Obituaries
Eugene Herbert Hassler
Sep 30, 2014
Reverend Eugene Herbert Hassler, 82, of Gulfport, a loving husband, father, and friend passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Woodland Village Nursing Center in Diamondhead. He was born on December 31, 1931 in Tacoma, WA. For over 50 years Reverend Hassler was a shepherd to many, faithful to counsel, to love, to pray and preach the word of God....
Wanda Louise Shemwell
Sep 30, 2014
Wanda Louise Shemwell, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Gautier. Mrs. Shemwell was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1996. She was a member of the Assembly of God, a pastor’s wife for over fifty years working alongside of her husband. She is preceded in death by her son, Alan Randall Shemwell; her...
Gloria Frances Kuluz Cruso
Sep 30, 2014
Gloria Frances Kuluz Cruso, age 84, of Biloxi, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014. Mrs. Cruso was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a longtime member of St. Michael Catholic Church. She was also a Charter Member of Slavic Ladies Auxiliary. Mrs. Cruso is preceded in death by her parents, Nick and Adele Kuluz; sister, Patricia Caillavet; husbands, Dewey Crochet...
Harland "Billy" Yarbrough
Sep 30, 2014
Harland ‘Billy” Yarbrough, 61, of Gulfport died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his father, Delton Joseph Marcotte and mother, Carrie Elizabeth Yarbrough; two sons, Jerry Loyd Yarbrough and Billy Wayne Yarbrough; and a brother, Jessie Lee Yarbrough. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen D. Shelton; a son, Christopher R. Shelton; and a...
Joan Ryan Llado
Sep 29, 2014
Joan Ryan Llado, age 78, of Biloxi died Monday, September 29, 2014 in Biloxi. She was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. Joan was a member of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral. She volunteered in the Ocean Springs Volunteer Fireman’s Auxiliary; Ladies Auxiliary for the Knight’s of Columbus Council #1244; a member of Nativity’s Bereavement Committee; and...
Vincent Phillip Schifano
Sep 29, 2014
Mr. Vincent Phillip Schifano, Sr., 89, of Biloxi/Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014. Vincent was born in Birmingham, AL to Joseph and Vincent Schifano. He moved to the Gulf Coast in 1945 while serving in the US Coast Guard in Mobile, AL, where he met the love of his life Jimmie McCarty. He said that it...
Beverly Schroeder
Sep 28, 2014
Beverly Schroeder, 82, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2014, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Schroeder was born in Biloxi, raised by her grandmother in Point Cadet and remained a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She is preceded in death by her sisters, Jo Varnes and Margaret Bennette. Mrs. Schroeder is survived by her husband of...
Paul Douglas Fayard
Sep 28, 2014
Paul Douglas Fayard, Jr., age 34, left this earth early on Sunday, September 28, 2014. Paul was born in Biloxi to his parents, Paul Douglas Fayard, Sr. and Charlotte (Wayne) Fayard-Hennig. He was later joined by his sisters LesLeigh (Chris) Fayard-Mason and Heather Fayard. He attended Biloxi High School where he graduated in 1998. He was active in baseball, football...
Arland A. Parker Sr.
Sep 27, 2014
Mr. Arland A. Parker, Sr, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Parker was a longtime resident of the coast. He was a devoted husband, loving father and an avid Saints fan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gertrude and Jasper Parker, a granddaughter, Ashley Parker and daughter-in-law,...
Elvin "Breeze" Bosarge,
Sep 25, 2014
Elvin “Breeze” Bosarge, Jr., age 87, of the Latimer Community, passed away peacefully in Biloxi on September 25, 2014. Breeze was the owner of Bosarge’s Grocery on Oak St. in Biloxi for many years. Best known for having the coldest Barq’s Root beer around, it was a gathering place for family and friends to meet, tell stories, and try to...
John Tay Nguyen
Sep 25, 2014
Mr. John Tay Nguyen, age 50, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014, in D'Iberville. John was a longtime resident of the coast since the 1970's. He was a commercial shrimper and fisherman his entire life. He did a great deal of charitable work, especially for children and the elderly and was always smiling and in a...
Hubert Dale Kirk,
Sep 24, 2014
SMSGT Hubert Dale Kirk, Sr., age 90, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014, in Biloxi, MS. Sgt. Kirk was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, serving twenty five years in the military. He served four years as a deputy sheriff in Jackson County, and worked at Ingalls Ship Yard. He served as commander of V.F.W. Post 5699...
Marie Brandenburg
Sep 24, 2014
Marie Rose Brandenburg, 63, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in Biloxi. She lived on the Gulf Coast for 13 years. Marie was of the Methodist Faith. She was a member and Vice President of National Active and Retired Federal Employees and Association Gulf Coast Running Club. Marie is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Beatrice Nichols. She is...
John Louis Taylor
Sep 23, 2014
John Louis “Jack” Taylor, age 88, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in Gulfport. He was born in San Bernardino, CA and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for about 30 years. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a retired accountant with Civil Service. He is survived by his significant other, Bonnie Jamison;...
Enola A Punzo
Sep 23, 2014
The remaining half of the duo known as the “Dancing Punzos,” died at the age of 99. Enola A. Punzo had a very full life. She was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. She married the love of her life at the age of seventeen, and this marriage lasted 62 years until her husband Henry died. Enola with her...
Betty C. Knight
Sep 23, 2014
Betty C. Knight, age 71, of Ocean Springs, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Betty was born in Bentonia, MS. She was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for the past 60 years. She owned and operated Betty’s of Gautier Beauty Parlor. She is preceded in death by her parents, Vincent and Minnie Ashley; and three brothers. Survivors include her...
Hedwig "Heidi" Brosemer
Sep 23, 2014
Mrs. Hedwig "Heidi" Brosemer, age 88, of Biloxi, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, in Gulfport. She was born in Schweinfurt, Germany and had been a resident of Biloxi since 1963. It was evident that she loved her family and will be missed by all who knew her. She loved her dogs and gardening. Mrs. Brosemer was preceded in death by...
Betty Cannette
Sep 22, 2014
Betty Cannette, age 77, of Biloxi died Monday, September 22, 2014 in Biloxi. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements.
Betty Evelyn Bennett
Sep 22, 2014
Betty Evelyn Bennett, age 78, of Gulfport died Monday, September 22, 2014 in Gulfport. She was a resident of Gulfport for the past 45 years. She was retired from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jeff Davis campus after 32 years of service as administrative secretary in the Computer Center. She was a strong, loving mother and grandmother and will be...
John "Cork" A. Durham
Sep 22, 2014
John A. “Cork” Durham, 77, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 in Biloxi. Mr. Durham was born on August 6, 1937 in Olive Branch IL, but grew up in a small farming community in Frisbee, MO until he enlisted in the USMC, where he had tours in Japan and South Korea. Upon his honorable discharge...
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