Effie Abshire Ruptier
April 18, 2019
Effie Abshire Ruptier Rayne, LA - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Effie Abshire Ruptier, age 88, of Rayne will be celebrated on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 1:00 PM in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne. Father Christopher Cambre, Associate Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2, Rayne. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 22, 2019 from 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM in Gossen Funeral Home, Rayne, with a rosary being recited at 10:00 AM. Mrs. Ruptier passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2019 in a Lafayette health care facility. A native of Gueydan, Mrs. Ruptier was a longtime resident of Rayne. She was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where she served as a member of Ladies Altar Society and Catholic Daughters of America. She was active in the Rayne community as a member of Lions Club and African Violet Club. Survivors include her step-daughter, Mary Alice Petitjean of Rayne; grandson, Jonathon Petitjean; nephews, Connie Melancon and wife, Janet of Egan, David Melancon and wife, Marlene of Rayne, and Yancy Melancon and wife, Kim of Grand Junction, CO;and nieces, Paula Roberts and husband, Calvin of Breaux Bridge, Jessica Roger and husband, Joe of Erath, and Tina Gautreaux and husband, Keith Lenormand of Sunset. She is also by several great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Preceding Mrs. Ruptier in death were her husband, Henry Ruptier; parents, Gladue Abshire and Angelle Bonin Abshire; grandson, Jason Petitjean; and sister, Mary Lorina Abshire Gautreaux. Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141. Gossen Funeral Home, Inc.
Effie Abshire Ruptier Rayne, LA - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Effie Abshire Ruptier, age 88, of Rayne will be celebrated on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 1:00 PM in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne. Father Christopher Cambre, Associate... View Obituary & Service Information