Gloria Vidrine

Erath - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Gloria "Maw Glo" Vidrine, age 80, will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with Fr. Clinton Sensat officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at Frioux-David Funeral Home of Erath on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 from 9:00AM until 9:00PM, with the recitation of the rosary at 7:00PM. Visitation will resume on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 8:00AM until the time of service.

A native of Kaplan and a resident of Erath, Mrs. Vidrine passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 25, 2025 surrounded by her loving family.

Gloria’s greatest joy was time spent with her children, grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Known as “Maw Glo” by everyone, she will be remembered for her warmth, kindness and gentle nature. Maw Glo cherished every minute of love and laughter with her grandchildren; Heather Romero (Chase Nunez), Ryan Romero (Gabby), Cindi Richard (Lynn), Dustin LeMaire, Emma LeMaire (Lexie), Evan LeMaire, Rosella Deville (Steven), Gabriella LeMaire and Preston LeMaire Jr.

Gloria had a wonderful sense of adventure and a passion for travel. She loved exploring new places with her husband, Ellis, and dear friends through Vermilion Cajun Tours. Some of her favorite destinations included Nova Scotia, British Columbia Canada, Niagara Falls, Alaska, Vancouver and Branson Missouri. She also enjoyed a family cruise to the Bahamas. In addition to Disney World, one of Maw Glo’s most memorable adventures was her trip to Toledo Bend where she caught a fish on her one and only fishing trip of her lifetime, which she recalled with such excitement!

When she wasn’t traveling the USA, Gloria’s hobby was quilting. She took great pride in the several quilts she hand-stitched for each of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Gloria also loved having her sister, Mary, come over for sleep overs. The two would run the town, trying out new restaurants and go shopping. Mary recalls Gloria’s loving, caring and strong-willed mannerism. They were always there for each other when they needed someone to talk to.

Gloria was born to Avnere LeBlanc and Rosella Guidry and was the youngest of twelve children. She is preceded in death by siblings; Paul LeBlanc, Harold LeBlanc, John Howard LeBlanc, Wilmer LeBlanc, Helen Hebert, Agnus Segura, Milfred LeBlanc, Loveless LeBlanc, and Arminie LeBlanc. She is survived by siblings; Francis LeBlanc (Pat), Hazel Miguez (Paul), and Mary Buckley.

She is survived by daughter Norma Romero (Anthony), son Preston LeMaire (Vienna), son Edward LeMaire (Carin), step-son Wayne Vidrine (Mary Ann),  step-daughter Maylinda Breaux (Ricky), and sisters-in-law Dolores Gary and Jane LeBlanc.

Gloria suffered great loss in her lifetime. She is preceded in death by husband and father to her children Jeffery LeMaire Sr, second husband Paul Ellis Vidrine, son Jeffery LeMaire Jr, daughter-in-law Tina LeMaire and great-grandson Clay Hebert.

Serving as pallbearers will be Ryan Romero, Dustin LeMaire, AJ Richard, Wayne Vidrine, Kenneth LeMaire, and Chase Nunez.

Serving as honorary pallbearers are her great-grandsons Caidyn Richard, Grayson Richard and Hayden LeMaire.

 Readers during the service will be Heather Romero and Beverly Harrington.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the ICU staff at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for the exceptional care and compassion shown to Gloria during her final days.

Frioux-David Funeral Home of Erath, 209 East Putnam Street, (337) 937-0405 will be handling the funeral arrangements.