Edwina Hernandez

Funeral Services will be held at a 11:00 am Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Our Lady of Fatima Church for Edwina Hernandez, 74, who passed away on December 26, 2009 at 9:30 am at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Reverend Michael Russo, Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church , will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Lectors will include Mark Smith, Pam Smith Dietz and Kyle Bacon. Gift Bearers will include Christina Wild, Allison Wild, Jeff Wild, and Mika Wild. Interment will take place in Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Cemetery. Mrs. Hernandez, a resident of Lafayette, LA, was the daughter of the late Preston Smith of St. Landry, Louisiana and the former Juberte Berzas of Evangeline, Louisiana. She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church Community, a Eucharistic Minister, Secretary of the Our Lady of Fatima Altar Society, Catholic Daughters of America, 50 Plus Core member, Adoration Adorer, and attended daily mass. She was also a Carmelite Angel. She is survived by husband, Wallace J. "Bubba" Hernandez, Jr. of Lafayette; one daughter, Janet H. Wild and husband Jeff of Friendswood, TX; two sons, Michael J. Hernandez of Lafayette, and Paul P. Hernandez and wife Mika of Sunset; eight grandchildren, Christina, Matthew, and Allison Wild, Ezra, Ian, Preston, Cohen and Pierce Hernandez; one great-grandson, Ethan Wild. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Geraldine Hebert and Ettavee Fontenot; two brothers, Ransdall Smith, John Preston Smith, Jr. The family requests that visiting hours be observed on Monday from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm. A Rosary will be recited on Monday at 7:00 pm at Delhomme Funeral Home in Lafayette. Visitation will continue on Tuesday at Our Lady of Fatima Church from 9:00 am until time of services, there will be a Rosary recited on Tuesday at 9:30 am at church. Pallbearers will be Matthew Wild, Ted Smith, Rene Hebert, David Fontenot, Jeff Hernandez, and Kirk Bacon. Memorial contributions can be made in Mrs. Hernandez's name to Our Lady of Fatima Church Building/Maintenance Fund, 2319 Johnston Street, Lafayette, LA, 70503. Personal condolences may be sent to the Hernandez family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Edwina Hernandez

October 13, 1935 - December 26, 2009