Cheryl Fontenot, 41, of Nederland, passed away Monday, April 25, 2005 at Herman Memorial City Hospital in Houston from complications of Gastric Bypass Surgery..
She was a native of Port Arthur and spent most of her life in Nederland. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Dale Fontenot; one daughter, Sarah Nicole Fontenot; three sons, Dale Ray Fontenot, Jr., Christopher Adam Fontenot, and Jonathan Fontenot; one grandson, Brandon Lee Fontenot; parents, James John Gauthier, Sr. and Barbara Ann Gauthier; maternal grandmother, Wilma Trahan all of Nederland; paternal grandmother, Eula Gauthier of Cotton Port, LA; three sisters, Cherie Faye Wheeler, Sharon Kay Willett, Crystal Lynn Varnado; one brother, James John Gauthier, Jr. all of Nederland, and seven nieces and nephews.
A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at Broussard’s, 505 12th Street, Nederland with a Rosary recited at 6:00 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005 at St. Charles Catholic Church with Reverend Dan Malian officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County in Nederland.
Pallbearers will be P. T. Varela, Scott Bedwell, Randy Drewett, Alton Staudt, Sean Suarez, and Kyle Fontenot.