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New Iberia – A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, for Herman Joseph Gesser, Jr., 89, who passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025.
Entombment will follow in the Holy Family Cemetery.
The Very Rev. William C. Blanda, V.F. will be the Celebrant.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, from 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm, at Pellerin Funeral Home, and will continue Thursday, from 9:00 am until 10:30 am.
A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, at Pellerin Funeral Home.
A more detailed obituary will be published soon.
Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, New Iberia, LA (337.365.3331).
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Pellerin Funeral Home
502 Jefferson Terrace, New Iberia, LA 70560
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Pellerin Funeral Home
502 Jefferson Terrace, New Iberia, LA 70560
Send FlowersDec
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11:00 a.m.
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
108 E. St. Peter's Street, New Iberia, LA 70560
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