Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Berard, Jr., Ernest - March 3, 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer@yahoo.com December 11, 2017, 11:55 pm source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, March 09, 1918, Image 5 A sad and deplorable death was that of last Sunday, March 3d which took from this community Mr. Ernest J. Berard Jr., aged 48 years and 8 months, after an illness of about two weeks. Mr. Berard had been employed baling hay in one of the adjoining parishes, and caught cold from which pneumonia set in and despite all that medical science could do passed to the Great Beyond. Deceased leaves a family of seven children besides his devoted wife, and aged mother and father to mourn his sad demise. His second son, Thomas Berard is now serving in the Army in France, having left with what is known as the Rainbow Division some eight months ago. The funeral occurred from St. Peter's Catholic church in this City on Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. CARD OF THANKS. We take this means to make known to our neighbors and friends our grateful appreciation to them for services rendered during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father, Mr. E. J. Berard, which occurred on March 3d, 1918. - Mrs. E. J. Berard and Children. source: The Weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, LA.) 1894-1946, March 09, 1918, Image 2 DIED: At his residence on the East Side, New Iberia, on Sunday, March 3, 1918, at 8:45 o'clock p. m., Ernest J. Berard, Jr., aged 48 years and 8 months. He was the son of Ernest J. Berard and Amilda Ross. The funeral took place from St. Peter's Catholic church on Monday, March 4, 1918, at 4:30 o'clock p. m. Additional Comments: NOTE: www.findagrave.com memorial # 28934516 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/iberia/obits/b/berardjr7210gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb