Romero, Lester Joseph Sr.

1929 - 2016  (86 years)

• Name	Romero, Lester Joseph  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	17 Aug 1929  [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jan 2016	New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.   [4]
  	Address: Consolata Nursing Home 2319 East Main St. New Iberia, Louisiana 70560
  Obituary	23 Jan 2016	New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.   [4]
  	Evangeline Funeral Home
  	A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted for Mr. Lester Joseph Romero, Sr., age 86, at 10:30 am on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Nativity of Our Lady Catholic Church with Fr. Ed Degeyter officiating. Interment will follow at Nativity of Our Lady Mausoleum. Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Tuesday with a Rosary at 7:00 PM. The funeral home will reopen at 8:00 am on Wednesday until service time. A native and resident of New Iberia, Mr. Romero passed away peacefully on January 22, 2016 at Consolata Nursing Home surrounded by his loving family. Lester proudly served his country in the United States Armed Forces from 1951'961953 during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed at Fort Brag in South Carolina where he acted as an automotive mechanic. Mr. Romero later went on to own his own business, Romero's Machine Shop, where he worked until retiring in 1991 at the age of sixty-two. Lester was a kind and caring man. He was always willing to serve others. Lester and his wife, Mazel, acted as caretakers for his mother and father-in-law for many years. To Lester, family always came first. Mr. Romero had a passion for fishing. His favorite catch was always Sac-a-lait, and he would go out as often as he could. When asked where his favorite place to fish was or where his secret fishing spot was, Mr. Romero would often joke by replying with "In the water." He will be deeply missed by all those who knew and loved him. He is survived by his three sons, Lester Romero, Jr. and wife Cindy of Saint Martinville, Karl Boutte and wife Tina of Kingston, AR, and Craig Boutte and wife Alice of New Iberia; five daughters, Darlene Robinson and husband Steve of New Iberia, Karen Chaney and husband Glen and Sharon Moss and husband Robert both of Montgomery, TX, Marilyn Neal and husband Wayne of St. Martinville, and Carolyn Simar and husband Joseph of New Iberia; one sister, Evelyn Kirby of Orange, TX; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife of forty-six years, Mazel Gardemal Romero; one son, Ronald "Bookie" Boutte; parents, Raoul and Annie Louviere Romero; four brothers, Philip Romero, John Clifford "Pee-Wee" Romero, Allen Romero, and Noah Romero; and five sisters, Anna Mae Dartez, Hilda "Dot" Boudreaux, twins Lena Robbins and Lynette Romero, and Olive Dartez. . Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers will be members of the family. To view the on-line obituary and sign the guest register, please visit www.evangelinefuneralhome.com. Evangeline Funeral Homes, Inc. of New Iberia is in charge of arrangements.
  Reference Number	432609
  Buried	27 Jan 2016	New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.   [4]
  	Address: Nativity of Our Lady Cemetery & Mausoleum Richelieu Circle New Iberia, Louisiana New Iberia https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2232587/nativity-of-our-lady-mausoleum
  Person ID	I432609	Our Family 2022
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Romero, Raoul,   b. 13 Jan 1898, Jeanerette, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A. ,   d. Dec 1973, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Louviere, Anne Marie,   b. 15 Feb 1901, Patoutville, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A. ,   d. 2 Nov 1937, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.  (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F158820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gardemal, Mazel,   b. 17 Oct 1936,   d. 21 Apr 2012, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Romero, Sharon   2. Romero, Karen   3. Romero, Lester Joseph Jr.   4. Romero, Carolyn   5. Romero, Marilyn
  Last Modified	29 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F104540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Address: Consolata Nursing Home 2319 East Main St. New Iberia, Louisiana 70560 - 22 Jan 2016 - New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A. Obituary - Evangeline Funeral Home - 23 Jan 2016 - New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A. Buried - Address: Nativity of Our Lady Cemetery & Mausoleum Richelieu Circle New Iberia, Louisiana New Iberia https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2232587/nativity-of-our-lady-mausoleum - 27 Jan 2016 - New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S234] Evangeline Funeral Homes, http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Mazel-Romero&lc=7200&pid=157148243&mid=5076757&locale=en-US (Reliability: 3), 23 Apr 2012. [S146] David Funeral Homes, http://davidfuneralhome.org/sitemaker/sites/DAVIDF1/obit.cgi?user=1272147Dartez (Reliability: 3), 22 Mar 2014. [S234] Evangeline Funeral Homes, http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Ronald-Boutte&lc=7200&pid=166117577&mid=5615928 (Reliability: 3), 31 Jul 2013. [S209] Evangeline Funeral Homes, Evangeline Funeral Homes, ((http://www.evangelinefuneralhome.com/dm20/en_US/group/business/evangelinefuneralhome/index.page)), accessed 23 Jan 2016), Entry for Lester Joseph Romero Sr; http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Lester-Romero&lc=7200&pid=177425805&mid=6770613. (Reliability: 3), 23 Jan 2016.