 croatian arrivals from trapanjbutirich and markotich croatian arrivals from trapanjbutirich and markotich ray wed 2062013 947 butirich family tombbiloxi cemetery2011   butirich martin marko butirich 18861960 and darinka butirich butirich 19042004 both natives of trpanj a small seaport in dubrovnikneretva county croatia were married in trpanj in 1924 the martin m butirich family resided in gretna louisiana at 219 newton street in gretna they were in the restaurant and bar business as butirich restaurant bar at 131 huey long avenue it appears that martin m butirich rented a building here for his eatery and bar until october 1945 when he bid 60000 for the property which was owned by the jefferson parish school board at gretna two sons were born and reared marko m butirich 19272005 and nikola w buterich 19281971 the timespicayune october 4 1945 p 29 march 28 1960 p 16 march 29 1960 p 2 and september 7 2004 and the daily herald march 28 1960 p 2  obituary of darinka b butirich   mrs darinka b butirich 100 of gretna louisiana died at west jefferson medical center on sunday september 5 2004 darinka was preceded in death by her husband martin m butirich sr and son nikola s butirich and her grandson nikola w butirich and daughterinlaw joan mavar butirich also her parents nikola and kate butirich also brothers ivan and stjepan butirich sisters luce biazevich milka ivicevich and marica guina and their husbands she is survived by her son marko m butirich sr daughterinlaw catherine wood butirich and grandchildren kalin m butirich stephanie winkler rick john n butirich donna marko m butirich jr tracy christopher s butirich catherine a spahr david martin m burtirich lisa and ten greatgrandchildren alissa elizabeth and hope winkler sarah marko iii and jake butirich blaise butirich christopher j butirich and david and baron spahr she leaves behind one sister zorka miljak and many nieces and nephews in croatia and italy darinka was born in trpanj dalmatia croatia on august 10 1904 the daughter of nikola and kate bakula butirich she married martin butirich in 1924 and returned to gretna louisiana where he already had an established restaurant business they worked together in that business for many years putting in long hours in order to provide a future for their sons and themselves they loved america and often told of the blessings and opportunities it gave them darinka loved gretna and her many friends and neighbors and the thousands she came into contact with in their business she took pride in her home and her garden and could be found tending to them all the time she loved to cook and bake and there was always room for one more at the table darinka was a member of st joseph s parish in gretna she was fond of and grateful to her pastor fr frank carabello who brought her the eucharist when she could no longer attend mass and the ladies in the parish rectory who were always so nice and attentive to her needs we will miss her dearly but comfort in knowing that she goes to meet her savior and all of her family in paradise god bless and recieve you dear mother grandmother sister and friend relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services on wednesday september 8 2004 at 100 pm at st joseph catholic church 610 6th street gretna la interment will follow services in biloxi city cemetery biloxi mississippi visitation on wednesday 10301230 at mothe funeral home 2100 westbank expressway harvey la in lieu of flowers donations may be made to wynhoven health care center marrero la the family wishes to express their thanks to the staff and personnel at west jefferson medical center and wynhoven health care center the timespicayune september 7 2004 p 6  children marco m butirich   marco martin butirich  19272005 was born at gretna louisiana he was educated at the gulf coast militray academy notre dame university tulane and the university mississippi school of pharmacy he married joan marie mavar  19322003 on june 26 1954 at the church of nbvm in biloxi mississippi they were the parents of christophe christopher stephen butirich 19632005 m patti bodin marco martin butirich jr m tracy lynn galloway john nikola butirich m donna faye cunningham kalin marie butirich m brian patrick lloyd and stephanie anne butirich m richard george winkler marko made his livelihood as a pharmacist and was the proprietor of the west end pharmacy in biloxi he was served with the us army in koreal during the korean conflict  mr butirich at the west end pharmacy in 1961   west end pharmacy the  west end pharmacy  opened in the  new brick building of nick eliopolos  on the nwc of porter and cemetery street irish hill drive owned by raymond bass the pharmacy is managed by ned fremin who was pharmacist at the avenue pharmacy for 13 years the new building is 26 feet wide by 58 feet deep and made from yellow tile and brick the daily herald january 23 1951 marco was named to the board of directors of the biloxi regional hospital in may 1971 the sun herald may 16 1971 p a10 mr butirich expired on october 2 2005 at daphne alabama his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery with those of his parents those of joan mavar butirich and christophe butirich were interred in the evergreen cemetery at ocean springs mississippi the timespicayune may 9 1954 p 58 june 30 1954 p 42 and the sun herald october 4 2005 p a6  nikola s butirich nikola stepo butirich  19281971 served in the us marine corps in world war ii he attended the university of mississippi and received his bs degree from the university of southwest louisiana nikola married catherine goodwin wood the daughter of dr and mrs charles spencer wood on september 27 1952 in louisiana they were the parents of three children catherine ann butirich m mr spahr martin marco butirich and nikola wood butirich 19601986 the timespicayune august 31 1952 p 41 and august 16 1971 p 20 nikola made his livelihood in the petroleum industry he joined oilwell a division of us steel at harvey louisiana in 1955 at the time of his demise nikola was the manager of the nola office for tubular sales company of houston texas he was a member of the petroluem club nola and timberlane country club nikola died on june 19 1971 his corporal remains were interred at westlawn memorial park and mauseleum at gretna louisiana the timespicayune december 23 1956 p 26 references the daily herald   martin m butirich  march 28 1960 p 2 the sun herald   christopher stephen butirich   january 14 2005 the sun herald  mr marko m butirich   october 4 2005 p a6 the sun herald   kimberly moreton butirich   may 14 2006 the timespicayune   algiers gretna news and notes   september 22 1933 p 19 the timespicayune   butirichwood   august 31 1952 p 41 the timespicayune   miss joan marie mavar  photo     may 9 1954 p 58 the timespicayune   society   june 30 1954 p 42 the timespicayune   oilwell names new area manager   december 23 1956 p 26 the timespicayune   exrestaurant operator dies   march 28 1960 p 16 the timespicayune     baldo  butirich   june 21 1961 p 2 the timespicayune   no executive  nikola butirich  taken by death   august 16 1971 p 20 the timespicayune     nikola wood  butirich   december 23 1986 p 19  markotich dan donke markotich 18921964 was born at trapanj dubrovnikneretva county croatia on august 20 1892 he arrived at new orleans in august 1907 aboard the ss sofia hohenburg  at new orleans dan lived at 1006 north rampart and made his livelihood as a fisherman he became an american citizen in 1912 dan married alice loper 18891962 a native of laurel jones county mississippi circa 1928 they resided at biloxi mississippi until 1943 when they relocated to ocean springs mississippi and were domiciled at 506 jackson avenue  avelez hotel in october 1928 dan markotich took a lease from the avalez hotel on west howard avenue at biloxi mississippi for a dining room and kitchen harrison co mississippi chancery court land deed bk 181 p 186  french restaurant in midaugust 1941  dan markotich sold the french restaurant to joseph baricev  19041999 markotich had operated the restaurant for six years it appears that he contined in the restaurant business at ocean springs becoming proprietor of the big pine inn the daily herald august 13 1941 p 6 and december 9 1964 p 2 in early december 1964 in failing health and a widower dan markotich made plans to sell his home and relocate to the biloxi va on december 9 1964 mrs eddie brou a neighbor found markotich s body in his jackson avenue residence he had killed himself with a 38 caliber revolver mr markotich was a world war i veteran and a member of the benevolent association he was surviived by hugh lulich a nephew at fall church virginia and two sisters in yugoslavia croatia the daily herald december 9 1964 p 2  references  the daily herald   mrs dan markotich   october 2 1962 the daily herald   dan markotich   december 9 1964 774 views  