Joseph Coreil

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aligncenterJOSEPH EMILE COREIL

aligncenterMARCH 16, 1919

aligncenterAPRIL 17, 2008

Ville Platte Funeral services for Mr. Joseph Emile Coreil, 89, will be held Monday, April 21, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Burial will be held in the Old Ville Platte Cemetery. Fr. Gene Tremie will officiate the services.

Joseph Emile Coreil was a scholar who devoted his life to public service. He was one of the last attorneys to enter the Bar through private study. He served two terms in the Legislature after his election in 1962. He also served as City Judge and then District Court Judge. Finally, he served on the Third Circuit Court of Appeal at special appointment by the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was a great raconteur and historian who loved his family

He is survived by four nieces, Lucy Mae Cantelli of Opelousas, Sr. Bernice Coreil of Slidell, Ruth Gilly of Slidell, and Diana Perrodin of Lake Charles; one nephew, Jacques Coreil and wife, Ethelyne of Ville Platte; four grand nieces, Karren Ryder and husband, David of Washington, Elise Dantin and husband, James of Slidell, Jeanne Lehner and husband, Robert of Houston, and Melissa Reich and husband, Scott of Houston; two grand nephews, Clifford Acosta, Jr. and wife, Richelle of Hammond and Curtis Robert Perrodin of Moss Bluff. He was especially fond of two great grandnieces, Tatman Ryder Savio and husband, Phillip of Washington, D.C. and Coreil Ryder of Minneapolis.

Mr. Coreil is preceded in death by his parents, Maurice and Marie Louise Coreil, one sister, Marie Louise Jeanne Coreil and five brothers, Jules Otis Coreil, Mayo Coreil, Jacques Robley Coreil, Albert Malvin Coreil, and Frank Coreil.

Family request that visiting hours be observed Sunday, April 20, 2008 from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again on Monday from 7 a.m. until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Family and friends may view the online obituary andor sign the guestbook at www.ardoinfuneralhomes.com.

Ardoins Funeral Home in Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation

Ardoins Funeral Home
709 W. Main St.
Ville Platte, LA  70586
Sunday, April 20, 2008
2pm 8pm

Service

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
708 E. Main St.
Ville Platte, LA  70586
Monday, April 21, 2008
9:30 am

Cemetery

Old Ville Platte Cemetery
Ville Platte, LA  70586