Obituaries

Daphne Milagros Bernich

Daphne Milagros Bernich

Dec 14, 2021

Daphne Milagros Bernich, a resident of Biloxi, passed away on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at the age of 80. Mila was born on March 27, 1941 to Jose and Nelda Rodriquez in Guanica, Puerto Rico. After traveling the world as an Eileen Ford model and group tour coordinator for Trans Caribbean Airlines and American Airlines, Mila married the late Col....

Clifton "J.C." Holliman Jr.

Clifton "J.C." Holliman Jr.

Dec 14, 2021

Clifton “J.C.” Holliman, Jr., age 86, of Long Beach, MS passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Long Beach. He was a retired sheet metal mechanic with Local 11 in New Orleans. His hobbies were working on old vehicles, gardening and raising eight children. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifton Holliman, Sr. and Agnes Saucier Holliman; two...

Clare Marie Rhodeman

Clare Marie Rhodeman

Dec 13, 2021

Clare Marie Rhodeman (nee Marino), a lifelong educator, community leader and civil rights activist passed away peacefully in the early hours December 13, 2021, in her home town of Biloxi, Mississippi. Clare was born July 21, 1931, and was a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast where she was married and raised her family. She was the fifth child...

Cedric "C.J." Porter

Cedric "C.J." Porter

Dec 12, 2021

Cedric “C.J.” Porter, 21, of Ocean Springs, MS, joined his parents, Cedric R. Porter, Sr. and Sara J. Porter, as well as his best friend, Colin Leonardi, Jr., on December 12, 2021. C.J. is survived by his siblings, Cedarion R. Porter, Alexus N. Porter, and Kylee J. Porter; niece, Nyla Caprice Porter; grandparents, Gwendolyn C. Porter, Joe and Mary Alexander,...

Barbara Angeron Ferguson

Barbara Angeron Ferguson

Dec 12, 2021

Barbara Angeron Ferguson, 65, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 12, 2021 in her home. Barbara was a native of Morgan City, LA and longtime resident of Biloxi, MS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gillis J. Angeron, Sr. and Nellda R. Angeron; her three brothers, Gillis J. Angeron, Jr., Steven K. Angeron and Phillip Angeron; and her...

SWC Donald Thomas "Frenchie" LaFlamme

SWC Donald Thomas "Frenchie" LaFlamme

Dec 11, 2021

Fair Winds and Following Seas, Chief SWC Donald Thomas “Frenchie” LaFlamme, US Navy SeaBees (NMCB-62) passed away on 11Dec2021 at the age of 85 and was laid to rest with full military honors on 17Dec2021 at Biloxi National Cemetery. Donald was born the third of five children to Lawrence Sr. and Geraldine in Buffalo, NY. He is survived by his...

Kerry Arthur Bartels

Kerry Arthur Bartels

Dec 11, 2021

Kerry Arthur Bartels of Elgin, ND and Peabody, MA ,76, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021.

Kerry was born April 23, 1945 in Camp White, OR to Julius Bartels and Ellen May Hubbell. Kerry attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN and received his MBA at Northeastern U. in Boston, MA. He was a long-time resident of Biloxi, MS...

Emma Williams

Emma Williams

Dec 10, 2021

Emma Williams, 87, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021 in Biloxi. Ms. Williams will be transferred from the care of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home on Howard Avenue in Biloxi to Wright's Funeral Home in Quitman, MS for services. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the Williams family. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the...

Jacob J. Geraci Jr.

Jacob J. Geraci Jr.

Dec 9, 2021

Jacob “Jake” James Geraci, 82, of Biloxi, MS passed away at his home on December 9, 2021. Jake was born in New Orleans, LA to the late Jacob James Geraci, Sr. And Maxie Mae Geraci. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, of 23 years, his three sons, Tre Geraci, Greg Walls, and Wendell Shoemaker, his daughter, Nancy Brock and...

SMSgt Richard Raymond Bonin, Sr.

SMSgt Richard Raymond Bonin, Sr.

Dec 9, 2021

SMSgt Richard Raymond Bonin Sr, USAF, Ret, age 81 of D'Iberville, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 and is now reunited with his wife, of 57 years, Blanche Y. Bonin after a six-year battle with Parkinson's and Dementia. Richard was born in Lowell, MA on May 21, 1940 to Raymond and Cecile Bonin. Graduated from Lowell High School in...

Modena Allen D'Angelo

Modena Allen D'Angelo

Dec 9, 2021

Modena Allen (Kelly) D'Angelo, age 81, of Gulfport, MS passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, in Gulfport.

Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is honored to serve the D'Angelo family.

Kathy Sue Comstock

Kathy Sue Comstock

Dec 9, 2021

Kathy Sue Waltman Comstock, a lifelong resident of Biloxi, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at the age of 69. Kathy was born on December 28, 1951 in Biloxi to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Waltman. Kathy was the youngest of eight children. She attended Biloxi Senior High School and graduated in 1969. After high school, she worked in the...

Suzanne Shapero Kuttnauer

Suzanne Shapero Kuttnauer

Dec 9, 2021

Suzanne Shapero Kuttnauer, age 95 of Gulfport passed away Thursday, December 9, 2021 in Biloxi. She was born in Detroit, Michigan. and was a longtime resident of Gulfport. She was a past member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Gulfport Yacht Club, a longtime volunteer at the Walter Anderson Museum and had an entrepreneurial flair for fund raising. She started...

Patty Denise Cartullo

Patty Denise Cartullo

Dec 8, 2021

Patty Denise Cartullo, age 66, of Ocean Springs, MS, passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 peacefully at her home. She was born on December 19, 1954. Patty loved grilling, golf, fishing, and collecting coke memorabilia. She worked at The Hard Rock as lead baker. Patty was predeceased in death by her father, Joe Cartullo; her brother, Joe Normal Kar-2-low; and...

Mary Frances Buntin Martin

Mary Frances Buntin Martin

Dec 8, 2021

Mary Frances Martin, a lifelong resident of Gulfport, died December 8, 2021, at the age of 94. She was born in Gulfport on October 20, 1927, to Judge Robert Robson Buntin, Jr. and Mary Elmore Buntin. Mary Frances graduated from Gulfport High School with honors and attended the University of Mississippi, where she received degrees in English and Home Economics....

Ronald D. "Ron" Lessner Sr.

Ronald D. "Ron" Lessner Sr.

Dec 8, 2021

Ronald D. “Ron” Lessner, Sr., 78, passed away Dec. 8, 2021, at his home in Woolmarket, MS. Ron was born Nov. 11, 1943, in East Cleveland, OH. He graduated from Cathedral Latin High School in 1962, then served four years in the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Keesler AFB, where he worked as a medic. It was...

Michael Ray Darbey II

Michael Ray Darbey II

Dec 8, 2021

Michael Ray Darbey II, age 32, passed away on December 8, 2021 in Gulfport, MS. Michael was originally from Aberdeen, MD but, became a longtime resident of Gulfport. Affectionately called “Darbey”, he graduated from Harrison Central High School and made a name for himself on the football field. Michael was employed with Mighty Men Movers as a team lead and...

Judy Ann Stewart Williams

Judy Ann Stewart Williams

Dec 8, 2021

Judy Ann Stewart Williams, age 73 of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. She was born on April 2, 1948. She was a native of Columbia, MS but was a resident of the Coast for over sixty years. She was loving, caring, and kind. Judy is survived by her husband of fifty-three years, James Allen Williams,...

Ann "Nancy" Boudreaux

Ann "Nancy" Boudreaux

Dec 8, 2021

On December 8, 2021, Ann "Nancy" Boudreaux died peacefully in Gulfport, MS. She was 69 years old. Nancy was born in Brooklyn, MA, and was a long-time resident of Westwego, LA, before relocating to Mississippi in 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Jean Grimner; first husband, Gregory Burke; and second husband, Leroy Boudreaux. She is...

Colonel (USAF Ret.) Charles Kerr Lansdale

Colonel (USAF Ret.) Charles Kerr Lansdale

Dec 7, 2021

Colonel (USAF Ret.) Charles "Chuck" Kerr Lansdale, 94, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi is now in God’s care after he passed away peacefully at home with family on December 7, 2021. Chuck was born on March 4,1927 in McCool, Mississippi to Maggie (Kerr) Lansdale and Ervin Erlene Lansdale. In 1944, at 17 years old, Chuck joined the Merchant Marines where the...

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