Bernadette “Merta” Nero Declouette was called to her heavenly home on Thursday, March 2, 2023.She was born on Dec. 16, 1932, in Church Point, La. She moved to Lake Charles, La., where she resided for 70 years.
She recently moved to Harvest, Ala., where she lived with her daughter, Monica (Julius)Heidelberg until her passing.
She has been reunited with her departed loved ones, her loving husband of 63 years, Elridge Declouette; her parents, Pascal Nero and Lorenia Broussard Nero; twin brother, Bernard “Murphy” Nero; sisters, Wilanna Nero Landry, Letha Nero Boutte, Lydia Nero, Nelma Nero Fontenette, and Catherine Nero.
Bernadette leaves to cherish loving memories to her four adult children, Nathan Declouette (Patricia) of Fishers, Ind.; Monica Declouette Heidelberg (Julius) of Harvest, Ala.; Gerald Declouette (Anshila) of Las Vegas, Nev.; Vanessa Declouette-McKeever (David II) of Richardson, Texas; two sisters Beatrice Payton of Upland, Calif., and Helen Jones of Houston, Texas; nine grandchildren and a host of loving sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Visitation will be Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. in Combre Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will be Friday, March 17, 2023, at 11 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Rev. Joby Mathew, HGN will officiate. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of Combre Funeral Home.
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