Obituaries

Patricia O'Keefe Obrimski

Patricia O'Keefe Obrimski

Sep 20, 2009

Pat O'Keefe Obrimski of Garrett Park, MD passed away on September 20, 2009. Mrs. Obrimski was born on September 27, 1937 in Jackson, MS and was the daughter of Retired Adjutant General and Mrs. John A. O'Keefe. Mr. O'Keefe was elected Mayor of Biloxi in 1935. Mayor O'Keefe was asked and later served as Adjutant General for the State of...

Janice Marie Seymour Gill

Janice Marie Seymour Gill

Sep 20, 2009

Janice Marie Seymour Gill, 79, of D'Iberville, MS died September 20, 2009. She was born October 19, 1929 in Biloxi, MS. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Catholic School of Biloxi and retired from nursing after 30 years from the V.A. Hospital in Biloxi. Mrs. Gill was preceded in death by her husband, Earl D. Gill, son, Douglas Gill,...

Patricia O'Keefe Obrimski

Patricia O'Keefe Obrimski

Sep 20, 2009

Pat O'Keefe Obrimski of Garrett Park, MD passed away on September 20, 2009. Mrs. Obrimski was born on September 27, 1937 in Jackson, MS and was the daughter of Retired Adjutant General and Mrs. John A. O'Keefe. Mr. O'Keefe was elected Mayor of Biloxi in 1935. Mayor O'Keefe was asked and later served as Adjutant General for the State of...

Patricia O'Keefe Obrimski

Patricia O'Keefe Obrimski

Sep 20, 2009

Pat O'Keefe Obrimski of Garrett Park, MD passed away on September 20, 2009. Mrs. Obrimski was born on September 27, 1937 in Jackson, MS and was the daughter of Retired Adjutant General and Mrs. John A. O'Keefe. Mr. O'Keefe was elected Mayor of Biloxi in 1935. Mayor O'Keefe was asked and later served as Adjutant General for the State of...

Ramon G. "Ziggy" Gutierrez

Ramon G. "Ziggy" Gutierrez

Sep 20, 2009

Ramon G. “Ziggy” Gutierrez, 79, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died September 20, 2009 at home surrounded by his family. "Ziggy" was born July 19, 1930, in Biloxi, MS, the son of late Lee P. and Katherine Gutierrez. On October 6, 1963, he married Mildred “Millie” Waggoner of Ellisville, MS. He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1948 where he...

Eaton A. Lang, Jr.

Eaton A. Lang, Jr.

Sep 19, 2009

Eaton Adlai “Beadie” Lang, Jr., 83, was born in Pass Christian on August 7, 1926 and passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2009, in Gulfport. A lifelong resident, he took pride in the fact that his great, great grandparents John and Sarah Huddleston and their line of descendants have lived in the Pass Christian-DeLisle area from the 1840s. They came...

Kenneth Ray Creel

Kenneth Ray Creel

Sep 19, 2009

Mr. Kenneth Ray Creel, 57, of Biloxi, MS, passed away, Saturday, September 19, 2009, at his home, which was built by Kenny and the help of a steady stream of friends. Kenny was a proud native and lifelong resident of Biloxi, but as he would state "I'm from Back Bay". He was of the catholic faith and an employee of...

Audrey Middleton Dees

Audrey Middleton Dees

Sep 19, 2009

Mrs. Audrey Middleton Dees, 86, of Gulfport, MS, died Saturday, September 19, 2009, in Gulfport. Mrs. Dees was born in Marianna, Florida and had been a longtime resident of Gulfport. She was a homemaker and a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church in Escatawpa. Mrs. Dees was preceded in death by her husband, Harry D. Dees; son, Dr. James Gregory...

Gregory Mato Anticich

Gregory Mato Anticich

Sep 19, 2009

Gregory Mato Anticich, Jr., age 58, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 at home in Gulfport. He was born June 15, 1951 in Biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast. His family and friends will greatly miss him. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grego M. Anticich, Sr. and Noel D. Anticich. Greg was a finish...

William Christopher Driebergen

William Christopher Driebergen

Sep 18, 2009

Christopher "Chris" Driebergen, 16, of Vancleave, MS, died Friday, September 18, 2009, in Vancleave. Chris was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He was an eleventh grader at Vancleave High School and a member of VHS Soccer Team. He was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church where he served as an acolyte and the Episcopal Youth Club. One of his...

Charlotte Byrd Noble

Charlotte Byrd Noble

Sep 18, 2009

Mrs. Charlotte Byrd Noble, 71, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, September, 18, 2009, in Ocean Springs. Mrs. Noble was born August 16, 1938, in Ocean Springs and remained a lifelong resident. She was a member of Belle Fountain Baptist Church and was retired from Ocean Springs High School where she was employed as a secretary. She was a member...

Rosita Sarmiento Stringfellow

Rosita Sarmiento Stringfellow

Sep 18, 2009

Mrs. Rosita Sarmiento Stringfellow, age 64, of Ocean Springs, MS., passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, MS. Mrs. Stringfellow was a member of the church choir at St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church Survivors include her husband, Ted Alan Stringfellow, a son, Ted Alan Stringfellow, Jr., both of Ocean Springs, MS., four sisters, Estela Silagpo,...

Gloria Theresa Bentz Hophan

Gloria Theresa Bentz Hophan

Sep 17, 2009

Mrs. Gloria Theresa Bentz Hophan, age 72, lost her battle of twelve years with cancer and went to be with our Lord on September 17, 2009 in Gulfport. Mrs. Hophan was born July 23, 1937 in Pass Christian and was a lifelong resident of the Coast. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1955. She worked at Keesler Air...

Leon James Duvall, Jr.

Leon James Duvall, Jr.

Sep 16, 2009

Mr. Leon James Duvall, Jr., 68, of Biloxi, MS, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in Biloxi. Mr. Duvall was born in Biloxi and remained a lifelong resident. He was a retired ship captain and member of the Catholic faith. Mr. Duvall was preceded in death by his parents, Leon J. and Linda Boudreaux Duvall. He is survived by his wife,...

Stanley Joseph Porado

Stanley Joseph Porado

Sep 16, 2009

Stanley J. Porado, 97, of Biloxi died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 in Gulfport. Stanley was a native of Stanford, CT and a longtime resident of Bridgeport and Fairfield, CT. He retired from Bullard Machine Co., was a former member of Assumption Catholic Church in Fairfield, CT and was currently attending St. Mary Catholic Church in Woolmarket. He was preceded in...

Maxine Mae Hare DeQuin

Maxine Mae Hare DeQuin

Sep 16, 2009

Maxine Mae Hare DeQuin, Age 86, a previous resident of Saucier, MS, left this world to meet her Lord and Savior on Wednesday Afternoon, September 16, 2009, after a long illness. She was preceeded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Dr. Eugene E. DeQuin, D.C.; her parents, Robert Deemer Hare and Beulah Yates Hare; her brother, Robert...

John  F. Martin

John F. Martin

Sep 16, 2009

Mr. John F. Martin, age 84, of Ocean Springs, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009 in Ocean Springs. He attended Arkansas State University and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration. He also completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California. Mr. Martin served with distinction for...

Claire Picard Richards

Claire Picard Richards

Sep 15, 2009

Clara Richards, 92, of Biloxi, MS, died on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Mrs. Richards was a lifelong resident of Biloxi and a member of St. Michael Catholic Church. She was devoted to her family and church. Mrs. Richards is preceded in death by her husband, Mouise Richards of Biloxi; son, Chris Richards; sister, Leona Seymour; brother, Cladma Picard; grandchildren, Richie...

Peggy Kennedy Sifers

Peggy Kennedy Sifers

Sep 15, 2009

Peggy Kennedy Sifers, age 71, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 in Gulfport. She was born in McHenry and was a resident of the Gulf Coast for most of her life. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and was a retired bridal consultant at Gayfer's. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her previous...

William James Ruspino

William James Ruspino

Sep 14, 2009

Mr. William James "Bill" Ruspino, age 89, of Ocean Springs, MS, entered the Church Triumphant on Monday, September 14, 2009. A veteran of WWII, he served as a Naval Officer, notably on the U.S.S. Toro submarine. He moved to Ocean Springs in 1962 to open the Chevron Refinery, where he worked until his retirement. A charter member of Christus Victor...

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