Karen B. Goodrich

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 in Holy Cross Catholic Church for Karen Ann Borel Goodrich, 78, who passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2024. Fr. Ravi Jampangi, Associate Pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church, will be Celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. Deacon Scotty Baudoin will assist in the funeral services and serve as the Homilist. The burial will take place in Lafayette Memorial Park. Mrs. Karen, a resident of Lafayette, was the daughter of the late Henry Borel and the former Felicia Broussard. Karen began her professional career in accounting and became Certified Public Accountant in 1974. She and a partner started Walton & Goodrich, CPA’s, the first female CPA partnership in Lafayette, and later merged with Broussard Poche. In 1979, Karen left Broussard Poche to join her husband, Raymond, in the family business, Lafayette Music Company, as CFO. Through the years, Karen supported her children in their different activities: swim team, school band, and scouting. Karen earned a Bachelor of Science from UL in 2007 and was an active member of Holy Cross Catholic Church helping to lead the ACTS retreat program. More recently, she became a spiritual director and lead the Holy Cross Faith Table prayer group. She is survived by her children, Pamela Goodrich Johnson (Tracy), Raymond J. Goodrich II (Stephanie), and Blaine M. Goodrich (Rita); grandchildren, Kelsey Johnson (Kaitlyn), Eden Etcheverria (Jacob), Jonah Johnson (Lauren), Alex Goodrich, Sophie G. Perks (Nigel), Bennett Goodrich, and Margaret Goodrich; nine great-grandchildren, Adeline Johnson, Augustin Johnson, Mary Clare Johnson, James Etcheverria, Zachary Johnson, Camile Johnson, Cora Etcheverria, Hayes Johnson, and Hudson Johnson; siblings, Fr. Albert Borel, Larry Borel (Rosie), Patricia Borel Lejeune (Ronny), and Brenda Borel. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 51 years, Raymond Joseph Goodrich; and parents, Henry and Felicia Borel. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home - Bertrand on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 beginning at 9:00 AM. The Rosary will be led by the Holy Cross Faith Table Group at 11:00 AM on Wednesday morning in the funeral home. Visiting hours will continue, following the Rosary, until 1:30 PM. The Pallbearers will be Kelsey Johnson, Jonah Johnson, Alex Goodrich, Jake Etcheverria, Nigel Perks, and Matthew Thompson. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Hospice of Acadiana, or the Lafayette Music Company - Raymond & Karen Goodrich Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation. Personal condolences may be sent to the family of Karen B. Goodrich at: www.delhommefuneralhome.com Karen B. Goodrich and her family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette, LA.

Karen B. Goodrich

May 6, 1946 - December 15, 2024