Judith Leblanc Shiner

Erath – A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life and spirit of Judith “Judy” Ann LeBlanc Shiner, 84, will be held on Monday, September 5, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath, with Father Clinton Sensat officiating.

Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home of Erath on Sunday, September 4, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with the recitation of the rosary at 7:00 p.m.  Visitation will resume on Monday, September 5, 2022, at 8:00 a.m. until the time of the services.  Interment will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Mausoleum.  Sacristans will be Mr. Glynn Stutes and Mr. Howard Reaux.  Lectors will be her cousin, Heddy Nunez and her daughter-in-law, Teilla Shiner.  Gift bearers will be her daughter-in-law, Monica Shiner, her granddaughter-in-law, Karen Shiner, and her sister, Joan Langlinais.  Music will be provided by Natial D’Augereau, soloist, and Frances Toups, organist.  Musical selections for the service will include “On Eagle’s Wings,” “Ave Maria,” “Taste and See,” and “J’irai La Voir Un Jour.”

A native of Erath, Judy, journeyed home to be with Our Lord on Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 10:25 p.m . As a graduate of S.L.I. (now U of L), she majored in elementary education and taught for twenty-eight and a half years at Erath Elementary and Middle School, grades first and sixth.  She was a beloved and devoted wife, mother, daughter, mother-in-law, grandmother, and sister.  She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling to all lower forty-eight states, going to the casino and horseraces, playing cards, and driving to visit her relatives and friends in Erath.  A devoted New York Yankees’ fan and New Orleans Saints’ fan, Judy could be found watching her Yankees and Saints daily during both baseball and football seasons.  One of Judy’s favorite hobbies included daily rides on her golf cart to her greenhouse business and her daughter’s barn, where she visited with her daughter’s filly and her namesake, “Judy’s Money Train.”  When Judy’s children were younger, she, her husband, and children traveled to many states by motorhome.  She enjoyed eating seafood and Polish food and dancing the “Polka” with her husband of fifty-seven years.  Judy met her future husband, Eddie, while he visited his two sisters, Liz Mergist and Judy’s neighbor, Helen Suire.  Also, she was a talented artist and an avid reader.  Both she and her husband Eddie became the owners and operators of L & S Greenhouse, a vegetable plant nursery.  Currently, Judy and her daughter, Mary, co-owned the nursery business.  Judy will be missed by all who knew her; however, her legacy will continue with her memorable stories, her example and character, and her love for her family and friends.  All of us will remember Judy as a feisty character with a great sense of humor.

Survivors include one daughter, Mary Shiner of Erath; two sons, Richard Shiner and his wife, Monica of Delcambre; Karl Shiner and his wife, Teilla of Erath; four grandsons, Jordy Shiner and his wife, Karen of Gonzales; Taylor Shiner of Delcambre; Nicholas Shiner of Los Angeles, Ca; and John-Michael Shiner of Erath, one sister, Joan Langlinais and her husband, Tilford of Erath along with a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-seven years, Eddie Shiner; her parents, George J. LeBlanc and Melba “Bill” LeBlanc; her brother, George Paul LeBlanc; her maternal grandparents, Aristide LeBlanc and Olita Bergeron LeBlanc; her paternal grandparents, Paulin LeBlanc and Blanche Koenig LeBlanc; one niece, Patrice LeBlanc; and two sisters-in-law, Sheila LeBlanc and Tammy LeBlanc.

Serving as pallbearers will be Richard Shiner, Karl Shiner, Jordy Shiner, Taylor Shiner, Nicholas Shiner, and John-Michael Shiner.

David Funeral Home of Erath, 209 East Putnam Street, (337) 937-0405, is in charge of the arrangements.