Repsime "Rosa" Bloom

Mrs. Repsime "Rosa" Bloom, of Gulfport, MS, died Sunday, March 26, 2006, in Gulfport. Mrs. Bloom was a native of Iraklion, Crete. She had been a coast resident for the past 44 years. She retired from K-Mart after 19 years of service and was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She was lovingly refered to as "Yaya". Mrs. Bloom was preceded in death by her husband, T/Sgt. Carl L. Bloom. Survivors include her daughter, Rose Ann Bloom, of Gulfport; one son, Lloyd Eugene "Gene" Bloom and his wife, Eugenia, of Satellite Beach, FL; four grandchildren, R. Preston Bloom, Brittany McMillan, Natasha Bloom and Michala Bloom; two sisters, Maria Sarafian, of Ft. Wayne, IN, and Elle Sarafian of Athens, Greece; two brothers, Argiris Sarafian, of Athens, Greece, and Angelo Sarafian of Louisville, KY. Visitation will be Monday, April 3, 2006, from 5 till 7 p.m. at the Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Biloxi. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 12:30 p. m. at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.