Sr. Dekerlegand

Sr. Vivian DeKerlegand, MSC
Opelousas Mass of the Resurrection will be held for Sr. Vivian DeKerlegand, MSC at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Home on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at 10:30 AM with burial in St. Landry Cemetery in Opelousas, LA.
Sr. Vivian DeKerlegand, MSC was born in Arnaudville, LA, on April 6, 1917.
Deceased at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, LA, on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 8:48 PM at the age of 93.

Sr. Vivian, known to many as Sr. Mary Louis, entered the Congregation of the Marianites of Holy Cross in 1935. She pronounced her perpetual vows on August 11, 1940.
Earning a Baccalaureate Degree in 1943, she was involved in education at all levels teaching in various Catholic schools in Louisiana including in New Orleans, Eunice, Ville Platte, Franklin, Morgan City, Lake Charles, Opelousas, and Houma. Sister also held a masters degree in Home Economics from Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio, Texas and was certified in History, English, and French. Following these teaching experiences in various geographic locations, she ministered in the Diocese of Lafayette at St. Marys Learning Center and at the Diocesan Chancery working as Assistant Archivist and Clerk in the Marriage Tribunal.
Sr. Vivian just recently celebrated 75 years of religious life and throughout these years she shared a spirit of living life to the fullest In whatever position she found herself, she served as mentor and teacher instructing others in the art of celebrating life whether the task was researching and writing, sewing and cooking, studying history and learning french. Her love and appreciation for others was colorfully woven through each experience and was distinctly evident in the tapestry of lives she touched.
She is survived by Anna Jane Marks, MSC Associate and long time friend and sister. She is also survived by many nieces and their husbands, and nephews and their wives, who stayed close to her all her life.
She was preceded in death by her father, Alexis DeKerlegand, and her mother, Valerie Naquin DeKerlegand both from Arnaudville. She was also preceded in death by her four sisters, Mary Lanclos, Eileen Gallier, Beatrice Mundy, and Lillian Hile and two brothers, Clarence DeKerlegand, and George DeKerlegand.
To celebrate her life, a wake service will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Home.

Following the wake service, the Mass of the Resurrection will be held at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Home at 10:30 AM with burial in St. Landry Cemetery in Opelousas, LA.

In lieu of flowers, the Marianites of Holy Cross request that donations be made to the Marianite Retirement Fund at 1011 Gallier St., New Orleans, LA 70117.

Words of comfort to the family may be expressed at www.sibillefuneralhomes.com.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas.

Visitation

Prompt Succor Nursing Facility Chapel
954 E. Prudhomme Lane
Opelousas, LA  70570
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Service

Resurrection Mass

Prompt Succor Nursing Facility Chapel
954 E. Prudhomme Lane
Opelousas, LA  70570
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
10:30 a.m.

Cemetery

St. Landry Cemetery
1020 North Main Street
Opelousas, LA  70570

Memorial Contributions

1011 Gallier St.
New Orleans, LA  70117