Maria Rivera Contreras

Maria Rivera Contreras, 83, of Pass Christian, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016. She was born in Guam and had been a resident of Pass Christian for six years before moving to Pensacola following Hurricane Katrina. She was a retired school teacher and a member of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Pass Christian. She was preceded in death by her son, Ricardo Okada; grandson, Christopher Browne and great-granddaughter, Isabelle White. She is survived by three daughters, Therese Guillotte, Mary Browne, and Pamela Flynt; a son, Christopher Contreras; two brothers, Joe San Augustin and Franciso San Augustin; thirteen grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in Pass Christian where friends may visit beginning at 9:00 a.m. Interment will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Pass Christian. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.