TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for RICH, ELSIE (BERGERON) CHAMPAGNE
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from May 22 to May 23, 2014

Died: Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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RICH, ELSIE (BERGERON) CHAMPAGNE

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Elsie Bergeron Champagne Rich, 78, a native and resident of Chauvin, died at 
8:55 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014. 

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time Saturday at Chauvin Funeral 
Home in Houma. Liturgy of the Word will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral 
home, 

with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2. 

She is survived by her sons, Wayne M. Champagne and wife, Shirley Fanguy 
Champagne, Bruce P. Champagne Sr. and wife, Mary Dusenberry Champagne, and 
Jerry M. Champagne and wife, Diana Bollich Champagne, of Orange, Texas; 
brothers, Floyd A. Bergeron, Melvin A. Bergeron and Shirley Smith Bergeron, 
Terry A. Bergeron, Lanny J. Bergeron, and Algier Bergeron; sisters, Janet 
Bergeron Wells and husband, Don Wells, of Mooresville, North Carolina, and 
Meril Bergeron Allen, of Pacific Grove, California; grandchildren, Angie White, 
Bruce Champagne Jr., Corinne Hendricks, Melissa Kelley, Brandon Champagne, 
Andrew Champagne, Brittany Champagne, and Patrick Bollich; and 18 great-
grandchildren. 

She was preceded in death by her fist husband, Edward Peter "King" Champagne; 
second husband, Charles Edward Rich; parents, Stanley Joseph Bergeron Sr. and 
Doris Thibodeaux Bergeron; grandson, Brooks M. Champagne; brothers, the Rev. 
Stanley Joseph Bergeron Jr. and Elton Peter Bergeron; and grandparents, Gustave 
Isaac Bergeron and Aliska Henry Bergeron, and Oliver Thibodeaux and Ida Roddy 
Thibodeaux Lapeyrouse. 

Elsie was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church. 
She most enjoyed fishing, shrimping, hunting, traveling, bowling, cooking and 
spending time with her family and friends. 

Very special thanks goes to Journey Hospice for the outstanding service and 
compassion of our Mother's care. 
Also thanks goes to our family and friends at Bayou Blue Assembly of god Church 
for all the love and prayers we received. 

Chauvin Funeral Home in Houma is in charge of arrangements. 

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