Stephen Arceneaux

Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 11:00 am in the Delhomme Funeral Home in Scott for Stephen "Doo" Arceneaux, 83, who passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Yukio Okutsu State Veteran's Home in Hilo, Hawaii. Reverend Gilbert Dutel, Pastor of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, will be Celebrant and conduct the memorial service. Lectors will be Martha Acosta and Denise Mounger. Giftbearers will be Linda Matthieu and Burnette Webb. Mr. Arceneaux was born on June 6, 1925 in Scott, Louisiana to Davis Arceneaux and Marie Prejean Arceneaux. He was a resident of Ocean View, Hawaii. He graduated from Scott High School in 1941. After enlisting in the Navy, he attended Officers' Training at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He was assigned to active duty and finished World War II in the Pacific theater. Stephen was a fitness enthusiast throughout his life. In 1947, he played minor league baseball for the Bartlesville Oilers, an affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mr. Arceneaux worked in the oil field industry in a number of capacities, including off-shore oil supply service and welding inspector on off-shore oil platforms. His work took him to various international oil centers, including the North Sea, Korea, Africa and Singapore. He retired to Hawaii in 1990, where he enjoyed the outdoors, swimming and cycling. Survivors include his daughter, Dottie Arceneaux of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; his sister, Lucille "Sweet" Hernandez of Scott; his stepdaughter, Denise Mounger of Jackson, Miss.; his stepson, Richard Owens of Birmingham, Alabama; eight nieces and nephews; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Saffer Domingue; and one brother, Teddy Arceneaux. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:00 am until service time. The family would like to extend special thanks to Charlene Hart and Mel Roddenberg for all they did for Doo. Memorial contributions can be made to Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School, PO Box 640, Scott, LA 70583 in Mr. Arceneaux's name. Personal condolences may be sent to the Arceneaux family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com. Delhomme Funeral Home of Scott, 705 Marie Street, is in charge of all funeral arrangements.

Stephen Arceneaux

June 6, 1925 - May 5, 2009