Claire Aline Maraist

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 22, in St. Edmond Catholic Church of Lafayette for Claire Aline Maraist 89, who passed away peacefully on Dec. 18, 2021, at Avanti Senior Living at Lafayette with her family by her side.
Rev. Fr. Andrew Schumacher will conduct the funeral service. Lectors will be Erin Edmiston Roussel and Abby Guidry Suire. Jodi Bollich will perform the musical selections.
Entombment will take place in Fountain Memorial Cemetery & Mausoleum in Lafayette.
Ms. Maraist, born in Kaplan and raised in Crowley, was the daughter the late A.C. Maraist and the former Aline Chappuis. She graduated from Crowley High School and attended SLI, now the University of Louisiana.
While in college she met and married Hardy Edmiston in 1952, then moved to Houston before settling in Lafayette for the remainder of her life. Throughout her life she was involved in numerous church and civic organizations.
She is survived by her children, Steven Edmiston, Susan Edmiston Guidry and husband Bill, David Edmiston and wife Gema, and Nancy Edmiston Schuler; grandchildren Megan Mayers Guidry and husband Tim, Katie Mayers, Drew Edmiston, Anna Laura Edmiston and husband Eric Auclair, Erin Edmiston Roussel and husband Butch, Christor Guidry, Abby Guidry Suire and husband Mitch, Kaleb Schuler and fiancée Hannah Rupert, and Haley Edmiston; her great-grandchildren Lula Auclair, Odile Auclair, Mary-Frances Roussel, Juliet Claire Roussel. Her fifth great-grandchild (Baby Suire) is to arrive Dec. 25. She is also survived by her brother P. Jules Maraist and wife Nancy of Lafayette as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters Eulalie Sonnier, Yvonne Simon, and Andrée Lalande; brother Francis (Buzzy) Maraist; grandchildren Jaime Mayers, Jeremy Mayers; and the father of her children, Hardy Edmiston; along with many other dearly loved ones.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Delhomme Funeral Home – Bertrand on Tuesday, Dec. 21,2021 from 5p.m. to 9 p.m.. Visitation will continue Wednesday, Dec. 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Drew Edmiston, Christor Guidry, Kaleb Schuler, Eric Auclair, Tim Guidry, Butch Roussel and Mitch Suire.
Serving as honorary pallbearer will be her granddaughters, Megan Mayers Guidry, Katie Mayers, Anna Laura Edmiston, Erin Edmiston Roussel, Abby Guidry Suire and Haley Edmiston.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Cornerstone Assisted Living, Avanti Senior Living at Lafayette, Hospice of Acadiana and the numerous caregivers and medical professionals for their dedication and compassion of care they provided for their mother.
The family would also like to thank Renée and Ed Swain of Crowley for the loving companionship they gave to their mother throughout the years.
In lieu of floral arrangements, Memorial Contributions may be made in honor of Claire Maraist to Hospice of Acadiana or to a Charity of your choice.
Personal condolences may be sent to the family at www.delhommefuneralhome.com.
Claire Maraist and her family were cared for and entrusted final arrangements to Delhomme Funeral Home, 1011 Bertrand Drive, Lafayette.