Yvonne Courcier

"tick, tick … BOOM!" (Metairie)
May 4, 2011
Friday, May 6
May 6, 2011
"tick, tick … BOOM!" (Metairie)
May 4, 2011
Friday, May 6
May 6, 2011

Yvonne Saadi Courcier, 82, a native of Houma, La., and resident of Lafayette, La., died at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011.


Mrs. Courcier, was the daughter of the late Ferris Saadi and the former Josephine Mohana. She graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School. As a young woman she felt a call to become a Marianite nun, but found her true vocation as wife and mother. She was a charter member and devoted parishioner of Holy Cross Church, a member of the Red Hat Society, and a former member of the Ladies Geophysical Society Auxiliary. Yvonne enjoyed entertaining, working in her yard and collecting what her late husband called “rinky-dinks”. She was an excellent cook, especially of Lebanese food, and was the ultimate shopper. She had a talent to make people laugh, loved people, life and the Lord. She had an indomitable spirit. Yvonne was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister; she will be missed by all of her family and friends.

She is survived by her daughters, Susan (Al) Cain and Carol (Randy) Olson; son, James (Pattie) Courcier; brother, Raymond (Jere) Saadi; four grandchildren, Erin (Ben) Archer, Jeremy Smith, and Erick and Christopher Olson; four step-grandchildren, Shannon (Kendra) Cain, Christina (Chris) Popp, Laura (Scott) Miller and Alexander Jaffurs; three great-grandchildren, Andrew, Emily and Nicholas Archer; six step great-grandchildren, Lillian, Bradford and Brewer Cain, Madeline and Sophia Miller, and Ivan Popp.


She was preceded in death by her parents, Ferris K. Saadi and the former Josephine Mohana; her Aunt Mary “Mama”; uncle, Dr. Joseph Stephen Mohana; and husband, Len Courcier.


The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Kowalski and the staff of the Heart Hospital for their compassionate care given to Yvonne.

Memorial contributions can be made in Yvonne’s name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Pallbearers were Jeremy Smith, Erick Olson, Christopher Olson, Alex Jaffurs, Ben Archer and Tom Trent.

Honorary pallbearers were Reginald and David Haase.

She is interred at Calvary Cemetery. (Delhomme Funeral Home of Lafayette)

Yvonne Courcier