 croatian arrivals from hvar lesina croatiajelusich kovacevich kuluz rosetti and soljan croatian arrivals from hvar lesina croatiajelusich kovacevich kuluz rosetti and soljan osarep mon 12312012 1342  stari grad  old city  kovacevich family home at starigrad hvar croatia  courtesy of michele maranville meyers  kovacevich   mateo kovacevich  18861959 and  francisca franina kovacevich  18921969 courtesy of michele maranville meyersmarch 2014  mateo kovacevich mateo kovacevich  18861959 was born at stari grad hvar croatia on december 13 1886 he left trieste austria aboard ss kaiser franz joseph i with his sister  mira kovacevich  18911965 in november 1912 and they landed at new york city on december 3 1912 in biloxi mateo lived with sima kovacevich rosetti  18841942 his widowed sister and her children at 1510 1st street on point cadet matio married francisca franina kovacevich  18921969 whom the family relates was not a blood relative although she was born kovacevich she had two siblings at biloxi mira kovacevich and they were the parents of two daughters  frances mary kovacevich  19222008 and gloria l kovacevich  19292008 m edward daniel maranville  19312006 declaration of intention no 774southern district courtsouth mississippimay 1924 mateo kovacevich made his livelihood as a fisherman he worshipped at st michael s catholic church and socialized with members of the slavonian benevolent association mateo expired at biloxi mississippi on june 24 1959 he was survived by his wife two daughters mira kovacevich barhonovich a sister and peter kovacevich a brother domiciled at stari grad hvar  children frances mary kovacevich  19222008 courtesy of michele maranville meyers  frances mary kovacevich  19222008 age 86 years of biloxi mississippi died on wednesday august 13 2008 in biloxi she was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi and a lifetime member of st michael s catholic church and a member of the altar society she was a founding member of the slavic benevolent association ladies auxiliary and instrumental in producing the slavic ladies cookbook frances was retired civil service from kafb and a member of nar f e ms kovacevich was preceded in death by her parents mateo and franina kovacevich and brotherinlaw edward d maranville she is survived by her sister gloria maranville of biloxi three nieces sandra anthony starcher michele peyton myers cheryl gary conley three greatnieces gina digirolamo hope myers holly myers and one greatnephew james myers a mass of christian burial was said for the repose of her immortal soul on friday august 15 2008 at 1200 pm at st michael s catholic church where friends may visit one and half hours prior to service in lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to st michael s catholic church building fund bradfordo keefe funeral home howard ave is in charge of arrangements the sun herald august 14 2008  gloria kovacevich  19292008  and edward d maranville  19312006 courtesy of michele maranville meyers  gloria kovacevich gloria kovacevich 19292008 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 2 1929 she married edward daniel maranville 19312006 a native of assembly point lake george warren county new york in harrison county mississippi on may 3 1953 they were the parents of sandra ann maranville b 1959 m anthony digirolamo and anthony starcher michele maraville b 1963 m peyton g myers and cheryl f maranville b 1964 m gary conley harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 93 p 317 and michele marvanville myers at hattiesburg mississippimarch 2014  mira kovacevich   mira kovacevich  18911965 was the sister of mateo kovacvich she married frank barhonovich  18891963 at nativity bvm catholic church on november 14 1914 frank barhonovich 18891963 was born may 21 1889 at supetar brac splitskodalmatia county croatia the son of frank barhanovich and maria barhanovich 18561940 they were the parents of  marie v barhonovich   19172000 m peter m mutt jurich 19141981  frances pauline barhonovich  19191919  anthony r barhonovich  19201994 m and ruth alice hormanski d 1999  antonia barhonovich   john f barhonovich  19241988 m gladys marie stoute broussard  frank j barhonivich  m amelia lechner and  peter matre barhonovich  19311991 m annette louise melancon  frank kovacevich  18991971 courtesy of michele maranville meyers  frank kovacevich frank kovacevich  18991971 was born in croatia he married katrina   katie mihojevich  19071999 in harrison county mississippi on june 24 1925 katie was the daughter of  steven stip mihojevich  18721947 and  frances  frankie martinich  18721956 both native of brac splitdalmatia county croatia harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb  ivan nane kovacevich  19001980 courtesy of michele maranville meyers  ivan kovacevich  19001980 according to family lore landed at new york city and then left on a ship that took him to tampico mexico rather than the gulf coast of america he married here and had a family with at least three sons  ivan pancho kovacevich jr  19281986 m beverly williams  roberto kovacevich  and francisco kovacevich   children   ivan kovacevich jr ivan pancho kovacevich  19281986 was born on august 10 1928 at tampico mexico in his youth he would come to biloxi and spend summers with his kovacevich family from hvar pancho met beverly jane williams  b 1928 the daughter of carroll peck everitt williams 19001977 and ophelia langlinais 19071995 they were married in harrison county mississippi on october 25 1953 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 95 p 499 pancho kovacevich declared his intentions to become an american citizen at biloxi mississipi on june 9 1950 he traveled from tampico mexico by greyhound bus entering the usa at laredo texas on january 18 1949 declaration of intention no 1109southern district courtsouth mississippijune 1950 at biloxi pancho kovacevich made his livelihood for 27 years as the local distributor for the timespicayune he died at biloxi on august 5 1986 and corporal remains interred at southern memorial park the sun herald august 7 1986 p a2 pancho and beverly had a large family they were the parents of three sets of twins the kovacevich children born at biloxi mississippi were  twins  carroll kovacevich m sybil gutierez and  ivan james kovacevich m mary lee m kari clair sekul m betty ann misko m debra jane gunter  beverly jane kovacevich twins michael eugene kovacevich m roxanne fillingame and maria lisa gollott and maria kovacevich   laurie ann kovacevich m wallace h gollott and kurt f kuluz  jeffrey thomas kovacevich m vonda kay steinwinder and twins  robert kovacevich  and porfiria ann kovacevich m lavoughn bryant stokes  references  the daily herald      september 13 1905 the daily herald   certificate of arrival for mathes sic kovacevic    october 14 1922 the daily herald   matio kovacevich  june 25 1959 the sun herald   ivan pancho kovacevich   august 7 1986 p a2 the sun herald   katie kovacevich   may 31 1999 p a7 the sun herald   paul f kovacevich sr   august 29 2004 p a6 the sun herald   edward daniel maranville   march 23 2006 p a4 the sun herald   edward daniel maranville a man with a plan   march 25 2006 p a10    the sun herald   frances mary kovacevich   august 14 2008 the sun herald   gloria kovacevich maraville   october 29 2008 the sun herald   gerald coach kovacevich   april 22 2012  kuluz olga louisiana 1938 olga louisiana 1938olga was a small fishing community situated on the mississippi river in plaquemines parish louisiana it was very typical of many fishing villages on the east side of the mississippi river in that many croatian immigrants were employed in the oyster industry the mateo kuluz family settled at olga and ostrica louisiana from sucuraj island of hvar splitdalmatia county croatia on november 12 1929 at biloxi mississippi the kuluz brothers anthony m kuluz vincent kuluz and matthew kuluz all natives of plaquemines parish louisiana incorporated their seafood business the kuluz brothers packing company located on point cadet the mateo kuluz family came to biloxi circa 1920 from ostrica plaquemines parish louisiana where they were oystermen mateo is believed to be the son of mateo kuluz and helena brdovich he married frances dragavich or dragicevich the daughter of nick dragicevich dragavich and frances alesich she was the mother of anthony toney m kuluz ellen kuluz taliancich nicholas nick thomas kuluz vincent matthew kuluz dominick kuluz mary kuluz and katherine katie kuluz frances dragicevich was born at sucuraj island of hvar splitdalmatia county croatia her sister teresa dragicevich 18721949 married anton protich 18611924 and reared a family at new orleans nick protich angela p vosbien leo protcich frank protich and anthony protich teresa died on december 6 1949 at nola and her corporal remains interred in st louis cemetery no 3 in the crescent city the timespicayune december 8 1949 p 3  kuluz brothers packing company at biloxi mississippi the kuluz brothers anthony m kuluz vincent kuluz and matthew kuluz on november 12 1929 incorporated their seafood business the kuluz brothers packing company incorporated the daily herald november 15 1929 p 8  kuluz brothers packing company boats   1930 indian girl  5000 loss the   indian girl  was launched in july 1904 at lazarus now called d iberville mississippi by the trochesset brothers it appears that the kuluz brothers packing company acquired the  indian girl  in august 1929 after she had been converted to a gas screw on may 17 1930 the vessel was fishing in louisiana waters when she blew up and burned near mitchell sic island captain vincent visco kuluz was badly burned and the crew rescued by the uscg matthew kuluz md on july 26 2016 the biloxi daily herald july 19 1904 p 5 and the daily herald may 18 1930 indian girl was listed in the annual merchant vessels of the united states 1934 under vessels lost p 1007 as burned on may 17 1930 near martin island louisiana three crew members no lives lost according to the report her last owner of record in the 1933 annual was visco kuluz of biloxi documented at gulfport as a fishing vessel with a crew of 5 and a 37 hp gas engine her register dimensions were 472 ft x 175 ft x 39 ft 17 tons gross and 11 tons net pp 366367  1933advertisement  from the daily herald july 31 1933 p 7  1935improvements   1944 on april 8 1944 the  aw covacevich shipyard on back bay launched the  matthew kulu z  a streamlined cabin type trawler  for the kuluz brothers  a 100 hp caterpillar engine powered the vessel which was 58feet in length had a 16foot beam and hold depth of 4 12 feet with the capcity of 180 barrels of shrimp   marie kuluz   b 1933 daughter of anthony kuluz 18911956 and annie mozaro kuluz 19011979 sponsored the shrimp boat covacevich has now has two boats under construction a  52foot trawler  for the  biloxi canning company  and a  55foot vessel  for  louis thornton   frank broussard   alex mccaleb   and  gene ryan  assisted aw covacevich in the vessel s vonstruction the daily herald april 10 1944 p 7  family histories   vincent visco kuluz   children peter j kuluz peter james peterboy kuluz 19352014 was born at biloxi on february 6 1935 he graduated from notre dame high school in 1952 as salutatorian of his class he attended the university of southern mississippi and received a bachelor of science degree in both accounting and business administration after graduation he served with the united states army and then began a long and distinguished career as a prominent coast banking executive mr kuluz was a member of st michael catholic church the slavic benevolent association past member of the benevolent protective order of the elks past member of the american bankers association executive board member of the boy scouts of america past chairman of the biloxi development commission and past president of the mercy cross booster club mr kuluz was a plain spoken person who never pretended to be anything other than what he was a man who worked hard all his life and was devoted to his family and friends he acquired these traits from his parents and instilled them into his children mr kuluz was preceded in death by his parents vincent visco and marguerite kuluz inlaws bill and clara cosmich sistersinlaw jeanette filipich kuluz and leanna besse cosmich brotherinlaw jim tinley and nephew matthew kuluz jr mr kuluz is survived by his loving and caring wife of 55 years patricia cosmich kuluz sons peter carmen kuluz of ocean springs kenny kuluz of ocean springs carl belinda kuluz of olive branch ms tommy lynn kuluz of ocean springs kurt laurie kuluz of d iberville and kevin bridgette kuluz of biloxi daughter karen hayden hubbard of destin fl 10 grandchildren brooke kurt tommy madeline regan and ally kuluz avery and jack white hayden and piper hubbard he is also survived by his brothers dr matthew kuluz of pascagoula vincent jean kuluz of biloxi and pat linda kuluz of biloxi and sisters francis jerry creel and donna watts of biloxi and brotherinlaw junie doris cosmich of edgewater fl and many nieces and nephews the family would like to thank dr edgar hull dr john mccloskey dr robert burns and the staff at hospice of light especially glenda teresa and nicki for the compassionate care they provided visitation will be on friday january 2 2015 from 9am till 11am with a mass of christian burial at 11am at st michael catholic church burial will follow at biloxi national cemetery  peter james kuluz   children carl j kuluz carl joseph kuluz age 56 years a proud business owner and longtime resident of olive branch mississippi died unexpectedly on november 27 2018 at methodist germantown hospital carl kuluz was born in biloxi mississippi on june 1 1962 he graduated from notre dame high school in 1980 as a star baseball and football player in 1980 the baseball team won the state championship with carl kuluz as the winning pitcher in both games of the state finals throughout his life carl was a passionate tennis player church member and business owner he was an active member of maples memorial united methodist church where he enjoyed serving the church and community with his friends in the mens club some of carl s favorite memories were spent on the mississippi gulf coast and on the tennis court with his family and friends carl was preceded in death by his father peter james kuluz sr grandparents vincent visco and marguerite kuluz and bill and clara cosmich in laws ct and katherine gilreath and cousin matthew kuluz jr carl is survived by his mother patricia kuluz his wife of 28 years belinda gilreath kuluz his daughter madeline kuluz and son regan kuluz his brothers peter james kuluz jr kenny kuluz tommy lynn kuluz kurt laurie kuluz sr kevin bridgette kuluz and sister karen kuluz white he is also survived by many nieces nephews family members and friends the family would like to thank dr paxton dickson dr brad somer jerry mcclarty rnp and all the nurses and staff of germantown methodist hospital and the west clinic for the compassionate care they provided visitation will be on friday november 30 2018 from 9am till 11am with a funeral service beginning at 11am at maples memorial united methodist church in olive branch mississippi a private burial service will be the following day at crestlawn memorial park in ocean springs mississippi a celebration of carl s life will be held at st michael catholic church family life center in biloxi mississippi at 11 am following private burial the sun herald carl joseph kuluz november 2018  references   the biloxi daily herald city items july 19 1904 p 5 the daily herald boat changes are reported august 17 1929 the daily herald kuluz brothers packing company inc november 15 1929 the daily herald kuluz child dies december 16 1929 the daily herald power boat  indian girl  is total loss may 18 1930 the daily herald kuluz brothers packing company advertisement july 31 1933 the daily herald improvements made to kuluz factory august 14 1935 the daily herald mateo kuluz dies february 17 1936 the sun herald mr peter james peterboy kuluz december 30 2014 p a4 the timespicayune teresa protich december 8 1949 the sun herald carl joseph kuluz november 2018  rosetti     biloxi cemetery  image made june 2012 by ray l bellande  antonio j rosetti   antonio joseph jt rosetti  18701935 married antonia luxich or lusich 18641959 circa 1897 children  vincent rosetti  18971968 m sophia frank 18971930 and nora grantham 18991989 and anna rosetti  19011924 m martin p baronich 18951964 and  mary marya and maritza rosetti  19061975 m anthony m pitalo 18921966  children   biloxi cemetery2013   vincent t rosetti vincent t rosetti  18971968    was born at stari grad on february 16 1897 he married sophia frank  18971930 a native of baltimore maryland in harrison county mississippi on april 24 1916 and nora grantham in harrison county mississippi on october 23 1934 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb and mrb 45 p 432 vincent and sophie frank rosetti were the parents of  antonia m rosetti  19161975 m oscar hanson jr 18951952 and lawrence m skrmetta jr 19201999  anthony j rosetti  19191974 m margaret puzz b 1921  frederick rosetti  19242011    m mary ann glavan 19211997 m john konish and agnes rosetti  joseph marine rosetti  19272007 m elizabeth bettie melonie arguelles betty necaise desilvey and hazel winterstein carpenter  children  antonia m rosetti   antonia m rosetti  19161975 was born december 8 1916 at biloxi mississippi she married oscar a hanson jr in april 1939 and lawrence ham m skrmetta jr  19201999 in november 1948 ham married ethel marie landry foret 19262006 former spouse of camille foret after antonia s demise harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 49 p 542 and mrb 78 p 241 antonia lived at 1320 east 4th street at biloxi she was a lifelong resident and was active in the slavonian ladies auxiliary ladies auxiliary of the vfw and was a lady colonel on the staff of governor william waller antonia was the mother of two daughters  jo ann hanson m edward conway and cheryl a hanson  19451997 m robert e hickey ii 19421991 the daily herald june 22 1975 p a2 antonia rosetti died at howard memorial hospital on june 20 1975 she was survived by lawrence skrmetta her spouse two daughters  mrs jo ann conway of new orleans and mrs cher hickey of biloxi three brothers vincent rosetti jr and joseph rosetti of biloxi and frederick rosetti of lakewood california her stepmother nora grantham rosetti 18991989 of biloxi three stepbrothers raphael ray skrmetta 19152006 cecil b skrmetta 19181997 m vivian bosarge d 2006 and paul skrmetta 19161991 all of new orleans and four grandchildren mrs skrmetta s corporal remains were entombed in the biloxi cemetery after services at st michael s catholic church the daily herald june 22 1975 p a2  anthony j rosetti   anthony joseph rosetti  19191974 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 24 1919 he married margaret norita puzz 19202016 on january 1 1939 in harrison county mississippi she was the daughter of andrew puzz 18951971 and gertrude anglada 18981980 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 49 p 368 at biloxi anthony j rosetti made his livelihood as a salesman for american national life insurance company he was a veteran of world war ii and a member of st john catholic church anthony and margaret puzz rosetti were the parents of  linda lee rosetti  m may 1961 to francis joseph lawrence  anthony  bubby  j rosetti jr  19422012 m july 1962 to mary dell ross  gary david rosetti m june 1968 to martha elizabeth helm  myra jean rosetti  19492013 and bryan paul rosetti m in june 1986 laura ann quave mr rosetti died on may 30 1974 at howard memorial hospital at biloxi mississippi following a heart attack at his residence 931 thomas street he was survived by his spouse children nora rosetti his mother and three brothers vincent rosetti and joseph rosetti of biloxi and fred rosetti of california and a sister antonia rosetti skrmetta of biloxi the daily herald may 31 1974 p 2  margaret norita puzz rosetti nearly a century has been witnessed by a dear biloxian who has departed from this life margaret norita puzz rosetti died on sunday may 15 2016 margaret was born july 26 1920 at the home of her parents on chartres street bayview avenue in the biloxi neighborhood affectionately remembered as back bay she was baptized in st john catholic church now blessed seelos and was educated in that same parish school she met the love of her life anthony j rosetti while strolling on wachenfeld pier and then married him in 1939 she lost her beloved tony in 1974 after 35 years of marriage he suffered a massive heart attack while aboard a vessel in the gulf shrimping for the blessing of the fleet fais dodo margaret was blessed with the longevity and good health to know and love four generations of progeny children linda lee rosetti lawrence francis anthony joseph rosetti jr deceased mary dell ross gary david rosetti elizabeth helm jeanie rosetti deceased and bryan paul rosetti laura quave 9 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren 5 great great grandchildren margaret is survived by one sister and her husband iris puzz vierling and william buddy vierling and one sisterinlaw shirley usey puzz she is preceded in death by her brothers and their wives andrew puzz donald and betty puzz and larry and delores puzz and her sisters and their husbands violet and steve bowen and helen dale and guy mansi margaret was truly a member of the greatest generation and all that title suggests she has a strength courage and independence that comes with the experiences of 95 years of life she was the matriarch of a large loving family though she was petit in stature she possessed a quiet authority her children and their families were her life s work and joy their health and wellbeing were her primary concern even until her final days margaret had the grace and dignity that defines the word lady she will be missed and her memory cherished by all that knew and loved her a mass of christian burial will be held at blessed seelos catholic church at 11am on wednesday may 18 2016 family and friends are invited to visit from 1011am burial will follow at biloxi city cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald may 17 2016  children   linda lee rosetti   anthony j rosetti jr anthony tony joseph rosetti jr  19422012 age 69 years passed away to eternal life on thursday january 19 2012 at biloxi regional medical center after a long illness surrounded by his devoted family tony was born in biloxi mississippi to anthony j rosetti and margaret puzz rosetti on september 22 1942 he graduated from notre dame high school in 1960 he had medically retired from mississippi power company in gulfport mississippi after many years of service and had served his country in the army national guard he most enjoyed the challenge of working on cars electrical equipment motors or any moving part and readily shared his knowledge and assistance he was a loving husband father fatherinlaw grandfather and greatgrandfather he cherished and was devoted to his family and in his later years spending precious time with his grandchildren which brought him great joy and indeed the inspiration to keep on surviving after many illnesses he was preceded in death by his father anthony j rosetti sr and his fatherinlaw and motherinlaw l w pat and gertrude garber ross tony is survived by his wife of 49 years  mary dell ross rosetti  whom he adored and loved deeply his two sons  anthony tony joseph rosetti iii and wife jeannie wescovich rosetti  jared ross rosetti and wife kimberly saucier rosetti three grandsons and one granddaughter anthony joseph rosetti iv and wife amanda keener rosetti nicholas philip rosetti jared ross rosetti jr and ava noel rosetti and two greatgrandsons gaige hunter rosetti and brayden christopher byers whom he loved and cherished he is also survived by the first love of his life his mother margaret puzz rosetti two sisters  linda lee rosetti lawrence and husband francis lawrence and m jeanie rosetti  19492013 two brothers  gary david rosetti and wife elizabeth helm rosetti  bryan paul rosetti and wife laurie quave rosetti as well as much loved nieces nephews friends and neighbors funeral services will be held monday january 23 2012 at 1100 am at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home in biloxi where friends may visit from 900 am until service time burial will follow at d iberville memorial park on gorenflo road in d iberville the sun herald january 22 2012  myra j rosetti   myra jean jeanie rosetti  19492013 passed from this life tuesday december 17 2013 she was 64 years old born in biloxi on july 9 1949 jeanie was a lifelong resident she attended st john elementary school graduated from sacred heart catholic girls high school and phillips business college miss rosetti was employed for almost 30 years as a budget analyst at keesler air force base before her retirement jeanie loved her family and dedicated her life in recent years to caring for her mother her nieces nephews and greatnieces and nephews would tell you that jeanie was a wonderful aunt she loved to bake and to travel and she was a loyal supporter of biloxi main street jeanie is preceded in death by her father  anthony tony joseph   rosetti and her brother  anthony tony joseph rosetti jr  19422012 she is survived by her mother  margaret puzz rosetti  her sister  linda rosetti lawrence  francis her brothers  gary rosetti  elizabeth and bryan rosetti  laurie and sisterinlaw  mary dell ross rosetti  she is also survived by a very special niece  linda lawrence cagnolatti  guy and 17 more nieces and nephews a private graveside service will be held at biloxi city cemetery southern mississippi funeral services ocean springs is in charge of arrangements the sun herald december 22 2013  frederick rosetti frederick rosetti  19222011 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 9 1922 he married mary ann glavan 19211997 in harrison county mississippi on 1941 they were the parents of frederick rosetti jr 19411941  joseph m rosetti joseph m rosetti  courtesy of stephanie p rosetti2013  joseph marine rosetti   19272007 called rosy and joe was born at biloxi misssissippi on september 6 1927 he married elizabeth melonie arguelles  19281975 in harrison county mississippi on december 21 1945 they were the parents of  sophia marlene rosetti  b 1949 m ronnie kimble and stephanie patricia rosetti  b 1953 m kenneth dale guilbeau and winnon ray crosby  elizabeth melonie arguelles   courtesy of stephanie p rosetti2013 later joseph m rosetti married  betty necaise  from ocean springs mississippi they were the parents of  toni j rosetti  and twins  tina m rosetti and  gina maria rosetti m louie m ladner and gary s blaize they divorced and mr rosetti s third wife was hazel eugenia winterstein carpenter  with whom he had no children together  obituary mr joseph joe marine rosetti age 79 years of biloxi mississippi went to live in god s eternal garden on august 20 2007 mr rosetti also known as rosy was born september 6 1927 at home on first street in biloxi mississippi joe began working at age 13 years as a shrimper alongside his father he worked in the piping department at ingall s shipyard at pascagoula mississippi during world war ii he also salmon fished in bellingham washington after spending time rough necking for rowan drilling company and noble drilling he worked for and retired from avondale s shipyard in louisiana as a pipefitter the sun herald august 23 2007 joe was a 3rd degree of the knights of columbus and enjoyed playing the harmonica being a master whistler and kidding with folks to make them smile and brighten their day in his love of the outdoors he enjoyed grafting pecan and persimmon trees raising chickens and turkeys donating the turkeys to the sheriff s department for the soup kitchen his favorite and most lifeaffecting trip was to medjugorje croatia sic his family always enjoyed his mischievous grin along with his claim to be the godfather of the coast mafia his deepest devotions were to his family and praying the rosary one of his great joys was sitting with the eucharist at church though eventually his health prevented him from sitting with the eucharist he continued to pray the rosary daily at home the sun herald august 23 2007 mr rosetti was preceded to heaven by his parents vincent t rosetti and sophia frank rosetti one sister antonia tonina and two brothers anthony tony rosetti and vincent vicki rosetti he leaves to cherish his memories his devoted wife  hazel eugenia winterstein carpenter rosetti  of biloxi one brother frederick freddie rosetti and wife agnes of lakewood california five daughters sophia rosetti kimble and husband ronnie kimble apopka florida stephanie rosetti guilbeau crosby of biloxi toni j rosetti biloxi gina rosetti and tina burgess kiln one stepdaughter dyanne kelly and husband mike biloxi 5 grandchildren and 1 greatgrandchild the sun herald august 23 2007 the mass of christian burial will be 300 pm friday august 24 2007 at st alphonsus catholic church ocean springs mississippi with father henry mcinnery presiding visitation will be at the church one hour prior to service time burial will follow in biloxi city cemetery under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi mississippi the sun herald august 23 2007  marya rosetti marya rosetti  18951986 m anthony tony m pitalo  18921966 she was known as mary marica and and maritza anthony m pitalo    18921966 called  tony  was born at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia on february 1 1892 he left palermo italy in november 1907 aboard the ss campania a cunnard liner for new york city arriving here on december 5 1907 anthony settled on 1326 1st street at biloxi mississippi with  marica rosetti   18951986 a native of starigrad hvar croatia they were married at gulfport mississippi on january 6 1915 tony became an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on june 20 1912 receiving no 1511995 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 27 p 230 and petition for naturalizationsouth district courtsouth mississippi certificate no 256 january 14 1921 and june 20 1921 the daily herald january 7 1915 p 6 children  stephen j pitalo  19161980 m dorothy m pitalo 19231989      anthony m pitalo   jr  19201995 m marguerite vickery parker and  mandina pitalo   19241975    m charles vincent polite 19172005 tony m pitalo made his livelihood at biloxi as a fisherman he had been secretary of the slavonian benevolent association member of the biloxi benevolent association east end volunteer fire company and the croatian fraternal organization tony expired on may 6 1966 at the us public health service hospital in new orleans where he had been a patient for three days mr pitalo was survived by marcia sic pitalo his widow one daughter mrs charles polite of biloxi a foster daughter mrs george little of mcallister montana two sons steve pitalo and tony pitalo jr both of biloxi five sisters stella yurich of new york city mary bilic of camden new jersey angelina trevizjon of south america and mrs frances skrmetta and miss anna pitalo both of yugoslavia and eight grandchildren burial was in biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 6 1966 p 2  anna rosetti anna rosetti  19011924 was born at starigrad hvar zadar county croatia on march 5 1901 on june 30 1921 in harrison county mississippi she married martin paul baronich sr  18951964 who was born at molat zadar county croatia they were the parents of martin p baronich jr 19221943 leopold poley m baronich 19241974 and harold j baronich sr 19242001 m cecelia r manno 1924 2007 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 33 p 224 martin p baronich made his livelihood as a fisherman for the local seafood canneries the family homestead was at 223 sophie street on point cadet antonia r baronich expired at biloxi on october 5 1924 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery after the death of anna rosetti baronich on october 5 1924  martin p baronich married antonia l jelusich  19031988 the daughter of john jelusich 18711945 and josephine mickletich 18781945 in harrison county mississippi on august 15 1925 they were the parents of jessie baronich 19261927 victor mitt a baronich 19272003 m amy ann christian rudolph cotton carl baronich b 1930 m tommie gentry burnett sookie j baronich 19341983 m sybil white robert bobby w baronich b 1939 m germaine kay duncan 19442010 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 216  marino rosetti marino rosetti  18821956 was born august 15 1882 at stari grad hvar splitdalmatia county croatia he left havre france and arrived at new orleans on september 20 1905 marino s mother may have been born cvitanich declaration of intent no 421southern district courtsouth missisippi circa 1914 marino rosetti married domina sekul  18921968 marguerite rosetti b 1915 and olivia rosetti b 1919 were born at biloxi mississippi the family moved to san jose california circa 1919 and three children vincent rosetti 19191980 lucy rosetti b 1922 and paul rosetti b 1926 were born here santa clara co calofornia 1930 federal census r219 p 16a ed 75 marino rosetti died at san jose california on february 18 1956 domina lived intil april 23 1968  jakov jake p rosetti jakov jake philip rosetti  18841959 was born august 24 1884 at starigrad hvar splitdalmatia county croatia to vincenzo rosetti 18451900 and margarete cvitanovic 18451919 jake left starigrad hvar in 1903 and arrived at philadelphia pennsylvania on november 7 1903 he became an american citizen on february 25 1910 at biloxi mississippi it is interesting to note that his first applcation for citizenship was rejected on august 10 1909 because his two witnesses john fallo and jacob covacevich could not read or write the english language southern district courtsouth mississippi petition for naturalization no 10 and no 11august 1909 and february 1910 circa 1907 jake p rosetti married pauline pitalo   18901965 a native of bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia pauline was the daughter of pitalo children  vincent j rosetti  19081983  george rosetti  19091981 m edna mary melvin 19141979  anthony j tony rosetti  19122000 m eloise reeves 19152000 and louis j rosetti  19151971 m ruby broussard 19151969  rosetti s restaurant and lounge  in 1933 jake p rosetti after toiling in the biloxi seafood industry as an oysterman factory operator and later grocery store proprietor and service station owner opened a restaurant and lounge on east howard near myrtle street jake is credited with being the first to sell the poboy sandwich a new orlean s creation at biloxi at this time mr rosetti was operating rosetti s shell service station and vending the iconic new orleans sandwhich in particular the ham poboy which lead to the family entering the restaurant industry the sun herald october 7 1984 sec ii p 13 rosetti s most famous poboy became the vancleave special   this unique sandwich owes its origin to clifton kipp malachi dees 19272011 of vancleave and vincent vici rosetti 19081983 of biloxi rosetti was the proprietor of  rosetti s  a neighborhood cafe located on the point in biloxi the business is extant today 1999 on east howard avenue but it is now owned by another family and known as  the biloxi schooner   in 1947 late one night kipp dees and several amigos were completing an evening of partying and dancing at sie s place in biloxi they developed a healthy appetite the kind resulting from drinking beer and dancing the vancleavers stopped at rosetti s a legendary eatery best known for its roast beef poboy to satisfy hunger pangs before heading northeast to vancleave kipp dees ordered a crabmeat poboy with cheese in subsequent visits to rosetti s kipp who was facetiously called vancleave by vici rosetti again ordered the crabmeat poboy and requested cheese rosetti tasted kipp s concoction and was so delighted with the results that he placed the poboy sandwich on his menu calling it the van cleave special in honor of his friend van cleave dees at this time dees culinary creation costs a whopping 175 making it the most expensive sandwich in the house in recent times the van cleave special has been observed on restaurant menus as far east as miami florida kipp dees january 6 1999  children vincent j rosetti   george e rosetti george eudie rosett i 19091981 married edna mary melvin 19141979 they were partowners of a restaurant named rosetti poor boys at the ocean springs bridge children george rosetti jr b 1935 m barbara bacon  wayne lynn jacob rosetti  b 1937 m helen jurta bates b 1935 larry b rosetti 19412016 m maureen kay vlahov b 1943  children george rosetti jr george rosetti jr b 1935 graduated from biloxi high school and matriculated to mississippi southern college he completed law school at tulane university and served two years in the usaf in the judge advocate corps while stattioned at lincoln afb nebraska he married barbara bacon of kearney nebraska their first child lisa rosetti was born in april 1962 the daily herald december 8 1962 p 14  wayne lj rosetti sr wayne lynn jacob rosetti was born in biloxi mississippi on january 23 1937 and raised on point cadet his parents george rosetti 19091981 and edna mary melvin rosetti 19141979 partowners of a restaurant named rosetti poor boys at the ocean springs bridge like many children of that era he helped out at the restaurant during his teenage years until graduation from biloxi high school in 1954 he matriculated to the university of southern mississippi in hattiesburg that fall but his college career was cut short by a chance encounter in his fourth month a friend reported he was getting ready to join the army wayne decided to drop out of school to serve his country too and by the way take advantage of the gi bill tuition benefits on his return after obtaining his parents permission he launched a threeyear army stint army life provided sufficient down time for wayne to engage in his favorite activity reading his diverse interests ran to both fiction and nonfiction especially history near the end of his stent he went into town on leave and saw the movie lust for life with kirk douglas this show about the life of vincent van gough included a scene with van gough s brother theo an art dealer vincent couldn t sell many of his paintings so they accumulated at his brother s apartment presenting a habitation loaded with paintings the scene touched something inside wayne and at that moment he decided he wanted to be a painter prior to that inspiration he d never had that feeling nor had there been a painter in the family while in town he bought a sketchbook pencils and a paperback book with an introduction to art whose first rule stated sketch everything he took that to heart his first sketches were of his combat boots and towel on his bunk the results pleased him enough that he soon graduated to cardboard canvas and an inexpensive oil painting set at the time he was stationed in texas and upon attending a bullfight went back to the base and painted his first large piece the fight and found himself gratified with his results discharged from service in 1957 he returned home searching for a job that would give him time to paint his uncle owned a wholesale plumbing and electric supply on howard ave and suggested he go into the family trade with credit given by his uncle he rented a small building on 25th ave and hung a homemade sign in two years he was doing so well he moved his business rosetti supply co into a larger space on 28th st once the business was established he found he had spare time to devote to his art in december 1964 he married his one and only helen jurta bates from the very beginning she had a strong influence on his art wayne consulting her on such things as color choices their marriage has survived happily to this day with two grown successful offspring wayne l rosetti jr b 1964 m terry oberhausen and victoria rosetti b 1969 m roger applewhite in the late 1960s he discovered an art shop in edgewater mall that sold him clay for sculpting similar to his painting he decided he would pursue his sculpture without any formal training my first one a frog came out so well i wanted to do more wayne recalled next i created a seal just from memory from biloxi high school  larry b rosetti  larry butch bryant rosetti 19412016  graduated from biloxi high school in harrison county mississippi larry married maureen kay vlahov b 1943 on august 30 1964 children kevin rosetti and claudine rosetti b 1971 m john robinson larry b rosetti 19412016 age 75 years of biloxi ms passed away monday august 22 2016 in biloxi mr rosetti was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi ms he was a graduate of biloxi high class of 1959 and he attended perkinston junior college mr rosetti graduated from usm in hattiesburg with a master s degree in chemistry he worked for courtaulds chemical in mobile alabama and reichold chemical in gulfport mr rosetti was coowner of american distillation inc in north carolina and owner of eudie s po boy in biloxi with his brother wayne he continued to work as a consultant until his 70 s mr rosetti enjoyed fishing crabbing family especially his grandchildren and preparing his po boys for family and friends a great moment in his life was celebrating the 50th anniversary with family he is preceded in death by his parents george eudie rosetti sr and edna melvin rosetti mr rosetti s survivors include his wife of 52 years  maureen kay vlahov rosetti of biloxi his daughter claudine john robinson of rogers arkansas his son kevin rosetti of denver colorado his granddaughters emily and olivia robinson his brothers george barbara rosetti jr and wayne helen rosetti sr funeral services will be held at the pass road chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home on saturday september 3 2016 at 200 pm friends may visit from 100 pm until service time interment will follow at southern memorial park the sun herald on september 1 2016  anthony j rosetti anthony tony j rosetti  19122000 graduated from biloxi high school and matriculated to ole miss where he was awarded its pharmacy degree in may 1937 tony went to work in jackson mississipppi as a pharmacist in june 1937 he married eloise reeves 19152000 two children pauline polly rosetti meaut and anthony j rosetti jr the daily herald june 14 1937 p 3 anthony j tony rosetti age 87 years died tuesday march 28 2000 in biloxi mr rosetti was a lifelong resident of the coast and was the owneroperator of the grand drug store in biloxi for 57 years tony was a third degree member of knights of columbus council 1244 and a fourth degree member of d iberville 230557 assembly he had been a member of the ole miss m club since 1936 for boxing and baseball a member of elks bpoe no 606 slavic benevolent association of croatia the biloxi sports hall of fame and the biloxi lions club for over 43 years he was the cofounder of professional drug company and was a member of nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi mr rosetti was preceded in death by his wife eloise reeves rosetti and three brothers vincent rosetti george rosetti and louis rosetti survivors include a daughter pauline polly meaut of biloxi a son tony rosetti of west point seven grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren mr rosetti s funeral service was at nativity bvm with entombment in southern memorial park mausoleum  louis j rosetti louis j rosetti  19151971  louis j rosetti  19151971 was born on august 24 1915 at biloxi mississippi to jake philip rosetti 18841959 and paulina pitalo he married ruby broussard  19151969 in harrison county mississippi on june 26 1939 they were the parents of four sons louis j rosetti jr jake p rosetti m victoria ann rose richard reid rosetti m carolyn haven raley and deborah gail upchurch and frank m rosetti 19561961 louis j rosetti served the people of biloxi mississippi in law enforcement with the biloxi police department for almost thirty years he began as a desk sergeant and climbed through the ranks to be appointed acting chief of police in october 1962 and named police chief in december 1963 mr rosetti was a member of the mississippi law enforcement association tennesseemississippi sheriff s and police officer s association and the slavonian benevolent association he worshiped at st michael s catholic church and worked as a trustee of the new biloxi hospital to handle indigent care cases louis j rosetti died on march 24 1971 at his home at 203 rose street of an apparent heart attack ruby broussard his wife expired on march 18 1969  nikola peter buda karuza  18881975 and marya rosetti   ca 18901961 courtesy of peggy karuza b 1946  mary marya rosetti   mary marya rosetti  ca 18901961 was born at stari grad isle of hvar splitdalmatia county croatia to vincenzo rosetti 18451900 and margarete cvitanovic 18451919 she married nikola peter buda karuza 18881975 in harrison county mississippi on december 27 1910 in the catholic church harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 23 p 97 the karuza family moved to bellingham washington where they reared five children john marko karuza 19112003 vincent karuza 19141988 mike andrew karuza 19152007 nicholas peter karuza 19171989 and frank karuza 19191996 marya rosetti karuza passed on at bellingham washington on may 19 1961  john paul rosetti   sima kovacevich  18841942 courtesy of michele maranville myersmarch 2014  john paul rosetti  18781918 married sima kovacevich  18841942 john was born at stari grad hvar on june 24 1878 he left bremen germany on the ss necka and arrived at baltimore maryland on february 27 1909 john p rosetti declared his intention to become an american citizen in december 1917 his death on november 13 1918 precluded his naturalization southern district courtsouth mississippi petition for naturalization no 341 and the daily herald november 14 1918 p 3 sima kovacevich was born august 14 1884 at stari grad on hvar an island in the dalmatian archipelago she arrived at new york city aboard ss martha washington on august 25 1910 and settled at 1510 1 st street in biloxi mississippi sima took her oath of allegiance to the united states on february 18 1932 petition for citizenship no 468southern district courts mississippifebruary 1932 their children were  margarita rosetti born june 26 1906 at stari grad  vincent vicho paul rosetti  19081979 was born march 13 1908 at stari grad  franjica  frances   rosetti  19091975 born november 21 1909 at stari grad m frank a knebel    19091977  john m rosetti  19121980 b february 5 1912 at biloxi  peter f rosetti  19141974 b february 12 1914 at biloxi m lois kelly   infant boy   rosetti  19151915 and emily rosetti  19171918  children   vincent p rosetti   vincent vicho paul rosetti  19081979 was born march 13 1908 at stari grad hvar splitdalmatia county croatia he left trieste aboard ss martha washinton and arrived nyc on august 21 1910 vincent settled at 1510 1st street in biloxi mississippi where he worked as a fisherman he declared his intention to become an american citizen in june 1927 at biloxi vicho took his oath to become an american on february 17 1930 also at biloxi mississippi petition for citizenship no 452southern district courtsouth mississippifebruary 1930 vincent was reared in biloxi mississippi but later moved to handsboro where he opeated rosetti s grocery store for 39 years he was a member of st james catholic church and the slavonian lodge  marie mary breaux rosetti   vincent p rosetti married marie mary breaux  19152009 a native of carencro lafayette parish louisiana and the daughter of john breaux and isabelle breaux in harrison county mississippi on april 22 1935 they were the parents of  john ray rosetti  19362014    m vivian lenore brumfield  george f rosetti  19382012 m claudetta needham of gulfport two daughters  isabelle m rosetti  19402016 m paul michael bishop 19372015 and diann rosetti m cliff ladner vincent p rosetti expired at gulfport mississippi on february 12 1979 mary breaux rosetti lived until march 31 2009 their corporal remains were interred in floral hills memorial gardens in gulfport mississippi  children   john r rosetti john r rosetti  19362014  john r rosetti  19362014 age 77 years of gulfport entered his heavenly rest on january 9 2014 in gulfport he was preceded in death by his parents vincent and marie rosetti and his brother george f rosetti he is survived by his loving wife of 50 years vivian brumfield rosetti a daughter renee mike lizana slidell la a son matt rosetti gulfport four grandchildren captain curt lloyd chase lizana kaiden rosetti and kiley lizana his sisters isabelle mike bishop of long beach and diann cliff ladner of ocean springs a sisterinlaw claudetta n rosetti and numerous nieces nephews many family members and friends he was an avid sports fan and never missed kaiden s ladner of ocean springs a sisterinlaw claudetta n rosetti and numerous nieces nephews many family members and friends he was an avid sports fan and never missed kaiden s ballgamesa mass of christian burial will be celebrated on tuesday january 14 2014 at 100 pm at st james catholic church friends may visit from 1130 am until service time interment will follow at biloxi national cemetery the sun herald january 12 2014  george f rosetti george f rosetti  19382012 age 74 years passed away peacefully wednesday september 19 2012 after a lengthy illness lewy body dementia he was preceded in death by his parents vincent c rosetti and maria breaux rosetti and his son george michael rosetti he is survived by his high school sweetheart of 53 years  claudetta needham rosetti  of gulfport his children michelle parker and her husband dwayne of gulfport and melinda rosettispence and her husband joe of long beach his brother john rosetti and his wife vivian of gulfport his sisters isabelle bishop and her husband mike of long beach and diann ladner and her husband cliff of biloxi his brotherinlaw harold w needham and his wife joann of daytona beach shores florida three grandchildren jennifer hunter alicia parker and david m spence three great grandchildren cole hunter grant hunter and cooper powell and his dog lyly coach rosetti a native of gulfport graduated from gulfport high school commodores in 1956 he continued his education at william carey college in 1957 transferred to mississippi gulf coast community college perkinston from 19571958 and transferred back to william carey college playing basketball at both locations and graduating with a bs degree in mathematics in 1961 during his coaching and teaching years he also received his masters in physical education and in mathematics he was an outstanding basketball player at gulfport high university of southern mississippi and william carey college as a point guard with his love of teaching and sports he immediately began his coaching career and teaching math at west junior high school in 1962 he continued his career at west junior high until september 1965 when gulfport east high school opened their doors he taught math was the boys head basketball coach for nine years and also served as an assistant football coach and head baseball coach for a few years his career continued when gulfport high and gulfport east merged to become one school at that time he became the head coach of the gulfport lady admirals from 19771982 and captured two big 8 titles however he was offered an opportunity to coach on a college level and began coaching the girls basketball team phillips college patriots for three years and won the 1984 and 1985 little college woman s national championship during the years of 19831993 he was a math teacher for harrison central high school and was offered the job of coaching the harrison central high school red rebelettes from 19931995 he taught math and coached the harrison central high school rebelettes team to three 5a south state championships and the 5a state title in 1995 from 19952003 he coached the st john eagles boys basketball team and won the division 8 2a title in 2003 he also had the privilege of coaching the sharks and the gamblers two semipro men s basketball teams that were here on the mississippi gulf coast after 42 years of coaching and teaching and many accomplishments he finally decided to retire in 2004 special thanks to dr thomas blanks dr peter bernheim dr lennon bowen dr paul mullen the staff at camelia home health and hospice and the staff of canon hospice for their care and kindness during his illness memorial donations may be made to the american heart association at 2159 east pass road gulfport ms 39507 american cancer society at 417 security square gulfport ms 39507 the humane society of south mississippi at 615 25th avenue gulfport ms 39501 or a charity of your choice the visitation will be held on sunday september 23 2012 from 530900 pm at the riemann family funeral home 11280 three rivers road gulfport the mass of christian burial will be celebrated at 1100 am monday september 24 2012 at st james catholic church 366 cowan road gulfport where friends may visit one hour prior to the service burial will follow at floral hills memorial gardens the sun herald september 23 2012  isabelle rosetti   isabelle m rosetti   isabelle mary rosetti  19402016 died on march 8 2016 at long beach mississippi she married paul michael bishop  19372015 in harrison county mississippi on may 24 1962 she worked in accounting services as well as coowned and operated pm enterprises with her husband she was a member of st thomas the apostle catholic church isabelle was preceded in death by her husband mike bishop her parents mr and mrs vincent rosetti her siblings george and john rosetti survivors include her sister diann ladner her children paul michael melanie bishop jr barbara scott lemon and tony vincent penny bishop 7 grandchildren christine cathryn michael sara meghan lauren and tony vincent jr 1 greatgrandchild charlie and numerous other relatives and friends a mass of christian burial will be celebrated at 10am friday march 11 2016 at st thomas the apostle catholic church 720 east beach blvd long beach  frances rosetti frances rosetti  19091975 was born november 21 1909 at stari grad hvar frances left trieste for america on the ss martha washington and arrived at nyc on august 21 1910 she married frank a knebel  19091977 in harrison county mississippi on april 27 1931 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 43 p 104 frances and frank a knebel were the parents of three daughters  lillian sa knebel  b 1932 m claude f garner  barbara mae knebel  b 1936 m jerries bosarge and anita selema knebel  b 1941 m frank carroll gutierrez frances rosetti knebel became an american citizen on february 17 1942 at biloxi mississippi her certicicate number was 5430855 petition for naturlization southern district courtsouth mississippi no 563 mrs knebel died in october 1975 she was survived by her spouse and children and two brothers vincent rosetti 19081979 handsboro and john rosetti biloxi frank a knebel survived until august 1977 their corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in biloxi mississippi the daily herald october 21 1975 p a2  john m rosetti   john bruno m rosetti  mary ellen thornton and john m rosettijune 20 1937  john mark bruno rosetti  19121980 founder of quality poultry and seafood market at biloxi mississippi died 1 june 1980 at his business on caillavet street repairing his boat for the shrimp season bruno a native of biloxi and a lifelong resident of the coast was born february 5 1912 he was formerly a commercial fisherman bruno was a member of the sacred heart catholic church in north biloxi and the slavonian benevolent association bruno and spouse  mary ellen thornton  19202002 the daughter of william thornton 18781953 and mary e thornton 18901971 married in harrison county mississippi on june 20 1937 and were the parents of three sons  john mark rosetti jr   clell morris rosetti  m rhonda anne rushing and linda garbo and  nicholas william rosetti  their grand children were john m rosetti iii donna rosetti troy rosetti todd rosetti and nicole rosetti  peter f rosetti   peter f rosetti  19141974 and sima kovacevich rosetti   18841942 courtesy of michele maranville myersmarch 2014  peter f rosetti peter f rosetti  19141974 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 12 1914 during ww ii he served in the us coast guard peter married lois kelly in harrison county mississippi on march 28 1948 they were the parents of two daughters sema ann rosetti m edward dennis pleasant and mary jane rosetti m thomas wayne moore and norman bela nyray harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 76 p 555 peter f rosetti expired on september 15 1974 at his residence 1510 east 1st street at biloxi mississippi his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald september 1974 p 2  infant boy rosetti this male infant rosetti 19151915 was born and died on december 29 1915  emily rosetti  emily rosetti 19171918 was born at biloxi mississippi on feb 5 1917 and passed on march 2 1918  references  the biloxi daily herald   to the marsh for detention september 13 1905 the biloxi daily herald   big storm in gulf september 30 1907 the biloxi daily herald   court cases august 3 1908 the daily herald   us court adjourns february 26 1910 the daily herald   says they throw brickbats at night november 22 1910 the daily herald   threatens to kill girl mary rosetti unless she marries him october 25 1913 the daily herald   volley of words make court lively january 21 1915  the daily herald   petallo sic roseta sic january 7 1915  the daily herald   biloxi to have new packing plant may 9 1916  the daily herald   john rosetta dead november 14 1918 the daily herald   mrs sophie rosetti dies april 22 1930 the daily herald   tony rosetti died saturday july 15 1935 the daily herald   mrs margaret skrnich rosetti dies october 17 1935 the daily herald biloxi news paragraphs wayne rosetti baptism february 8 1937 the daily herald   party at rosetti home june 14 1937 the daily herald   fred jr rosetti child dies december 13 1941 the daily herald   mrs antonia lusich rosetti april 2 1959 the daily herald   vincent rosetti head of cafe unit september 9 1964 the daily herald   ruby b rosetti march 19 1969 the daily herald   biloxi s police chief louis j rosetti dies march 27 1971 the daily herald   anthony j rosetti may 31 1974 the daily herald   mrs antonia rosetti skrmetta june 22 1975 the daily herald   mrs frances knebel october 21 1975 the daily herald   frank a knebel august 15 1977 the daily herald   vincent p rosetti february 13 1979 the ocean springs record   engagement announced february 2 1978 the sun herald   vincent rosetti may 19 1983 the sun herald   rosetti s restaurant and lounge october 7 1984 sect ii the sun herald   nora rosetti march 9 1989 the sun herald   eloise rosetti march 14 2000 the sun herald   anthony j rosetti march 30 2000 the sun herald   joseph joe marine rosetti august 23 2007 the sun herald   marie breaux rosetti april 2 2009 the sun herald   anthony tony rosetti january 22 2012 the sun herald   george f rosetti september 23 2012 the sun herald   myra jean rosetti december 22 2013 the sun herald   john rosetti january 12 2014 the sun herald   paul michael bishop november 17 2015 the sun herald   isabelle rosetti bishop march 10 2016 the sun herald   margaret norita rosetti may 17 2016  the times picayune   missing in action october 29 1943 the times picayune   last of dead october 11 1947 the times picayune   another orleans hero due home october 23 1947  soljan   mato anton mike soljan   18981971 and  margarete marie rosetti  19061975  mato anton mike soljan   18981971 was originally from the town of stari grad on the island of hvar and immigrated to america in 1921 he was the only member of his family to come to biloxi on april 13 1925 he married margarete marie rosetti 19061975 called mary in harrison county mississippi mary rosetti was the daughter of the widow sima kovacevich who married mr rosetti the kovaceviches were also from stari grad with some members living in split and brac mary rosetti came to america in 1910 her mother agreed to rent a room to mato soljan when he arrived in biloxi only because she was familiar with his family from croatia which would suggest they were from stari grad hvar town and stari grad in the old stari grad cemetery i found lots of soljans and kovaceviches but only one rosetti rosettis might have been from hvar a lot of people assume the name is italian and its origins may be rosetti is a common name around venice and that whole area was under venetian rule for hundreds of years in some cases the families were originally venetian and in other cases they just changed their slavic names to sound more venetian cathy willisfebruary 2011 children of mato soljan and mary rosetti marie soljan 19252002 m mr sullivan selma soljan 19272002 m mr castle antonia soljan 19292003 m jerry willis mato a soljan ii 19311933 dolores m soljan 19331999 m steve f west raymond soljan and michael wayne soljan b 1943 m darnell ann dannelley mato a soljan died at biloxi mississippi on march 11 1971 he was survivied by his widow two sons raymond r soljan pascagoula and michael soljan biloxi four daughters mrs marie sullivan and mrs steve west both of biloxi mrs selma castle san antonio texas and mrs antonio willis baton rouge louisiana two brothers john and victor soljan both of yugoslavia two sisters mrs antonio planche and miss vinka soljan both of yugoslavia 19 grandchildren and one great grandchild the daily herald march 11 1971 p 2 margarete followed him in death expiring on january 17 1975 their corporal remains with those of two children mato a soljan jr who died on february 20 1933 and marie soljan sullivan who passed on march 7 2002 at seneca south carolina were interred in the biloxi cemetery from tombstones in biloxi cemetery the sun herald march 11 2002 p a6  references  the daily herald   mato soljan   march 11 1971 p 2 the sun herald   marie soljan sullivan   march 11 2012 the sun herald   antonia toni soljan willis   december 3 2003 2166 views  