Carlin Dale Trahan

May 26, 1939 – February 16, 2023

ERATH – A Mass of Christian Burial for Carlin Dale Trahan, 83, will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath, Louisiana. He died on February 16, 2023, at his residence in Erath. Father Clinton Sensat, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, will be the celebrant of the Mass and will conduct the funeral services. He will be assisted by Deacon Timothy Marcantel. The Acadian Veterans Honor Guard will provide military honors. Scripture readings will be proclaimed by Ashley T. Langlois.
Visitation will be held at David Funeral Home in Erath on Saturday, February 18, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services. A Rosary will be prayed by the Knights of Columbus at 12:30 p.m. Presentations will be made by the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion after the Rosary.
Inurnment will take place at a later date at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Erath.
Carlin Dale Trahan was born on May 26, 1939, in Kaplan, Louisiana, to Laurest John Trahan and the former Daisy Mae Suire. He graduated from Kaplan High School and attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana before joining the Louisiana National Guard. He married Elsie Faye Dugas on June 16, 1962, and became a resident of Erath, Louisiana, where he operated a service station for several years. He then became employed by Superior Oil Company and worked in various capacities in the petroleum industry for many years until his retirement from Exxon Mobil.
Mr. Trahan was a “Jack of all trades” and could frequently be found fixing vehicles, lawn equipment, appliances, or other objects brought to him by family members and friends. He also made small repairs at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. He loved a challenge and was almost always able to figure out how to fix the items brought to him. He enjoyed reading about history and watching historical programs on television. Most of all, he loved his family with all his heart and delighted in visits from relatives and his many friends.
Carlin Trahan was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Council 3872 of the Knights of Columbus and of the A.J. Braquet Assembly 330 of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He also served as adjutant for the American Legion. For several years he was a member of the Twin Parish Port Commission. He was a volunteer for the Acadian Museum of Erath and had served as a board member of the Acadian Memorial History Museum in St. Martinville. He was interested in genealogy and traveled to Canada for Le Congrès Mondial Acadien three times. He was also a member of the Famille Beausoleil Association.
The survivors of Carlin Trahan include his wife, the former Elsie Faye Dugas; their son, John David Trahan and his wife, the former Sandra “Sandy” Comeaux, of Port Barre, their daughter Ashley Megan Trahan Langlois, her husband James Marshall Langlois, and her son Aiden Neal Quinn, of Maurice; their daughter, Anna Maria Trahan Trahan and her husband, Frederick Joseph Trahan, their sons Matthew Philip Trahan, Christopher Ross Trahan, and Jonathan Michael Trahan and his fiancé Rikki Berchild, all of Lafayette; their son, Donald Emile Trahan and his wife, the former Tina Marie Reaux, of Youngsville; their son-in-law, Joshua Korf of Sylvania, Ohio; his sister, Verdine Marie Trahan of Lafayette; his sister, Cheryl Trahan Pierret and her husband Glynn Pierret of Judice; his sister-in-law, Wanda Trahan of Kaplan; his brother-in-law, Rodney Dugas of Lafayette; and numerous Godchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Mr. Trahan was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Elizabeth Nolia Trahan Korf; his brother, Gaylan Trahan; his sister-in-law, Norma White Dugas; his father-in-law, Eluse Dugas; his mother-in-law, Leurline Thibodeaux Dugas; and his grandparents, John D. and Anna Broussard Trahan and Neiger and Olita Richard Suire.
Serving as pallbearers will be Matthew Trahan, Christopher Trahan, Jonathan Trahan, Aiden Quinn, James Langlois, and Paul Poché.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath, Louisiana.
You may sign the guest register book and express condolences online at www.davidfuneralhome.org
David Funeral Home of Erath, 209 East Putnam Street, (337) 937-0405 will be handling the arrangements.