Mary Loraine Landry Newberry

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 13, 2026 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Broussard, for life-long Broussard resident Loraine Landry Newberry, age 92. The funeral mass will be preceded by a rosary at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Newberry passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center.

Loraine graduated from St. Cecilia High School and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was very passionate about her family. Loraine was a gifted horticulturist, responsible for content and presentations to the Lafayette Garden Club. She won numerous awards for flower arranging. Loraine sang in the Sacred Heart Church choir for over 30 years, and she also donated her time decorating the church altar with horticulture. In addition, she was part of the funeral ministry, preparing meals for bereaved families. She belonged to the Ladies Altar Society and the Prayer Chain Ministry. She recited multiple rosaries per day. She loved flowers, pets, fishing and Bourre.

She is survived by her husband, James Newberry, one daughter, Colette Billeaud Smith (James), two sons, Wallace Billeaud and Andre Billeaud (Susana), one step son, Mike Newberry (Carol), one step daughter, Becky Newberry Billeaud (Bob), three granddaughters, Anna Billeaud Battle, Ashley Marter, and Amber Billeaud and one grandson, Grayson Finn Grunnells. Loraine was preceded in death by her parents, Wallace and Lyra Landry, two sons, Thomas “Jake” Billeaud and Rene Billeaud, one grandson, Ryan Martin, one great-granddaughter, Marcella Metzel, one sister, Patsy Morvant, and one half-sister, Phoebe White.

Interment will be in the Sacred Heart of Jesus cemetery in Broussard within the Chapel Mausoleum.