 croatian arrivals from cresbattaya evanocich velcich pisarich and ziz croatian arrivals from cresbattaya evanocich velcich pisarich and ziz osarep mon 12312012 1337  cres   battaya   evanosich   steve evanosich steve evanosich  18821955 was born on february 2 1882 at cres cherso otok cres primorjegorski kotar county croatia he married laura browning children leona harriet evanosich 19191919 steve made his livelihood at biloxi as a fisherman and cook he died on december 27 1955 and his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald march 31 1919 p 3 and december 27 1955 p 2  joseph p evanosich joseph p evanosich  18841962 was born may 1 1884 at cres cherso otok cres primorjegorski kotar county croatia he married ana brozovic 18951956 a native of selce primorjegorski kotar county croatia at biloxi mississippi they resided at 1036 caillavet street children michael a evanosich 19081994 m lillian hagerty steve evanosich 19181919 joseph e evanosich 19161991 frank evanosich nicholas evanosich 19191985 anthony evanosich anna joan evanosich 192009 m nelse geary 19282001 edna evanosich m mr adams mary evanosich m mr muschich the joseph p evanovich family lived in philadelphia pennsylvania and in new jersey for many years  children steve evanosich steve evanosich 19181919 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 27 1918 he died on june 25 1919 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald june 26 1919 p 4  anna j evanosich anna joan evanosich 192009 was born at biloxi mississippi on in harrison county mississippi on february 18 1950 she married nelse geary 19282001 probably a native of oregon  references  the daily herald    infant  leona h evanosich   buried saturday   march 31 1919  the daily herald   death of infant son  steve evanosich     june 26 1919  the daily herald   mrs anna evanosich   september 4 1950 the daily herald   steve evanosich   december 27 1955 the daily herald   joseph p evanovich   september 1962  the trentonian  new jersey     anna e geary   september 8 2009  pisarich mary j peresich   18841963   and gasper j pisarich   18731951 courtesy of matt lyons jr january 2014  gasper j pisarich gasper john pisarich  18731951 was born february 8 1873 in cres cherso primorjegorski kotar county croatia he immigrated to america circa 1897 and married  marie j peresich  18841963 in harrison county mississippi on january 7 1903 harrison co mississippi circuit county mrb 14 p 200 their children were  john joseph pisarich  19031982 m amanda davidson 19061980  ray vincent pisarich   19051988 m eunice carmelite blanchard 19072005  adelaide pisarich  m james a allen  elvira gertrude pisarich  19091999 m earl louis william anglada 19091973  maria pisarich   19091995 m noel e balius 19051994  anna mae pisarich  19121996 m charles alfred lewis  francis matthew pisarich  19182008 m mary l davis 19222012  josephine pisarich  19212001 m francis j malpass 19172002  glenn anthony pisarich  19261960 m joyce elizabeth mcdonnell 19292006 captain gaper j pisarich was employed in the seafood industry most of his life he worked for the ec joullian packing company cbfoster packing company and at the time of his demise was foreman for the southern shell fish company managed by chester delacruz captain pisarich was a member of st john s catholic church the gulf coast seafood workers association back bay volunteer fire compnay and the woodmen of the world the daily herald april 30 1951 p 9  move to lakeshore john j pisarich   john joseph pisarich  19031982 was born at biloxi on november 13 1903 he married amanda davidson 19061980 john was an excellent barber and began cutting hair at age 19 years he owned an operated john s barber shop on howard avenue mr pisarich was a member of elk s lodge no 606 the knights of columbus no 1244 and the slavonian benevolent association john expired at biloxi on april 18 1982 at the age of 78 years he was survived by daughter jerry p stafford of biloxi two sons john j pisarich jr 19261996 m alberta ann pickard of biloxi and robert g pisarich m virginia maria fountain of ocean springs five sisters adelaide pallen elvera p anglada maria p balius josephine p malpass amd mrs anna p lewis all of biloxi two brothers ray v pisriach and francis pisarich both of biloxi 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren mr pisarich s funeral was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi following services at nativity bvm cathedral committal was at southern memorial park the daily herald april 19 1982 p a2  ray v pisarich   ray vincent pisarich  19051988 was born july 1 1905 he married eunice carmelite blanchard  19072005 a native of jeanerette louisiana and the daughter of varice blanchard and octavia blanchard on january 28 1934 mr pisarich made his livelihood as a plumbing contractor and worked on some of biloxi s largest structures he and eunice were the parents of children carmelite pisarich m edward e payne and  ray v pisarich jr m elmerita frances mihojevich  mrs eunice blanchard pisarich  19072005 was born on february 7 1907 in jeanerette louisiana she died tuesday march 8 2005 in ocean springs mrs pisarich was a resident of biloxi for 90 years she was a member of nativity bvm catholic church mrs pisarich was preceded in death by her husband ray v pisarich sr her parents varice blanchard and octavia blanchard granddaughter charlotte pisarich thirteen brothers and sisters and a soninlaw edward e payne she is survived by her daughter carmelite pisarich payne a son ray v pisarich jr and wife elmerita eight grandchildren cynthia payne mccartney and husband bill diane payne griffin edward v payne and wife melanie mary jo skelton and husband mike thomas w pisarich and wife caroline joseph g pisarich raechele pisarich and katie pisarich paske and husband chris and nine greatgrandchildren visitation will be on friday march 11 2005 from 1011 am with an 11 am mass of christian burial all at nativity bvm cathedral burial will follow in southern memorial park the sun herald march 10 2005  adelaide pisarich   elvira g pisarich elvira pisarich anglada  age 89 years of biloxi died tuesday april 6 1999 in biloxi mrs anglada was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi she was a member of st john s catholic church in biloxi and was a member of the altar society with st john s catholic church she served as a volunteer and chaperone for the sacred heart high school all girl band she was also a member of the herbert mullins sr citizens center and former member of the elks auxiliary mrs anglada was a volunteer during world war ii she was preceded in death by her husband earl l anglada her parents gaspar and mary peresich pisarich three brothers john pisarich ray pisarich and glen pisarich and three sisters adelaide allen anna lewis and twin sister marie balius survivors include a daughter mary evelyn dellenger and soninlaw stanley dellenger sr both of biloxi a granddaughter diane puzz of north biloxi three grandsons paul dellenger of north biloxi stanley dellenger jr of biloxi and matthew dellenger of denver co a sister josephine malpass and a brother francis pisarich both of biloxi friday april 9 1999 at st john s catholic church in biloxi a mass service will begin at 11 am there will be a visitation an hour prior to the service burial will be in southern memorial park cemetery in biloxi the sun herald april 8 1999  maria pisarich   anna m pisarich anna mae pisarich  19121996 was born in 1912 she married john lewis and they were the parents of john j lewis and lisa lewis m stephen fletcher anna was a 1930 graduate of sacred heart catholic school and went to workas a sales lady for the jc penny company and after 42 years she retired as office manager  francis m pisarich francis matthew pisarich  19182008 was born september 22 1918 at biloxi he graduated valedictorian from sacred heart academy in 1936 francis was a lieutenant in the us coast guard he led a wave of assault infantrymen onto omaha beach on dday for which he was awarded a letter of commendation for his leadership under fire francis was a master plumber he owned and operated francis pisarich plumbing in biloxi francis and his wife traveled extensively and enjoyed theater and the arts he was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church from its inception mr pisarich passed away tuesday november 18 2008 in biloxi his greatest joy in life was his family he was deeply loved and will be greatly missed francis m pisarich was preceded in death by his parents gaspar and mary peresich pisarich sisters adelaide allen maria balius elvira anglada anna lewis josephine malpass and brothers john ray and glenn pisarich he was survivored by his wife mary davis pisarich of biloxi daughter mary frances molly frank cox of biloxi son stephen matthew pisarich of saucier grandchildren stefanie john walley teddy ashley johnson stephen f meggan pisarich matthew renee pisarich kristen johnson averil pisarich alex pisarich and beth cox and 5 greatgrandchildren mass of christian burial will be friday november 21 2008 200 pm at our lady of fatima catholic church where friends may visit from 1230 pm until 200 pm interment is in southern memorial park the sun herald november 21 2008 p a4  josephine pisarich josephine pisarich was born she married frank malpass  19172002 in harrison county mississippi on september 2 1940 harrison co mississippi circuit mrb 51 p 296 josephine p malpass age 79 years died saturday jan 20 2001 in biloxi mrs malpass was a lifelong resident of biloxi and was a graduate of sacred heart academy she was a member of st johns catholic church where she served as a eucharistic minister and lector was a member of the altar society and served on the bingo committee she was an employee of the harrison county tax collector s office for many years and was a kindergarten teacher at st john s elementary school in biloxi she was a member of the vfw auxiliary josephine was preceded in death by a son  geoffrey p malpass sr  1996 her parents gaspar and mary pisarich four sisters adelaide allen anna lewis maria balius and elvera anglada and three brothers john pisarich ray pisarich and glenn pisarich survivors include her husband frank j malpass 19172002 of biloxi two daughters cathey boney of leavenworth kan and holly balius of laurel a son dennis b malpass b 1943 of laporte texas a brother francis pisarich of biloxi 11 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren a service will be at 11 am monday at st johns catholic church in biloxi where friends may call from 930 to 1030 am and recitation of the rosary will be at 1040 am burial will be in southern memorial park in biloxi the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald january 22 2001  glenn a pisarich glenn anthony pisarich 19261960 was born january 25 1926 at biloxi he enlisted in the usmc on june 6 1944 and was honorably discharged on september 14 1945 glenn married joyce elizabeth mcdonnell 19292006  joyce mcdonnell pisarich  19292006 age 77 years of biloxi mississippi died saturday november 25 2006 in biloxi mrs pisarich was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi she was a lifetime member of nativity bvm catholic cathedral and a graduate of sacred heart academy she was a retired civil service secretary at keesler air force base mrs pisarich was preceded in death by her husband  glenn a pisarich sr  parents herbert and bertha griffin mcdonnell and a brother marvin j mcdonnell survivors include her daughter pamela barlow and her husband craig two sons glenn a sonny pisarich jr and his wife charlotte and keith pisarich and his wife marlene a sister catherine reed of belzoni ms five grandchildren lisa pisarich ware bryan g pisarich robert keith pisarich jr bradley barlow and brennan barlow and one great grandson bryson glenn pisarich visitation will be sunday november 26 2006 from 6 until 9 pm at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi a mass of christian burial will be held monday at 3 pm at nativity bvm catholic cathedral where friends may visit one hour before service time interment will follow in southern memorial park the sun herald november 26 2006  references  the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   june 1 1912 the daily herald     captain gasper j pisarich  pisarich death   april 30 1951 the daily herald    john pisarich sr   april 19 1982  the sun herald   mrs anna pisarich lewis   january 14 1996 p b2 the sun herald   geoffrey p malpass   march 30 1996 p a2 the sun herald   josephine p malpass   january 22 2001 the sun herald     p  the sun herald   eunice blanchard pisarich   march 10 2005 the sun herald   joyce mcdonnell pisarich   november 25 2006 the sun herald   francis matthew pisarich   november 21 2008   velcich      james s velcich  james giacomo s velcich 18651931 was born at cres cherso croatia in december 1865 he came to america circa 1883 and married mary maria martinolich 18661938 also a croatian immigrant at new orleans on august 21 1892 children  james f jake velcich   18931989 josephine f velcich 18961978 m albert b trochessett 18911963  frances velcich  18981989 m frank a cassanova 18951976  john a velcich   19011968 m helen cotton 19172000  anthony velcich  19021917  joseph j velcich   19041989 m marie germaine baudot 19041929 and leona baudot 19061985 maria velcich 19061986 m louis george dutch monteverde 19001973  anna velcich  19101977 m james burke suberbielle 19051979 and  antonia toni velcich  19121999 m irwin favre  children     josephine velcich  josephine velcich was born february 10 1896 at nola she married albert b trocheset 18911963 the son of trochesset and on june 23 1916 at lake shore hancock county mississippi at this time albert was employed with the southern express company at pensacola florida by 1930 the family was domiciled at 1020 lameuse street with their five children lillian m trochesset geraldine trochesset james v trochesset and evelyn m trochesset albert made his livelihood as a house carpenter at this time 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 21a ed 6    frances velcich  frances velcich 18981989 was the spouse of frank a cassanova 18951976 she was born in louisiana on march 31 1898 and moved to the coast in 1921 their children were francis a cassanova 19241996 helen c bieda audrey c moran 19262011 m wf chris moran and wallace e cassanova b 1928 m marilyn johnson b 1930 frances v cassanova expired at biloxi mississippi on may 30 1989 her corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi she was survived by antonia toni velcich favre 19121999 a sister and james f jake velcich 18931989 a brother the sun herald june 1 1989 p a4  john a velcich john a velcich 19001968 was born december 17 1900 at bay st louis mississippi he married helen cotton and died at baton rouge louisiana on march 13 1968 the daily herald march 14 1968 p 2  anthony velcich anthony velcich 19021917 was born december 5 1902 at bay st louis missisippi he died at nola in march 1917 anthony s corporal remians were interred in the st roch cemetery the new orleans daily states march 22 1917 p 14  anna velcich anna velcich 19101977 was born at bay st louis mississippi she married james burke suberbielle 19051979 a native of new iberia louisiana and they lived at new orleans the suberbielles had no children anna expired on january 26 1977and james follwed her in death passing on february 5 1979 their corporal remians were interred in the st roch cemetery the timespicayune january 29 1977 p 8 and february 6 1979 p 16  antonia velcich   references  jerome lepre  early mississippi coast familiestrochessetfayardpaquet  special issue mississippi coast historical genealogical society biloxi mississippiaugust 1982  the daily herald   trochessetvelcich   june 24 1916   the daily herald   capt velcich over   december 28 1921     the daily herald   mrs js velcich dies   december 17 1938 the daily herald   john a velcich   march 14 1968   the new orleans daily states    anthony velcich   march 22 1917 the sun herald   mrs francis cassanova   june 1 1989 the sun herald   fa cassanova   july 19 1996 the sun herald   trina marie velcich weldon   september 1998  the sun herald   audrey m cassanova moran   july 21 2011 the timespicayune    marie g baudot velcich   february 4 1929 the timespicayune    james s velcich   october 13 1931  the timespicayune    mary martinolich velcich   february 17 1936  the timespicayune    germaine ann velcich   march 19 1938  the timespicayune    velcich john a   march 15 1968      the timespicayune    louis george monteverde   january 20 1973      the timespicayune    anna v suberbielle   january 29 1977        the timespicayune    james burke suberbielle   february 6 1979      the timespicayune    leona baudot velcich   november 12 1985      the timespicayune    antonia toni velcich gomilafavre   january 10 1999 the timespicayune    helen cotton velcich   april 26 2000    the timespicayune          ziz as presently known the ziz family of the mississippi gulf coast was represented by two brothers antonio d ziz who settled in the delisle area of west harrison county and george m ziz who resided at biloxi mississippi they were immigrants from cres cherso on the island cres croatia antonio d ziz antonio d ziz  18571925 was the son of antonion ziz and maria muscardini he immigrated to america circa 1882 and on july 29 1890 he married mary evelina sellier 18591932 the daughter of jules sellier and mary basilice dedeaux at our lady of the gulf catholic church at bay st louis hancock county mississippi they were the parents of three children ellen mary ziz 18921975 m charles a martin jr 18941977 christopher louis ziz 18941973 m selma alice courtenay 18991973 and christine a ziz 18961960 m henry s lindsey 18921960 leepre 1995 p 383  children   ellen m ziz ellen m ziz   18921975 was born on february 15 1892 she married charles a martin jr 18941977 on october 22 1919 in harrison county mississippi in 1930 they were domiciled at 323 east 2nd street at pass christian mississippi charles made his livelihood as a clerk in a hardeware store they were the parents of two children geraldine martin 19202009 m gordon e bishop 19211996 and charles roland martin 19242003 m frances howell b 1924 the corporal remains of this family was interred in the live oak cemetery at pass christian mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 31 p 346 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 14a ed 21  christopher l ziz christopher louis ziz  18941973 was born on february 14 1894 he married selma alice courtenay 18991973 in harrison county mississippi on june 18 1924 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 36 p 151  christine a ziz   christine a ziz  18961960 was born february 11 1896 she married henry spurgeuon lindsey 18921960 on may 22 1923 in the presbyterian parsonage at gulfport harrison county mississippi mr lindsey was from a wellknown family at pineville in harrison county he was clerk in long beach for the l n railroad and christine had taught a the quarles school since 1919 the newly weds planned to live in the pineville community harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 35 p 116 and the daily herald may 22 1923 p 4 in 1930 the couple was living at 57 menge avenue in pass christian mississippi henry made his livelihood as a clerk with the l n railroad while christine taught public school 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 7b ed 22  george m ziz george m ziz   18681923 was born at cres cherso croatia the son of antonio ziz and maria muscardini he married  katherine    katie stiglich ziz  18821935 who according to family lore was also born at cres cherso in italian croatia george made his livelihood in biloxi as a fisherman in 1920 the george and catherine ziz family resided at 218 delauney street with their two sons   anthony vincent ziz 18941966  and  george m ziz 19001980 katie ziz   18961906 their daughter had passed on october 17 1906 anthony ziz made his living as a clerk with laz lopez co while george ziz was a clerk with an express company 1920 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 10b ed 40 and lisa r zizmarch 2012  children   anthony v ziz anthony vincent ziz   18941966 was born at biloxi mississippi on june 21 1894 he worked in retail sales in a hardware store most of his life and was a member of st john s catholic church on back bay anthony died at jackson mississippi on march 18 1966 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald march 19 1966 p 2  george m ziz george m ziz  19001980 m della e demoran 19021947 on march 1 1924 and nell daniels on november 4 1948 children mary ellen ziz 19261991 m harry paul dronet and george anthony ziz 19281979 m frances louise norton 19282008  george a ziz george anthony ziz  19281979 m  frances louise norton  19282008 on october 1 1945 children  mary francis ziz  19461996  george a ziz ii  m barbara ann taylor jeffrey dominic ziz m lisa ann randazzo  nora ziz   michael william ziz  19481948  della christine ziz  m david lee fayard theresa zizm mr whiteside and  laura ziz  m landry catherine ziz m mr fountain joseph frederick ziz m vera patrick dern and constance m ziz m george joseph rogalski  mary e ziz mary ellen ziz   19261991 married harry paul dronet on october 4 1945 children gary dronet dana dronet keith dronet chris dronet kathy dronet mark dronet mary dronet harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 31 p 346 and 69 p 456  references  jerome lepre  catholic church records diocese of biloxi mississippi  18471900 volume iii diocese of biloxi biloxi mississippi1995  the daily herald   lindseyziz   may 22 1923 the daily herald   mrs ziz dies   september 17 1947  the daily herald   anthony v ziz   march 19 1966 the sun herald   mary frances ziz   july 23 1996 the sun herald   sadie m ziz   august 2 2007  the sun herald   frances norton ziz   may 17 2008 1119 views  