Bernadette Stein Becnel

Bernadette Stein Becnel, 103, born Dec. 16, 1905, in Vacherie, La., died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009.

She is survived by siblings, Eugenia and Nelva LeBlanc and Paul Stein Sr.; and friend, Lema Reulet.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ramire “Ram” Becnel; parents, Didier and Victorine Falgoust Stein; brother, Clarence Stein; and sisters, Annette Rome, Sidonie Folse, Stella Stein, Josephine Becnel, Cecile Stein, Edna Rome and Laura Stein.

She is buried at Westlawn Memorial Park in Gretna.