 croatian arrivals from lovran croatiacosmich kersanac and peresich croatian arrivals from lovran croatiacosmich kersanac and peresich osarep mon 12312012 1345  cosmich frank cosmich 18631959 was born november 8 1863 at lovran county istria croatia at new orleans louisiana on august 9 1906 he married maria elizabeth nicolich 18741946 a native of lussinpiccolo now called mali losinj situated on the island of losinj also in istria frank cosmich arrived in america circa 1886 and maria e nicolich circa 1905 they were the parents of four children  andrew cosmich  19081908  john frank cosmich  19092009 m clara a skrnich 19122003  annie cosmich  19122000 and caroline cosmich 19151915 the daily herald january 25 1946 p 7 and february 25 1959 p 2 the cosmich family lived at 222 myrtle street and later at 1411 1 st street on point cadet and worked in the seafood industry john was an oysterman and maria cosmich was an oyster shucker 1920 and 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census t625876 p 27a ed 39 and r 1146 p 21a ed 2  children andrew cosmich andrew cosmich 19081908 was born at bay st louis mississippi on april 4 1908 he died there on july 29 1908 andrew s corporal remains were interred in the cedar rest cemetery in bay st louis mississippi  john f cosmich john frank cosmich 19092009 known as captain bill was born at bay st louis mississippi on june 3 1909 in july 1934 in harrison county mississippi he married clara ann skrnich 19052003 the daughter of john skrnich sr 18871968 and antonia kuljis 18901968 they were the parents of john f cosmich jr m leanna r bessie 19411996 and doris jean allen and patricia ann cosmich m peter james kuluz captain bill cosmich was a longtime captain of the shrimp boat  dolores s  after retirement from shrimping in the mexican gulf he worked for many years at the baricev s seafood restaurant and oyster bar in biloxi captain cosmich died at ocean springs mississippi on january 14 2009 he was survived by two children john f cosmich jr his son and patricia ann patsy cosmich kuluz his daughter twelve grandchildren 18 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren bill worshipped at st michael s catholic church and was a member of the croatian slavic benevolent association and lifelong member of the united brotherhood of carpenters and joiners of america his corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park in west biloxi adjacent to his wife who preceded him in death the sun herald january 16 2009  annie c cosmich annie c cosmich 19122000 was born at bay st louis on april 4 1912 she was a lifelong biloxi resident and a member of st michael catholic church the altar society and the slavic ladies auxiliary she expired on july 13 2000 and her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald july 14 2000 p a9  caroline cosmich andrew cosmich 19151915 was born at bay st louis mississippi on july 22 1915 he died there on november 16 1915 caroline s corporal remains were interred in the cedar rest cemetery in bay st louis mississippi  references  the daily herald    mrs cosmich dies  january 25 1946 the daily herald    frank cosmich   february 25 1959 the sun herald    leanna b cosmich   september 9 1996 p a2 the sun herald    annie c cosmich   july 14 2000 p a9 the sun herald    john f captain bill cosmich   january 16 2009  kersanac family john joseph kersanac 18841959 the son of joseph kersanac and mary cosmich was born at lovran istria county croatia in november or december 1884 although his tombstone in the biloxi cemetery lists his birth as june 17 1884 john arrived at new orleans louisiana on january 4 1898 on a steamship that had left the port of fiume now rijeka croatia declaration of intent no 343 southern district court of south mississippi december 5 1917 john j kersenac married antonio barhonovich 18871968 a native of supetar brac splitdalmatia county croatia her sister vincentia mary barhonovich 18941968 had married mitchell v gruich 18861958 native of trogir dalmatia and the founder of the gruich family of biloxi mississippi in harrison county mississippi on may 20 1914 john and antonio were the parents of mary ann kersanac 19101983 antonia kersanac 19151916 josephine antonia kersanac 19151968 m thoral gerald vint 19171968 and joseph j kersanac jr 19081943 m catherine virginia benvenutti john j kersanac expired at his residence 215 cadet street in biloxi mississippi on november 29 1959 he had been a resident of biloxi for fiftyeight years and had fished the gulf waters for most of his life john was a member of the slavonian lodge and seafood workers association he was survived by his wife mrs antonia barhonovich two daughters miss mary kersanac and mrs theral sic vint three sisters mrs josephine mitchell italy mrs catherine tassorita italy and mrs tom palmich new york one grandson and one great grandson  surviving children   joseph j kersanac joseph j kersanac jr 19081943 was born at bay st louis mississippi he married catherine v benvenutti they were the parents of an infant 19371937 and joseph j kersanac jr joseph moved to biloxi as a child and had made his livelihood in the seafood business and also operated a cafe in ocean springs situated near on us highway 90 at the foot of the biloxiocean springs bridge   snug harbor  in 1939 joseph j kersanac 19081943 a native of bay st louis opened a restaurant called kersanac s snug harbor he also sold texaco gas and oil on april 1 1939 kersanac announced that he was demolishing the present building  to make room for a new larger and more modern one  the food serving operation never shut down as kersanac offered curb service during construction of the his new structure the new building was wood framed and had living quarters on the second floor  the jackson county times april 1 1939 and the daily herald august 23 1943 p 6    mary ann kersanac    josephine a kersanac  josephine antonio kersanac 19151968 was born at bay st louis mississippi she married thoral gerard vint 19171968 a native of olney illinois in harrison county mississippi on april 5 1947 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 74 p 123 josephine died on december 12 1968 at slidell louisiana she was reared in biloxi mississippi and was a veteran of ww ii and served as a sergeant in the women s army corp josephine was survived by her spouse and a sister miss mary kersanac 19101983 of biloxi bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of mrs vint a mass was held at st michael s catholic church in biloxi followed by internment in southern memorial park  references  the daily herald    the daily herald     the daily herald   kersanacbenveniutti   november 11 1933 p 2 the daily herald   ocean springs building   march 4 1939 p 2 the daily herald   joseph j kersanac   august 23 1943 p 6 the daily herald   john kersanac   november 30 1959 p2 the daily herald   mrs antonio  sic  kersanac   april 8 1968 p 2 the daily herald   thoral g vint   august 13 1968 p 2 the daily herald   mrs josephine vint  december 12 1968 p 2 the daily herald   mrs josephine vint   december 13 1968 p 2 the sun herald   joseph john kersanac   november 14 2002 p a8 the jackson county times   kersanac s snug harbor   april 15 1939 p 1  biloxi cemetery joseph peresich  18521933 and adelaide ritter peresich  18641936 courtesy of matt lyons jr january 2014  peresich the peresich family of biloxi mississippi had its origin with joseph peresich 18521933 a native of lovran primorjegorski region croatia joseph was the son of joseph peresich and mary sepelich he left the croatian coast at the age of twelve to make his livelihood on the sea arriving in new orleans in 1875 he chose to live in the united states and became a resident of the crescent city here joseph peresich married adelaide ritter 18641936 the daughter of frank ritter and catherine muller 18371900 in march 1883  children of joseph peresich joseph peresich and adlelaide ritter were the parents of nine children and seven lived to see the dawning of the 20 th century  marie j peresich  18841963 m gasper john pisarich 18731951  anna florence peresich  1886  josephine clara peresich  18871960  francis george peresich  1890  matthew  matteo  stephen peresich  18921963 m anna a moreno 18891917 and effie may thompson 18971983  eugene a peresich  18951960 m althea harkness 18971975  adelaide mabel peresich  18971943 m john christian lyons 18901950  marion louise peresich  19001900  antonio amelia peresich  19011959 and rudolph louis peresich  19041985 m inez blanche hepler and hazel a lyons 18901974 lepre 1991 p and p and the daily herald february 13 1933 p 1  children mary j peresich  18841963  and gasper j pisarich  18731951 courtesy of matt lyons jr january 2014  marie j peresich gasper john pisarich  18731951 was born february 8 1873 in 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  children 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  josephine c peresich  courtesy of matt lyons jr january 2014  josephine c peresich josephine clara peresic h 18871960 called josie was born march 19 1887 at biloxi josie lived at 509 seal avenue and was employed by the southern bell telephone company after 44 years of service she retired in march 1952 and received a lifetime membership in the telephone pioneers of biloxi josephine died august 9 1960 in the biloxi hospital miss peresich had been a life member of nativity bvm catholic church and a member of its altar society and apostleship of prayer she was survived by a sister mrs gaspar pisarich three brothers matthew s peresich eugene adam peresich sr and rudolph l peresich all of biloxi and numerous nieces and nephews bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of miss peresich which was held at nativity bvm catholic church with a requiem mass followed by internment in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald august 9 1960 p 2  francis g peresich francis george peresich   1890pre 1900 as born at biloxi on july 1 1890 and baptized at nativity bvm catholic church on december 28 1890 he was not in the 1900 federal census of harrison county mississippi and must have been one of three infants born to joseph and adelaide peresich that did not live until 1900 lepre 1990 p 250  matthew s peresich matthew   stephen motsie peresich  18921963 was born february 5 1892 he married anna augusta pansy moreno 18891917 a native of new orleans and the daughter of frank j moreno and anna dornhauser harrison co mississippi circuit county mrb 27 p 327 pansy peresich died at biloxi on november 6 1917 she had an infant daughter that was born and died on august 18 1915 her funeral was held from the residence of her father at 219 keller avenue the daily herald november 6 1917 while he was leave from duty with us army serving with the 114 th ammo train at camp beauregard louisiana motsie peresich married effie may thompson in harrison county mississippi on march 23 1918 they were the parents of four daughters edna peresich 19182004 m edmund chadwick campbell 19141994 jovita peresich 19202012 m cleo j falgout 19231944 evelyn peresich 19221995 m joseph l creel 1913 2004 and infant girl peresich 19411941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 30 p 83 and the daily herald march 22 1918 effie thompson 18971983 was born at biloxi on july 2 1897 to frank thompson 18741910 a native of alabama and a boatman and margaret c guy ladner 18721910 effie s father died of typhoid fever at biloxi on april 18 1910 leaving his widow and six children at 225 dorries street edna thompson 18931970 m james d negrotto 18881962 edgar thompson 18951973 m willemena breal 19011947 and jane bougeard savarro 19031999 effie thomson 18971983 m matthew s peresich 18921963 elsie thompson b 1902 m martin j lczpaniak lillian thompson 19051983 and william thompson b 1909 the daily herald april 18 1910 and 1910 harrison co mississippi federal census t624740 p 12aed 33 effie thompson peresich expired at 411 claiborne street in biloxi on march 8 1983 she was employed as a cafeteria worker with the biloxi regional medical center until her retirement in january 1983 she was a member of the episcopal church of the redeemer mrs peresich was survived by three daughters edna peresich campbell of lake charles louisiana dr jovita peresich falgout of houston texas and evelyn peresich creel of biloxi a sister miss lillian thompson of atlanta georgia four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the peresich funeral services with internment in southern memorial park  eugene a peresich   18951960  eugene a peresich eugene adam peresich  18951960 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 6 1895 he was educated at biloxi s sacred heart academy and then began working as a western union delivery boy  biloxi daily herald carrier 1906 and newspaper delivery boy for eugene bakeler proprietor of the biloxi news company circa 1911 eugene then became employed as a southern express company deliveryman he relocated to mobile to clerk for the southern express company mr peresich returned to biloxi in the same capacity until he left the company in june 1917 to join the first national bank of biloxi as bookkeeper he left the banking business and returned to the american railway express company in march 1918 replacing john lockett the biloxi daily herald november 9 1906 p 2 and the daily herald march 13 1918 p 2 in october 17 1917 in harrison county mississippi eugene a peresich married althea harkness  18971975 the daughter of giles a harkness 18711915 and rosalie henley 18761944 the widow rosalie h harkness married charles f gilligan 18611943 also in harrison county mississippi on july 7 1928 harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 414 and mrb 40 p 430  watson insurance agency  in october 1921 the watson insurance agency was acquired by elbert l dukate and edward c tonsmeire from douglas watson mr watson relocated to new orleans as he had purchased the leblanc railey insurance in the crescent city eugene a peresich was hired by dukate and tonsmeire to manage their new venture mr peresich had been manager of the american railway express company since 1912 he was assisted in this new venture by antonia peresich his sister the daily herald november 1 1921 p 6 in october 1921 the watson insurance agency was acquired by elbert l dukate and edward c tonsmeire from douglas watson mr watson relocated to new orleans as he had purchased the leblanc railey insurance in the crescent city eugene a peresich was hired by messrs dukate and tonsmeire to manage their new venture mr peresich had been manager of the american railway express company since 1912 he was assisted in this new venture by antonia peresich his sister the daily herald november 1 1921 p 6 the watson insurance agency had evolved from that insurance company commenced at biloxi circa 1882 by colonel ew morrell it proprietorship passed through several ownerships before the dukatetonsmeire aquisition swan company swan bond brothers bond and watson and then the watson insurance agency of douglas watson the daily herald 50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934 p 31 in 1934 the watson agency was situated at 110 west howard avenue it was touted to be the largest insurance agency in the state of mississippi the oldest on the mississippi gulf coast and one of the oldest in mississippi the watson agency represented thirtyfive companies that covered clients in mississippi and other states with fire marine life surety and casualty insurance the officers of the corporation were eugene peresich president fred b ferson vicepresident antonia peresich secretarytreasurer company personnel included sylvia wachenfeld policy clerk florence garner stenographer george a schwan inspector and we beasley manager of real estate development the daily herald 50 th anniversary souvenir golden jubilee number biographical and historical 18841934 p 31 in april 1939 the watson insurance agency relocated from the first national bank building to 112 east jackson avenue adjacent to the us post office the structure was remodeled by the collins brothers in february and march 1939 air conditioning and internal reconfiguration of the rooms as well as windows were added by the contractor ironically the watson agency had been located in this structure in 1924 the daily herald february 24 1939 p 2 and april 3 1939 p 5  eugene peresich sons1939 eugene peresich sons was incorporated in the state of mississippi on august 22 1939 by eugene a peresich giles h peresich eugene a peresich jr and antonia peresich the daily herald april 23 1940 p 7  gaynel land company the gaynel land company was incorporated in the state of mississippi on june 12 1941 by eugene a peresich mendum h dees both of biloxi and wj gex jr of bay st louis mississippi the purpose of the company was to acquire and subdivide land and to erect houses within their land subdivisions the daily herald june 20 1941 p 7 in june 1941 with the construction of keesler field announced and in its incipient building phase gaynel land company began aggressively with the acquisition of 78 lots in the oak park subdivision at biloxi it also took option on two parcels of lots in west biloxione tract had 55 lots and the other 84 lots the company planned to erect 217 homes the daily herald june 20 1941 p 1  children of eugene a peresich the children of eugene adam peresich 18951960 and althea harkness 18971975 were  giles h peresich  19181985 m beatrice bisso 19171964  eugene a peresich  1920 m doris m wink 19202007  mary k peresich  19242003 m kenton nourse ii 19181991  edward m ned peresich  19251998 m mary lou leblanc 19281986  gordon j perersich  19271996  terese peresich  b 1930  anne marie peresich  19312012 m james j lund 19302000  john patrick peresich  b 1933 and althea martha peresich  b 1934 m john p mcdermott jr 19281982 and robert l nungesser and  john patrick peresich  m margaret c tremmel 19362001  giles h peresich   giles harkness peresich  19181985 was born at biloxi mississippi on october 10 1918 he was named for his deceased grandfather giles a harkness 18711915 a biloxi brick mason who resided on delauney street with his spouse rosalie henley harkness 18761944 after giles a harkness passed in 1915 rosalie henley harkness came to reside with eugene a peresich and althea h peresich in their lameuse street domicile the widow rosalie h harkness married charles f gilligan 18611943 also in harrison county mississippi on july 7 1928 harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 40 p 430 giles h peresich graduated from mississippi state college on august 11 1939 with a bs degree from the school of business and industry the daily herald july 29 1939 p 6 circa 1942 giles married beatrice bebe bisso 19171964 native of new orleans and the daughter of captain alexander l bisso 18761950 and elfrida margaret clara geir 18761955 the bisso family had been in the tugboat and ferry business on the mississippi river giles and bebe bisso peresich were the parents of ronald giles peresich b 1943 m ramona peresich adele giles peresich m james t pate ii joanne peresich m mr glenn and stephen giles peresich m ellen l hutchinson in march 1942 giles h peresich who had joined the us naval reserve was called to active duty effective 15 april at the us naval training school at the university of notre dame after he completed the 4month training course which included basic seamanship navigation gunnery and other subjects salient to to qualify as an officer giles was commissioned an ensign and placed on active duty the daily herald march 9 1942 p 7 during wwii lt jg usnr was commander of a ptboat serving his nation from port lyautey french morroco the facility was established as an advanced landing ground alg shortly after the operation torch landing at the former vichy france airfield at mehdiyaport lyautey the facility was captured in november 1942 by one american destroyer and an us army raider team the destroyer uss dallas dd199 came up the sebou river silenced the shore batteries with its guns and landed the raider team which in turn captured the airfield after being secured the airfield was used by the united states army air forces twelfth air force 33d fighter group flying in p40 warhawks the group took part in initial landings in french morocco arriving with the invasion force on 8 november returning to his native biloxi giles worked in his father s insurance business and became president of eugene peresich and sons a general insurance agency he had been associated with the watson insurance agency for many years giles was a past officer of the biloxi elks lodge which conducts an annual charity golf tournament in his honor giles h peresich was an outstanding amateur golfer having won many amateur tournaments and titles in may 1954 giles h peresich defeated al bellande 19121970 who played some outstanding golf in losing in the finals of the inaugural sunkist country club championship 3 and 2 in the 36hole twoday event bellande shot a 76 and a 73 while peresich had scores of 7374 the daily herald may 18 1954 p 14 gh peresich was a charter member and founder of sunkist country club he was elected president of sunkist country club in july 1954 the daily herald july 19 1954 p 14 giles h peresich a retired insurance executive died monday may 19 1985 in biloxi he was survived by two sons ronald giles peresich and stephen g peresich two daughters adlele peresich pate and joanee glenn both of lakeland florida four brothers eugene a peresich jr ned peresich gordon peresich and j pat peresich all of biloxi four sisters mary katherine peresich nourse ann peresich lund and martha peresich mcdermott all of biloxi and sister mary giles rsm of mobile alabama and five grandchildren the peresich funeral was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi following a mass at nativity bvm cathedral internment was in southern memorial park  eugene a peresich ii eugene adam peresich ii  1920 was born 1920 at biloxi mississippi he married doris may wink 19202007 eugene matriculated to lsu were he received primary and caa training  doris may wink mrs doris may wink peresich 19202007   age 87 years of ocean springs mississippi died monday april 9 2007 in ocean springs mrs peresich was a lifelong resident of biloxi and a resident of ocean springs since 1991 she was miss bhs for the class of 1937 at biloxi high school she was the mother of nine children and was also a member of st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs mrs peresich was preceded in death by her daughter janice ann peresich parents george and marguerite stanovich wink three sisters marguerite wink fayard georgette wink thompson and helen bernard wink bass and a granddaughter mary ann cunningham survivors include her husband of 65 years eugene a peresich jr of ocean springs mississippi three daughters doris wink peresich cunningham of ocean springs mississippi carol may peresich of kenner louisiana and linda marie mitch peresich long of west jordan utah five sons eugene myra peresich iii of huntsville alabama joseph g peresich of tallahassee florida robert l carmen peresich of aberdeen scotland mark l madelyn peresich and thomas w keri peresich both of ocean springs mississippi twelve grandchildren adam peresich and rebekah p hollingshead matthew cunningham robert peresich jr marguerite and molly peresich eric leah allison and eli long and ryan and justin peresich and six greatgrandchildren visitation will be on thursday april 12 2007 from to 911 am with an 11 am mass of christian burial all at st alphonsus catholic church burial will follow in biloxi national cemetery the ocean springs chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald april 12 2007 p a4  world war ii eugene a peresich jr enlisted as an aviation cadet in february 1941 while a student at lsu here he received primary and civil aeronautics administration training peresich after graduating from lsu was sent to basic flying school at goodfellow field san angelo texas he completed his basic flying course in july 1941 and went to the advanced flying school at craig field selma alabama after the 10week course was completed cadet peresich was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the us army air corps reserve in september 1941 the daily herald july 18 1941 p 7 and october 11 1945 p 8 in march 1942 2nd lt eugene a peresich jr us army air corps was an instructor at cochran field at macon georgia the daily herald march 9 1942 p 7  lt colonel eugene a peresich jr   age 25 641 lameuse street biloxi former commander of a b27 squadron in the eto has been released from active duty at the separation center at drew field florida colonel peresich  served with the 8th air force from may 1944 to june 1945 participating in the heavy air offensive during the land invasion of europe he flew 29 combat missions and was awarded the dfc with oak leaf cluster and the air medal with three clusters   he also holds the american defense medal and the european theater ribbon with six battle stars colonel peresich enlisted as an aviation cadet in february 1941 while a student at lsu he was graduated a second lieutenant from the flying school at craig field alabama in september 1941 his last duty station in the united states was 3rd air force headquarters at tampa florida he is now active as vice president of eugene peresich and sons inc general insurance agency and will travel throughout mississippi but will make his headquarters in biloxi the daily herald october 11 1945 p 8  children   eugene gene adam peresich iii eugene gene adam peresich iii  19432020 age 76 of huntsville passed away thursday january 23 2020 he was born february 3 1943 to eugene adam peresich jr and doris may wink peresich in biloxi ms he graduated from notre dame high school in biloxi and earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics at the university of mississippi ole miss in oxford after graduating gene married his high school sweetheart myra they were a couple for 60 years gene was employed by the boeing co where he worked for 40 years his work consisted of a wide variety of projects which included the saturn v program and the international space station the awacs program and border defense this employment offered unique living opportunities for the family they resided in huntsville alabama bountiful utah and riyadh in the kingdom of saudi arabia the family will receive friends friday january 31 2020 at spry funeral home from 600 pm until 800 pm the funeral service will be held saturday february 1 2020 at the church of jesus christ of latterday saints on byrd springs at 1100 am he will lie in state before the service from 1000 am until 1100 am interment will be in valley view memorial gardens published at  wwwspryfuneralhomescom   janice a peresich j anice ann peresich  19561984 was born at biloxi mississippi on june 7 1956 she graduated from biloxi high school and attended perkinston jr college on 1 september 1977 janice while a senior at the university of southern mississippi married glen dennis daniels in stone county mississippi he was the son of glennis daniels 19151968 and reva paker daniels saucier 19251987 daniels was employed with hercules powder company in hattiesburg mississippi the daily herald september 21 1977 p d2  mary k peresich mary katherine peresich  19242003 was born at biloxi on january 21 1924 she was a graduate of the sacred heart academy at biloxi where as a sophomore was named miss sacred heart academy in february 1939 while jj jerry o keefe iii was mr sacred heart academy she was a cheerleader and jerry played football the daily herald february 25 1939 p 2 mary katherine married kenton r nourse sr  19181991 a native of east aurora new york he came to biloxi mississippi probably as a young us army air corps soldier at keesler field in 1942 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 59 p 302 kenton r norse was survived by his spouse at biloxi three sons rodney h nourse of napa california bruce e nourse of carson city nevada and david p nourse of nola a sister frances keicher of eureka california his mother winifred nourse 18971992 of east aurora new york and two grandchildren mr nourse s funeral was under the auspices of the bradfordo keefe funeral of biloxi after his funeral mass at nativity bvm catholic church internment followed in the southern memorial park cemetery the sun herald kenton r nourse sr may 27 1991 p a2 mary katherine nourse age 79 years died saturday march 1 2003 in biloxi mrs nourse was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi she was a homemaker and a member of nativity bvm catholic cathedral she was preceded in death by her husband major kenton r nourse sr a son kenton r nourse jr 19431959 parents althea harkness peresich and eugene a peresich sr and three brothers giles peresich ned peresich and gordon peresich survivors include three sons rodney h nourse bruce e nourse and david p nourse three sisters martha mcdermott nungesser ann lund and sister mary giles rsm two brothers pat peresich and eugene peresich jr and four grandchildren services will be at nativity bvm catholic cathedral where friends may visit one hour before service time burial will be in southern memorial park the sun herald mary k nourse march 2 2003  edward m peresich edward ned mccoll peresich  19251998 was the son of eugene adam peresich 18951960 and althea harkness 18971975 his siblings were giles h peresich 19181985 m beatrice bisso 19171964 eugene a peresich b 1920 m doris m wink 19202007 mary k peresich 19242003 m kenton nourse ii 19181991 gordon j peresich 19271996 john patrick peresich m margaret c tremmel 19362001 anne marie peresich 19312012 m james j lund 19302000 and althea martha peresich m john phillip mcdermott jr 19281982 and robert luke nungesser 19342010 ned peresich married mary lou leblanc  19281986 they were the parents of  mary beth peresich m mr edgerton  edward mccoll peresich jr  19522017 m margaret joyce allen barbara byrd 19552001 and karen krebs  myriam terese peresich m daniel gregory collins  susan m peresich m william j baugh  paul d peresich m june a krull  matthew d peresich  19592001 and james m peresich ned graduated from sacred heart academy in biloxi and spring hill college at mobile alabama he was employed at ea peresich sons watson insurance agency pat s gulf service and page mannino peresich and mcdermott legal firm ned was a member of les pierrot carnival organization and had been active in sports as a high school reporter and player with the galloping gaels he also was member of the hiller park tennis club and par three golf league mr peresich was preceded in death by his former wife mary lou leblanc his parents and two brothers giles h peresich and gordon j peresich ned was survived by his seven children and siblings eugene a peresich jr mary katherine nourse 19242003 sister mary giles rsm ann p lund 19312012 john patrick peresich sr and martha peresich mcdermott edward mccoll peresich expired at biloxi mississippi on february 2 1998 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery under the direction of the bradfordo keefe funeral home  children   edward ned mccoll peresich jr edward ned mccoll peresich jr  19522017 age 64 years of lizana mississippi passed away on thursday may 18 2017 in gulfport mississippi ned was born on september 25 1952 in biloxi ms he attended school at nativity bvm notre dame and mgccc jeff davis campus he was a carpenter owner of two construction companies owner of two restaurants furniture refinisher extraordinaire wood carver mechanical genius and master gardener in his spare time he enjoyed beekeeping gardening and farming he was a past member of the slavonic lodge he is preceded in death by his wife barbara byrd peresich 19552001 parents edward mccoll peresich sr and mary lou leblanc peresich brother matthew peresich and his beloved 2nd grandmother beb lagarde he is survived by his spouse karen krebs peresich children brooks tracy peresich and jacqueline peresich paul dodd grandchildren kevin peresich olivia peresich olan dodd and aurora dodd siblings mary beth rick edgerton terese danny collins susan billy baugh paul dianne peresich and james peresich the family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at garden park in the icu select care hospital and saads home health care a celebration of life will be held at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home on thursday may 25 2017 at 700pm friends may visit from 530 to 700pm please do not wear black the sun herald may 22 2017  barbara bobbie peresich   19552001 age 45 years died friday march 2 in gulfport mrs peresich was born in harris county texas and had been a resident of gulfport for 40 years she was an artist and a poet and won a golden globe award for her works she was preceded in death by her parents jack and aurora byrd survivors include her husband ned peresich jr a daughter jacqueline peresich a stepson brooks m peresich all of gulfport a sister mary francis davis of hammond la and a grandchild memorial services will be at 3 pm today at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi where friends may call one hour before service time the sun herald march 5 2001  matthew d peresich matthew d peresich  192001 age 42 years died thursday aug 2 2001 in gulfport mr peresich was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi he was a member of nativity bvm parish and a ship captain he was preceded in death by his parents edward m and mary lou leblanc peresich survivors include three sisters mary beth edgerton of san antonio texas terese collins of biloxi and susan maria baugh of pass christian three brothers edward m ned peresich jr and james m peresich both of gulfport and paul d peresich of saucier mass will be at 2 pm monday at nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi where friends may call one hour before services directed by howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi the sun herald august 5 2001  gordon j peresich gordon joseph peresich  age 68 years died friday march 22 1996 in biloxi mississippi mr peresich was a biloxi native and retired offshore oil field worker he also made toys and was shrimper gordon wrote two books life in the gulf oil fields and the sod man of vicksburg he won several awards from the va magazine for penning poetry and for children s short stories gordon attended lsu where he was a member of the boxing team he was the 1952 champion of the sugar bowl boxing tournament at new orleans and a life member of the veterans of foreign wars mr peresich was preceded in death by his parents mr and mrs eugene adam peresich sr and his brother giles harkness persich gordon was survived by three brothers eugene a peresich jr of ocean springs ned peresich and pat peresich and four sisters mary katherine nourse ann lund martha mcdermott all of biloxi and sister mary giles peresich of mobile alabama bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed mr peresich s funeral following mass at nativity bvm cathedral with internment in southern memorial park  terese perisich terese peresichsister mary giles persich  19302014 rsm was born at biloxi mississippi on september 15 1930 and entered the sisters of mercy community on september 8 1948 she received her ma at new york university her ministry included nineteen years of teaching in sisters of mercy schools ten years in the library at salve regina college in rhode island and fourteen years at the university of alabama sister retired to catherine s residence in 2006 sister mary giles is survived by martha mcdermott nungisser eugene peresich jr and pat peresich she was preceded in death by her brothers giles h peresich edward peresich gordon peresich and mary katherine nourse sister mary giles peresich a sister of mercy died at catherine s residence on december 26 2014 at st louis missouri sharing of memories on tuesday december 30 at 400 pm in the catherine s residence chapel 2039 north geyer road eucharistic liturgy will be at 600 pm sister will be buried at calvary cemetery in st louis the sun herald december 30 2014 p a4  ann m peresich ann marie peresich 19312012 was born at biloxi mississippi on august 27 1931 she married james j lund in harrison county mississippi on april 19 1958 ann remained a lifelong biloxi resident she was a devout catholic active in her parish and in catholic charities for whom she fostered numerous children prior to their adoptions mrs lund died monday january 30 2012 in gulfport mississippi she was preceded in death by her husband jimmy lund infant son tommy lund parents althea and eugene a peresich sr sister mary katherine nourse and brothers giles h peresich ned peresich and gordon peresich she was survived by her darling daughter joan elizabeth lund sisters martha p mcdermott nungesser and sr mary giles rsm and brothers eugene a peresich jr and pat peresich aunt ann is also survived by more than fifty nieces and nephews the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home was in charge of arrangements following a funeral mass at nativity bvm cathedral interment was at southern memorial park the sun herald on january 31 2012  john p peresich pat peresich  image made 1950  john patrick peresich   b 1933 called pat was born march 16 1933 at biloxi mississippi pat married margaret tremmel  19362001 she was born august 19 1936 at biloxi and passed at biloxi on january 8 2001 mrs peresich was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi she was a 1954 graduate of sacred heart academy in biloxi she was a graduate of mercy hospital street memorial school of nursing in vicksburg miss she served as the first nurse for dr steve sekul s pediatric clinic in biloxi for many years she worked side by side with her husband pat at his chevron service stations together they owned and operated the emporium gift shop and train store in biloxi she was a devoted and loving wife and mother she was preceded in death by her father louis august tremmel sr survivors include her husband john pat patrick peresich sr of biloxi one daughter margaret ann peresich of biloxi two sons john patrick peresich jr and his wife susie of gulfport and thomas tom kevin peresich  19662015 of biloxi her mother margaret peg roberts tremmel of biloxi one grandson michael anthony peresich of gulfport two sisters sarah tremmel pitalo of ocean springs and mary ott tremmel davidson of saucier and two brothers louis august tremmel jr of ocean springs and burt august tremmel sr of biloxi a service will be at 10 am monday jan 15 2001 at nativity bvm cathedral in biloxi where friends may call one hour before service time burial will be in southern memorial park cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald january 14 2001  children   thomas kevin peresich  thomas kevin tommy peresich  19662015 died at home after a long illness tommy was always up to something he loved to tease people had a quick wit and easy smile he could put everyone at ease and liven things up at the same time his capacity for play and mischief could be infuriating and totally forgivable in the same minute all of which made him a hit with the ladies who can forget the family holiday gatherings when he brought not one but two dates each happy to be there and neither resenting the other for all of his humor there was something he took to with all seriousness his music with a drum kit to rival a rock star he would practice for hours on end and lord knows what else went on in that shed tommy tended bar for years at mahoney s and the isle being one of the first hired when it opened its doors he lovingly restored his home after katrina with the same meticulous attention to detail that governed other aspects of his life right down to each perfectly spiraled curl on his head he had a truly tender heart with a special love for animals tommy never turned away a stray caring for each pet selflessly he is deeply missed by family and friends in lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to the animal rescue or shelter of your choice he was preceded in death by his mother margaret tremmel peresich tommy is survived by his father pat peresich sr brother pat susie peresich jr sister margaret ann mark cowley and nephew michael anthony peresich all from biloxi a mass of christian burial will be held on tuesday may 5 2015 at 1100 am at nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral friends may visit one hour prior the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald may 3 2015 the daily herald december 1 1953  althea martha peresich althea martha peresich  known as martha was born at biloxi in 1934 she married lt john p mcdermott jr  19281982 in harrison county mississippi on december 19 1953 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 96 p 261 mr mcdermott was a native of mobile and a graduate of spring hill college but he resided in biloxi most of his life he was biloxi s outstanding citizen of 1969 and was named biloxi s outstanding young man of 1961 by the biloxi jaycees john owned and operated pauper gifts and antiques he was administrator of howard memorial hospital from december 1966 until july 1978 prior to this mr mcdermott was business manager for the biloxi municipal school district for 11 years he was also coowned of magnolia utilities inc and owner of mcdermott rentals socially mr mcdermott was active in the gulf coast carnival association and served the organization as carnival captain from 1977 to 1979 he also held memberships in mithras les pierrots and the neptune carnival organizations john was survived martha peresich mcdermott his wife three sons matthew mcdermott of st mary s training school in alexandria louisiana and michael mcdermott and mark mcdermott of biloxi two daughters mrs mary cecelia mortell of chicago and martha mcdermott of the university of southern mississippi and his mother marie foster mcdermott of biloxi following a requiem mass at nativity bvm cathedral bradford o keefe funeral home of biloxi completed the mcdermott funeral services with his internment at southern memorial park the sun herald john p mcdermott jr biloxi businessman dead at 53 march 28 1982  bobby nungesser martha peresich mcdermott married robert l bobby nungesser  19342010 harrison co mississippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 51 p 164 bobby was born in new orleans louisiana on march 21 1934 but grew up in biloxi mississippi where he graduated from notre dame high school in 1952 robert served in the united states army from 1952 to 1958 mr nungesser worked in the retail seafood business owning and operating fish net seafood with locations in albuquerque and santa fe new mexico bobby later returned to biloxi and was employed by the isle of capri casino mr nungesser age 76 years passed away peacefully at his biloxi home on sunday may 30 2010 he was preceded in death by his mother hazel broderick nungesser his father george nungesser and a niece gena nungesser collins bobby is survived by his wife martha mcdermott nungesser also surviving mr nungesser are his brother ronald t nungesser and his wife janel and nephews george s nungesser and john b nungesser a mass of christian burial will be 11 am wednesday june 2 2010 at nativity bvm catholic cathedral where friends may visit from 9 am until service time interment will follow in biloxi national cemetery bradfordo keefe funeral home 675 howard avenue in biloxi is in charge of services  eugene peresich family obituaries althea harkness peresich  18971975 widow of eugene a peresich sr 18951960 expired at biloxi on august 9th mrs peresich had been chosen biloxi s outstanding mother of the year was a charter member of the fortnightly club and had been active in the biloxi elks pats for several years she helped organize and operate the women s uso at biloxi during ww ii in addition mrs peresich had been the owner of the watson insurance agency and eugene perersich and sons inc southland studios and a major owner of the biloxi building association the daily herald august 10 1975 p a2  adelaide m peresich  see lyons family courtesy of matt lyons jr january 2014  adelaide mable peresich  18971943 was born march 11 1897 she married  john christian lyons   18901950 a native of mississippi city in harrison county mississippi on january 1 1914 they were the parents of  joseph t lyons  m 19141945 m esther amelia ryan 1919 who then m standish bradford  john speedy elbert lyons   19161997 m lucy l martino 19171996  matthew peresich lyons   19181999 m vara brown 19241977 and mary ella huth 19242007  marie louise lyons   19241998 m clarence zeke stewart 19191995  william billy r lyons   kenneth jerome lyons   19272008 m roslyn weksler and margaret germaine sablich 19282007  eugene jimmy james lyons  m anna lee webber  robert george lyons  m patricia ann magill and  stephen anthony lyons  m barbara faith cvitanovich harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 515 1930 harrison county mississippi federal census r1146 p 14a ed 3 and and 1940 harrison county mississippi federal census t6272024 p 22b ed 242 after the death of his spouse in 1943 john c lyons married hazel althea andrews on april 16 1944 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 64 p 533  antonio amelia peresich  19011959 courtesy of joseph lyons2015  antonia a peresich antonia amelia   peggy  peresich  19011959 was born at biloxi on december 12 1901 she lived at 509 seal avenue and was secretarytreasurer of the watson insurance agency and had joined her brother eugene a peresich in the family insurance business in 1922 miss peresich graduated from sacred heart academy she was a member of the pilot club and a member of the nativity bvm cathedral and its altar society antonia expired at the biloxi hospital on february 18 1959 after an illness of 18 months she was survived by five siblings all biloxi residents mrs gaspar pisarich and miss josie peresich matthew f peresich eugene a peresich and rudolph peresich o keefe funeral was in charge of miss peresich s funeral which was held at nativity bvm cathedral her internment was in biloxi cemetery  rudolph l peresich rudolph louis peresich was born at biloxi on january 17 1904 he married inez blanche hepler b 1912 in harrison county mississippi on june 12 1932 and hazel a parkis andrews lyons 18901974 also in harrison county on april 24 1952 bk 43 p 604 and mrb 89 p 316 hazel a parkis andrews lyons 18901974 was born at mobile alabama to henry a parkis and pearl hazel camp there is a high degree of certitude that hazel married four times mr mayson wallace henry andrew 18861940 in harrison county mississippi on january 24 1920 john christian lyons on april 16 1944 and rudolph louis peresich 19041985 on april 24 1952 rudolph died at gulfport mississippi on march 8 1985 he was survived by a daughter betty peresich m dr john todd vignes 19322014 of baton rouge two stepdaughters elizabeth lechner of biloxi and hazel andrews ferrill b 1927 of houston texas stepson wallace h andrews 19242012 of gautier and five grandchildren  references  the american press  lake charles la   edna campbell   september 7 2004 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   june 1 1912 the daily herald   mrs peresich dies   november 6 1917 the daily herald     matthew peresich  here on furlough   march 22 1918 the daily herald   biloxi agency changes hands   november 1 1921 the daily herald   joseph peresich died yesterday   february 13 1933 the daily herald   miss sacred heart academy captured by mary katherine peresich   february 25 1939 the daily herald     giles h peresich  to receive degree   july 29 1939 the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of eugene peresich sons   april 23 1940 the daily herald     giles  peresich called to duty   march 9 1942 the daily herald   mrs lyons dies   march 27 1943 the daily herald   col peresich released from active duty   october 11 1945 the daily herald   giles peresich new champion of sunkist golf club  may 18 1954 the daily herald    john c lyons dies   november 7 1950 the daily herald   install giles peresich head of sunkist club   july 19 1954 the daily herald   miss  antonia  peresich dies at biloxi funeral friday   february 19 1959 the daily herald   josie c peresich   august 9 1960 the daily herald   ea peresich dies funeral rites tuesday   december 5 1960 the daily herald   matthew f peresich   april 29 1963 the times picayune   rites scheduled for mrs peresich   beatrice bisso peresich     july 24 1964 the daily herald   prominent biloxi woman  althea harkness peresich  dies   december 5 1975 p a2 the daily herald    john p mcdermott jr biloxi businessman dead at 53   march 28 1982 the daily herald   mrs effie peresich   march 8 1983 p a2 the sun herald    kenton r nourse sr   may 27 1991 the sun herald   edward mccoll peresich sr   february 4 1998 the sun herald   josephine p malpass   january 22 2001 the sun herald    matthew d peresich   august 5 2001 the sun herald    mary k nourse   march 2 2003 the sun herald   eunice blanchard pisarich   may 10 2005 the sun herald   joyce mcdonnell pisarich   november 25 2006 p a5 the sun herald   mrs doris may wink peresich   19202007     april 12 2007 p a4 the sun herald    ron peresich a lowkey calm mediator who is leaving his mark   june 11 2007 p a1 the sun herald   margaret germaine sablich lyons   may 18 2007 the sun herald   kenneth j lyons sr   october 3 2008 the sun herald   he led biloxi sports familykenneth lyons sr  october 4 2008 p a8  the sun herald   francis matthew pisarich   november 21 2008 the sun herald    ann peresich lund   january 31 2012 the sun herald    sister mary giles peresich rsm   december 30 2014 the sun herald    ned peresich jr   may 21 2017  the timespicayune   rites scheduled for mrs peresich   beatrice bisso peresich     july 24 1964 1023 views  