Obituaries

Richard Joseph Porterfield

Richard Joseph Porterfield

Jan 23, 2011

Mr. Richard Joseph Porterfield, age 77, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, January 23, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Porterfield was a native of Kansas City, MO., a 1952 graduate of Biloxi High School, and retired from Ingalls. He was a past Rear Commodore at the Biloxi Yacht Club and volunteered with Hospice and the St. Vincent de Paul Society....

Edna Mae Lee

Edna Mae Lee

Jan 23, 2011

Mrs. Edna Mae Arceneaux Lee, 78, of Pass Christian, MS, died Sunday, January 23, 2011, in Pass Christian. Mrs. Lee had been a resident of the Dixie White House Nursing Home for the past 10 years where she was well loved. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be sadly missed. Mrs. Lee is preceded in death...

Marjorie Jeanette Alexander

Marjorie Jeanette Alexander

Jan 23, 2011

Marjorie Jeanette Alexander, age 79 of Ocean Springs, MS., died Sunday, January 23, 2011 in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Alexander was a former member of the VFW Post 5699 Auxiliary and DAV Chapter 17 Auxiliary, both in Ocean Springs. She retired from BankCorp South after twenty years. She devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Alexander was preceded in...

John William Lorig, Sr.

John William Lorig, Sr.

Jan 22, 2011

John W. Lorig, Sr., 81, of Biloxi, MS died on Saturday, January 22, 2011. Mr. Lorig was retired from the US Navy for over 22 years. He was an artist and water color painter. Mr. Lorig is preceded in death by his parents, William and Mamie Lorig; his wife Linda Lorig. He is survived by his sons, John W. Lorig,...

John Alexander Rogalski

John Alexander Rogalski

Jan 22, 2011

Mr. John Alexander Rogalski, 84, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, January 22, 2011, in Ocean Springs. John was born September 6, 1926 in Staten Island, New York to John and Stephanie Alexandra Rogalski. He entered the U. S. Navy and served in the Amphibious Assault Force in 1944, at the age of 17, and fought in North Africa until...

Oswald Henry Taconi

Oswald Henry Taconi

Jan 22, 2011

Oswald H. "Tac" Taconi, 87, of Davie, FL died on Saturday, January 22, 2011 at Physicians Regional Medical Center-Vitas Hospice in Naples, FL. Tac was a WWII Veteran, Private with Company B 741st Tank Battalion, who fought in Normandy at D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth "Liz" Taconi; his parents,...

Dorothy Mae Duggan Lund

Dorothy Mae Duggan Lund

Jan 21, 2011

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Mae Duggan Lund, 84, of Biloxi, MS, went to be with her heavenly Father Friday, January 21, 2011. Mrs. Lund had worked over twenty years at the Biloxi Veterans Administration in the Dietetics Department where she received many achievement awards. She loved flower gardening, dancing, jazz music and crossword puzzles. But most of all she loved her...

Pauline Waits

Pauline Waits

Jan 21, 2011

Pauline Waits, 80, of Biloxi, MS died on Friday, January 21, 2011. Graveside Srv: Sat., 1-22-11, 3:30 pm, Vancleave #1 Cemetery. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE, Howard Ave., Biloxi. 228-374-5650

Mary Dean Skinner

Mary Dean Skinner

Jan 19, 2011

Mary Dean Skinner, 78, of Biloxi, MS died onWednesday, January 19, 2011. Mrs. Skinner was a retired teacher of St. Martin Elementary and Middle School where she taught for 38 years. During her years as a teacher she touched the lives of many children. She was teaching her third generation when she retired. She was a loving and devoted wife,...

Sherry Venus Seymour

Sherry Venus Seymour

Jan 19, 2011

Sherry Venus Seymour, age 47, died on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at her residence in Ocean Springs, surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on September 25, 1963 in Biloxi, MS. She was of Catholic faith and a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Ocean Springs. Sherry had a very selfless attitude, and put everyone else's priorities...

Mrs. Anne Auge

Mrs. Anne Auge

Jan 19, 2011

Mrs. Anne Auge, age 75 of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away at her residence on Wednesday, January 19, 2011. Mrs. Auge was a resident of Ocean Springs since 1972. She spent her entire career in nursing in Pennsylvania and retired after twenty-four years with Ocean Springs Hospital. She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ocean Springs...

Denise Shuman

Denise Shuman

Jan 18, 2011

Denise Shuman, 79, of Biloxi, MS went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Mrs. Shuman was a native of Lamar Co., AL, a former resident of Tuscaloosa, AL where she attended high school. She also attended the University of Alabama. Mrs. Shuman had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 1964. She attended services...

Willie Mae Suddith Slaughter

Willie Mae Suddith Slaughter

Jan 18, 2011

Willie Mae Suddith Slaughter, 95, of Slidell, LA died on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. She will be loved and missed by her daughter, Barbara Suddith DeVoney of Slidell; her sister, Betty Mizelle Howard of Laurel; her grandchildren, Christopher Jones and Anthony DeVoney, III; her great-grandchildren, Ian Jones, Anthony DeVoney IV, Caleb Joseph DeVoney. She is preceded in death by her...

Jutta Reinfelder Rauschkolb

Jutta Reinfelder Rauschkolb

Jan 17, 2011

Jutta Rauschkolb, maiden name Reinfelder, died on Monday, January 17, 2011 at age 60, of aggressive lung cancer. Jutta was a non smoker. Jutta was born in Erlangen, Germany on October 9, 1950, the second daughter of Karl and Annaliese Reinfelder ( both deceased). She is survived by her husband, Lloyd of Gulfport; her son, Ryan of Orlando, FL; her...

Ethel Daugherity

Ethel Daugherity

Jan 16, 2011

Ethel "Granny" Daugherity, 90, of D'Iberville, MS went to live with her Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 16, 2011. Mrs. Daugherity was a native of Ypsilanti, MI and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 7 years. She loved her Lord and her family and was "Granny" to everyone who knew her. Mrs. Daugherity is...

Bernice Brenneman Bell

Bernice Brenneman Bell

Jan 16, 2011

Bernice Brenneman Bell, 74, of Lucedale, MS passed away to join her husband on Sunday, January 16, 2011. Mrs. Bell was a native of Weirton, WV. She resided in Biloxi for 20 years prior to moving to Lucedale ten years ago. Mrs. Bell was a registered nurse and worked in several hospitals and home health agencies along the coast. She...

Yvonne Louise Senseney

Yvonne Louise Senseney

Jan 15, 2011

Mrs. Yvonne Senseney, 85, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Saturday, January 15, 2011, in Gautier. Mrs. Senseney was a native of Fountainbleau and a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. She was a loving wife, mother and homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Senseney; daughter, Gail Haines; and two brothers, Rusell Wood and Glen Wood. She...

Marley Delacruz

Marley Delacruz

Jan 15, 2011

Marley Elizabeth Delacruz, age 2, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Saturday, January 15, 2011 in Ocean Springs. Marley is survived by her parents, Christopher A. and Robin Darnell Delacruz; maternal grandparents, Julie A. Brown and Steve W. Johnson, of Ocean Springs, MS., maternal grandfather John R. Darnell of FL; maternal great-grandmother, Anne Johnson Sparkman; maternal great-grandparents, John S. Darnell and...

Victor Doyle Hanson

Victor Doyle Hanson

Jan 15, 2011

Mr. Victor Doyle Hanson, 58, of Biloxi, MS, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 15, 2011. Mr. Hanson graduated from Biloxi High School in 1970. Also, he attended the University of Southern Mississippi. Furthermore, Victor was enlisted into the United States Army, serving two years, 1972-1974. Vick was a major fan of sports and...

Beryl Girot Riviere

Beryl Girot Riviere

Jan 14, 2011

Mrs. Beryl Girot Riviere, age 94, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Friday, January 14, 2011, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Riviere was born in New Orleans, LA. on February 22, 1916, and was a lifelong resident of Ocean Springs. She worked at Keesler AFB and Camp Shelby during WWII, worked for the Ocean Springs High School Administration Office for twenty eight...