JANET F. COLEMAN

A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at 2:00 PM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson, Louisiana, for Janet Fangue Coleman, 84, who peacefully passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024, at her home in Patterson. A Rosary will be prayed at 1:30 PM, prior to the Memorial Mass. A family gathering will be held at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall following the Memorial Mass.
Survivors include her sons, Kirk Joseph Coleman of Bayou Vista, and Eric Wade Coleman of Franklin; seven grandchildren, Meegan Ford, Mika Hunt, Mandee Coleman, Tyler Coleman, Cassi Carbonell, Erica Coleman and Eric Coleman, Jr.; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Karen F. Carte; and her two brothers, Kenneth Paul Fangue and Neal Joseph Fangue.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Joseph Coleman; her son, Dwight Daniel Coleman; and her parents, Albert and Irma Verrette Fangue.
A native of Morgan City and a resident of Patterson, Janet was a graduate of Morgan City High School. She married the love of her life, Ernest J. Coleman, and together they raised their three sons in Bayou Vista. Janet was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and a wonderful homemaker and Nanny. Serving others and bringing happiness to their lives brought Janet the most joy in her life. She was a wonderful cook and was known for her delicious coconut layered cakes. She will be deeply missed by all those who were blessed to know her, especially her granddaughter Erica Amy Coleman.
The family would like to thank the wonderful staff members of St. Joseph Hospice and her private sitters, Amy, Bobbie, Jennifer, and Simmone for their compassionate care. Also to the church community of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson, Father “B”, Miss Bobbie, and all of her loving and supportive church family who were always there in Janet’s time of need, especially, her dear friend Mary Richoux.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Janet F. Coleman’s name to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson, La.
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