Wilbert ‘Bert’ Ardoin

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you that our husband, father, brother and grandfather, Wilbert “Bert” Ardoin, passed away peacefully at home with the love of family surrounding him on Oct. 7, 2021.

A Mass of Christian burial for Wilbert “Bert” Ardoin was held at Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church in Jennings Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at 10 a.m., with Father Trey Angé officiating.

A gathering of family and friends was held at Matthews and Son Funeral Home in Jennings on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, from 4-8 p.m., with a Rosary recited at 6 p.m. Visitation resumed Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, from 8 a.m. until the time of his funeral mass at 10 a.m.

Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Bert was born in Basile on May 4, 1944, to Adam Ardoin and Anna Belle Young. Bert worked for John Deere for 45 years before retiring. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting for squirrel and duck, fishing and gardening. He also loved to cook for his family and friends.

Bert was a kind and generous man who was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Bert is survived by his beloved wife, Sandra M. Latiola Ardoin of Jennings; his two daughters, Amy Ardoin LeBlue (Danny Duplichan) of Jennings and Julie Ardoin Marceaux (Darrell) of Hathaway; his four stepdaughters, Roxanne Davis (Craig) of Dallas, Texas, Stefanie Fontenot (Ronnie) of Hathaway, Stacie Latiola (Kurt Sunderhuse) of Dilley, Texas, and Cheree Stanley (Scott) of Hathaway; his three grandchildren, Chelsea LeBlue, Alyssa LeBlue and Madison Marceaux; his seven stepgrandchildren, Lorenzo, Nathan, Brandon, Lauren, Carter, Morgan and Caroline; his four sisters, Helen Johnson of Katy, Texas, Glenn Bergeaux of Basile, Gladys Rose of Baton Rouge and Velma Guidry of Iota.

Bert was preceded in death by his parents, Adam and Anna Belle Ardoin; his first wife, Sharon Adams Ardoin; and his sister, Elsie Rose.

Those chosen to honor Bert as his pallbearers were Darrell Marceaux, Carlton Marceaux, Danny Duplichan, Scott Stanley, Nathan Fontenot and Brandon Fontenot.

To extend online condolences, please visit www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net.