 tucei family tucei family ray sun 2282016 1356  trecchina   the tucei family from italy to mississippi the family of biagio antonio tucci  18541932  forward   f walker jr and june parker tucei 708 fairfield ave gretna louisiana december 1 1999 to my children brothers and their children first cousins and other interested descendants of biagio antonio tucci in september of this year june and i had the pleasure of visiting our motherland for a month we started in venice and ended up in sicily along the way we visited many of the historic sites of italy including portofino lucca florence san gimmino pompeii rome amalfi coast trecchina the birth place of my great grandfather reggio lipari island the birthplace of june s grandmother taormina and many others over the past several months i have attempted to document the genealogy of the tucei family and record for the benefit of ourselves and our descendants information on our roots enclosed for your information is the product of that effort along with a couple of pictures of terchina and pictures of biagio and isabelle i apologize in advance for misspellings incorrect dates and facts any facts or antidotes about the family that you may have would be appreciated please take a minute drop me a note and i ll make sure the correction addition is included in the next update i hope each of you have a happy holiday season remember if biagio hadn t come to this country in 1875 we would all be residents of italy or maybe france now you have to read my narrative of the history of the tucei family best wishes  signed june and walker  tucei  tucci  biagio tucei biagio tucei 18541932 called bless and blaise tucei was born december 9 1854 at trecchina italy to vincenzo tucci and serafina grisi  siblings biagio tucei had several siblings also immigrate to the united states among those who left records at biloxi mississippi were  joseph salvador tucei  18591938 m ellen colbet and catherine tucei  1866 1939 m joseph v lawrence 18671952 lepre 1991 pp 342343     joseph s tucei joseph salvador tucei was born december 24 1859 at naples italy he married ellen colbet in harrison county mississippi on october 28 1886 they were the parents of four children  joseph w tucei  1888  maria stella tucei  18871938  maria theresa tucei  18931893 and josephine tucei  18901938  shoe repair  from the biloxi herald july 4 1891 p 4 in october 1921 joseph s tucei relocated his shoe repair shop from 120 east howard avenue to 127 east howard avenue the daily herald october 21 1921 p 4     catherine tucei catherine tucei  181939 was born at naples italy she married joseph v lawrence 18671952 children  mary lawrence  18941953 m james oatis coleman 18861961 and joseph v lawrence jr  19021975 m margaret mavar joseph v lawrence was in the shoe repair business at biloxi  children    mary lawrence  18941953 was born at biloxi mississippi on 1894 she married james oatis coleman 18861961 in harrison county mississippi on july 7 1917 jo coleman was a kentucky native and the agent for gulf refining company at biloxi children nina coleman b 1919 m mr west and wealthia coleman b 1931 m weldon a lafferty 19302005 j o coleman had a successful military career attaining the rank of and participating with the american expeditionary force in france during ww i returning to his family at biloxi he worked with his fatherinlaw in the shoe business as guarantee shoes circa 1935 jo coleman acquired the business and sold it in september 1947 to david rosenblum mr rosenblum changed the name of the business to david s the daily herald september 29 1947 p 5 in the 1940s mary and james o coleman divorced  joseph v lawrence jr  19021975 was born at biloxi mississippi on he married margaret mavar on october 19 1929 in harrison county mississippi they were the parents of two sons joseph j lawrence m and gregory mavar lawrence m kathleen kirsh    history of the tucei family in the united states  prepared by f walker tucei jr november 22 1999    biagio antonio tucci  18541932 immigrated to the united states in 1875 from bordeaux france he was born on december 9 1854 in trecchina italy to vincenzo tucce and serafina grisi he was their first born they had at least five other children besides biagio at least three of them including biagio came to the us the other children were joseph a came to the us in 18 catherine came to the us in 18 pipino seraphino and terichine trease this information was given to me in the mid 1960 s by my grandfather vincent joseph aloysious tucci there may have been a seventh child a daughter by the name of maria giovanna tucci see letter of john peter tucei dated august 10 1986 my grandfather did not mention maria giovanna during our visit if maria giovanna was not a daughter of vincenzo and serafina she could have been an unmarried sister of vincenzo who lived in trecchina we may never know on september 23 1999 june and i visited trechina italy which is a small and very beautiful town nestled in the hills of southern italy about 200 kilometer 125 miles south of naples to get to trecchina you take autostrade a3 interstate a3 south from naples to the first exit to maratea travel west towards maratea on highway ss 585 about 17 ½ kilometers to the exit sign for trecchina which is about half way between the autostrade and maratea once you exit ss 585 trecchina is another five kilometers interestingly i was never able to find a map that had the city of trecchina on it but it is there to give one an idea as to the size of trecchina the telephone book for the region i think that may be the county is about onehalf inch thick and each town has its separate section the city of trecchina had two pages of phone listing in the book while in trecchina we went to the municipla city hall and although we spoke no italian and they spoke almost no english we were able to communicate our desire to see the official birth record for biagio it is recorded in handwriting and is in perfect condition the book is much like a ledger maybe 12 inches wide and 18 inches long the manager of the office took the ledger off the top of a wooden book shelf and was able to locate the entry in a matter seconds we also saw the official record of the marriage of vincenzo and serafina on december 27 1851 the record of their marriage is three pages long and includes the official notices of intent to marry and is signed by all the witnesses to the marriage unfortunately we were not allowed to take a copy of these records as they informed us it is illegal to copy official records in italy we did take photos of the pages recording his birth and the marriage but the pictures aren t very good we did obtain a certified record of the birth of biagio and his parents marriage while in trecchina we also visited san michele arcangelo catholic church st michael the archangel in the town square since it is the only church in the city of trechina i presume this is where biagio was baptized and his parents were married there was no one at the church that we could talk with and we were told by the people in the city hall that the pastor dom guido barbella wouldn t be available until after 6 pm unfortunately we had to leave prior to getting the opportunity to inquire of the pastor regarding the records the church may have on the tucci family a plaque in the church has some reference to biagio we have a photo of it but aren t sure what it says i understand that the cathedral for the diocese is in maratea and it is named st biaggio s i was told by someone that biagio was named after the patron saint for the region and that may be true in light of these facts the phone book for trecchina contained no tucci s or grisi s in john peter s letter referred to above he mentions meeting an old lady that remembered the tucci s and said they had moved a number of years ago she thought they may have gone to largo negro which is east of trecchina and in the region as an aside june and i had lunch at a little restaurant on the outskirts of trecchina by the name of ristorante valle del noce di giovanna tortorella and it was very good i was told by my grandfather that biagio never returned to italy because he skipped the country owing a debt and if he had returned he would have been jailed in a letter from bless rusk dated august 3 1991 he mentions that biagio was sold into bondage by his father for five years to a man in florence to satisfy a debt of his father s the letter also said that in the second year of his servitude he ran away to bordeaux france and stayed there two or three years this all ties together to what i was told by my grandfather it also explains a couple of other pieces of information although it has long been believed that vincenzo tucci was not from trecchina this is apparently not true as the translation of the official record of is and serafina s marriage states that they were both born in trecchina if only i could have read italian i would have had the clerks in the office attempt to locate their birth records and any other information on the tucci surname that may be contained in the records in trecchina the tucci surname is rather common in the tuscany area of italy which includes florence i had suspected that vincenzo was originally from that area which would have explained why he had a debt to someone from florence but that theory no longer holds water the surname tucci is pronounced to chee in italian it is my understanding that in french the ci is pronounced as an e therefore the current pronunciation also most italians who immigrated to the us came to this country through ellis island in new york as we know biagio came in through new orleans which was the port of entry for most of the french that immigrated to the us since he was coming from france rather than italy which seems like a logical explanation these two pieces of information were obtained from domenico salomon the soninlaw of john peter during our visits with john peter s family in rome on september 11 and 18 1999 apparently solomon had spent some time talking to john peter before he became ill about the family history and genealogy as to why how and when the spelling of the surname got changed from tucci to tucei there are two different stories i was told by my grandfather and this has been confirmed by my father that when biagio entered the country the immigration authorities thought the second c as an e and that is how the immigration papers were prepared one day i hope to locate these records which should confirm if this theory is correct the other story which is from my discussions with bless rusk on august 29 1999 and domenico salomon in rome on september 11 1999 is that biagio had a sign made for his shoe shop in biloxi and the sign maker made a mistake in the spelling of the surname biagio never had it corrected and thereafter used the current spelling there are two things for sure first in the official records in trecchina his surname is spelled tucci and second anytime you encounter the spelling tucei you know that person is a descendant of biagio and is a blood relative the tombstone on biagio s grave in biloxi reads blaise tucei born december 9 1855 died january 21 1932 technically this has three errors first the name of blaise which was pronounced bless should be biagio when and why his first name was changed from biagio to blaise is also subject to speculation it is probably that this occurred while he was in france as blaise is a french derivative of biagio second the birth year of 1855 should be 1854 finally the surname of tucei should be tucci as this was never officially change to tucei to the best of my knowledge but so be it we are all tucei s biagio was never naturalized as a us citizen so there is nothing that could be learned about the spelling from that source his brother joseph who came to the us after biagio and also lived in biloxi did become a naturalized citizen may 17 1894 and for whatever reason biagio never forgave him for doing so this is according to bless rusk as mentioned before biagio came to this country through new orleans why how and when he sent to biloxi to live is not known we do know that he had a successful shoe shop on howard ave in biloxi and that he wan his brother joseph were among the 74 original investors on april 2 1896 in what is now peoples financial corp the peoples bank i have been told several stories about him one in particular may be of interest apparently in order to get leather for his shoe shop he would walk the railroad tracks from biloxi to new orleans to purchase his leather then he would take the train back to biloxi biagio married isabelle e lawrence in biloxi on january 4 1879 isabelle was born in biloxi on october 27 1857 but her family was originally from meaone spain as mentioned before biagio s sister catherine also immigrated to the us she married isabelle s brother joseph lawrence on september 20 1890 there for the descendants of biagio and catherine are double cousins the genealogy of the lawrence family has been documented by chris j lawrence jr and i have a copy of it  biagio a tucci  biagio antonio tucci was born on 9 december 1854 in trecchina italy biagio immigrated to the united states in 1875 from bordeaux france it was said that biagio was sold into bondage by his father for five years to a man in florence to satisfy a debt of his father s it was also said that in the second year of his servitude he ran away to bordeaux france and stayed there two or three years biagio never returned to italy because he skipped the country owing a debt and if he had returned he would have been jailed we do know that biagio came into the us through new orleans biagio had a successful shoe shop on howard ave in biloxi and his brother joseph were among the 74 original investors on 2 april 1896 in what is now peoples financial corp the peoples bank biagio married isabelle e lawrence in biloxi on january 4 1879 isabelle was born in biloxi on october 27 1857 but her family was originally from meaone spain biagio died on 21 january 1932 at the age of 77 years in biloxi mississippi  biagiotucei s properties at biloxi   west howard avenue  from harrison county mississippi chancery court land deed book 17 p 546 on august 18 1879  tucei building the tucei building was erected on pass christian road later called howard avenue in downtown biloxi mississippi sometime after august 1879 when biagio tucei acquired a lot measuring 37 feet by 100 feet from franco coyle and madeline pons coyle of ocean springs mississippi the consideration was 250 harrison county mississippi chancery court land deed book 17 p 546 the two sanborn insurance maps below depict the tucei building in 1909 and 1914 respectively in 1909 the elks club was housed on the second floor and the first floor was vacant  sanborn map1909 saborn map1914   children of biagio and isabelle tucci vincent joseph aloysius tucei was born on 28 december 1879 in biloxi he died on 24 july 1970 in biloxi  seraphine a tucei  westbrook was born on 25 november 1881 in biloxi she passed at ocean springs mississippi on 8 september 1977 married to fred l westbrook  18891963  marainne laurette tucei was born on 23 october 1883 in biloxi she died on 9 december 1883 in biloxi  theresa lilia tucei was born on 27 october 1885 in biloxi she died on 2 may 1923 in biloxi  joseph bless tucei was born on 16 september 1886 in biloxi he died on 7 february 1976 in biloxi  fredrick alois tucei was born on 6 september 1880 in biloxi he died on 20 march 1954 in biloxi  mary belle tucei was born on 20 february 1892 in biloxi  christopher anthony tucei was born on 13 august 1894 in biloxi he died on2 september 1949 in biloxi  augustine rose tucei was born on 1 august 1898 in biloxi she died on 3 august 1928 in biloxi  john peter tucei was born on 10 july 1900 in biloxi he died on 3 august 1982 in biloxi  children of biagio tucei and isabella lawrence   vincent ja tucei   vincent j a tucei vincent joseph aloysius tucei  18791970 was born at biloxi mississippi on december 28 1879 he married alice walker and they were the parents of four sons  vincent joseph aloysius tucei jr  19162007 m lorraine nellums 19212001  ferdinand walker tucei  19182000 m irene collins 19182014  blaise a tucei  19201978 and james g tucei  19221988 m alma e hall 19222008  home the home of vincent ja tucei and alice walker tucei was situated at 517 seal avenue the following is an abstract of their property  517 seal avenuebiloxi mississippi lot 14seal s subdivision100 feet on seal avenue and 142 feet deep the seal s subdivision was platted march 13 1897 by roderick seal see harrison county mississippi 2 nd jd plat bk 1 p 8 seal s was created north of the gulf view subdivision and also north of the l n railroad it was composed of three blocks and 42 lots and was 27 ½ arpents north to south and 1 ¾ arpents east to west an extension of seal avenue fiftyfeet wide was cut through seal s subdivision to division street see harrison co mississippi land deed bk 35 p 2 of october 15 1896 for transactions between roderick seal and florian seal and george w wilkes  1914 in may 1914 roy chinn and spouse convey for 400 lot 14 to theresa lilly tucei harrison co mississippi land deed bk 110 p 95  1915 in june 1915 vincent ja tucei permitted a 5room residence on seal avenue estimated to cost 1500 the daily herald june 21 1915 p 2  1916 in march 1916 theresa lilly tucei sold lot 14 for 400 to alice walker tucei harrison co mississippi land deed bk 115 p 377  1923 in april 1923 alice walker tucei sold lot 14 to biaggio tucei and bella lawrence tucei for 7500 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 137 p 558  1941 in april 1941 bella lawrence tucei conveyed lot 14 to alice walker tucei for 1000 harrison co mississippi land deed bk 238 p 121  1973 in january 1973 james g tucei vincent j a tucei jr and f walker tucei conveyed lot 14 to william f hubbell and helen harvey hubbell harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd land deed bk 35 p 9  children   vincent ja tucei jr and lorraine n tucei vincent joseph aloysius tucei jr  19162007 was born march 1 1916 at biloxi mississippi on december 16 1944 in escambia county florida he married lorraine nellums  19212001 a native of muscogee florida and the daughter of louis e nellums 18861945 and evadne m nellums 18971987 at the time of their marriage lorraine was a graduate of pensacola high school and employed as the secretary at the penscacola vocational while vincent was with the civil service at penscacola nas where he had been since 1939 the daily herald november 22 1944 p 10 vincent j a tucei jr 19162007 age 91 years passed away on thursday march 8 2007 in pensacola he was born in biloxi mississippi on march 1 1916 vincent moved to pensacola in 1939 where he was employed with civil service for 34 years at the naval air station he also served with the army air corps in wwii after retiring he enjoyed traveling gardening spending time with his grandchildren and was very active with the mystic springs airstream trailer club mr tucei was a member of st paul catholic church he was preceded in death by his wife lorraine nellums tucei his parents vincent j a tucei sr and alice walker tucei his brothers f walker tucei sr blaise a tucei and james g tucei he is survived by his sons vincent l tucei elaine terry j tucei a daughter jane tucei weaver randy of pensacola 4 grandchildren christopher jennifer tucei of pensacola nathan faith tucei jeffrey tucei of jacksonville amanda joshua warren of helena al and a greatgrandson benjamin warren of helena al funeral services will be saturday march 10th 2007 at 1100 am at harpermorris memorial chapel with burial at bayview memorial park visitation will be from 1000 am until the service at harpermorris memorial chapel with father doug halsema officiating pallbearers will be christopher tucei nathan tucei jeffrey tucei joshua warren walker tucei and tom osborne harpermorris memorial chapel is in charge of arrangements the sun herald march 10 2007  children   vincent l tucei vincent l tucei b 1949  was born at pensacola florida on june 14 1949 he married elaine  terry j tucei   jane tucei jane tucei married randy weaver   ferdinand w tucei ferdinand walker tucei  19182000 was born july 5 1918 he married irene collins  19182014 the daughter of george collins and irene marion collins f walker tucei sr 19182000 age 82 years died wednesday november 22 2000 in biloxi walker was a life long resident of biloxi he was a retired director of the peoples financial corporation a director of the peoples bank and chairman of the board of directors for professional drug company of biloxi walker retired in december of 1994 as executive vicepresident of the peoples bank where he had been employed for 53 years he began his career at the peoples bank as an assistant bookkeeper in july 1941 prior to his employment with the bank he worked for margaret s gulf coast candy the old biloxi hotel and as an agent for the fa tucei insurance agency he was a member of the nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral his entire life and had served as president of the parish council and on the finance and administration committee he had previously been active as a fourth degree knight in the knights of columbus the east harrison county lions club biloxi rotary club camp wilkes inc the boy scouts of america the order of mithras carnival organization and the gulf coast carnival association walker was a graduate of biloxi high school and the lsu school of banking walker tucei was a gentleman and a loving devoted husband and father he was blessed with three families his church family his natural family and his work family all were a source of much love and great joy his family and friends are very grateful that his life will serve always as an exemplary role model in all phases of life walker was preceded in death by his parents vincent ja tucei and alice walker tucei and two brothers blaise a tucei and james c tucei he is survived by his wife of 59 years irene collins tucei four sons f walker tucei jr and his wife june parker tuceiof gretna louisiana robert m tucei and his wife joy of biloxi thomas e tucei and his wife rita of picayune mississippi alan l tucei and his wife renee of danville calififornia a brother vincent ja tucei and his wife loraine of pensacola florida thirteen grandchildren and their spouses deneen tucei o connor and her husband kip marian tucei clark and her husband tim michelle tucei mannino and her husband joey shannon tucei abraham and her husband william renee tucei tremmel and her husband burt thomas tucei jr kristine tucei barnello and her husband joey karen tucei kim tucei tresch and her husband kenny brian tucei linda tucei megan tucei laura tucei a step grandchild meredith cash six greatgrandchildren bailey o connor paul clarke joey barnello brittany barnello madeline barnello kenny tresch jr and a step greatgrandchild christopher o connor visitation will be saturday november 25 2000 from 11 am to 1 pm at the nativity bvm cathedral with a mass of christian burial to follow burial will be in southern memorial cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements  irene c tucei   irene collins tucei  19182014 of biloxi passed away on wednesday january 8 2014 she was 95 years of age mrs tucei was born january 10 1918 she was in numerous carnival organizations including the krewe of billikins and gulf coast carnival association mrs tucei was a lifelong member of the nativity bvm cathedral and spent many years as a member of the parent teacher association for nativity school she also was a member of the biloxi garden club at an early age she was assistant to her father and uncle at their contracting business collins brothers construction co her full time career was raising four active sons who all became successful businessmen she will be greatly missed by her sons and their wives grandchildren and greatgrandchildren she is preceded in death by her parents george j collins sr and irene marion collins her husband f walker tucei sr her son f walker tucei jr her granddaughter karyn tucei her grandson paul tucei and her brothers george j collins jr and harry j collins survivors include her sons and daughtersinlaw june tucei wife of f walker tucei jrof new orleans bob joy barhanovich cash tucei of biloxi mississippi tommy rita lee fitzgerald tucei sr of picayune mississippi and alan renee tucei of westport connecticut and her 12 grandchildren deneen kip o connor marian tim clarke michelle joey mannino shannon william abraham renee tremmel tommy toni tucei jr kristine joe barnello kim kenny tresch brian tucei linda gregory robinson laura tucei and megan tucei a mass of christian burial celebrating the life and loving memory of irene collins tucei will be held at 12 noon on friday january 10 2014 her 96th birthday at the nativity bvm cathedral at 870 howard avenue in biloxi graveside service will follow at southern memorial park the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald january 9 2014  children   f walker tucei jr  19422009 was born june 28 1944 at biloxi mississippi on september 8 1962 he married june e parker  the daughter of august h parker 19001983 and irma miller parker 19072002 in harrison county mississippi they were the parents of a son paul tucei and three daughters marian elizabeth tucei m timothy allen clarke deneen patricia tucei m kip o conner and michelle marie tucei m joseph mannino f walker tucei expired on july 14 2009 at gretna louisiana from brain cancer his corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in biloxi mississippi the sun herald july 16 2009 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 122 p 404  robert m tucei robert bobby mark tucei was born december 8 1946 at biloxi mississippi he married sydney mae jones  the daughter of the  2 nd marriage robert mark tucei was born december 8 1946 at biloxi mississippi he married billie joy barhonovich cash  b october 5 1947 the daughter of steven w barhonovich 19141991 and eula seymour weeks 19161988 on november 1 1997 in harrison county mississippi harrison county mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 49 p 261  thomas e tucei thomas eugene tucei was born november 5 1949 at biloxi mississippi he married rita lee fitzgerald on august 30 1969 in harrison county mississippi the daily herald november 9 1949 p 9 and harrison county mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 2 p 77  alan l tucei alan l tucei was born at biloxi mississippi on august 8 1956 he   married renee l nichols in harris county texas on august 17 1979  blaise a tucei blaise antoni tucei    19201978 was born at biloxi mississippi on august 27 1920 he was a lifelong invalid and expired at 111 azalea drive at biloxi on february 26 1978 his internment was in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 1978 p 2  james g tucei james g tucei and alma hall tucei james jimmie g tucei    19221988 was born on may 27 1922 at biloxi mississippi he made his livelihood as a building contractor in mobile and pensacola mr tucei was a veteran of ww ii serving with the us army he worshiped at the christ united methodist church jimmie married alma e hall 19222008 and they were the parents of three children james charles tucei of snehomish washington alice tucei swartz of woodenville washington and mary k tucei farlon of mobile alabama j immie tucei died on march 8 1988 and alma hall tucei on june 20 2008 their burials were in the gonzales methodist church cemetery at catonment flordia smith sons memorial chapel of pensacola florida served the family     seraphine a tucei   fl westbrook and seraphine tucei westbrook  fl westbrook jr collection  seraphine a tucei  18811977 was born at biloxi mississippi on november 25 1881 she married fred l westbrook  1889 1963 the son of edwin martin westbrook 18581913 and harriet amelia clark 18571927 at biloxi in harrison county mississippi on june 7 1916 they had one son  frederick l westbrook jr  19192001 and resided at 709 church street in ocean springs harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 48  frederick l westbrook sr  18891963   and frederick l westbrook jr  19192001 fl westbrook jr collection  709 church street  lr east elevation and west elevation fl westbrook jr collection  frederick l westbrook sr  18891963 was the day operator for the l n railroad at the biloxi station in 1913 he later worked for the us postal service as a mail carrier in june 1915 rural route 2 a new rural postal route was announced by the ocean springs post office there were one hundredfifty families on the circuit with the number soon expected by postmaster mcclure to increase to two hundred in july 1915 twentynine people applied for the rural route 2 position at testing sites in biloxi and pascagoula locals from vancleave and ocean springs who took this postal exam were charles h mr bransford 18681947 the former postmaster john b bransford george t rehage 18781937 ralph m spaulding 18761959 fred lewis 18621933  fred l westbrook  18891963 tim regan billy mitchell john wadlow and paul bertuccini b 1893   the ocean springs news june 17 1915 p 1 july 1 1915 p 1 and july 29 1915 p 1   fred l westbrook sr won the position scoring 871 on the postal examination his appointment as a carrier on rfd no 2 was announced publicly in early february 1916 fred started the job in late january in the fall of 1917  the jackson county times  announced that fl westbrook route 2 carrier increased his daily delivery schedule to six days each week prior to this he delivered only three days per week  the ocean springs news february 3 1916 p 1 and the jackson county times october 20 1917   fred l westbrook sr retired from the us postal service on in early december 1959 after 43 years and ten months of service as a rural mail carrier he related that he traveled over 30000 miles each year his longest route was about 95 miles it began in ocean springs went to east beach fontainebleau vancleave and thirtyfive miles further this route was split in 1952 but still required seventy miles of driving because of the increased population in rural areas   the daily herald december 2 1959 p 2   fred l westbrook sr was very active at the st alphonsus catholic church where he served as president of the holy name society and on the building committee he was a member of the order of the alhambra knights of columbus third and fourth degree and sacred heart league after mr westbrook s demise the local knights of columbus chapter which was commenced by his son fred was named the fred l westbrook sr council no 5654 their building is located at 621 washington avenue seraphine tucei westbrook expired at ocean springs mississippi on 8 september 1977 fred preceded her in death passing on 25 december 1963 they internment was in evergreen cemetery at ocean springs mississippi  mary anna tucei   mary anna tucei  18831883 was born october 23 1883 and died december 9 1883 lepre 1991 p 343  lilly t tucei   lilly theresa tucei  18851923 was born october 27 1884 to bless biaggio tucei 18501932 and bella lawrence 18581942 she was baptized teresa lilia tucei at nativity bvm catholic church on december 15 1884 lepre 1991 p 344  john a swanzy lilly theresa tucei and john a swanzy  18811968 were married by the reverend father keenan on january 4 1922 in the rectory of nativity bvm catholic church their witnesses were bernadette lamm and frederick aloise tucei 18891954 her brother the wedding party went to the splendid cafe in gulfport to celebrate the blessed occasion the newly weds were at home at 1712 west howard avenue in biloxi mississippi mr swanzy was a contractor and the biloxi street commissioner the daily herald january 5 1922 p 4 lilly tucei swanzy died at biloxi on february 5 1923 she had been an illness of one week she was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi mrs swanzy was educated at the sacred heart school her affiliations included the children of mary catholic daughters of america and the sacred heart league lilly was survived by her spouse her parents three sisters saraphine tucei westbrook of ocean springs mrs ea jones of bayou labatre alabama and mrs cr rusk of biloxi five brothers vincent tucei ja tucei joseph b tucei frederick a tucei 18891954 christopher a tucei and j peter tucei all of biloxi mrs swanzy s funeral was under the auspices of the bradford funeral parlors with a requiem mass at nativity bvm catholic church followed by internment in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 5 1923 mrs swanzy s birth year does not agree with nativity bvm catholic church records  joseph b tucei   joseph b tucei  courtesy of claire tucei brealfebruary 2016  joseph bless tucei  18871976 was born october 16 1887 he married nancy parillo 18901983 children  joseph b tucei jr  19131972  lillie catherine tucei  19162004 m frederick benjamin dick jr 19151969  fred a tucei  b 1918 m hazel myrtis lopez 19202004  alma elizabeth tucei  19212008 m james henry cook 19201997  valmae j tucei  19242013 m james eugene howarth 19221980  inez rose tucei  19262015 m lawrence c taylor 19281995  harry vernon tucei  19282014 m alice leona culliton 19311993 and claire beatrice tucei  b 1932 m floyd l breal 191980  children   joseph b tucei jr   lillie c tucei lillie catherine tucei  19162004 age 89 years of ocean springs mississippi died sunday may 23 2004 in ocean springs mrs dick was a native of biloxi and lifelong resident of the coast she was a 1933 graduate of sacred heart high school where she was class valedictorian she also played basketball and was an allstate guard mrs dick was employed with balius floor covering for 45 years as office manager and bookkeeper she held this position until her death she was a member of st johns catholic church knights of columbus council 1244 ladies auxiliary and back bay fire ladies mrs dick was preceded in death by her husband frederick benjamin dick jr her parents joseph and nancy tucei and a brother joseph b tucei jr survivors include her daughter nancy claire dick rosonet and her husband rick of ocean springs a grandson david a holloway of madison mississippi a granddaughter erinn catherine hollowayschauwecher and her husband timothy of san diego california two great granddaughters carney catherine holloway and anna claire holloway of madison mississippi one great granddaughter due in june lily claire schauwecher four sisters alma cook valmae howarth and claire breal of biloxi and inez taylor of bedford texas two brothers fred tucei of gautier and harry tucei of tulsa ok she was also survived by numerous nieces and nephews who she was very close to an 11 am funeral mass will be wednesday may 26 2004 at st johns catholic church in biloxi where friends may visit from 9 am till service time interment will follow in southern memorial park the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald may 26 2004  fred a tucei jr   alma e tucei alma elizabeth tucei  19212008 age 87 years of biloxi mississippi died wednesday november 26 2008 at her home surrounded by her loving family living in biloxi all her life alma was a long time member of our lady of fatima parish and a devout catholic she graduated from biloxi high school she was a past band mother past president of the pta and a member of the neighborhood club for over 50 years mrs cook was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 54 years  james h cook sr  parents mr and mrs j b tucei sr inlaws mr and mrs henry cook sr brother j b tucei jr sister lillie tucei dick and daughter inlaw donna nowak cook alma is survived by her children james h cook jr cynthia cook cavanaugh and jo lynn cook robert reeder grandchildren oreta cook phillip mcmillan dr henry kelly cook angie cook swan and clifford shannon cook kerry cavanaugh bryan stoddard patrick cavanaugh lauren reeder robert reeder iii and garrett reeder great grandchildren blake craig and brooke mcmillan ryan joseph kara and seth cook edwin brycen and alexis witcher brothers and sisters fred tucei valmae howarth inez taylor harry tucei and claire breal many nieces and nephews a mass of christian burial will be held tuesday december 2 2008 at 1230 pm at our lady of fatima catholic church where friends may visit one hour before service time interment will follow in biloxi national cemetery bradfordo keefe funeral home howard avenue in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald november 29 2008  valmae j tucei   valmae t howarth  19242013 age 89 years of biloxi mississippi died friday november 1 2013 in biloxi she was born at biloxi on march 19 1924 valmae j tucei married james eugene howarth in harrison county mississippi on september 10 1944 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 65 p 631 mrs howarth was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi and was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church she retired from first federal savings and loan and was formerly employed in civil service at keesler air force base mrs howarth enjoyed sports was a member of the golden age club and the tripoli club and was a volunteer at her church she was preceded in death by her husband james e slug howarth parents joseph and nancy parillo tucei brother jb tucei and sisters lillie t dick and alma t cook survivors include sons james e jimmy gloria howarth and robert bobby leslie howarth four grandchildren christine howarth ken henderson of naperville il jennifer howarth rhett taylor of biloxi ms michael howarth of biloxi ms and shelby howarth bucky lott of purvis ms four greatgrandchildren kenny and ally henderson and riana and makenzie taylor brothers fred tucei of gautier ms harry tucei of tulsa ok and sisters inez taylor of st charles mo and claire breal of biloxi ms and numerous nieces and nephews visitation will be on wednesday november 6 2013 and a mass of christian burial all at our lady of fatima catholic church burial will follow in southern memorial park the howard avenue chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald november 4 2013  inez r tucei inez rose tucei   19262015 age 88 years of st charles missouri passed away on friday january 16 2015 mrs taylor is preceded in death by her husband of 47 years  lawrence c taylor  her parents joseph and nancy parillo tucei her brothers jb tucei jr and harry v tucei her sisters lillie dick alma cook and valmae howarth and her grandson scott thomas douthit inez was survived by her children deborah debi green and terrance terry and amanda taylor her grandchildren debi alicea hermeyer and ashley douthit terry janelle taylor jeffrey chase gilley terrance tjay taylor jr clayton taylor and tanner taylor her great grandchildren debi madelyn hermeyer annabelle rose walsh and audrey taylor becker her brother fred tucei of gautier mississippi her sister claire breal of biloxi ms and many nieces and nephews mrs taylor was a resident of st charles missouri but was a native of biloxi mississippi she graduated from sacred heart academy in 1945 and later retired from the us government civil service where she was a payroll clerk she loved dancing bowling sewing playing bingo crafts and she was also a devout catholic a mass of christian burial will be celebrated on monday january 26 2105 at 11 am at our lady of fatima catholic church riemann family funeral home biloxi is serving the family the sun herald january 21 2015  harry v tucei harry vernon tucei  19282014 age 86 years passed away thursday september 18 2014 in tulsa oklahoma he was born june 4 1928 in biloxi to joseph bless tucei and nancy parrillo tucei harry graduated from notre dame high school in biloxi and attended mississippi state university he joined the navy in 1946 after his honorable discharge harry attended the university of tulsa and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in geology in 1955 after working on survey and seismic crews he hired on at home stake oil gas in tulsa ok he retired from home stake as vice president and chief geologist in 1993 after more than 35 years of service on august 3 1955 harry married alice leona culliton in tulsa and they remained married until her death in 1993 he was a long time parishioner of the church of the madalene and a member of the tumbleweeds square dancers and tulsa mountain cloggers harry was a docent at gilcrease museum and he delivered meals on wheels harry enjoyed gardening and was an avid collector of world war ii memorabilia with a special interest in aviation harry is survived by his loving companion of more than 20 years bunny mason tipton daughter diane and husband don armijo of katy tx sons joe of virginia beach va and mark of jacksonville fl grandchildren ryan and derek armijo peyton and ava tucei brittany tucei greatgrandson gregory christian brother fred tucei of gautier ms and sisters inez taylor of st charles mo and claire breal of biloxi ms and numerous nephews and nieces family and friends may honor harry s memory with contributions to usoorg or woundedwarriorprojectorg on september 23 2014 funeral services were in tulsa ok at the church of the madalene interment with military honors followed at calvary cemetery the sun herald september 28 2014  claire b tucei   frederick a tucei   ed tucei  center with adjutant general john a o keefe and mayor edward braun  frederic ed aloise tucei  18891954 was born september 9 1889 at biloxi mississippi  christopher a tucei   christopher a tucei  courtesy of claire tucei brealfebruary 2016  christopher chris anthony tucei was born august 13 1894 christopher a tucei 18941949 married corrine capuano  19041962 in harrison co mississippi on september 7 1921 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 33 p 356 chris tucei enlisted in the us army on may 3 1918 as a private in the 141 aero squadron and was honorably discharged on july 16 1919 mr tucei passed at the biloxi va hospital on corrine capuano was born at new orleans on february 1 1904 to jennie coci capuano 18631941 she expired on july 25 1962 at her biloxi residence 430 bohn street corrine was survived by her brother philip joseph capuano 19071968 and two sisters mrs sidney manuel of billoxi and mrs warren betzer of nola the daily herald july 26 1962 p 2 the corporal remains of chris and corrine c tucei were entombed in the capuano tomb in the 6th addition north side of the csx railroad tracks of the biloxi cemetery  augustine r tucei   augustine r tucei   augustine rose tucei  18971928 was born august 1 1897 she married clement roy rusk  18941965 in harrison county mississippi on june 25 1916 augustine had graduated from sacred heart academy in 1914 with high honors  clement roy rusk augustine and clement were the parents of six children  bless roy rusk  19172011 m bernita norma sorenson 19172013  elizabeth rusk m leo anderson and mr wells  rita clementine rusk  19202014 m herbert coleman stevens 19151959  agatha lean rusk  19222008 m jack morris minckler 19171992  joseph w rusk  19232011 m delores j boynton 19292009 and mary theresa rusk m john jack edward tardy  rusk home at 725 west howard avenue  image made february 2016 by ray l bellande  children   bless r rusk   bless roy rusk  19172011 died june 28 2011 at the age of 94 years in the sterling house of peoria arizona he was born in biloxi mississippi he graduated from biloxi high school in 1935 and from ole miss with a bs in pharmacy he was in glider training in spencer iowa where he met bernita and they married in albuquerque nm while he was in the service bless was a decorated 2nd lt and wwii glider pilot and served in the battle of the bulge after the war he was a medical service representative for eli lilly and company working out of fort dodge iowa he operated drug stores in marshalltown and webster city iowa prior to owning and operating rusk drug and jewelry in algona for 20 plus years with bernita by his side in the family business they also owned a second store in estherville iowa for a period of time bless and bernita moved to the gulf coast where he was a hospital pharmacist at the singing river hospital in ocean springs for eight years he retired and then studied art and voice and became a qualified boat captain and operated a deep sea fishing boat he also served as an officer in several coast art associations they moved to an acreage in rural van cleave miss where he enjoyed gardening fishing and golfing as well as painting in his art studio in 1994 they relocated to conroy iowa to be closer to family in 1996 they moved to chanute where they lived until 2007 when they moved to the phoenix area he was preceded in death by his parents his sister agatha lean minckler and brother joseph rusk survivors include his wife of 68 years bernita of peoria son gary rusk and daughter cheryl orr surprise ariz sisters elizabeth wells rita stevens and mary and jack tardy sisterinlaw arlene tyler six grandchildren four greatgrandchildren and 21 nieces and nephews funeral will be 8 am today july 1 at sunland memorial park sun city ariz burial to take place at the national memorial cemetery in phoenix memorials can be made to highway christian hospice of phoenix ariz or the american lutheran church of sun city ariz the chanute tribune kansas thursday june 30 2011  bernita norma sorensen rusk bernita n sorensen rusk  19172013 died january 1 2013 at the age of 95 years at amethyst gardens retirement community in peoria arizona she was born in rural ruthven iowa she was baptized and attended sunday school and church with her family at the south walnut lutheran church rural graettinger iowa she earned her high school diploma as an adult she went on to take several college classes she married her husband bless r rusk when he was in the air force during wwii they were married 68 years until his death at age 94 years in 2011 they were members of the american lutheran church of sun city ariz she was a homemaker for a number of years raising their two children then she was coowner and bookkeeper with her spouse in the family business of rusk drug and jewelry in algona iowa for 20 plus years until their retirement to the gulf coast while living in ocean springs missississippi she was head of a campaign to eliminate litter and received an award from the mayor for her efforts at the age of 70 she became the literacy coordinator for the jackson county literacy council in vancleave miss where she trained volunteers and matched them with adults who needed tutoring to learn to read and write she had been a laubaugh volunteer tutor for 20 years herself through the lutheran church program she was also active in the ocean springs garden club and lutheran church women the couple moved to an acreage in rural van cleave miss where they enjoyed gardening and were active in their church and community in 1994 they relocated to conroy iowa to be closer to family in 1996 they moved to chanute where they lived until 2007 when they moved to the phoenix area she is survived by one son gary rusk surprise ariz and one daughter cheryl mintle orr surprise ariz one sister arlene tyler maxwell iowa and three sistersinlaw elizabeth wells seminole florida rita stevens baton rouge la and mary and jack tardy colorado springs colo six grandchildren five greatgrandchildren and 40 nieces and nephews their children and grandchildren she was preceded in death by her spouse bless r rusk her parents knud and thora sorensen sisters florence nichtern and margaret thim and one brother harvey sorensen funeral service will be monday jan 7 with visitation at 830 am and service at 9 am at sunland memorial park sun city ariz burial will be in the national memorial cemetery phoenix ariz the chanute kansas tribune january 4 2013  elizabeth e rusk   elizabeth e rusk was born in 1917 she married leo anderson on january 14 1940 in the rectory of nbvm catholic church at biloxi harrison county mississippi leo was born at leshara nebraska the son of nels anderson a native of sweden and bertha anderson from ohio leo was employed as a bookkeeper at gulfport mississippi with the panam bulk station owned by pat harrison jr the daily herald january 16 1940 p 5 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 50 p 470 in october 1942 leo anderson left biloxi for san diego california for basic training in the us navy reserves he had enlisted at new orleans the daily herald october 1 1942 p 11 elizabeth married william benedict wells in harrison county mississippi on september 13 1952 at the time she was employed with the peoples bank and a member of les femmes carnival club mr wells was a native of new milford connecticut and employed with the wadlington radio company at biloxi he had left the military while stationed at kafb the newly weds were at home at 537 porter avenue in biloxi the daily herald september 27 1952 p 5 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 90 p 548 mrs elizabeth rusk anderson married william benedict wells in harrison county mississippi on september 13 1952 she filed for divorce from him in september 1955 the daily herald september 27 1955 p 2  rita c rusk   rita clementine rusk  19202004 age 93 years passed away saturday april 12 2014 at her home in baton rouge she was born on july 6 1920 at biloxi mississippi rita is survived by two sons lamar stevens of baton rouge and charles earl stevens of denham springs a daughter betty bowers of baton rouge two daughtersinlaw gloria stevens of baton rouge and jodi stevens of denham springs five grandchildren chris bowers todd bowers anna marie barnett melissa mccabe and brooke stevens and seven greatgrandchildren she was preceded in death by her husband  herbert coleman stevens   19151959 her parents roy clement rusk and augustine rose tucci rusk and one grandchild a graveside service was held tuesday april 15 at ponemah cemetery at 2 pm with the rev clay norwood officiating pooleritchie funeral home was in charge of arrangements the daily news bogalusa louisiana april 15 2014  agatha rusk agatha lean rusk  19222008  jack morris minckler  19171992 died on dec 5 1992 at our lady of the lake regional medical center in baton rouge louisiana he was 75 a native of lissie texas and resident of bogalusa he was a us air force gunnery instructor during world war ii and was a retired theatre owner at his wishes he was cremated survived by wife  agatha rusk minckler  bogalusa two daughters jacqueline m minckler bogalusa and celeste minckler fleming marianna fla four sons gordon c minckler carierre miss harold miller minckler henleyfield miss roy rusk minckler houston texas and dr david morris minckler baton rouge a sister mary emma minckler san diego calif 10 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren preceded in death by parents harold m and beulah wood minckler rabenhorst funeral home 825 government st in charge of arrangements the advocate baton rouge louisiana december 7 1992  joseph w rusk   joseph willard rusk  19232011 was born october 13 1923 in biloxi mississippi joe was a world war ii veteran having served in the us navy as a gunner s mate on the uss wilhoite after being honorably discharged from the navy he served in the naval reserves in biloxi mississippi joe coowned and later purchased the ag food center from his fatherinlaw orville boynton and managed it for many years after selling ag food center joe worked in the meat department at randalls he then went to sears and worked in the automotive department until his retirement he and his wife also worked for 10 years at design two for their daughter kathy walters joseph joe willard rusk 19232011 age 87 years resident of fort dodge iowa since 1960 passed away monday february 14 2011 mr rusk is survived by his children alan jan rusk kathy tom walters and lori steve beckman grandchildren jeff kim walters nick becky walters chip walters and his fiance sara kamp joshua shannon rusk joey tracey rusk anna rusk and her friend bart jeseritz michaela beckman luke beckman and sammy rusk great grandsons nathaniel rusk isaac and logan rusk stepgrandsons lucas still jordan still and calob still and stepgreat grandson zander still he is also survived by a brother bless bernita rusk sisters mary jack tardy elizabeth wells and rita stevens sisterinlaw sandy beukelman a niece molly dan lopez and nephew todd mindy beukelman and many more nieces and nephews he is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years  delores j boynton rusk  19292009 in 2009 his sister lean minckler brotherinlaw dave beukelman and by his parents funeral services will be 1030 am thursday at the gunderson funeral chapel with his son rev al rusk officiating burial will be in graceland cemetery in webster city iowa with full military honors conducted by the vfw post 1856 and the united states navy visitation will be from 400 pm to 700 pm wednesday at the gunderson funeral home and cremation services in fort dodge  mary theresa rusk  married john jack edward tardy in harrison county mississippi on february 1 1948 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb bk 76 p 309  john p tucei   john p tucei and julia sterne tucei   john peter tucei  19001982 was born july 10 1900 at biloxi mississippi he married julia franklin sterne  19041994 the daughter of william t sterne 18761951 and julia f treloar 18791970 on october 1 1921 in harrison county mississippi they were the parents of six children  john p tucei jr  19222002  mary elaine tucei  19232007 m elmer mabry  william edward tucei  19252011 m margaret driscoll  julia tucei  19272010 m john c mills  lawrence p tucei  19302013 m willie eakin and franklin d tucei  19332013 m rachel iona smith 19361997 m gerald praetorius b 1949  julia f sterne julia franklin sterne tucei  19041994 age 89 years and the wife of john peter tucei sr died at biloxi mississippi on august 29 1994 julia was the daughter of william theodore sterne and julia franklina treloar and the granddaughter of john wesley treloar and marie josephine delvaille john peter tucie and julia franklin sterne both of biloxi were married on saturday evening 1 oct 1921 at 8 o clock pm in the biloxi home of the rev father joseph milot the daily herald october 4 1921 julia was the mother of john peter tucei jr mary elaine tucei mabry julia tucei mills edward tucei lawrence p tucei and franklin d tucei her siblings were anna josephine sterne bridges and the late theodore w sterne jessie beatrice sterne jennie johnston sterne and irma clara sterne the sun herald august 31 1994 and september 1 1994  children   john p tucei jr john peter tucei jr  19222002 was born on february 23 1922 at biloxi mississippi  mary e tucei   mary elaine tucei mabry  19232007 age 83 years of the latimer community passed away on monday april 23 2007 in biloxi where she was born on july 5 1923 she married elmer george mabry  19211984 the son of mr and mrs harry mabry in harrison county mississippi on december 1 1939 harrison co mississipi bk 59 p 369 mrs mabry was a veteran nurse at howard memorial hospital and a longstanding member of st john s episcopal church she loved to garden and cook for her family and to play games and cards mrs mabry was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years elmer g mabry 19211984 a brother john tucei jr and her parents john and julia tucei survivors include her six daughters mary bill caldwell b 1941 andrea donald chatham and karen ken taliancich all of latimer leslie kathlene webb b 1947 of bay st louis teri ed neuman of hurley and julia rodney quave of latimer three sons gerald pam mabry of perkinston glenn mabry and robert renee mabry of latimer 16 grandchildren 16 greatgrandchildren one sister julia mills of latimer and three brothers edward tucei of seabeck washington lawrence tucei of gautier and franklin tucei of ocean springs on friday april 27 2007 there will be a 2 pm service at st john s episcopal church on porter avenue in ocean springs visitation for family and friends will be from 12 pm burial will follow in crestlawn cemetery the ocean springs chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements sun herald april 26 2007  william e tucei   william e tucei and margaret e driscoll tucei   william edward tucei  19252011 age 85 years of seabeck washington passed away on wednesday august 10 2011 edward was born in biloxi mississippi on december 24 1925 he was a retired navy veteran qm1 serving in wwii and the korean conflict and was a patriotic american he was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years margaret e tucei brother john tucei jr two sisters mary e mabry and julia i mills and parents john and julia tucei survivors include two daughters margaret e tucei and patricia bill slater all of seabeck washington ten grandchildren 28 greatgrandchildren two brothers lawrence tucei of gautier mississippi and franklin d tucei of ocean springs mississippi numerous nieces and nephews and a very dear friend shannon gilly on tuesday september 13 2011 there will be an 11 am graveside service in crestlawn memorial park in ocean springs the ocean springs chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald august 11 2011  julia tucei   julia tucei   julia tucei mills  19272010 age 82 years of north biloxi mississippi died friday september 17 2010 in ocean springs julia was born on november 25 1927 at biloxi mississippi and remained a lifelong resident of the coast she was a seamstress and employed with er moore garment company in ocean springs and a member of the episcopal church of the redeemer julia married john cannon mills  19201999 the son of george alvin mills 18821962 and almedia abigail lewis mills 18811959 of mobile alabama in harrison county mississippi on december 8 1944 at the time john c mills was an aviation cadet in the us army air corps stationed at kingman army air base in arizona the daily herald december 12 1944 p 9 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 66 p 611 mrs mills was preceded in death by her husband john cannon mills sr sons john cannon mills jr and gregory wayne mills 19512008 parents john peter and julia sterne tucei sister mary elaine mabry and brother john p tucei jr she is survived by her daughters susan amos mann of wills point texas and beverly mills of biloxi daughtersinlaw millie mills of perkinston and jeanie harloe mills of biloxi brothers william edward tucei of washington state lawrence p tucei sr of gautier and franklin tucei sr of ocean springs seven grandchildren melissa rhonda de a greg jr steven donn and lynzie and eight greatgrandchildren mother s love filled our home and the shine in her eyes lit up each room she was kind and patient and was generous to all she was the backbone of the family had strong shoulders and never let anything get her down because god is her father jesus her savior and the holy spirit her friend graveside services will be tuesday september 21 2010 at 2 pm at crestlawn memorial park in ocean springs bradfordo keefe funeral home howard avenue in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald on september 20 2010  lawrence p tucei   lawrence p tucei   lawrence paul tucei sr   1930  2013 age 82 years of gautier mississippi died april 11 2013 in ocean springs mr tucei was a biloxi boy born there on 1930 during the great depression he went to biloxi elementary junior high and biloxi senior high school from which he graduated in may 1950 mr tucei had three brothers and two sisters and he was the second youngest lawrence joined the mississippi national guard in 1950 and served almost two years his unit battery c of the 115th artillery batallion was activated on may 1 1951 the unit had a reunion at biloxi in 2004 lawrence then joined the us army and served 20 years and 5 months at several duty stations he went to korea after hostilities had ceased and was a veteran of the vietnam war mr tucei retired from the military in mid1971 to gautier mississippi where he acquired a home and remained the remainder of his life here he lived a simple life working for mississippi chemical for about a year he then had a tour with liberty national insurance for several years before completing his employment with chuck s texaco at pascagoula mississippi in 1955 while stationed in maryland lawrence married willie eakin they had three sons lawrence p tucei jr mark tucei and brian tucei mr tucei was a friendly affable and gregarious individual who loved his family and people in general he was a responsible and dependable family man who enjoyed to hunt and fish lawrence enjoyed sessions with his brothers where they would reminensce of their youth at biloxi and especially the times they would sleep on the beach lawrence was preceded in death by his parents john peter tucei sr and julia sterne tucei brothers john peter tucei jr edward tucei and sisters elaine tucei mabry and julia tucei mills he is survivied by his spouse of 58 years three sons larry tucei mark tucei and brian tucei granddaughter danielle wickstrom tucei and great grandsons colen and carter and brother franklin d tucei and many nieces nephews cousins and friends mr tucei s life was celebrated on april 19 2013 at the bradfordo keefe chapel on howard avenue in biloxi mississippi  franklin d tucei   franklin frank delvaille tucei sr  19332013 age 80 years died december 2 2013 he was born on may 24 1933 in biloxi mississippi and was a lifelong resident of the coast frank served in the us army and was a member of the battery c 115 gun bn of camp stewart georgia he was a member of masonic magnolia lodge 120 he married rachel iona smith 19361997 the daughter of william owen smith and bessie barnes after their divorce rachel married gerard f praetorius b 1949 of new orleans in harrison county mississippi in april 1978 she expired on march 4 1997 franklin retired from sherwin williams as an accountant and retired as a carpenter from ingalls shipyard frank was preceded in death by his parents john and julia tucei sons franklin d tucei jr 19602013 and an infant son and siblings john tucei jr elaine mabry julia mills lawrence tucei and william tucei franklin is survived by his daughters mona teresa tucei seymour b 1956 julia dubose lenora lee fisher b 1959 and gina mark gambill his son john debbie tucei daughterinlaw darlene tucei 15 grandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren a graveside service will be held at 200 pm on friday december 6 2013 at crestlawn memorial park bradfordo keefe howard avenue is in charge of arrangements the sun herald december 4 2013  references   jerome lepre catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi volume i catholic dioceses of biloxi biloxi mississippi1991 f walker tucei jr  history of the tucei in the united states  tucei gretna lousiana1999  journals  the chanute kansas tribune roy bless rusk june 30 2011 the chanute kansas tribune bernita n sorenson rusk january 4 2013 the daily herald biloxi lady antoinette chiapella tucei dies suddenly may 14 1914 the daily herald rusktucei june 26 1916 the daily herald colemanlawrence july 9 1917 the daily herald swanzytucei january 5 1922 the daily herald death claims noble biloxian february 5 1923 the daily herald card of thanks february 8 1923 the daily herald mrs rusk died last night august 4 1928 the daily herald bless tucei dies at biloxi home january 23 1932 p 1 the daily herald mrs joseph lawrence dies january 13 1939 p 6 the daily herald andersonrusk january 16 1940 the daily herald mabrytucei august 24 1940 the daily herald vj tucei engaged november 22 1944 the daily herald millstucei december 12 1944 the daily herald rosenblum buys guarantee store september 29 1947 the daily herald tardyrusk february 2 1948 the daily herald tucei thomas eugene birth november 9 1949 the daily herald christopher tucei dies august 10 1949 p 8 the daily herald brealtucei june 13 1951 the daily herald mrs mary lawrence coleman dies june 23 1953 the daily herald coleman funeral june 26 1953 the daily herald fa tucei former city commissioner dies at biloxi home june 13 1954 the daily herald blaise tucei february 1978 the sun herald james g tucei march 10 1988 p a4 the sun herald f walker tucei sr november 24 2000 the sun herald lillie catherine tucei dick may 26 2004 the sun herald vincent ja tucei jr march 10 2007 the sun herald valmae t howarth november 4 2013 the sun herald irene c tucei january 9 2014 the sun herald harry v tucei september 28 2014 the sun herald inez r taylor september 28 2015 the timespicayune james oatis coleman december 4 1961 the timespicayune f walker tucei jr tucei july 16 2009 2376 views  