Obituaries
Maria "Ria" Gensert
Jan 7, 2013
Ria Gensert, age 89, of Biloxi, died Monday, January 7, 2013. Ria was born in Munich, Germany and lived there until 1953 when she moved to the Gulf Coast with her husband and daughter. In 1965 she and her husband became owner and operator of Popps Ferry Fish Camp where she delighted patrons for over 40 years. She is most...
Thomas William Barnes
Jan 6, 2013
CWO 4 Thomas W. Barnes Jr. [US ARMY RETIRED] passed away in Biloxi, MS on January 6, 2013. Mr. Barnes was born in Peoria, IL on August 09, 1934 to Thomas W. Barnes Sr. and Violet I Hellberg. He grew up in Chicago, IL and graduated from Bowen High School in 1952. He enlisted into the US Army in 1954,...
Sheila Broun Castanedo
Jan 6, 2013
Sheila Broun Castanedo, 84, was called home Sunday, January 6, 2013 in Long Beach. She was born in Jackson and had been a resident in her home in Long Beach for most of her life. She loved playing Bunco, gardening, collecting butterflies and loved sewing and making quilts for all of her grandchildren. She was much loved and will be...
James Webster Wilson
Jan 5, 2013
"We must love them both, those whose opinions we share, and those whose opinions we reject. For both have labored in the search for truth, and both have helped us in finding it." - St. Thomas Aquinas James Webster Wilson, age 72, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away on January 5, 2013, after a dignified and courageous battle with cancer....
Marjorie Fay Higgins
Jan 5, 2013
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Marjorie Fay (Arnold) Higgins, 84, passed from this life, into her Heavenly Fathers’ arms January 5, 2013 at 12:50 a.m. in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Marjorie was born in Normandy, Tennessee, on December 11, 1928 to Jay Gould Arnold and Annie Lee (Sharrock) Arnold. She was preceded in death by her husband, Denzle H....
Tim Pitalo
Jan 4, 2013
Tim Pitalo, 63, died Friday, January 4, 2013 in Gulfport. He was preceded in death by his parents, Zell and Nick; brother, Billy; and nephew, Brett. Survivors include two daughters, Sarah (Cameron) Fournier and Mariah (Steven) Bayhi; three sisters, Theresa, Gloria, and Patti; three brothers, Wayne, Donald, and John Nick; and five grandchildren, Ethan, Lilah Grace, Madelyn, Makaelyn, and Alayna...
Eiko Mitsushima Brown
Jan 4, 2013
Eiko Mitsushima Brown, age 79, of Biloxi, died Friday, January 4, 2013. Eiko is preceded in death by her parents, Genja and Mitsue Mitsushima. Her survivors include her loving husband of 54 years, Ralph Brown, Jr.; daughter, Laura Lee House (Rick); sister, Yoshiko Tabata; grandsons, Adam and Christopher Dunnells; and numerous aunts and nieces. In lieu of flowers the family...
Allen Auge
Jan 4, 2013
Mr. Allen Auge, age 80, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away at his residence on Friday, January 4, 2013, in Ocean Springs. He was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1972 and was a proud member of the Elks Lodge for 38 years. He was also involved in the American Legion and the VFW. Mr. Auge was a loving and...
Frank "Butch" Hall
Jan 4, 2013
Frank Alvin Hall, age 64, of Ocean Springs, died Friday, January 4, 2013. Frank was a resident of the MS Gulf Coast for 32 years. He served in Vietnam and was the former Fire Chief of Gulf Park Estates Volunteer Fire Department. He was also employed for Huntington Ingalls for 38 years. Frank is preceded in death by his father,...
Deborah Lynn Newsom
Jan 3, 2013
Deborah Lynn Newsom, age 57, of Biloxi, MS died Thursday, January 3, 2013 in Biloxi. Deborah was a longtime resident of Biloxi and was employed in the seafood industry. Survivors include her daughter, Natasha Roszell of New York; her mother, Judith Norcross of Ocean Springs; her sisters, Dolly England of Florida and Susan Lollar of MS; her brother, Nick Norcross...
Joyce Owen Bingaman
Jan 2, 2013
Mrs. Joyce Owen "Dood Groves" Kennedy Bingaman, age 83, of Vancleave, MS, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2013, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Bingaman was born in Vancleave where she remained a lifelong resident. She was known for her arts and crafts and was devoted to her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl Holloman...
Paul George "PG" Bernheim
Jan 1, 2013
Paul George (P.G.) Bernheim, lifetime resident of Gulfport, died January 1, 2013 at his home in Gulfport, MS. His life will be celebrated at St. James Catholic Church in Gulfport, MS on Saturday, January 5, 2013. Visitation will begin at 9:30 A.M., followed by a Mass of the Resurrection at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Evergreen Gardens, Gulfport. P.G....
Arthur Joseph Webber
Jan 1, 2013
Arthur Joseph Webber, 92, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Mr. Webber was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs, a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and a graduate of Ocean Springs High School. He served his country in the US Navy during WW II. Mr. Webber is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur D....
Luigi Charles Fiorenza
Jan 1, 2013
Luigi Charles Fiorenza, 91, of Ocean Springs, MS died on Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Mr. Fiorenza was a retired M/SGT in the US Air Force of 20 years. He was a WW II Veteran where he served in the infantry. He worked for Merchiston Hall and retired from there after the US Air Force. Mr. Fiorenza was a devout Catholic...
James Ray Byrne
Dec 31, 2012
James Ray Byrne, Sr., 80, of Biloxi was born on April 23, 1932 in Brookhaven, Mississippi and went home to our Lord December 31, 2012 after succumbing to the effects of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. He is preceded in death by his wife Virginia M. Byrne of 62 years, father, Reasy E. Byrne, Sr., mother, Willie M. Byrne-Rank, step-father, Edwin...
June Louise Champlin
Dec 29, 2012
Mrs. June Champlin Perez, age 82, of Biloxi, MS, died Saturday, December 29, 2012, in Biloxi. June was a native and lifelong resident of Biloxi. She was of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by two brothers, George Champlin Jr. and Donnie Champlin, a sister, Virginia Dawson and her parents, George Champlin and Christabel Cousins. Survivors include her...
Elbert Joseph Ladnier
Dec 29, 2012
Elbert James Ladnier, 69, of Biloxi, died Saturday, December 29, 2012. Jimmie Ladnier ( Paw Paw Porky) was a lifelong resident of St. Martin. He worked at Ferson Optics until he retired. He worked side jobs for Coke and was a mechanic at Dave’s Garage in Biloxi. He loved hunting, mulleting and shrimping. He believed in God and the simple...
Milton Ray "Bootsie"
Dec 28, 2012
Mr. Milton "Bootsie" Tiblier, age 82, a native resident of the Biloxi/D'Iberville area, passed away on December 28, 2012, with Rose Mary, his loving wife of 62 years, and family by his side. Bootsie was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. As a young man he served his country as a S/Sgt in the military during the Korean...
Helen Louise King
Dec 27, 2012
Mrs. Helen K. Saucier, age 86, of Biloxi, MS, was called home to our Lord on Thursday, December 27, 2012. Helen was a lifelong native of Biloxi and was a member of Coalville UMC in Woolmarket. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rudy, three sons, Kenneth, Phillip (Tootie) and Gregory (Gigi), her parents, Harry and Myrtle King...
Robert Edward Kennedy
Dec 27, 2012
Robert Edward Kennedy, 65 of Scottsburg, Indiana, died on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at I.U. Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born on June 19, 1947 in Scottsburg, Indiana, the son of the late Arthur Edward Kennedy and Mary Elizabeth (Maggard) Kennedy-Cowles. Robert graduated from Scottsburg High School in 965 and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana. He...
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