Joan Janel Cortez's Obituary
A funeral service for Joan J. Cortez, 65, will be held on Sunday, 1 PM , at Quirk & Son Funeral Home with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Deacon David Guillory will officiate.
Joan passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011.
She is survived by a sister, Bernadine Darbonne of Broussard and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Vernice Young Cortez; a brother, Jack Cortez; three sisters, Mary Lou Thibodeaux, Erin Prejean and Mercie Lee Lavergne.
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