breaux, Brunet Breaux, Brennan Breaux, Brierre Breaux, Mark Wiley, Michael Wiley and Brody Hollier. Memorial donations may be made in her name to Paramount Hospice of Acadiana, 101 La Rue France #301, Lafayette, LA 70508, (337) 264-1650 Family and friends wishing to express condolences can sign the online guestbook. David Funeral Homes of Loreauville, 118 Main St. (337)229-8338 is in charge of arrangements.
