Church Point, La. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, March 1, 2009 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Church Point for Mrs. Thomas (Donna) Onebane, Sr.,77, the former Donna Marie Guidry. Mrs. Onebane, a native and life-long resident of Church Point, died at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, February 26 at Lafayette General Hospital, Lafayette, La. Monsignor Jefferson J. DeBlanc will conduct the services with entombment following in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum on Highway 35, Church Point.
Survivors include four sons: Tommy Onebane and wife Monica of Lafayette, La. (Tommy was formerly married to Mary Ellen James Onebane of Lafayette), Neal G. Onebane and wife Donna of Lafayette, Paul Oscar Onebane of Metairie, La. and Andrew Onebane of Mire, La.; five daughters: Jo Lynn Meche and husband James and Renee Guidry and husband Chris-all of Church Point and Claudette Onebane, Virginia Stutes and husband Pat and Donna Lee Dailey and husband Mike-all of Lafayette, La. and two sisters, Nelda Fontenot of Church Point and Betty Ann Bush of Rayne, La. She is also survived by twenty-nine grandchildren and 14 great- grandchildren.
Mrs. Onebane was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Onebane, Sr.; a son, Thad Onebane; her parents, Oscar and Anita Guidry and two brothers, Owen and Terry Guidry.
The family requested that visiting hours be observed from 2:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 28 and continue from 9:00 A.M. Sunday until the time of the services. A recitation of the Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Saturday by Deacon Bryne Winn. Pallbearers will be Thomas Onebane III and Jake Onebane, Adam Guidry and Luke Guidry and Cullen, Clint, Trey, and Lance Meche.
Donna Onebane was a very well-known and long-time parishioner of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church. She was also a cancer survivor, and a generous supporter of the National Cancer Research Center, the Foundation for AIDS Research and the Arthritis Foundation; having suffered with rheumatoid arthritis for forty years. Known for her love of pets, she was also a member of the Cat Fanciers Association. Her life was selflessly dedicated to her family and she will be missed by all as a giving and loving wife, mother and grandmother.