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April 13, 2018
Home Sweet Houma
April 13, 2018
Errol James Chouest, 69, passed away at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018. He was a native and resident of Houma.
Family and friends are invited to attend visitation Saturday, April 7 from 9 a.m. until service time at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Houma. Mass of Christian burial will begin at 12 p.m., with services concluding after mass.
A private burial will take place at a later date.
Errol is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Myra Chouest; Children, Errol Anthony Chouest, Ronnette “Ronnie” Chouest Pellegrin and husband, Charles Pellegrin and Brandy Chouest (Jabert) Plaisance and husband, Abel Plaisance; grandchildren, Faith Jabert, Grace Plaisance and Hope Plaisance; brother, Anthony “Tony” Garay and partner, Chris Fench, and Robert “Bozo” Chouest and wife, Marion “Bozette”; sister, Paula and late husband, Melvin “David” Blanton, Pamela and late husband, Duval “Tommy” Ledet, Patricia “Pat” and husband, Charles “Barney” Buller, Genevieve “Genny” and husband, Harvey Trahan, and Donna and husband, Howard Boudreaux; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Errol was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony Paul Chouest and Lena “Rosalie” Tregre Chouest; paternal grandparents, Odon Joseph Chouest and Louise Rogers Chouest; maternal grandparents, Similian Tregre and Aramise Matherne; and maternal grandmother, Regina Loupe Matherne.
Errol was a loving husband, father and grandfather to his family. He attended Nicholls State University and worked for Main Iron Works Inc. for 21 years as a fitter, welder and foreman on the dry docks. He was a 3rd Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus, Council #1317. He served the Parish of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary as a Eucharistic Minister.
Errol loved to spend time with his family and friends; all while playing practical jokes on those he loved.
He will be dearly missed by family and friends; but never, ever forgotten.
