Ravis Joseph Constantin

RAYNE - A Mass of Christian Burial for Ravis Joseph Constantin, age 86, will be celebrated on Monday, January 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne. Father Christopher Cambre, Associate Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2, Rayne.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 27, 2019 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM in Gossen Funeral Home, Rayne, with a rosary being recited at 6:30 PM. Visitation will continue on Monday from 9:00 AM until 10:30 AM in the funeral home.

Mr. Constantin passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2019 in a Lafayette hospice facility.

A lifelong resident of the Rayne area, Mr. Constantin served in the U.S. Army. He worked for many years as a farmer, and was a retired meat inspector for the State of Louisiana. Mr. Constantin was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where he served as an usher.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Constantin of Rayne; daughters, Lisa Janise and husband, Kevin of Plano, TX, and Maria Constantin of Abbeville; son, Richard Constantin and wife, Christene of Abbeville; grandchildren, Cameron Constantin, Alexander Constantin, Benjamin Constantin, Alexander Janise, and Katherine Janise; sister, Wanda Schexnyder of Crowley; his wife's children, Janet Dickerson, Ronald Theriot, and Mark Stevens; and his wife's grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Preceding Mr. Constantin in death were his parents, Mayo Constantin and Edna Bonin Constantin; his wife's daughter, Patricia Poirrier; and his wife's granddaughter, Ansley Dickerson.

Serving as pallbearers are Cameron Constantin, Alexander Constantin, Benjamin Constantin, Alexander Janise, Kevin Janise, and Richard Constantin.

The family wishes to express their gratitude to Mr. Constantin's caregivers, Jan Moreau and Heaven LeBlanc, as well as the staff of Carpenter House for the compassionate care Mr. Constantin was given.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.gossenfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Gossen Funeral Home, Inc. of Rayne, LA, (337) 334-3141.