Margaret Anna Ortego Benoit Obituary
With solemn reverence, we commemorate Margaret Anna Ortego Benoit (Opelousas, Louisiana), born in Ville Platte, Louisiana, whose life came to an end on December 16, 2025 at the age of 79, leaving behind cherished memories. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Margaret Anna Ortego Benoit to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband Alfred Leonce Benoit, Sr.; her parents, Juslin Ortego and Margaret Anna Ardoin Ortego; her children, Dwauna Marie Benoit and John "Dwain" Benoit; her daughter-in-law Trisha Benoit; and her siblings, James Henry Ortego, James Floyd Ortego, Robert Louis Ortego, John Stanley Ortego, Juslin Dave Ortego, Juanita Buller and Willie Marie Smith.
She is survived by: her children, Margaret "Meg" Fontenot of Lafayette and Alfred L. "Bubba" Benoit, Jr. of Opelousas; her daughter-in-law Stephanie Benoit of Opelousas; and her grandchildren, Joshua Benoit, Kaleb Benoit, Jonah Fontenot (Stephanie) of Montana, Jada Fontenot (Kyle Boudreaux), Kristie Faul (Ashtyn), Beau Benoit and Caden Journet. She is also survived by numerous great-grandchildren.
