ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: CHARPENTIER, LESTER 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source-Published:
Franklin Banner-Tribune, The (LA) - Monday, March 26, 2007

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CHARPENTIER, LESTER 

A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Mr. Lester P. "Shop" Charpentier, 64, 
at 2 p.m., Monday, March 26, 2007 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic 
Church. Fr. Salvino (Rueben) Primer was the celebrant. 

Interment followed in Beau Pre Cemetery.

Visiting hours were held on Sunday from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., with the rosary 
held at 6:30 p.m. The funeral home reopened Monday from 8 a.m. until time of 
services.

A native of Baldwin and resident of New Iberia, Mr. Charpentier passed away at 
4:45 p.m. Friday, March 23, 2007 at Iberia Medical Center with his family at 
his side.

Mr. Charpentier was a lifelong welder and pipefitter and worked with McDermott 
and Red Fox. He was very proud to have served his country in the Army during 
the Vietnam Era. "Shop," as he was known by family and friends, was a member of 
the VFW Post 1982, American Legion Post 335 and a devout member of Our Lady of 
Perpetual Help Catholic Church. He had a love of sports and was LSU's # 1 fan. 
He was a devoted husband, father, grand and great grandfather, brother and 
friend and will be missed dearly by all who knew him.

Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Claudette Perry Charpentier of New 
Iberia; his children, Paul Charpentier of Lodi, CA, Lori Boutte and Errol 
Bonin, both of Jacksonville, FL, and Norbert Bonin of St. Martinville; eight 
grandchildren, Spencer, Sutton and Sawyer Charpentier, Wendy Brown, Lauren, 
Amanda, Robert and Joshua Bonin; one great granddaughter, Alyssa Brown; a 
brother, Eddie Charpentier of Franklin; four sisters, Dorothy Martin of Morgan 
City, Mabel Alleman of Franklin, Clara Landry of Baldwin and Cecile Charpentier 
of New Iberia; and a sisterin- law, Barbara Charpentier of Baldwin.

He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Bonin Jr.; parents, Lucien 
Charpentier and Jeanette Gauthier Charpentier; and a brother, Jerry 
Charpentier.

Pallbearers will be Errol, Norbert and Cornell Bonin, Frank French, Raymond 
Boutte and Philbert Landry.

Honorary pallbearers will be Paul, Spencer, Sutton, Sawyer and Eddie 
Charpentier, Joshua Bonin, Al Bergeron and Jonathan Brown.

Evangeline Funeral Homes, 314 East Saint Peter St., New Iberia (337) 364-1881 
was in charge of arrangements.

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