Catherine Anne Sanford "Toby" Champagne

Catherine Anne Sanford "Toby" Champagne obituary, Lafayette, LA

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Fountain Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery

1010 Pandora Street

Lafayette, Louisiana

Catherine Champagne Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from May 7 to May 10, 2014.

A Funeral Ceremony will be celebrated Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 11:00 am at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home for Catherine Anne "Toby" Sanford Champagne, 69, who passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at her home in Lafayette, LA surrounded by family. Visitation will be observed on Friday, May 9, 2014 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm and resumes Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 9:00 am until the time of services, at Fountain Memorial Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in Fountain Memorial Cemetery in Lafayette. Toby was born September 6, 1944 in Palo Alto, CA to Royal K. Sanford and Mary Elizabeth Davis Sanford. Her family later moved to Hammond, LA where she graduated from Hammond High School in1962. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1966 where she met the love of her life and married Wiltz P. Champagne, Jr. After they moved to Lafayette, she worked for the Lafayette Parish School Board, teaching for 30 years at Truman Elementary, Myrtle Place Elementary, Katherine Drexel Elementary, Plantation Elementary and Broussard Middle. Toby is survived by her beloved husband and best friend, Wiltz P. Champagne, Jr. of Lafayette, LA; two daughters, Anne Marie Champagne Gaudin and husband Steve of Baton Rouge, LA and Jennifer Champagne LeMeunier and her husband Nock of Lafayette, LA; seven grandchildren, Ryan Gaudin, Kendall Gaudin, Stephen Gaudin, Jacob LeMeunier, John LeMeunier, Christopher LeMeunier and Graham LeMeunier and his spouse, Bryttani LeMeunier; two sisters and their spouses, Comfort and Don Weintritt of Lafayette, LA and Elizabeth and Otto Prochaska of Gulf Breeze, FL; as well as numerous dear nieces, nephews, friends and her loving caretaker, Danielle Chaisson "DC". She was preceded in death by her parents, Royal K. Sanford and Mary Elizabeth Davis Sanford and one grandson, Sean Michael Gaudin. Pallbearers will be her son-in-laws and grandsons. Online obituary and guest book may be viewed at www.fountainmemorialfuneralhome.com. Fountain Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery, 1010 Pandora Street, Lafayette, LA, (337) 981-7098 is in charge of arrangements.

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May 8, 2014

Dianne McDonald

I was saddened to hear the loss of Toby.
With our Love and Condolences.
Dianne and Bogie

May 8, 2014

Raoul Langlinais

Wiltz, Anne and Jennifer, I am terribly sorry to hear the news of "Toby" psssing. Your family was an important part of my families growing up. Toby was a good one. My prayers are with you in your time of greatest need. May God grand all of you the Peace of Jesus in your hearts today. She will be missed by many.

May 7, 2014

catherine champagne

I will miss Toby. She was married for a number of years to my sweet uncle and I was always struck by how devoted they were to each other. They were each others best friend and really did enjoy life with each other. she loved her kids and grandkids and always found something to share about their accomplishments. my husband and i enjoyed our visits and dinners out together. she could always make me chuckle.
Prayers and thoughts and much love to her wonderful family, all so inspiring and strong and caring - and to Toby, who was such a trooper throughout her illness.
May sweet memories help to sooth the sadness of her family and friends.
With much love, Marsha and Ronnie D'Aunoy

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May

9

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Fountain Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery

1010 Pandora Street, Lafayette, LA 70506

May

10

Visitation

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Fountain Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery

1010 Pandora Street, Lafayette, LA 70506

May

10

Funeral

11:00 a.m.

Fountain Memorial Funeral Home

1010 Pandora St, Lafayette , LA

May

10

Entombment

Fountain Memorial Cemetery

LA

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1010 Pandora Street, Lafayette, LA 70506

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