Norma Bourriague

Norma Lee Bourriague, born in Creole, died at her daughter’s residence in Orange, Texas on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at the age of 88.

She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Hilaire and Alida (Labove) Benoit; husband, Joseph Andrew Bourriague; son, Michael Bourriague; seven siblings and an infant brother; one granddaughter, Veronica Ann Borriague; one great-granddaughter, Calli Brooke Mears; and two children, David Bourriague, and Peggy Conner.

Survivors include her children, Lefty Bourriague (Chris Simon), Edward Bourriague (Tabatha), and Mary Ellis (Eric), Donna Verzwyvelt (John), Helen Conner (Duke); 24 grandchildren; numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian burial was held in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lacassine on Friday, Oct. 18. Rev. Jom Joseph was the Celebrant. Burial followed in Lacassine Cemetery under the direction of Johnson & Brown Funeral home of Iowa.