OPELOUSAS—A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mrs. Martha Schmidt Moise on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas. Fr. Billy Massie will be the celebrant of the funeral Mass. Rite of Committal will follow at the St. Landry Memorial Mausoleum.

Mrs. Moise, age 87, a resident of New Orleans, passed away on October 21, 2026. She is survived by her children: Edward, Jr. (Laura), Ashley Darnall, (Lyle) of Columbia, SC, and Allison Hamada (Robear) of Metairie; her grandchildren: Elliott Darnall Curry, Claire Darnall Boynton, Annabelle Hamada, Sophia Hamada, Madeleine Moise, and Lily Moise; and great-grandsons Luke Elliott Curry, Cade Porter Curry and Michael Patrick Boynton, Jr.; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Edward D. Moise; her parents, Engel Humphreys Schmidt and Ruby Toups Schmidt, and her brother, Engel Humphreys Schmidt II.

Mrs. Moise was born on September 17, 1939 in Lafayette, Louisiana. She soon moved with her parents and brother to Metairie, Louisiana where she resided with her parents. She graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1957 and Loyola University in New Orleans in 1961.

In 1963, she married Dr. Edward D. Moise, a naval officer, and moved to Lake Forest, Illinois while he completed his commission. The couple then established their residence in Opelousas but moved to the New York City area while Dr. Moise earned his Certificate in Orthodontics from Columbia University. They returned to Opelousas in 1966 where she lived until 2021 when she moved to Poydras Home in New Orleans.

Upon graduating from Loyola, Mrs. Moise worked as a medical technician through 1966. In 1990, she earned a Masters in Social Worker from Louisiana State University and worked as a therapist in private practice until 2004.

Mrs. Moise was an ardent tennis player and was a member of many competitive women’s tennis leagues across Acadiana. She honed her skills almost daily with her long-time foursome of the late Peggy Wyble, Lois Boagni, and Pat Rabalais. She was a decades-long parishioner at St. Landry Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister.

Visitation will be held Sunday, October 25, 2026 at from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas. Visitation will resume on Monday, October 26, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. The rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. by Deacon Dwayne Joubert. Pallbearers will be Lyle Darnall, Robear Hamada, Gordon Ryder, and Matthew Williams.

Those who wish to remember Martha in a special way are encouraged to make a gift to St. Landy Catholic Church.

Words of Comfort to the family may be expressed at www.sibillefuneralhomes.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas.