Kenneth Robert Gieseler

Mr. Kenneth Robert Gieseler, 49, of Biloxi, MS, died August 22, 2006, in D'Iberville. Mr. Gieseler was born in Long Island, NY, raised in Westchester, NY. and had been a resident of the coast since 1991. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran with his last duty station being at Keesler AFB with the 403rd Hurricane Hunters. He was a member of Nativity B. V. M. Catholic Cathedral. Mr. Gieseler was preceded in death by his parents, Arnold and Ruth LaDue Gieseler and a sister, Cathy L'Hommideau. Survivors include his wife, Vanessa Duhe' Gieseler; two daughters, Cynthia Gieseler and Nicole Gieseler; a son, Robert "Bobby" Gieseler, all of Biloxi; three sisters, Karen Oster and Linda Karnow of New York and Christine Gieseler of Waveland, and a brother, Thomas Gieseler of Waveland. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 11, 2006, at 11 a.m. at Biloxi National Cemetery. The Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi is in charge of arrangements. A memorial mass will be held. Time and date will be announced later.