 croatian arrivals from brac brazzaitalian barhonovich beaorvich cerinich covich cvitanich filipich grasich halat hire jurich kuljis and many more croatian arrivals from brac brazzaitalian barhonovich beaorvich cerinich covich cvitanich filipich grasich halat hire jurich kuljis and many more osarep mon 12312012 1335  biloxi croatian family timeline 1909  the daily herald march 27 1909 p 1  1913 the daily herald   set for trial in circuit court   january 8 1913 p 3 local croatians on trial in early 1913 in the harrison county circuit court were tony martinolichgambling nick skermetta sic assult with intent nick john maro and john skermetta jr assaut and battery mike skermetta and nick skermetta fighting and disorderly conduct tony stanovich and jake stanovich jr selling liquor and jake stanovich sr allowing liquor to be sold on his premises  the daily herald    austrians form benevolent association   december 18 1913 p 7 charter members ivan budinich ivan gabrich ivan letich ivan lovetich blas miljan marko mulat tony rosetti nikola skrmetti victor simonich jacob stanovich 18601926 and philip williams  the daily herald    new society is growing rapidly   december 30 1913 p 2  1918 the daily herald    servian  sic  wants to be an american   march 20 1918 p 3 tony conovich came to america in 1904 and lives in handsboro  1920 the daily herald   americans from troubled dalmatia   march 4 1920 p 4  the daily herald   files petition   june 3 1920 p 3 dominick cvitanovich had made application to file his naturalization papers in federal court here tony cvitanovich has filed his declaration of intention to become an american citizen with us commissioner george money at gulfport  1921 letter from brac1921 nikola skermeta  sic 413 copp street in biloxi received a woeful letter from his parents at  bobovisci in the island of brach  sic off the dalmatian coast in the faraway adriatic sea it recited the privation and suffering common in that country where t he native grape vines have succumbed to a disease which the people have been unable to cure andin consequence of which many american grape vines have been imported  the soil there is rocky quite unlike the rich american soil and the vines require time become acclimated and learn to struggle against the poor soil condition said mr skermeta sic his people write that it will  take about six years before they will be able to harvest these grapes in the meantime the people of brach  sic  are enduring great hardships  mr skermeta sic was at the federal clerk s office inquiring into some safe method to send his parents money a previous remittance never reached them reports by biloxians of losses of money sent to relatives have been frequent are unable to understand it being accustomed to uncle sam s generally prompt and safe deliveries  mr skermeta s   sic  parents wrote that many people were eating grass to save themselves from starving   the daily herald january 19 1921 p 4  mateo pitalo   tony pitalo   peter pavlov   vincenzo citanovich   joseph argentin   john kersance   steve sekul  and sam sekul took an oath of allegiance to the unied states the daily herald february 221921 p 1  the daily herald    these men may don us suits june 20   may 23 1921 p 6 gregorio anticich came from ygrane and was naturalied at nola in 1914 peter lessa  lesso biloxi fisherman came to nola as a boy on the eugenia  a liner as part of the crew and jumped ship  the daily herald   the charter of incorporation of the slavonian benevolent association st nicola   august 19 1921 p 2  1927 captains jake rosetti tony cvitanovich and frank j barhonovich formed a committee to collect money for the relief of flood victims in southeast louisiana after the mississippi river was breached in an action called the poydras crevasse croatian families donated 17650 which was given to the daily herald for distribution the daily herald may 6 1927 p 1  1929 the daily herald    28 seek citizenship at next court term   may 24 1929 biloxijugoslavia rocco beverin martin baranich sic jerko covich a dujmov g garbin stefano gego parvel starmeta paul m skrmetta mato soljan and giovanni zorkovic  captain anthony j stanovich  181929 aboard lone star and ferrying workers from the louisiana seafood factories of the cb foster packing company was killed while workng on the vessel s engine off the coast of waveland hancock county mississippi the daily herald november 5 1919 p 1 the benevolent association of st nicolai dedicated their new home on east howard avenue on december 26th the organization was lead by b dujmov  pres  tony cvitanovich  18881964 v pres  peter pavlov  sec treas  steve filipich  marshal with alexc pitalo  chair of the arrangement committee the society commenced circa 1914 with jake stanovich  18911927 as president and phillip williams  sec treasurer the daily herald december 27 1929 p 1 and the timespicayune december 28 1929 p 2 photo  1932 the sea coast packing company was founded by hard working croatian fishermen in july when they acquired the martin fountain packing company from the 1st national bank of biloxi peter pavlov  18821951 was president and treasurer  alexander pitalo  vice pres and steve m sekul  18811970 operations manager the plant had been idle for a year and expected to employ 200 people when it was fully operating the daily herald july 30 1932 p 1  1934   contestants in front of riviera hotel  lameuse street and beach boulevard lr violet magas amy kennedy elizabeth misko yvonne blanchard evelyn mellerine josephine tremontana eva talijanicich and floris kullivan  1935 the daily herald    matre pitalo heads new voting club   july 1 1935 p 2 the slavonian voting club was organized on august 31 1935 at the slavonian hall by austrian residents in the eastern section of biloxi matre pitalo  18981981 seafood dealer and grocer was elected president mico fillipich was elected vicepresident he is president of the slavonian benevolent association pete pavlov of the seacoast packing company was eelcted secretary and treasurer the organization is planning a picnic and political rally at the slavonian hall on east howard avenue  1937 eurilda glavan  19152002 entered the  st joseph s academy in nola  on march 19 1937 as a novice in the society of the sisters of st joseph the daily herald march 20 1937 p 2  miss lucille marie gabrich  19161952 was  named miss yugoslavia  the daily herald august 14 1937 p 5  1938 madeline kuljis  b 1912 daughter of mr and mrs luka kuljis  1002 east beach was named miss biloxi on february 4th she was sponsored by elliott s jewelery the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1 the slavonian society began planning for the erection of their new home  the daily herald february 24 1938 p 12  dr konstantin fotich  yugoslavian ambassador to america visited biloxi and the croatian community in late february the daily herald february 24 1938 p 1 the  pan american clipper  a 15000 diesel powered excursion boat recently completed by toche brothers shipyard on east beach has been operating for several weeks between biloxi and ship island with  captain peter martin skrmetta  18851963 at the helm the vessel was built for the mavar fish and oyster company and runs at 12 mph the boats runs from her main landing at the foot of delaunay street baltar pier and makes stops at the buena vista hotel biloxi and white house piers  on its regular schedule of three trips daily  the daily herald march 30 1937 p 3 may 29 1937 p 6 and june 25 1938 p 3 from the daily herald february 11 1938 p 8  madeline kuljis was named miss biloxi at the buena vista hotel in early february the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1  miss claire sekul  hornsby 19212017 was named miss yugoslavia  the daily herald august 8 1938 p 5 the new st nicholas slavic benevolent society lodge  slavonian lodge on first street and myrtle at point cadet was dedicated on november 20th the 20000 twostory structure was erected by the collins brothers  general contractors from a design by jack fayard  the architect steve kuljis was president of the organization at this time and building sponsors were mary anticich and alonzo gabrich  the daily herald november 19 1938 p 3  1939 irma summerlin  queen victoria and peter cerenich  king peter ruled the annual carnival ball of the slavonian girls association the event was the first in the new slavonian lodge the daily herald january 20 1939 p 2  veronica anticich cangemi 19191998 was named miss yugoslavia garnering 12450 votes to beat frances pavlov  19152004 touchet who had 2880 votes the daily herald august 2 1939 p 5  madeline kuljis  richards madeline  was named miss biloxi  at the buena vista hotel in early february 1938 the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1 annual homecoming court perkinston jc october 28 1938 and october 25 1939  1940  the  back bay of biloxi froze over  on january 27 1940 this was the  first time since february 13 1899 when the mercury fell to one degree fahrenheit on the mississippi gulf coast  the daily herald january 27 1940 p 1  peter negovetich  18691940 expired on february 15th he was a trawl and net maker and is credited with inventing a system for removing the long seine from the water without going overboard  the daily herald february 16 1940 p 3 the daily herald may 28 1940 p 2  captain steve rodolfich  18831960 of 116 maple street  was honored with a silver loving cup for his contributions to the oyster industry by dunbardukate and the louisiana conservation department for delivering the best oysters to violet louisiana for the 1940 oyster season and for the discovery of oyster reefs in lake borgne  the daily herald june 28 1940 p 8  lewis w hines  18741940 sociologist and photographer expired at dobbs ferry new york on 3 november he was a crusader against child labor and made dramatic images of children working in the seafood industry in mississippi and louisiana circa 1910  1941  the daily herald may 20 1941 p 3 in midaugust  dan markotich  18921964  sold the french restaurant to joseph baricev  19041999 markotich had operated the restaurant for six years the daily herald august 13 1941 p 6  1942  the daily herald my 19 1942 p 6  1943  the daily herald may 22 1943 p 7 the daily herald june 23 1944 p 5  1944  the daily herald may 19 1944 p 5  1945 the daily herald    vincent kuluz slavonian head   may 26 1945 p 5  1946  the daily herald february 2 1946 p 5  1947 tony j rosetti was elected president of the slavonian benevolent association in may other officers elected were dr steve pitalo v pres tony m pitalo sec treas alex pitalo marshal peter sekul asst marshal jake mladinich sgt atarms and mateo kovacevich luka kuljis and visko kuluz trustees the daily herald may 24 1947 p 6  1948 the times picayune    yugoslavia miss   may 2 1948 p 130  1949 on march 3rd jacobena jackie sekul gillich  19132003 and andrew gillich  19232014 her spouse who had formerly operated the city hall cash grocery at 129 east howard avenue opened foodland at 1400 west howard now judge sekul in early march 1949  andrew puzz  18951971  of quality bakery baked a 4foot tall 7 layer cake weighting 185 pounds for the first anniverary in march 1950 the daily herald march 2 1949 p 6 and march 3 1950 p 15  1951 in late may the slavonian benevolent association elected visko kuluz as their new president who replace paul skrmetti other association officers elected were tony mihojevich vicepres and john kersanac sec treasurer the daily herald june 1 1951 p 8  1953 at the 1953 slavonian benevolent bazaar  miss elmerita mihojevich was crowned miss jugoslavia by clare sekul hornsby miss hillbilly of mississippi was barbara mae knebel and her tiara was placed by mrs hank williams  billie jean jones b 1933 the daily herald august 3 1953 p 6  1955  in may  vincent j rosetti was elected pesident of the the slavonian benevolent association the daily herald may 21 1955 p 9  the timespicayune    the day after festivities continue on as yugoslavs at biloxi honor their patron st stephen   december 25 1955 p 5  1960  the daily herald may 28 19 62 p 1 and p 12  1962 steve c sekul the daily herald may 30 1962 p 1  1966 long time croatian leader at biloxi  steve m sekul  18801966 expired on july 16 1966 the daily herald july 18 1966 p 2  1968 francis butch j nadalich  19372002 was elected president of the thje daily herald may 21 1968 p 14  1969  the daily herald february 22 1969 section ii p 15  dr matthew kuluz was selected as outstanding citizen of jackson county  mississippi the daily herald march 21 1969 pp 17  1989 peter halat peter halat  b 1942 was the first coatian descedent to be elected biloxi s mayor  1993 martin skrmetta  son of noel j jimmy skrmetta 19362004 and bobbie jean maumus b 1935 was biloxi s 1993 shrimp king  1999 the sun herald    slavonian men pose for posterity   december 18 1999 p a1  2010 the new  3 million lodge of the slavonian benevolent association of st nikolai  located near howard avenue and oak street  was dedicated on november 27th  the sun herald november 26 c p a2  2011 pusharatas are a sweet tradition the sun herald december 24 2011 p a2  2015 andrew fofo j gilich   jr  and  winfield windy swetman iii  received 51 of the vote  in the april 28th biloxi mayoral election  to replace former mayor aj holloway in a runoff will be held on may 12 2015 mr gilich outpolled mr swetman 4319 votes to 2914 votes and became biloxi s new mayor and second croatian descendent to attain this office the sun herald april 30 2015 p a1 and may 13 2015 p a1   biloxi croatian families family arrivals from arbanasi zadar   joseph smolcich joseph smolcich  josip smolcic 18931967 was born august 6 1893 in anbanasi a village on the on the zadar peninsula croatia he left trieste italy on the franz joseph i and arrived at new york city on august 31 1912 joseph settled at 402 oak street in biloxi mississippi with his spouse frances cvitanovich 19011979 a native of milna brac croatia southern district mississippideclaration of intention no 840 march 12 1927 joseph august smolcich 18931967 and frances cvitanovich 19011979 a native of milna brac and the daughter of vincent cvitanich  18731947 and mary u 18801946 were the progenitors of the smolcich family of biloxi mississippi they married on may 22 1916 at biloxi mississippi children  matilda smolcich  b 1920 m raymond c barry 19051988  joseph smoky joe a smolcich ii  19222010 m anna kopszywa 19272010  vincent l smolcich  19251981 m aurora marie saujon 19232007  steve   anthony smolcich  19272013 m patricia lee wilson 19292017  mary rita   melrita smolcich  m marvin lee raesner  samuel d smolcich  19342006 m vinnie elba seymour and  john a smolcich  19372001 m jeanet marie callis the smolcich family started the biloxi seafood company the roxy theatre at 1430 east howard avenue the roxy restaurant and owned much rental property on point cadet in east biloxi the sun herald october 12 2010 p and harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 38  children   matilda smolcich matilda smolcich 1920 married raymond c barry 19051988 on march 3 1946 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 71 p 39 raymond c barry died at biloxi mississippi on october 6 1988  joseph a smolcich joseph a smokey joe smolcich  192010 was born 19 in harrison county mississippi he married anna kopszywa 19262010 a native of cleveland ohio and the daughter of edward kopszywa 18871962 and mary agnes misiora 18881939 they had a son gregory jude smolcich who married deborah  vincent l smolcich vincent l smolcich 19251981 was born october 18 1925 he married aurora marie saujon 19232007 the daughter of robert saujon 18651944 and mary mccaleb 18971937 in harrison county mississippi on april 4 1948 their children were  vincent l smolcich ii m myrna and sharon frances smolcich m richard wayne gontz and john mcdonnell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 76 p 455 mrb 135 p 370 vincent l smolcich expired on july 26 1981 aurora marie smolich died on april 4 2007 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald  steve a smolcich steve anthony smolcich  19272013 married patricia lee wilson 19292017 in harrison county mississippi on january 1 1950 they were the parents of steve anthony smolich jr who married bridget orrell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 81 p 48 steve anthony smolcich sr 85 of biloxi died at home on friday he was born to the late joseph and frances smolcich on october 1 1927 he married patricia pat wilson also of biloxi they were married for 63 years mr smolcich served in the merchant marines in the atlantic during world war ii and was honorably discharged from the navy after serving in the pacific during his time in the pacific he witnessed the nuclear bomb tests in the bikini atolls aboard the uss fieberling de640 after returning from the war he worked in the family business at the roxy theater and later at ingalls shipbuilding he worked at the us post office for 32 years and retired in 1991 this past october mr smolcich enjoyed a trip to washington dc with other world war ii veterans which was provided by the mississippi gulf coast honor flight he was an avid boater fisherman and longtime member of the slavonian benevolent association and the elks bpoe mr smolcich was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers joseph smolcich vincent smolcich sam smolcich and anthony smolcich he is survived by two sisters matilda barry and melrita raesner and numerous nieces and nephews in addition to his wife pat mr smolcich is survived by his son steve smolcich jr and wife bridget orrell smolcich granddaughter shelley smolcich mcmanaman and husband leonard mcmanaman grandson scott steven smolcich and wife jennifer harper smolcich and three great grandchildren chase mcmanaman paige mcmanaman and madison smolcich the family would like to thank home instead and singing river hospice for their respectful loving care in lieu of flowers donations may be sent to singing river health system hospice of light visitation will be at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home on monday july 15 2013 from 600 pm to 800 pm a rosary will be recited at 700 there will also be a visitation at nativity of the blessed virgin mary catholic church on tuesday july 16 2013 from 1000 am to 1100 am followed by a funeral mass at 1100 interment will be at southern memorial park the sun herald july 14 2013  patricia w smolcich patricia pat lee wilson smolcich  19292017 age 87 years a native and life long resident of biloxi died on friday june 2 2017 at st joseph hospice she was preceded in death by her parents george and orpha mae wilson and her husband of 62 years steve smolcich pat is survived by her son steve bridget smolcich jr of mandeville louisiana two grandchildren shelley smolcich leonard mcmanaman of frisco tx and scott jennifer smolcich of league city texas and three greatgrandchildren chase mcmanaman paige mcmanaman and madison smolcich mrs smolcich graduated from biloxi high school and retired from south central bell as a switchboard operator throughout her life pat devoted her time talent and treasures to numerous religious social and civic activities including mission trips to saltillo mexico and volunteering for meals on wheels mrs smolcich was a member of nativity of the blessed virgin mary parish she served as a eucharistic minister greeter and a member of the parish life committee she also took communion to homebound hospitalized and nursing home patients when pat married steve smolcich she became one of the proudest slavonian catholics in biloxi she joined the slavonian ladies auxillary and served as president for many years helping with the christmas pusharata sales the annual golf tournament and organizing the ladies trips pat was treasurer of the elks club for years organizing the monthly poboys sales the blessing of the fleet held a special place in pat s heart for more than twenty years she enjoyed working with the shrimp queen contestants in 2004 mrs smolcich was named lions club mother of the year pat was a part of several social groups including pokeno high school lunch bunch and the fleas birthday group the family would like to thank st joseph s hospice for their loving care a vigil will be held from 600 pm until 800 pm on monday june 5 2017 at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home a mass of christian burial will be held at nativity bvm cathedral at 1000 am on tuesday june 6 2017 with a visitation thirty minutes prior interment will follow at southern memorial park the sun herald june 4 2017  samuel d smolcich samuel dominick sam smolcich  19342006 was born december 16 1934 he married vinnie elba seymour in harrison county mississippi on february 8 1955 they were the parents of samuel smolcich m cindy collis and maria smolcich m jay hindmarch sam smolcich made his livelihood in the seafood and oil industries he was the captain of the nana  one of biloxi s first steelhulled shrimp boats and also worked in the louisiana offshore oil fields for amerada hess corporation sam smolcich expired on january 29 2006 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 100 p 373 and the sun herald january 31 2006  john a smolcich john anthony smolcich  19372001 m jeanet marie callis in harrison county mississippi on august 9 1986 harrison co mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 31 p 475 and the sun herald august 31 2001 p a9  references  the daily herald   vincent smolcich   july 28 1981 the sun herald   aurora marie saujon smolich   april 5 2002 the sun herald   john anthony smolich   august 31 2001 the sun herald   mr sam smolich   january 31 2006 the sun herald   anna kopszywa smolcich  february 13 2010 p a4 the sun herald   joseph smokey joe smolcich  october 11 2010 p a6 the sun herald   smolcich lived as mr biloxi  october 12 2010 p a4  family arrivals from brac brac   brazzaitalian   bobovisca brac             milna brac  supetar  san pietro della brazza  italian   brac    brac island of stone sunshine and sea by peter simunovic   brac pronounced brach on this island man and stone have lived and fought each other from time immemorial this island is my rock olives writhe and cypresses slumber in its cracks today fewer vineyards burst into leaf on its terraced slopes and in the spring fewer lively goats and unruly colts riotously race each other in its grassy vales my island is full of heaps of stone piled up through the centuries by hard working hands which picked out the stones from the barren clearings in order to wrest the thin layers of soil from the karst and plant in it the vine to yield dry plavac and the sweet vugava wines at the dawn of history such heaps of stone hill forts and tumuli were silhouetted on the ridges of brac watering places were dug and paths cleared everywhere in the bare rock and later settlements churches and ports were built the bowels of the island yielded the marble for the huge palace of diocletian and many other magnificent buildings throughout the world the people of this island have always struggled for their land always dependent on the mercy of the skies would they send rain to the parched terra rossa or fire to burn the fruits of the earth defiantly maturing in the stone this island evades superficial judgment and hasty comparisons it will conceal its true identity from the observer and will bestow a smile rather than shed a tear as bitter as wormwood and as clear as grapebrandy brac is at its most hospitable in summer when it opens up its heart and presents its small towns and villages and its coves in summer the population doubles on its shores which stretch for more than a hundred miles sage xeranthemum heather lavender and rosemary bushes bloom on its slopes and fill one s nostrils with their scents a multitude of colors meet the gaze ripe dog berries bearberries barberries mallow the swollen fruits of blackthorn blackberry and mahaleb bushes the deafening song of crickets chirping tirelessly on the knotty jasmines junipers and spruces has given the island its name island of crickets i watch the herds of sheep resting in the deep shade of the tree tops the heat has stilled the bells around the necks of the bellwethers and led the shepherds to rest in the shade and carve flutes from service tree bark i hear the plaintive music echoing along the long valleys the music of satyrs from the arcadia of brac like a melancholy dalmatian song sung in the parks and under girls windows heat shimmers in the air warms the stone lulls the sea to sleep dries up the wells in the villages and the ponds in the pastures in his later years nazor expressed his gratitude to this island accustomed to thirst thank you waterless isle for having taught me to thirst and long for something all my life brac 1940 this is the island of sweat which drops and evaporates on the hazy whiteness of the heated stone in the quarries of brac in front of the infernal doors of the redhot limekilns in the fields where only the swing of the hoe enables you to distinguish the tanned backs of the laborers from the cleared patches of terra rossa the sounds and fragrances harmonize with the hundreds of bright colors as in ignat job s paintings of brac another brac splashes in the coves here it gives itself to the sun like a naked girl on a rock beneath a myrtle in a hidden cove in the solitude of noon listening to the amorous whispering of the pines and the calm sea brac has chosen summer for its festivities more guests visit it in summer thus giving it greater opportunities to be hospitable this is the brac of feasts youthful abandon lavish lunches under the arbours noisy fairs cunning horsetraders and desperate almost hopeless singing in the churches lord grant rain to thy land rain for the vine and the olive and the cracked soil hardened like the palm by the oar hoe and flail rain for the fruits shriveled like my mother s cheeks on which toil worry and sorrow have written everything there is to be written brac is full of wrinkles on its stone and on its people like the corroded surfaces of the sculptures of v michieli this is brac in shriveled bronze brac is at its most somber and saddest in autumn the vineyards blush with red and the swollen black bunches of grapes await the harvest at the turn of the century when the entire island was a huge vineyard grapepicking was a laborious and festive affair with pickers grapecrushers basketcarriers and mule drivers everywhere the songs and shouts indicate whether the barrels will be full the must plentiful and the wine strong enough fishermen wait for dark in order to set sail in their lanterndecked boats for the fishing grounds allotted to them the white beaches lie bare like a girl s virginity in the quiet solitude of the deserted coves the departure of the swallows is followed by the first rains the stone slab roofs are coated with lime to disinfect the water which will flow into the cisterns from the gutters under the eaves the flowers in the windows and porches come to life again redtextured mushrooms shoot up under the tangled mass of fallen pine and spruce needles and shepherds gather them into umbrellas turned upside down the thirsty earth drinks its fill the stone assumes a bluegrey hue like the tombs which with the dead days await the sad processions of long talks with the deceased the cypresses give in to the caresses of the sirocco which seems to introduce a strange plaintive note into people s lives this is the autumn described by tin ujevic who chose such days of memento morn to visit his mother s island to sing of his own sadness there there to travel there there to grieve from the poem departure by st martin s day the wine has settled it has fermented and awaits the buyers the mark left over in the barrels is put into sacks and taken to the still spruce twigs and handfuls of mint fennel and sage are added on top after a while the boiling still yields the first drops of the invigorating and healthy herb brandy of brac brac is most beautiful in autumn at this time of the year it is left to its own resources abandoned and alone it listens to the must fermenting in the casks and watches the ripening of the black berries on the olive trees autumn brings its gifts of wine and oil saturated with the sweetness of the sun and the vigor of the climate both mostly leave the island for other people s tables when christmas announces winter and the porkers are hung on double hooks so that the chops may be cut out and the hams nicely rounded the wailing bura plunges down the slopes of mosor and whistles across the canal the coolness sends a shiver through the body and the wind plays hesitating and wavering melodies what is the wind saying it tells of the crying of imprisoned hearts the resignation of the will bowing to fate the lonely solitude of widows the lily pure smile of infants the thoughts of a faraway world the last breath of those who lost their lives on the seas of the world the wind communicates like a soul and wails like a cello tin ujevic supetar on brac 1929 on these windy evenings thousands of stars grace the sky above the island showing shepherds and seamen the time and the way in the nocturnal waylessness of the rocky expanses and the sea this is the season of the yule log and new year s songs rollicking festivities which have cloaked their pagan slav origins in christian apparel the fire crackles and warms your knees and the pine torch blazes and lights up the sooty ceilings i recall my childhood full of stories about demons and vampires climbing the chimneys and up the chain on which the kettle hangs above the fireplace about witches and evil spirits which haunt men in their beds unbaptized children s souls mountain fairies about the greek treasures in the tumuli about evil fairies and witches galleyslaves and misers the spanish plague hardships and miseries about the hard life of the colony of brac those exploited on their own island and those who wasted away their strength and health toiling for foreign masters in australian mines on south american plantations on strange seas and under alien captains by these open winter fireplaces i first learnt about the history of my people from kacic and about the hard times of my island from my grandparents in the winter months when the bura chills to the marrow the people of brac cut jasmine hornbeams and boxwood in olden times countless mule loads of best firewood were taken to the towns to heat the homes of the rich thus providing a meager wage for the woodcutters on bright winter mornings the peasants would leave their homes their woolen stockings tied to the handles of their hoes for the first banking up of the vineyards while the makinari tired and sleepy after a hard night s work at the oil cake press hurried home to rest after being relieved by the next shift almond trees blossom on the island in winter like a carpet of snow around the villages by the sea the first lambs are weaned in winter i know of no softer fur than that on the neck of a scared new born lamb which i would take away from the herd and bring to the village together with the ewe to warm it by the fire and then offer it the swollen udder of its mother rains fill the ponds on the highlands the grazing grounds of droves of semi wild mules and unguarded herds of sheep which water themselves unheeded at the ancient pools left over from roman times shepherds check the herd only now and then and in the meanwhile look to see if the marten s paw has sprung the trap in front of its hiding place among the cracks in the solid rock and collect up the dormice caught in the springy traps placed on jasmine shrubs and the black birds and thrushes caught under the thin stone slabs near puddles in the rock this is winter in the wayless expanse of brac  island without paths you taught me how to walk wherever i went with invulnerable feet and firm ankles v nazor ibid island of the carnival rollicking masquers on the village roads in the small dance halls by the flickering light of carbide lamps young people hop about to the rhythm of the polka and schottische the ciciljana and avilota they dance our way the apulian way the modern way the young men seize moments when the mothers are engrossed in gossip to clasp the girls close and satisfy their lustful hands on the hot quivering and sweaty curves this is the time for the first sly and wanton winks met by the shy blushes of the maidens such gay evenings give rise to first loves soon to blossom with the first violets in the hollow roots of the olives in spring the island dons its gala dress when the march buras have stripped the almonds of their blossoms the vineyards burst into bud and a carpet of new green grass covers the dales and fallow land again st george s day so they say as did their pagan ancestors who rejoiced at nature s reawakening is the true beginning of the year the sap of life begins to flow in plants animals and people the herds leave the barren highlands for the grassy lowlands break into fenced vineyards browse on the shoots and cause damage the shepherds nights grow shorter their eyes quicker and their ears keener for the sound of the bells on the rams and mules the last rains in april bring out the snails the shepherds catch them and brush the dried sage leaves off their slimy undersides then string them on twigs hornbeams oaks and ashes burst into bud on the highlands below mount vidovica and along the edge of dugi dol hawthorn blossoms in the cracks and along the paths a mass of round quivering medallions thousands of cones appear on the austrian pines a rarity in these parts the fragrance of rosemary sage laurel pyrethrum lavender and mint pervades the countryside the blossoming crowns of sour cherry and cherry trees adorn the banked up vineyards the peasants apprehensively await the exasperating dry pasjunski jugo sirocco which can destroy the buds and blossoms and thwart all the peasants hopes and the labor put into the meager rocky soil just as the first fruits are being born in the vineyards diggers gently bank up the budding stems lest they should damage them while working they move in long rows one behind the other as in the mournful good friday procession when in christ s suffering they recognize their own processions again on rogation day please drive away lean years and pests from the sown fields the vineyards and all the trees they crawl like centipedes along the village paths following the cross beseeching heaven to spare the healthy fruits of their labors and cursing the pests the evil fiends that prey maliciously upon their harvest and when the sun blazes like a bonfire as spring turns into summer and the days are at their longest midsummer bonfires are lit at dusk on the crossroads and the peasants leap over them to tame them and appease the evil spirits from st john s to st john s lest our feet should burn in this ancient folklore which still survives on this slav periphery we recognize the pagan faith of our ancestors woven into christian fabric of all the magnificently colored flowers and intoxicating fragrances of the mediterranean macchia the people of brac have fallen in love with just two flowers those of the vine and the olive they watch over them as they blossom and the petals drop after pollination until the small berries grow into juicy grapes and olives which in late autumn and winter ferment in the casks and percolate in the stone vessels  island of vines and olives you give me the daily drunkenness of summer days and the ever burning light in all the winter nights of my life v nazor ibid in spring brac is full of lambs and wild asparagus i will never forget the springs in the rocky pastures when as a shepherd i used to drowse on dry jasmine leaves bathed by the warm may sun with lambs and horned vipers as my neighbors spring is most beautiful in the coves of brac particularly on the unpopulated western coast of the island where the steep wooded slopes are overgrown with wild mediterranean pine and the small beaches resemble strings of pearls the coves are drowsy in the morning as dreams and melancholy abandon them for a while and they are awakened by the dawn and the trembling breeze in the pine needles and flurried by the fishermen who haul in their nets on the promontories the silvery riot of frightened sardines ruffles the morning calm blue like the molten vitriol in the small eyelike troughs in the vineyards they are somber at noon dazed by the sunshine the fragrance of pines heather thistle and by the deafening chirp of the crickets in the jasmine spruce and chastetree bushes they are in love in the late afternoon when the maestrale gives way to calm and ceases to caress their pearly pebbles whose solitary whiteness is exposed and washed like the naked skin of a sleeping girl who abandons herself to the caress of the midday sun the breeze and sea and when they finally quieter down in the violet dusk the shadows of the pines grow longer the caves become mysterious and the sea dark and full of sparks they say that fairies and satyrs meet then on these lonely beaches and dance until the moon goes out and dawn drives them away brac is not inclined to reveal itself to superficial visitors who have no feeling for the wrinkled cracks in the rock the dales and bottomless chasms in the karst where pigeons perch around the edge to people who show no interest in its pools its vast terraced slopes and lonely little churches on the ridges in the writhing of the olives and sadness of the cypresses on the stone graves how can one love this rocky landscape and these people without a deliberate effort to feel in the stone of this complex mosaic the fleshliness of rendic s thoughtful marble fairies on the graves the autumn sadness of tin ujevic and the summer exultation of nazor who recognizes the melody of his island in the chirping of the crickets one must penetrate into this landscape the bloodred rutted terra rossa which clings to the stone walls in order to keep out of the gullies and stay on the terraces one must understand the stone heaps scattered all over the island soaked in the sweat of labor and the blood of blistered hands and woven harmoniously into the unique architecture of the karst expanse like monuments to work how can one experience the island without understanding the sorrow underlying the frequent departures of sons brothers and lovers who seek their daily bread across the seas on voyages from which there is no return how can one remain indifferent to the enduring faith of the woman who says farewell to a husband to whom she has barely had time to donate her virginity and awaits his final return from strange lands when he will bring her old age and infirmity in return how can one love the island and not feel sympathy for the grief in the tears dried in the wrinkles and in the weeds of mothers and widows donned with the first death in the family and only cast aside at their own passing away no camera can record such scenes their image and meaning has been changed by rapid postwar transformation but they are worthy of acquaintance not as a melancholy return to one s childhood before the second war but for the sake of comparison with presentday brac and its development as a starting point and measure of its growth the sea divides brac from the mountains of mosor and biokovo it lies between hvar and split at the junction of the modern eastwest coastal road and the historical neglected route which leaves the sea and crosses the gorges of split and klis for the interior brac has much in common with the adjacent mainland which does not affect any of its insular features one of its major advantages is the proximity of split brac is the largest dalmatian island it is 40 km long and 4 to 13 km wide the area of the island is 394 square kilometers the terraced northern slopes of the asymmetric ridge drop gradually to the sea these are limestone stretches with a very developed karst formation in the western and eastern parts of the island the terraces are smoother the relief less rugged and the valleys and fields larger the southern part of the ridge is narrower and steeper here vidova gora soars to 778 meters above sea level this is the highest peak on all the adriatic islands in the late 19th century all of brac was covered by terrace vineyards when phylloxera destroyed the grapevines many of these were abandoned erosion reduced their workable surface and created follow areas with stretches of genista spruce and sparse olive groves the vineyards retreated to the better land in the valleys where tractors are now replacing hoes brac has a truly mediterranean climate the summers are long and dry the winters mild and rainy the wettest months are november and december the driest july and august the temperature only very occasionally drops below o c on the other hand more than a hundred days have a temperature of more than 25c and more than fifty days above 30c the settlements on the western and southern coast of the island have the hottest climate cool northern and warm southern winds alternate during the colder part of the year the best known are the bura and the jugo sirocco in summer the commonest winds are the burin and the maestrale the tramontana northwestern ostro southwestern levant eastern and lebic western are less frequent the island enjoys more than 2700 hours of sunshine annually it is one of the sunniest regions in croatia brac has entered history as an island of animal husbandry according to the writings of the roman naturalist pliny the elder it was wellknown for its goats et capris laudata brattia today the goats are few and are mainly tethered lest they should nibble the shoots in the macchia the macchia of brac abounds in many typically mediterranean species it is made up of jasmine juniper bladdernut terebinth boxwood genista the strawberrytree the carobtree spruce mahaleb cherry rosemary and vines only the hardier shrubs are found at heights exceeding 400 meters jasmine boxwood juniper and spruce grazing has destroyed the macchia over substantial areas where it turns into undergrowth and rocky stretches with occasional juniper patches thorn bushes and aromatic herbs this is behind the fame of the honey and cheese of brac and the delicious flavor of the meat of its kids and game the black pine grows autochthonously in an unmixed community over a vast area of 2000 hectares at a height of above 400 meters the people of brac call it the highland pine the aleppo pine grows wild in the southwestern part of the island in the environs of blaca obrsje and dragovoda and in the coves on the southern coast of the deciduous trees the most typical are ash hornbeam oak common maple hawthorn blackthorn terebinth and divuza which grow in the northwestern part of the island onefourth of the area of the island is covered by forest one half of the island consists of pastureland with sage fennel xeranthemum mallow fleabane furze heather kneeholly wild marjoram thistle and many other aromatic plants mediterranean crops the most prized and widespread being still the vine and the olive today occupy only onesixth of the island s area today brac has fewer inhabitants than a century ago it was settled in prehistoric times but little is known about its population as regards numbers until the 15th century the croatians appeared on brac in the 7th century they came from the neretva region and settled the interior of the island in the early 15th century the population of brac was about 6000 soon however 14251427 pestilences of various kinds reduced the number to barely two thousand panicstricken they abandoned their abodes burnt everything that had been contaminated fled to the forests and founded new hamlets well away from each other the turkish conquest of the region on the other side of the canal drove many people to seek shelter and a new domicile on the island the population increased again in the mid19th century 16000 people lived on the island the highest figure 24408 was reached at the very turn of the century in 1900 then came phylloxera and destroyed the vineyards while the steam engine drove sailing ships off the seas on top of everything came world war one and its calamities hunger threatened the people of the island and drove them to seek their daily bread in faraway overseas countries but it was hard and gloomy there too as longing for home grew and hope of return waned men in their prime emigrated from the island leaving behind the old people and the women depopulation threatened brac today brac has an indigenous population out of its 12900 presentday inhabitants 935 per cent were born on the island there are hardly any intruders population density 33 per square kilometer is below the average for dalmatia 88 croatia 78 a substantial proportion of the population are more than 60 years old 18 per cent the leading economic activity is agriculture providing employment for 38 per cent of the economically active population with an additional 20 per cent working in factories no trace at all has survived of the large patriarchal families 18 per cent of all households consist of one member 20 per cent of two members the proportion of households with three or more members is decreasing steadily some settlements in the interior of the island are faced with total emigration and the possibility of disappearing this is a serious problem which requires an urgent solution the living potentials of the island which now has power water and a road network are great and every advantage should be taken of them the first occupation of the inhabitants of brac was animal husbandry they dug pools to water their stock later on they cleared and burnt forests in order to obtain arable land they worked in the ancient quarries fired limekilns kept bees cut and sold the good jasmine firewood during the transition from the middle ages to modern times a few rich families became owners of the vast pastures and the best farmlands forcing the majority of the population into serfdom rents were high and the taxes oppressive running up to threefifths of a man s crops the people called them the evil fifths the memory of that foreboding name has survived to the present day both farming activities and the population reached a peak in the late 19th century the island boasted more than 12000 hectares of vineyards on the terraced slopes which used to yield up to 200000 hectolitres of good wine in the late 18th century brac had half a million olivetrees and produced 800 wagon loads of oil more than the rest of dalmatia these figures sound incredible when compared with those of the present today brac produces 16373 hectolitres of wine no more than 3670 hectolitres of oil 1969 and about 4000 quintals 400 tons of sour cherries once famous for its animal husbandry today the island has only 500 horses 1000 mules 800 asses 6250 sheep and about 2000 goats however other activities have developed on the island industry and tourism these economic activities are in full swing industry provides work in quarrying which employs more than 500 people fishing and canning 230 employees foodstuffs processing 200 and manufacturing 65 the tourist trade has just begun to develop today brac can accommodate 15000 visitors at any one time 2000 in hotels 10688 in private homes 2217 in holiday homes and 700 in children s and youth hostels open in the summer the agreeable climate and the coast 175 km long with more than twenty quiet and picturesque coves offer much greater possibilities of development the proximity of the mainland fresh water piped from the cetina river and available all over the island new wide and modern roads to every settlement strongly support such prospects it is to be hoped that this island which has been witnessing the departure of its population for seventy years now will succeed not only in stopping emigration but also in making a return to the island possible brac will need many workers it is gradually and surely assuming a role which it deserves considering its position advantages and potentials it is up to brac and to all of us not to miss this opportunity and gamble the chance away the history of brac is first and foremost the history of a struggle against stone on which the people had to persevere and survive the first historical record of brac dates from the 4th century b c at which time the greek geographer scylax 338335 called it krateiai other later records mention it under the names brectia elaphusa brattia all these names are of preroman origin and imply the notion of a horned animal elaphos and brenthos mean deer and the name of brac may very likely be associated with the name given this charming horned animal kept by artemis goddess of hunting in her sacred groves the old chroniclers always wanted to find an appropriate origin for their native region thus the chroniclers of brac also quote a legend according to which antenor landed on brac after the trojan war with greeks from ambratia this allegedly gave rise to the later name of brattia brac however in spite of the still living legends about the greeks and their treasures in the tumuli of the island no greeks ever lived on brac the first inhabitants of whom a little more is known were the illyrians they lived in the interior of the island and built huge defensive hill forts on strategic rises in the 4th century b c the greeks colonized vis issa korcula kor kyra hvar pharos trogir tragurion stobrec epetion brac was bypassed a fact history has so far not been able to explain dissatisfied with the greek domination of the dalmatian shores teuta the illyrian queen called on the romans to help by the year 228 the latter proved to be the final victors and consolidated their power in the newlyfounded province of dalmatia whose capital solin salona boasted a population of no less than 60000 roman domination lasted until the decline of the western roman empire in 476 in the roman period hundreds of slaves toiled in the quarries of the island under the supervision of veterans of the roman legions they left a few records of their life and worship on stones and sacrificial altars after the split in the roman empire christianity became a free religion under the emperor constantine in 313 and underground catacombs were replaced by numerous basilicas and monasteries built all over dalmatia and the islands brac included in the 7th century the citizens of solin and split fled before the avar and slav onslaught to the nearby islands subsequent byzantine control of the island was lax and the island was conquered by croatians from the neretva region who settled mainly in the interior on the sites of the old illyrian settlements in the 8th century the frankish emperor charlemagne conquered dalmatia and the islands thus began the conversion of the croats to christianity in their introduction to western christian culture a special role was played by the benedictines who had several monasteries on the island near postira pucisca and in povlja the croatian language and script was fostered in these abbeys the first charter in the croatian language one of the most valuable cultural monuments of the island was written in the povlja monastery in 1184 1250 it is still extant in the 9th century the influence of the frankish empire waned as the power of the croatian princes grew in the same century the dalmatian coast suffered from raids by the saracens from crete thus bol was raided in 872 in the 10th century brac was part of the croatian state in the 11th venice assumed control nerezisca appears to have been the seat of the brac commune as early as the year 1000 in the mid10th century brac again became part of the croatian kingdom during the reign of king kresimir iv 1058 1074 from the 12th century to1420 brac belonged to the croatohungarian state in the latter year venice took advantage of the weakening might of the byzantine empire in order to establish their rule over the dalmatian islands and towns thus brac again fell into venetian hands the venetian republic was mainly interested in trading links with the faraway levant and it let the dalmatian towns grow stronger and more independent at the time brac was a bone of contention between trogir split dubrovnik and especially omis ruled by the famous family of kacic the pirates of omis used to raid brac as early as the 11th century in 1145 they plundered the abbey of povlja in 1277 they struck again this time against nerezisce burnt the town hall down and destroyed the rich archives of the brac commune the monastery at povlja was again pillaged in 1294 feeling insecure the monks abandoned the monastery for good in 1357 the raids continued to follow one another until 1420 when the venetians gained a firm hold in dalmatia brac had no town proper at the time many specific features concerning the administration of the island contained in the povlja charter as early as 1250 are also included in the charter of brac which like that of poljica displays a much higher share of slav common law than the charters of other dalmatian communes although fairly independent in its internal structure brac remained under venetian control until the fall of venice in 1797  17971805 having conquered venice napoleon ceded the former venetian territories dalmatia included to austria by the peace treaty of campoformio the austrian administration which promised social reforms lasted a short time until 1805 in which year napoleon defeated austria and annexed dalmatia  18051813 after several hundred years of rather apathetic existence under venetian rule the french brought a new drive to dalmatia they built roads developed settlements and connections between them the road from g humac the highest settlement on the island to bol the only place on the southern coast of the island was built in this period  18141914 after the fall of napoleon dalmatia again became part of austria which forced italianization upon the population introducing the italian language in schools and public administration resistance against this policy led to the awakening of croatian national consciousness and a general national revival on brac the struggle against the autonomists was hard and long and lasted well into the 20th century the workers and rural social movements also grew stronger along with the croatian national revival panslavic ideas spread among the intellectuals especially in selca and povlja for the small erstwhile neglected island with no town proper nor urban population these movements contributed greatly to arousing the consciousness and educating the people exploited by the owners of the quarries land and ships  19141941 as phylloxera destroyed the vineyards and sailing ships disappeared from the seas at the beginning of the present century the island at that time quite highly populated began to suffer from the mass emigration of the most active part of the population people in the prime of life then came world war one which took the lives of many men who fought in foreign austrian armies on the fronts of soca and in galicia for the lost causes and interests of foreign powers after the war and following the dissolution of the austrohungarian empire new disappointments awaited the people under the dictatorial regime of prewar yugoslavia brac grew poorer and poorer while its population continued to decrease  19411945 the second world conflict swept over brac in 1941 this time the experience was much more painful and the scars deeper the freedomloving people of the island rose up in arms every tumulus became a pillbox every jasmine bush a shelter and every death doubled the defiance and the spirit of revolt and vengeance the italian and german fascist soldiery devastated the island burnt villages selca novo selo g humac pucisca praznica bol dracevica obrsvje and dragovoda arrested and killed people who meant nobody any harm the liberation movement on the island successfully organized resistance from the very beginning of the war the enemy fortifications in supetar above nerezisca on mount vidovica and around sumartin were strong and it took a long time to conquer them the partisan attacks from the island of vis found allies in every inhabitant of brac the resistance movement involved practically the whole of the population the forests became hiding places the karst chasms warehouses and the stone huts in the fields were turned with the aid of pine needles and jasmine leaves into sleeping quarters and hospitals throughout the war the island witnessed merciless fighting thousands of fighters from the island mainly in the 12th brigade of the 26th division experienced the calvary of war from the sutjeska to the soca brac was also the jumpingoff area for the partisan units on vis for the mainland and on along the victorious path up to istra and trieste hundreds of young lives were lost in the battlefields of the neretva sutjeska knin hundreds of mothers put on weeds for their children fighters buried in graves never seen for hundreds of girls their first loves were snuffed out by the storm of war and buried who knows where in the dawn of freedom which lit the fighting island i was but a little boy in these days but i still clearly remember the grave of an unknown partisan alongside a heap of stones which he had used as a breastwork under a gnarled olivetree which cast its meager shade like a monument upon the bloodsoaked red earth of the fighter s grave above the sea in supetar later on the bones were transferred to a common grave while the earth spread the dust of the unknown fighter among the roots of the olive only the stones and the olivetree are left today and a memory of a wonderful tomb its symbolism summarizes the entire history of the island   island without history  yes at first one could really say that it never heard the clash of swords and shields the firing of guns and the rumble of cannon it never echoed a wellknown name be it a brigand or tyrant imposing himself upon human memory or a bright figure whose splendor never wanes in the memory of succeeding generations there are neither names that glitter with glory nor those that darken with shame neither happy nor unhappy occasions neither virtues nor long remembered outrages and all these are the subject matter with which we are accustomed to build history both that of others and our own but true history is something else there are histories without storms with flashing lightning and rumbling thunder seen and heard from afar there is also a quiet history which flows along the bed of time like a river that knows of no waterfalls whirlpools and floods yet full of life full of events the more tragic they are the less noise they make it is to the latter kind that the history of brac belongs in the past of brac there are no sensations no dramatic moments no events worthy of epic poems and tragedies romantic tales and novels here human destiny unwinds and flows along peacefully and quietly and yet too often pehaps full of long hard struggles struggles that could be cruel and merciless a drop of blood spilt by anyone once and for ever cries to the sky and everybody bears that cry the river of sweat that flows for centuries down the brows of countless generations is soaked up by the mute earth and soundlessly disappears the cry of anger is heard from afar the sigh of suffering dies without an echo which sort of history is more difficult to grasp discover study describe that of blood or that of sweat the answer to this is easy the history of that which does not clamor with color and noise which is quiet continuous and everyday the deep foundation and the even deeper rootof human events this is history true human history but it is much more difficult to write about this than about the other v nazor brac island without history  tumuli and hill forts as the past of the island is best discovered in the work of those who dwell there its spirit is best displayed in its cultural monuments the first monuments of this rocky island are the piles of stone stone shelters tumuli guardposts and forts the largest and the most significant of these were the hill forts built at various strategic points rat in the western part of the island near lozisca vela gomila on velo brdo southeast of dracevica kostilo above bol several hill forts near g humac hum gradac vesta brkata malo gracisce and the eastern most one on velo gracisce near novo selo the number of the tumuli is much larger not all the tumuli have even been listed and only a few have been explored their layout size and mode of burial suggest that some of them are not of prehistoric date they were also used by the croatians as tombs and ritual monuments in the first centuries after their arrival on the island  roman monuments soon after conquering the dalmatian coast the romans discovered the value of the stone of brac and developed several quarries especially near skrip and splitska they left there many inscriptions carved in stone and a beautiful mausoleum in the foundations of the radojkovic tower atop the illyrian walls several sarcophagi a pool dug in stone a rustic relief of hercules in rasota etc have been preserved in this part of the island similar roman monuments have been found in bunja near dracevica bunja near pucisca and bunja near novo selo the romans had estates with farm buildings on brac such villae rusticae were built in bol bunja d humac pucisca supetar postira nerezisca and povlja the romans left several sarcophagi in skrip splitska postira novo selo dracevica d humac nerezisca bol and elsewhere another mausoleum besides the one in skrip has been preserved in sutulija near d humac after 313 with the start of the public profession of the christian religion several roman basilicas were built on brac st ivan in sutivan st petar in supetar st lovro in stobrec near postira st jadro near splitska st tudor southwest of nerezisca and the largest best known and best preserved st ivan s in povlja with a baptistry and other ancillary spaces and still extant frescoes  early croatian monuments the croats became masters of brac as early as the 7th century they came as pagans from the pagania i e the neretva region the rich heritage of their ancient slav beliefs was gradually assimilated into western christian culture they kept up the cult of hilltop worship and as christians built their first small churches on the ridges next to the ancient prehistoric tumuli they built these first primitive but symmetrical cathedrals out of roughly hewn stone they are small and follow a rectangular plan with a square or semicircular apse and barrel vault blind tracery gave the interior of the sanctuary a monumental appearance not used to stone as a material these early builders lined the walls on both sides with plenty of mortar and covered the roof with stone sla these small churches bear the imprint of the preromanesque period 9th 12th centuries and are valuable monuments of the earliest croatian church architecture these prized monuments are quite a pleasant sight on top of the hills from which wondrous views open up across the rocky expanse and the sea and bring ancient slav myths and early christianity to one s mind and imagination such are the small churches of st nikola above sumartin st mihovil above dol st ilija near d humac st jure above nerezisca st kliment and st jure near praznice the church of the holy ghost in skrip of st kuzma and damjan on smrcevik st nedelja on grac st toma above selca allsaints near the abandoned medieval settlements of dubravica and mosulja and st martin above bobovisca as far as their position is concerned the sites of these small preromanesque churches almost coincide with the original illyrian settlements in the interior of the island in those troublesome times pirates made the interior much safer than the coast where the pastures were lusher and the wateringplaces more numerous  romanesque and gothic period the small churches of stomorica northeast of lozisca sutivan between dol and praznice and st luka between d humac and supetar are similar to those described above however they display more explicitly the characteristics of the romanesque such as dressed stone walls bands under the vault and doors with lintels which are more deeply set than the jambs the small churches which were built later in the 13th and 14th centuries bear the imprint of the romanesque substratum and gothic admixtures this may be seen in the pointed arches and rib vaults the gothic rose windows in the form of a fourleafed clover on the facades as decorative windows the tiered belltowers and the details on these such are the small churches of st nikola the holy trinity and st jadro near nerezisca of st mihovil and the holy ghost in g humac of st jure at pucisca st ciprijan in praznice and the parish church of st mary in d humac with a valuable 13th century fresco these churches including those with more marked gothic characteristics such as st petar s and st mare s in nerezisca and st fabijan s and st sebastian s in d humac are no longer situated on prominent ridges the cult of hilltop worship disappeared and the temples became practical places of worship and descended into the settlements in domestic architecture gothic features are displayed in the biforia of the summer house in bol late 15th and early 16th century  renaissance and baroque as renaissance art flourished in the 15th century dalmatian towns on this island of cattle breeders and peasants exhausted and decimated by pestilence the people began to descend to the sea and found coastal settlements these nuclei were built in sheltered coves upon the remains of ancient roman settlements the turks were a constant threat especially in the 16th century instead of sumptuous renaissance structures the people of brac built defensive forts in the newlydeveloped coastal settlements in pucisca splitska skrip milna bol sutivan postira and povlja the old capital of the island in the interior was left unfortified traces of renaissance art are left in many stone reliefs to be found in the small churches all over the island they are the work of local masters strongly influenced by the schools founded in dalmatia by j dalmatinac 1473 a alesi 1430 1504 and n firentinac 1505 the most noteworthy are the triptych in the church of st ciprijan the reliefs of st klement and st jure in the churches bearing the names of these saints in praznice the reliefs of st mihovil and st mary in g humac of st martin near bobovisca of st jure and the madonna of batak in pucisca and of st petar in nerezisce in the 17th and 18th century the churches on the island acquired many valuable venetian paintings such as the tintoretto altar piece in bol and the altar pieces showing the madonna in split l bassano s 1577 1622 altar piece in nerezisca c rindolfi s 1594 1658 in milna ricci four altar pieces by palma the younger 1544 1628 in skrip and one in pucisca several venetian settecento paintings in the hermitage of blaca and in the monasteries at bol and sumartin baroque made its appearance in the architecture of the island in the 18th century at this time the small cramped churches were given their presentday spaciousness with their slender belltowers and the lively lines of their facades such for example are the churches in nerezisca skrip and milna baroque influences can also be seen in the church organ in nerezisce and many other objects in churches and their treasuries the baroque gave a particular imprint to the large and luxurious mansions of the owners of large estates and ship owners with profiled doors balustrades on balconies and outside staircases and ornamental cartouches vo1utes and iron railings on windows and balcony doors the baroque left its most explicit mark on altars made of polychrome marble or carved wood in almost every parish church the churches were also painted by local masters thus t kokolia 1661 1713 painted the ceiling and the choir balustrade of the parish church in bol while f tironi painted two reliquaries and altar pieces in the church at supetar  monuments of our own time the sterile atmosphere of the nineteenth century which prevailed under austrian administration in the small communities of the island left nothing of artistic significance austrian rule mutely resisted by art made up for it by erecting large school and administration buildings on the shore thus covering with these illsuited sets of spiritual poverty the harmonious and unobtrusive stone dwellings of the local population in the background the parish church in selca built in 1919 combined the styles of early christian basilicas and of romanesque and gothic churches the whole is felt as a foreign presence in the symmetrical square with its pure planes and outlines which display in every detail the untroubled perception of stone in spite of its high degree of artistic attainment rosandic s mausoleum in the cemetery of supetar with its byzantineoriental characteristics within the harmony of the mediterranean graveyard does not fit into the whole rendic s bell tower in lozisca excessively ornamented is not in stylistic accord with the stone which requires flat surfaces in keeping with the dalmatian tradition of slender belfries with pyramidal spires 1 rendic b deskovic and v michieli sculptors from brac mainly worked elsewhere three significant cultural ventures mark recent times there is first of all the brac papers a collection of scientific treatises and monographs whose publication started in 1939 ten volumes have been published so far few communities especially poor in resources like brac can boast such a valuable publication with contributions covering a wide range of historical and contemporary problems the second is the b deskovic art gallery in bol it includes more than 150 works by renowned croatian artists who found the source of their inspiration in this mediterranean environment and introduced the public to the interesting and intimate world abounding in structures deposited there by ancient cultures and woven by them into the life of these southern shores it also contains several significant sculptures the work of outstanding sculptors who are natives of the island rendic b deskovic v michieli m and t ostoja the gallery is particularly proud of the rich collection of paintings by ignjat job who discovered in this landscape the rich intensity of color which plays such an important role in his incandescent pictures in skrip the oldest settlement on the island and the richest in cultural monuments a regional museum has been founded with a large collection of monuments in stone an ethnographic collection and other exhibits illustrating the material and spiritual culture of the population of the island the museum will soon include several permanent exhibitions presenting the development of maritime activities the island s economy quarrying tourism and the island s rebellious past the place of the museum could not have been chosen more appropriately for skrip abounds in monuments and is a monument itself brac has always been attractive to many artists who knew how to grasp man s laborious struggle against stone in order to wrest the fruit of their labours from its miserly cracks faced with its landscapes many painters were driven to a lively play of the brush over a rich palette of colors sculptors modeled the meaning of life and perseverance in the wrinkled faces beaten by the sun wind and salt in rough bronze or in the dazzlingly white stone yielding pliantly as the sculptor s chisel bestows upon it the fleshly form of a virgin in late autumn tin ujevic frequently used to visit the island of his mother the little places of my heart he absorbed and experienced the moaning of the bura the starry skies the melancholy of the landscape and the sorrow of emigration while still a child some of his most beautiful poems and travel writings can be traced to the island to nazor his native island was always an inexhaustible spring of most interesting motifs associations and inspirations forming a continuous strand throughout his opus no island has been described so much and in such a way as nazor s brac the island also captured the imagination of m kakucin bencur 18441911 the renowned slovak realist who worked on the island as a physician and whose writings revolve around island topics subsequently bencur returned to his home country but left it again dissatisfied with the social and other conditions in slovakia for south america where he again found himself among his beloved people of brac who again became the characters in books written on that faraway continent a kacicmiosic g martic a radic a tresicpavicic a trumbic s kranjcevic i cipiko m begovic i vojnovic etc visited the island for periods of varying length i job e vidovic m tartaglia m konjovic  postruznik s sohaj l ivancic 1 mujadzic e kovacevic j mise a kastelanic f simunovic and many other artists painted it the cultural monuments of the island of brac are numerous and significant they are worthy of a more detailed acquaintance than can be provided by this brief and incomplete survey never staling in the long historical sequence that leads to the present day they capture our attention with their harmony and unobtrusiveness except for the piledup heaps of stones they capture one s gaze as huge mute and indestructible stone exhibits moist with sweat and wet with blood they are the symbol of the island uncounted and uncountable dating from prehistoric times to the present scattered all over brac they have been heaped up by tireless hands which cleared the land in order to wrest from the karst the small fields and steep slopes on which grapevine and olive slips were planted these heaps are the pride of the island a lasting monument to the work and arduous struggle of the people of brac against the stone the first inhabitants of this rocky island lived in caves many of which are still unexplored in the kopacina cave which has been explored to a certain extent traces of fireplaces have been discovered as well as numerous stone and bone weapons and even a part of the horn of a deer the animal to which brac allegedly owes its name nowhere else on the croatian part of the adriatic coast do we find so many wellpreserved bunje conical dry vault stone huts the most widespread ancient mediterranean dwellings with a round plan their primitive structure combines the vault and the roof in more recent times they have been used as field huts sheltering peasants and shepherds from the winter rains and the scorching summer heat they are still built on the island especially in its western part at the dawn of history the illyrians built huge defensive fortifications many of these hill forts have survived to the present day the one in skrip shows greek influence and also includes roman and croatian elements the romans built farmhouses on the island with cisterns and grape and olive presses they were built on spurs overlooking the coves on the northern coast of brac and next to fertile plains in bunja near the vejak plain on the edge of the bunje plain near triscenik and in some other spots as shown by findings and placenames e g polace latin polatium stately mansion herds grazed on the plateau where pools trolokve vrmica glogovica zurmo and many cisterns were dug and paths cleared thousands of slaves toiled in the quarries of roman skrip olim civitas but hardly anything has remained of their dwellings during the great migration of nations which led to the disintegration of the roman empire and brought about the destruction of roman salona many romans sought refuge on brac the croatians reached brac as early as the 7th century and settled in the interior next to ancient illyrian settlements they chose the sites of their dwellings on the sun ward slopes close to ponds and prehistoric tumuli their cattle seemed to take to the stone better than their masters who found the karst alien and inhospitable and stone strange and unfamiliar as a material once assimilated with the native population and drawing upon their heritage they built drywalled shepherd dwellings these were small huts with small windows and recesses and an open hearth in the middle of the earthenfloored unpartitioned room used as both living and sleeping quarters attached to it were ancillary structures cow sheds and cellars with an open trough in the yard where both people and cattle watered themselves one such settlement was gradac near the presentday church of st nedjelja most probably the oldest croatian center on the island and the birthplace of dujam hrankovic the first historian of brac his chronicle 1405 tells us of the following settlements nerezisca d humac skrip dol praznica strazevnik g humac pothume mosuja dubravica and podgracisce in the early 15th century their population reached the figure of 6000 then pestilence struck the island and many settlements were abandoned strazevnik pothume mosuja dubravica podvie the dwellings were torn down and the stone used to build walls round the nearby estates their appearance survives in the poorly preserved remains of these settlements in the huts which still exist in all presentday villages and the majority of the numerous recently abandoned shepherd abodes in 1423 privileged inhabitants of the island were successful in acquiring ownership over many pastures and new sites by the sea this was in fact the beginning of the presentday coastal settlements in 1444 venice finally subdued the omis pirates and in 1452 extended her rule over the makarska coastal region as well the sea no longer spelt danger for the first croatian houses in the coves on the northern coast of the island next to ancient roman dwellings where spring water was available as attested by the placenames vrilo and soline i e spring in milna sutivan supetar postira pucisca bol and murvica these small places developed in the coves on their innermost shores shaped like amphitheaters pucisca supetar bobovisca milna and on their sun ward northern slopes protected from the bura and exposed to the sun splitska povlja sumartin bol murvica the wise old builders erected no buildings at the outer ends of the coves but left them free for the air currents to flow in during the hot summer evenings although fortified by castles around which the small houses clung for protection in the beginning the coastal settlements consisted of separate manors and courtyards which gave the whole the appearance of numerous settlements hence the plural form of the names of villages and hamlets on brac bobovisca lozisca pucisca povlja nerezisca praznica mirca selca nasela osvilci fontovi doci prodoli pothume etc these settlements only acquired the appearance and atmosphere of small mediterranean towns a century or so ago today there are twentyodd settlements on the island the coastal places are of more recent date and more populous sutivan supetar splitska postira pucisca povlja sumartin bol milna and bobovisca na moru the settlements in the interior are older richer in cultural and historical monuments and much more interesting architecturally skrip olim civitas nerezisca the old brac metropolis d humac mirca dracevica lozisca bobovisca murvica g humac praznica n selo and selca in the beginning these small towns were divided into several separate parts with a courtyard enclosing a cellar bread oven grindstone grape and wine press and an open cistern filled from the limecleaned roof later on the cisterns were covered and the first terraces with porches built as time went by the area of common land decreased while both the population and their discontent grew this process was supported by the movement of increasing numbers of people from the interior to the coastal settlements and by the growing number of immigrants from the mainland the spaces between the houses filled up streets grew narrower and the small towns began to acquire their typical closelyknit appearance the privileged landowners seized more and more land and leased it to the poor peasants under exorbitant terms the great demand for wine turned brac into a huge vineyard interspersed with olivetrees the first vinegrowing and oilproducing cooperatives in dalmatia were founded in bol and povlja respectively economic progress fostered the growth of the maritime trade and shipbuilding in the mid19th century the shipyards at milna alone launched 16 ships witli a total capacity of 1328 tons which was 253 tons more than the tonnage turned out by the shipyards in split and more than the shipyards of hvar komiza and trogir put together in the 19th century brac had quite a few sailing ships and was the leading dalmatian island in this respect many of these were of medium capacity for navigation in the adriatic while more than thirty vessels were registered for sailing to the levant and the black sea all over the mediterranean and across the ocean the houses of brac now built on the sea front larger and richer with big gates enjoyed increasing affluence in money objects d art and ideas reaching them from all the shores which saw the sails of the ships of brac the 19th century houses were mainly singlestorey buildings with a cellar at groundfloor level an external staircase ending in a porch in front of the door led to the first floor inside a corridor led to the bedrooms while an internal wooden staircase by the door climbed to a vast garret until recently used as a kitchen the great kitchen with an open hearth and benches all around for a long time formed the main living quarters it also served as a pantry where supplies were kept in chests shelves jars and stone vessels hams goat ribs lamb skins octopus arms and fish strung on wire rings were dried and smoked near the eaves the kitchens were full of smoke soot and more often than not poverty in the long evenings the numerous members of the family sat up late around the open hearth held together by the flickering light of the small oil lamp until grandfather had finished his story and grandmother had spun her wool the houses had a slabtop doublepitched roof the chimneys had all kinds of fancy tops not for the sake of ornamentation but rather to protect the fire in the open hearth from rain in the early 19th century houses of the betteroff people the kitchen gradually stopped being the central living area and its role was taken over by dining rooms with luxurious furniture expensive chandeliers and tapestries on the walls in the small and narrow streets in which light and shadow engaged in lively picturesque play new housing space was sought higher up the roofs were opened up and small picturesque mansards built the windows and doors were lined with sills and the arbours and stair cases with stone columns stone everywhere on the houses in the streets and on the graves in the 16th century glagolitic monks from poljice settled on the unpopulated southern coast of the island in murvica and blaca during their relatively short development from the 16th to the 20th century their small hermitages duplicated the thousandyear development of the island settlements their first dwellings as in prehistoric times were the caves ljubitovica at blaca drakonjin or the dragon s cave above murvica etc as the monks prospered thanks to their labours the caves were abandoned for primitive huts and finally large sumptuous buildings packed with luxuries riches and works of art amidst the pathless wilderness in these solitary parts of the island the monks owned large estates ships and also a large library and their own printing shop the monastery in the wilderness of murvica ceased to exist in the period between the two wars only ruins and the interesting dragon s cave are left today the monastery in blaca however is quite well preserved and protected as a cultural monument and attracts everyone s attention with its luxurious furnishings plaster work valuable paintings astronomic apparatus and rich collections of clocks and weaponry until recently blaca was a wellknown astronomical observatory which exchanged the results of its observations and scientific work with many famous observatories all over the world the place is an authentic ethnographic exhibit all the objects and instruments are where they were when in everyday use as if laid down just now and as if waiting for the old hermits to use them again this historical religious scientific cultural and ethnographic monument surprises us with its architectural splendor and the richness of its collection amidst the wilderness blaca is also a wellknown excursion point and one of the best known places on the island population does not define a town today the settlements on brac number from 300 to 1500 inhabitants and this would seem to make them villages rather than towns their social structure way of living wellcaredfor streets squares and loggias harbors and small marinas shops fish markets trades schools medical facilities the cultural heritage expressed in the way they live and communicate with each other the open public simple and noisy mediterranean way with common entertainments and common meeting places all these make them small towns proper in the true meaning of modern urban science here where people have always had to rely upon one another where fear in the past brought them closer together where the stone helped to make living possible better and nobler the croatians especially on this island knew how to integrate their slav character into the rich mediterranean heritage these gentle places wrote tin ujevic have such a quiet serene freshly washed appearance they are like beautiful girls that only bathe in rainwater and there is something dovelike about them  bobovisca cemetery and church   halat  images by jacobena jackie tabb1985  hire  images by jacobena jackie tabb1985  marinovich  image by jacobena jackie tabb1985  sekul  images by jacobena jackie tabb1985 images by louann dinero sekulnovember 2016 images by louann dinero sekulnovember 2016  skrmetta  images by louann dinero sekulnovember 2016  trebotich  image by jacobena jackie tabb1985  barhonovich beaorvich cerinich cvitanich filipich gligo halat hire jurich kuljis maricich marich marinovich mihojevich misko mladinich pierotich pitalo radich rodolfich sekul skrmetta skrnich trebotich and tremontana   barhonovich barhanovich    frank barhonovich frank barhonovich  18891963 was born may 21 1856 at supetar brac splitskodalmatia county croatia the son of frank barhanovich and maria barhanovich 18561940 he married mira kovacevich  18911965 a native of stari grad on the island of hvar croatia 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 barh onovich  19241988 m gladys marie stoute broussard  frank j barhonivich   jr m amelia lechner and peter matre barhonovich  19311991 m annette louise melancon  children   anthony r barhonovich anthony rufinus barhonovich  19201994 was born he married ruth alice hormanski children  children anthony rufinus barhonovich jr  19432016 age 73 of biloxi died saturday april 30 2016 mr barhonovich was a lifelong resident of biloxi he was a veteran of the us navy and retired as a senior chief he also was a civil service worker at the seabee base he is preceded in death by his parents anthony and ruth barhonovich and brother alan barhonovich survivors include his two brothers glen barhonovich and laverl barhonovich several nephews a niece and great nephews a graveside service will be held on friday may 6 2016 at biloxi national cemetery at 1000 am the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald may 3 2016  alan barhonovich   glen barhonovich   laverl barhonovich   john barhanovich john barhanovich  18561931 was born march 20 1856 the son of frank barhanovich and antonia barhanovich he married antonia paprich  18511944 and they settled at 1426 1st street in biloxi mississippi here they reared their children frank j barhanovich 18861930 m dominica sekul 18891968 and antonia barhanovich 18801957 m john pierotich 18771942  antonia barhanovich antonia barhanovich  18801957 married john pierotich  18771942 the son of matthew pierotich in 1920 the pierotich family was domiciled on cedar street and he was employed in the oyster and shrimp industry as a fisherman john was naturalized at biloxi mississippi in june 1921  the daily herald june 23 1921 p 1  john pierotich and antonia b pierotich were the parents of matthew pierotich 1906 mary pierotich 19071983 m jake mladinich 19021967 john pierotich 19081969 m hilda fountain 19151991 anthony pierotich 19131986 m sara nell lint 19281987 john pierotich expired march 9 1942  frank j barhanovich frank j barhanovich  18861930 married  dominica sekul  18891968 children  john barhanovich  19091967 m gladys marie stoute 19092001 the widow of fenlon broussard  anthony barhanovich  19101983 m antonia alberta stanovich 19151975 and gladys starkey 19142005  steve walter barhanovich  19141991 m sophie wells fayard and eula seymour weeks 19161988  frank yankee barhanovich  19151987 m myrtle diaz 19162015 and antonia barhanovich  19171918  children john m barhanovich john m barhanovich  19091967 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 10 1909 he was a former capitol police captain in washington dc under senator russell long d louisiana and senator james o eastland d mississippi john ran a charter boat at biloxi he was a member of the slavonian lodge and the mississippitennessee law enforcement officers association john married lisa hoelzekammer he was survived by his spouse dominica barhanovich his mother karl hutzelmann son at chalmette louisiana ruth currie daughter at clinton maryland three brothers frank j barhanovich biloxi steve w barhanovich biloxi and tony j barhanovich ponchatoula louisiana and a grandson john expired at his residence 1426 east first street on march 23 1967 his funeral was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe with commitment in biloxi cemetery  anthony barhanovich anthony barhanovich  19101983 called tony was born at biloxi mississippi he married gladys and they lived at ponchatoula louisiana she had three daughters by a prior marriage trilby kincaid gaynell tucker and lee allen tony and gladys had two children jackie barhanovich campbell and jock barhanovich tony expired in new orleans on july 9 1983 his coproral remians were interred in the whispering pines cemetery at ponchatoula gladys  steve w barhanovich steve walter barhanivich  19141991 was born febraury 14 1914 at biloxi mississippi he married sophie wells fayard in harrison county mississippi on september 24 1941 and eula seymour weeks 19161988 in harrison county mississippi on march 1 1947 harrison co mississippi chancery court mrb 53 p 168 and bk 74 p 79  children   billie joy barhanovich billie joy barhanovich was born on october 5 1947 she married mr cash and robert mark tucei b 1946 on november 1 1997 in harrison county mississippi harrison county mississippi 2 nd jd circuit court mrb 49 p 261  frank yankee barhanovich frank yankee barhanovich  19151987 m myrtle diaz  19162015 the daughter of henry diaz and olivia boney children martha ann barhanovich m roy t ebberman frank barhanovich m judy kenneth anthony barhanovich m margaret diana polite katherine barhanovich m charles polite jr rita barhanovich and mark anthony barhanovich 19572012 m jerrie joy patrick biloxi miss ap city councilman frank yankie barhanovich sr has died after a yearlong fight against a blood disorder the 71yearold politician died tuesday night at the ochsner foundation hospital in new orleans barhanovich a diabetic who suffered from a blood disorder for the past year was taken to an ocean springs hospital a week ago for an infection that resulted in a high fever he later was transferred to ochsner the advocate baton rouge april 9 1987  myrtle d barhanovich myrtle diaz barhanovich  19162015 age 98 years of biloxi passed away peacefully at her home on saturday february 14 2015 myrtle was born on december 16 1916 to the late henry and olivia boney diaz where she was the youngest of 10 children 7 sisters and 2 brothers she met the love of her life yankie barhanovich when she was 16 years old married him 4 years later and remained married for 49 years one month shy of their 50th wedding anniversary if not for his unexpected death together they raised 5 children as she was a stayathome mom her entire life she was a devout catholic attended mass daily and served on the altar society where she was the oldest living parishioner of nativity bvm catholic church until the time of her death she also loved playing bingo at the elks lodge on friday nights with her sisters in her later years she is predeceased in death by her loving husband frank yankie barhanovich her son mark barhanovich her stillborn daughter rita barhanovich her grandson roy t ebberman iii her greatgrandson zack fayard her greatgranddaughter candace polite seven sisters winnie fountain maggie borries bertha hutcherson stella cannette rita steinweinder dot page and juliet wheeler two brothers henry diaz and george diaz and many nieces and nephews survivors include two daughters martha ann ebberman roy kathy polite chuck two sons frankie barhanovich and kenny barhanovich diane a daughterinlaw jerrie barhanovich six grandsons dean ebberman kenny barhanovich jason polite angela christian polite chuckie polite and steven barhanovich nine granddaughters donna derouen darney chelle barhanovich suzanne barhanovich renee barhanovich rachel hebert greg jennifer morano brandon amy polite jamie mitchell and dana barhanovich nine great granddaughters nine great grandsons one greatgreat granddaughter and two greatgreat grandsons visitation will be on monday february 16 from 10 am until 12 noon with a 12 noon mass of christian burial all at nativity bvm cathedral burial will follow in southern memorial park the howard avenue chapel of bradford o keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements  antonia barhanovich   references    the advocate   baton rouge     anthony barhanovich  july 10 1983 p 4b the advocate  baton rouge     frank yankee barhanovich sr biloxi councilman dies   april 9 1987  the biloxi daily herald   crew notice   april 7 1908 the daily herald   frank j brohonovich  sic  dies   may 17 1930 the daily herald   john barhanovich dies   january 30 1931 the daily herald   mrs  mariettea  barhonovich buried   may 10 1940 the daily herald   fj barhanovich takes over duties as head of biloxi kc council   july 15 1941 the daily herald   mrs  antonia barhonovich 93 dies at biloxi   october 31 1944 the daily herald   fr ank barhanovich  iii barhanovich infant   may 24 1957 the daily herald   barhanovich is winner of lions cup award 1959   january 1 1960 the daily herald   john barhanovich   march 23 1967 the daily star   gladys starkey barhanovich   august 17 2005 the sun herald    ruth a barhonovich    april 1 1999 the sun herald   gladys b barhonovich   september 10 2001  the sun herald   mark anthony barhanovich   september 18 2012 p a4  t he sun herald   myrtle diaz barhanovich   february 2015  the sun  herald    anthony rufinus barhonovich   may 3 2016  the times picayune   dixie roto magazineraye on the hillbilly trail   november 21 1954 the times picayune   deaths  dominica barhanovich     may 17 1968 the times picayune   deaths  anthony barhanovich     july 10 1983 the times picayune     deaths  roy t ebberman     january 3 1987 the times picayune     deaths  f yankie barhanovich     april 9 1987  biloxi cemetery 7th additionoctober 2013  beaorvich marko beaorvich 18831966 was born at supetar brac county splitdalmatia croatia he was a resident of biloxi for sixty years and made his livelihood as a fisherman marko had married jacobina sekul and they lived at 567 forrest avenue in biloxi marko was survived by his spouse and three children lucas beaorvich 19071969 m leona snear 19091976 of handsboro henrietta b savage 19111999 m anthony cvitanovich aden bellew and charles e savage 19031977 of ocean springs and eleanor beaorvich 19131994 m farrell grove 19131994 of biloxi jacobina sekul beaorvich 18821956 was born at bobovisca on the croatian island of brac county splitdalmatia croatia to anton sekul 18541940 and eleanor skrmetta she came to biloxi circa 1907 with her nine siblings jacobina sekul and marko beaorvich 18831966 were the parents of at least three children  lucas eaorvich   19051969 m leona snear 19091976  henrietta beaorvich  19111999 m anthony cvitanovich aden bellew and charles e savage 19031977 and eleanor beaorvich  19131994 m louis elbert wetzell 18941953 claude evon johnson and richard grove jacobina sekul beaorvich resided at 429 pine street in biloxi and worked in the local seafood industry and was a member of st michael s roman catholic church and the seafood workers association she passed in early november 1956 leaving her husband a son lucas beaorvich 19071969 and two daughters eleanora b wentzell grove 19131994 and henrietta b cvitanovich bellew savage 19111999    she was survived by three brothers steve m sekul 18801966 peter sekul 18921971 and john sekul chile six sisters also survived her vencentia sekul keresich marinovich 18841974 dominica sekul barhonovich 18891968 catherine sekul pitalo 18911970 ursula sekul pitalo 19001975 sister maria josephine croatia and maria sekul cerenich australia sekul beaorvich was croatian and a native of dalmatia she came to america in 1907 with her parents anthony sekul 18541940 and eleanor skrmetta and their nine other siblings in biloxi mrs beaorivich resided at 429 pine street and was a member of st michael s roman catholic church and the seafood workers association she passed in early november 1956 leaving her husband a son lucas beaorvich 19071969 and two daughters eleanora b wentzell grove 19131994 and henrietta b cvitanovich bellew savage 19111999 she was survived by three brothers steve m sekul 18801966 peter sekul 18921971 and john sekul chile six sisters also survived her vencentia sekul keresich marinovich 18841974 dominica sekul barhonovich 18891968 catherine sekul pitalo 18911970 ursula sekul pitalo 19001975 sister maria josephine croatia and maria sekul cerenich australia the ocean springs news november 8 1956 p 1  children   lucas beaorvich    lucas beaorvich  19051969 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 5 1905 he was educated in the public school sustem of biloxi and took a business course after high school lucas married leona snaer 19091976 in 1930 and they had a daughter adele mary beaorvich m mr parks circa 1930 lucas left biloxi and opened a grocery store in handsboro he was the proprietor of this store until 1951 when he acquired the handsboro trailer court lucas ran for tax assessor of harrison county in january 1957 the daily herald december 28 1956 p 1 lucas beaorvich expired in october 1969 leona followed him in death passing in 1976 their corporal remains were interred in the floral hills cemetery at gulfport mississippi  henrietta working in her cafe on government street in 1954 and in the 1980s   henrietta beaorvich henrietta beaorvich 19111999 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 23 1911 to marco beaorvich 18831966 and jacobina sekul 18821956 she married anthony cvitanovich d 1957 at biloxi mississippi on june 5 1926 they had a son  samuel sammy cvitanovich  19272014 born march 31 1927 at biloxi they divorced and anthony moved to new orleans where he died in june 1951 harrison co mississippi mrb 38 p 167 and the gulf coast times june 14 1951 p 2    child samuel a cvitanovich samuel sammy amos cvitanovich  19272014 was born march 31 1927 at biloxi and died on sunday march 16 2014 at ocean springs sammy was lifelong resident of ocean springs and was the former owner of henriettas cafe in ocean springs for 52 years his many interests were the love of his family riding the horn and having his whiskey cocktail he was also a longtime member of st alphonsus catholic church and the slavic benevolent society sam was preceded in death by his wife mildred peachie cvitanovich parents anthony cvitanovich and henrietta beaorvich cvitanovich bellew savage daughter mary ann cvitanovich and granddaughter alicia ann allen survivors include two daughters angela cvitanovich vermillion and her companion jody marshall pigford tanya cvitanovich guice three grandsons douglas paul vermillion ii and fiancee robyn ashley perkett their unborn daughter schella rose vermillion anthony michael tony mac vermillion and fiancee kristy angelic allen and nicholas anthony guice two greatgrandchildren jessica ann saunders and donald scott saunders and five greatgreatgrandchildren adalee ann wilson jaxston nash wilson kaiden scott saunders jordyn sky saunders and leighla rose brown the family would like to give a special thanks to a cousin nadine marie sekul for all of her help on saturday march 22 2014 there will be an 11 am mass of christian burial at st alphonsus catholic church where friends can visit one hour prior to service burial will follow in evergreen cemetery in ocean springs the sun herald march 19 2014  aden s bellew henrietta beaorvich cvitanovich 19111999 married aden s bellew 19071981 at mobile alabama in september 1936 he 19071981 was born august 22 1907 the son of john bellew  18591945 and elizabeth williams  18711910 john bellew was born july 17 1859 the son of irish immigrant john bellew 1835ca 1865 and delphine holley bellew dampfman 18401910 the daughter of william holley 18031850 and adeline richard 18121850 his siblings were  eliza bellew  b 1860 m john t hudson and margaret bellew  18651942 m anthony santa cruz 18531939 lepre 1970 pp 8387 john bellew and elizabeth williams married in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1889 guice p 47 in addition to aden s bellew their other children were della bellew b 1890 singleton bellew 18921968 preston bellew b 1895 mary bellew b 1897 aliard bellew b 1899 thomas bellew eliot bellew mrs rs williams and mrs cruthirds john bellew was born in the woolmarket community of rural harrison county mississippi elizabeth williams was a native of louisiana but both of her parents were natives of mississippi as a young man john bellew made his livelihood as a log cutter at a sawmill he remained in the timber industry and retired as a successful lumberman mr john bellew expired in march 1945  the jackson county times march 17 1945 p 1 and 1900 and 1910 harrison co mississippi in 1931 aden s bellew resided at ramsay springs and was the proprietor of the four brothers meat market at the time of his marriage to henrietta b cvitanovich in september1936 aden s bellew was a local dairyman at biloxi the newlyweds resided at 1429 4th street on point cadet in biloxi  the daily herald  february 3 1936 p 5 in 1941 aden s bellew was operating the pine grove grocery on the corner of copp street and nixon in biloxi biloxi city directory bellew probably moved to ocean springs in june 1941 when he bought the am usner place from frank b faessel 18701953 located in lot 4 on east beach charles yarbrough resides here today he acquired the property from mr bellew in september 1973 jxco ms land deed bk 478 p 46 bellew s new spouse was laura bellew 19061992 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 77 p 392 in february 1943 henrietta b bellew commenced a restaurant business at present day 1013 government street which became the legendary henrietta s cafe aden s bellew sold the goverment street property to his wife henrietta beaorvich on november 11 1946 they divorced and she later married charles edward savage 19031977 a l n railroad engineer from wawbeek alabama henrietta b savage remained in business until 1995 jackson co mississippi land deed bk 96 p 4 aden s bellew expired at saucier mississippi on march 19 1981 anthony cvitanovich father of sammy expired at new orleans in june 1951  the gulf coast times june 14 1951 p 2    henrietta s cafe henrietta s cafe opened for business in february 1943 in the engbarth building on government street in ocean springs mississippi aden s bellew sold his cafe and lot on government street property in ocean springs to his wife henrietta beaorvich on november 11 1946 jxco ms land deed bk 96 p 4  1951 renovations in january 1951 henrietta s cafe was extensively refurbished the building was divided with the restaurant on the west side and a rental space on the east side two large rental units were created in the rear of the building which faces desoto avenue a new kitchen was established and the package store was situated in the restaurant  the gulf coast times january 12 1951 p 5   in april 1951 henrietta savage acquired a newsstand at biloxi it was situated on the west side of town she planned to operate the biloxi business herself and leave the responsibility for her cafe business at ocean springs to sammy and peaches cvitanovich  the gulf coast times april 19 1951 p 2   henrietta s cafe closed may 20 1995 mrs savage was honored by a downtown parade at ocean springs on  charles e savage henrietta b bellew married charles edward savage 19031977 a railroad engineer from wawbeek alabama mr savage came to ocean springs circa 1950 they were residing at 1013 government at time of his demise  the sun herald december 11 1977 p a2    eleanor d beaorvich eleanor domenica bearovich 19131994 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 61913 she married louis elbert wentzell 18941953 the son of charles h wetzell and alice cox in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1935 they were the parents of jacquelyn wentzell m peter m skrmetta mrs joseph janus louis e wentzell jr jack wentzell edward wentzell and william wentzell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 45 p 584 louis e wentzell expired on october 30 1953 eleanor had several marriages after the demise of louis e wentzell she married claude evon johnson in june 1957 and richard a grove 19301997 in harrison county mississippi on april 6 1974 harrison co mississsippi 2nd jd circuit court mrb 9 p 131  references    the bay press   from henrietta s to memories   march 13 2002 the daily herald    announce marriage   february 3 1936 the daily herald   wentzell funeral sunday afternoon   october 31 1953 the daily herald   mrs jacobina beaorvich   november 1 1956 the daily herald   lucas beaorvich enters harrison assessor s race   december 28 1956 the daily herald   marko beaorvich   september 17 1966 the gulf coast times   henrietta s cafe being renovated   january 12 1951 the gulf coast times   mrs savage buys new business   april 19 1951 the gulf coast times   personal items   april 19 1951 the gulf coast times   personal items   june 14 1951 the jackson county times   john bellew dies  march 17 1945  the ocean springs news   mrs jacobina veaorvich  sic     november 8 1956  the ocean springs record    street paving approved at henrietta s cafe   june 10 1971 the ocean springs record    friends toast henrietta s 40th   february 24 1983 the ocean springs record   henrietta s legacy carries on at new diner   august 17 1985 the ocean springs record   henrietta s reaches agreement   january 14 1993 the ocean springs record   henrietta s celebrates 50th   february 25 1993 the ocean springs record   henrietta s shuts down ends 52year tradition   may 25 1995 the sun herald    charles edward savage   december 11 1977 the sun herald   eleanor beaorvich grove   november 23 1994 the sun herald    richard a grove   july 22 1997 p a2 the sun herald   henrietta savage   december 8 1999 the sun herald   henrietta s passing ends a quieter era   december 8 1999 the sun herald   samuel amos cvitanovich   march 19 2014  bonicich mary consetta bonicich thian 18811972 age 90 years died at 715 am saturday at howard memorial hospital in biloxi where she had been a patient for three days she was the widow of anthony thian 18661932 and resided at 404 dorries street in biloxi mary was born at milna isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia she had been a resident of the coast for 74 years mrs thian was a parishioner of st michael s catholic church and the a member of the slavonian ladies auxiliary mary was survived by three daughters ola t drouant and mary t gilham both of new orleans and josephine t mazurette of austin texas two sons steve julius thian 19202011 m mary zorich 19222010 of biloxi and victor thian of new orleans nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren  references  the daily herald anthony thion sic dies january 28 1932 p 2 the daily herald inquest for a thian january 29 1932 p 2 the daily herald mrs mary thian february 27 1972 p 2 the sun herald mary zorich thian july 13 2010 the sun herald steve julius thian december 11 2011  cerinich peter cerinich  18941951 married alena sekul  19082002 the daughter of steve m sekul 18801966 and elena trebotich 18841970 at biloxi on january 6 1926 they were the parents of three children  nicholas douglas cerinich  19262002 m gilda astleford wambsgans 19281976 and betty joyce lawrence  jeanette cerinich  19282011 m louis e capuana sr 19252005 and patricia cerenich  19382016 m joseph powell harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 485    i n late april peter cerinich 18941951 let a contract with joseph wallace to build a new store and residenceon west howard avenue and seal avenue i daniel gehr designed the structures clarence kornman moved two houses from the cerinich lot before construction commenced other contractors were lester frentzpainting albert manginplumbing and electrical and biloxi roof and sheet metalroofing and metal work the cerinich store was called the biloxi cash grocery and operated by alena sekul cerinich 19082002 for over fifty years the daily herald april 27 1940 p 3 and the sun herald july 6 2002 p a6    children   patricia cerenich on january 2 2016 heaven received a bright new star when patricia patsy cerinich powell went home to rest she began her journey from her childhood home surrounded by the family she loved she was born in biloxi ms on december 20 1938 she graduated from sacred heart academy and attended mississippi southern college for two years before raising a family with her husband of 57 years joseph sonny boy powell in st bernard la she returned to the home of her mother following hurricane katrina in 2005 she was an active member of the slavic ladies auxiliary and she loved her thursday ladies night with the girls susie b linda b jeanette c karole e and clare h she is preceded in death by her parents peter cerinich and alena sekul cerinich grandparents stephen m sekul and elena trebotich sekul brother nick cerinich and sistersinlaw gilda cerinich and betty cerinich brothersinlaw louis capuano and randy berta niece stephanie capuano aunts jacobina gilich josephine schaaf vestie gabrich and rita elezovich and uncles john sekul and tony cerinich she is survived loved and dearly missed by her husband joseph sonny boy powell children karen paul gares karole elfert jeff melanie powell susan steve porcuna and joseph tanya powell jr grandchildren ross alicia gares paul gares trinitee gus frame christopher powell katy cj mclennan kyle and ashley porcuna and jillian and connor powell great grandchildren graham and garrett gares and hannah and alena frame sister jeanette cerinich capuano aunt clare s hornsby sistersinlaw yvonne elvin battaya and elaine berta and all of her many cousins nieces and nephews visitation will be held on wednesday january 6 2016 at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home from 600 pm until 800 pm a mass of christian burial will be held thursday january 7 2016 at 1030 am at the nativity of the blessed virgin mary cathedral family and friends are invited to visit one hour prior interment will follow at bosarge cemetery  thomas cerinich thomas cerinich  died before march 1985 in hamilton hill western australia  was born at bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia and married maria sekul in brac  she was the daughter of steve m sekul 18801966 and elena trebotich 18841970 thomas and maria sekul cerinich were the parents of  anton    tony cerinich  19281985 m june  mary cerinich mosley  and  ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia the daily herald march 22 1985 p a2  anton cerinich anton    tony cerinich  19281985 was born at bobovisce brac and immigrated to australia with his family tony passed at sydney australia on march 19 1985 he made his livelihood as assistant director of custodial services nw division new south wales australia tony was survived by his mother mrs  maria sekul cerinich  the widow of  thomas cerinich  of hamilton hill western australia  june cerinich  his widow of sydney australia daughter carolyn cerinich chinn m peter chinn of canberra australia son  rodney cerinich  of kiama australia and two sisters  mary cerinich mosley  and  ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia tony was also survived by many relatives in biloxi including his aunt alena sekul cerinich mrs peter cerinich the daily herald march 22 1985 p a2  references    the daily herald    grocery changes   july 10 1941  the daily herald    peter cerinich biloxi grocery store owner dies   june 14 1951  the daily herald    cerinich funeral   june 18 1951  the daily herald    city hall cash grocery closes   ocotber 18 1951  the daily herald    tony cerinich   march 22 1985  covich       rosalie covich rosalie covich isola age 86 years of sterling heights michigan passed away january 13 2016 beloved wife of the late john r isola loving mother of susan gerald essiambre dianne scott short owen andrew beth michael kim and peggy terry jerome proud grandmother of erin jason kelly max kate annie and tess great grandmother of ava william and johnny dearest sister of rita forbes marie frentz ronnie covich betty jean kenny hughes the late jerry covich jr shannon and the late rudy covich visitation will be sunday january 17 2016 from 200 to 900pm funeral services will be held monday january 18 2016 at 1100am at wujekcalcaterra sons inc 36900 schoenherr at metro parkway 16 mile interment will be at white chapel cemetery  references    cvitanich vincent cvitanich  18731947 was born at milna brac splitdalmatia county croatia in 1873 he came to biloxi mississippi circa 1907 he married mary u grinovich  18801946 they had a child  frances cvitanovich  19011979 who married joseph smolcich 18931967 harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 38 mary grinovich was also a native of milna brac splitdalmatia county croatia she died at biloxi mississippi on august 6 1946 at her residence 402 oak street father herbert mullin of st michael s catholic church conducted funeral services with internment in biloxi cemetery pallbearers were joseph smolcich jr vincent smolcich raymond c barry steve buzolich veen lee and steve smolcich the daily herald august 9 1946 p 5  frances cvitanich frances cvitanovich  19011979 married joseph smolcich 18931967 on may 22 1916 at biloxi mississippi children  matilda smolcich  b 1920 m raymond c barry 19051988  joseph smoky joe a smolcich  19222010 m anna kopszywa 19272010  vincent l smolcich  19251981 m aurora marie saujon 19242007 the daughter of robert saujon 18651944 and mary mccaleb 18971937  steve   anthony smolcich  m patricia lee wilson  mary rita   melrita smolcich m marvin lee raesner  samuel dominick smolcich  19342006 m vinnie elva seymour and  john anthony smolcich  19372001 m jeanet m smolcich the smolcich family started the biloxi seafood company the roxy theatre at 1430 east howard avenue the roxy restaurant and owned much rental property on point cadet in east biloxi harrison county mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 38 and the sun herald october 12 2010 p a4  references  the daily herald   mrs cvitanich funeral   august 9 1946 the daily herald   cvitanich death   june 9 1947 the daily herald   frances c smolcich   february 13 1979 the daily herald   vincent smolcich   1981 the sun herald   aurora marie saujon smolich   april 5 2002 the sun herald   john anthony smolich   august 31 2001 the sun herald   mr sam smolich   january 31 2006  the sun herald   joseph smokey joe smolcich   october 11 2010  filipich nikola filipich  18591931 and lucy skrnich 18671941 were from milna brac croatia children  steve filipich  18951934 m clara leleaux 19031929  antonio filipich  18971969 m mariga mary mihojevich 18991918 and jennie antonsich 19051977  nicholas meco p filipich  19021957 m marguerite sekul 19091987 and frank filipich  19081961  steve filipich steve filipich 18951934 was born at milna brac croatia on september 3 1895 he arrived in america on november 23 1907 from trieste and settled with his parents at 1303 1st street on point cadet steve filipich applied for his declaration of citizenship in the southern district court of mississippi on august 10 1916 and he was naturalized on june 20 1921 declaration of intention no 281smississippi district court1916 and the daily herald june 17 1920 p 4 steve filipich married clara leleaux 19031929 the daughter of hypolite leleaux and euphresine dubois 18331936 on there children were  emerite lucille filipich  19211921  margaret filipich  19232018 m edward soper 19161995  clara filipich  b 1925  nicholas filipich  19272001 and stephen filipich  19281932  children   margaret filipich margaret nana filipich soper 19232018 age 94 of biloxi passed away on wednesday february 28 2018 margaret was born in biloxi on march 8 1923 she grew up working in seafood factories she was a member of st michael catholic church and was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church since 1985 she was the oldest living member of slavonian benedict auxiliary margaret is preceded in death by her husband edward r soper parents stjpan filipich and clara leleaux filipich sisters emerite lucille and clara filipich brothers steve filipich jr and fr nicholas filipich granddaughter christine rusher survivors include her daughter sandra kay henry migues son james jimmy carole soper 5 grandchildren anthony deborah migues barbara weikal margaret nielsen tennie jane brockman and william powell and 7 great grandchildren a mass of christian burial will be held on thursday march 8 2018 at 1100 am at st michael catholic church friends may visit from 1011am interment will follow at biloxi national cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald march 5 2018  antonio tony filipich antonio tony filipich  18971969 was born on december 4 1897 he married mariga or mary mihojevich 18991918 daughter of steve mihojevich and frances martinich at biloxi mississippi on december 21 1917 mary mihojevich filipich died on november 17 1918 at thier home on 228 pine street in biloxi mississippi tony then married jennie antonsich  19051977 the daughter of john antonsich 18681937 and jennie budinich 18761930 both croatian immigrants from lussingrande mali losinj in harrison county mississippi on june 1 1925 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 469 and bk 37 p 58 tony and jennie antonsich filipich had a daughter  lucille marie filipich  b 1927 m january 1950 to  vincent paul butorovich  19231994 of oakland califonia he was a bookkeeper and they resided at campbell santa clara county california lucille was salutatorian of the 1945 bhs class she went to soule college at nola and worked for rushing guice before her marriage to mr butorovich jennie expired 19 february 1977 at campbell california her suvivors exclusive of her daughter were two sisters  louise antonsich bumbera  19122001 and lenora antonsich pitalo  19092005 both residents of gulfport 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 24a ed 2 the daily herald january 25 1950 p and the daily herald february 20 1977 p 2  nicholas    meco p filipich nicholas meco paul filipich  19021957 was born at milna brac on august 18 1902 he married  marguerite sekul  19091987 the daughter of   steve c sekul  18811970 and  lucia trebotich  18871918 in harrison county mississippi on june 30 1926 their children nicholas k9 paul filipich ii 19282000 m betty fryfogle 19312014 lucy sue filipich b 1930 m george a trebotich 19192014 jeanette filipich 19332011 m matthew f kuluz md judy ann filipich and stephen stip a filipich 19352001  children   nicholas p filipich   betty fryfogle filipich  19312014  betty vaugh filipich  age 83 and a resident of ocean springs passed away on thanksgiving day november 27 2014 mrs filipich was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother she was of the catholic faith she was preceded in death by her husband nicholas paul k9 filipich parents vaugh franklin dunbar fryfogle and mary elizabeth musgrove fryfogle siblings pal fryfogle and glen fryfogle and nephew kenneth ross jr mrs filipich is survived by her children rick hamm and his wife cindy of lucedale nicky filipich and his wife michelle of biloxi and paul filipich of arizona nieces diane ross and linda morgan both of ocean springs brother bruce fryfogle and his wife vivian of lucedale sistersinlaw louise fryfogle etta mae fryfogle and pollie fryfogle all of lucedale grandchildren jason hamm lance hamm nicholas and mary katherine filipich walter neill michael and john manning nine greatgrandchildren and a host of extended family and friends the mass of christian burial will be held at 1200 noon thursday december 4 2014 at our lady of fatima catholic church biloxi where friends may visit from 1030 am until the service the sun herald november 28 2014 p a4  frank filipich frank filipich  19081961 was born at biloxi mississippi he expired on july 24 1961 and his corporal remanis were interred in the biloxi cemetery  references  the daily herald   filipichmihojevich   december 22 1917 the daily herald   death and burial of mrs mary filipich   november 17 1918 the daily herald   steve filipich preparing for citizenship   june 17 1920 the daily herald   child dead   october 4 1921 the daily herald   filipich funeral   january 22 1931 the daily herald   mrs filipich dies   april 28 1941 the daily herald   butorovichfilipich   january 26 1950 the daily herald   mrs jennie antonsich filipich   february 20 1977  the sun herald      the sun herald   nicholas filipich jr   october 1 2000  the sun herald   stephen a filipich   december 3 2001  the sun herald   jeanette filipich kuluz   october 17 2011  the sun herald   betty v filipich   november 28 2014 p a4 the sun herald   margaret nana filipich soper   march 5 2018  gligo   palmiro gligo  18841949 was born on january 1 1884 at bobovisca brac splitdalmatia county croatia his mother s name may have been vaccaria palmiro arrived at new york city on june 30 1902 aboard la britagne sailing from la havre france palmiro was single a clerk and the nephew of nikola skrmetta of biloxi mississippi ny passenger list t715 r287 line 29 p 52 palmiro gligo married vincenza skrmetta  18831905 and sam mihojevich married perina skrmetta  in biloxi harrison county mississippi on june 13 1904 at the catholic church of the nbvm the gligos were domiciled on oak street when vincenza expired on october 29 1905 she had lived at biloxi since 1901 and they had no children the biloxi daily herald june 14 1904 p 1 and october 30 1905 p 1 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 15 p 396 circa 1907 palmiro gligo married marica sekul  18881948 the daughter of antonio sekul 18541940 and helena skrmetta marica was born at bobovisca brac croatia and came to biloxi mississippi in 1902 in 1910 palmiro and marica sekul gligo were residents of sacramento california here palmiro made his livelihood working in an office building their first son george j gligo 19111984 was born here in june 19111910 sacramento co california federal census t62492 p 17b ed 104 by 1920 the gligo family had relocated to san pedro los angeles county california here palmiro entered the commercial seafood industry as a fisherman probably as a tuna fisherman 1920 los angeles co california federal census t625111 p 20a ed 312  marica sekul gligo  died on february 5 1948 at 658 west 8 th street in san pedro los angeles county california she was survived by her spouse three sons and four brothers  steve m sekul and peter sekul of biloxi mississippi and john sekul and mark sekul of chile south america seven sisters mrs  vencenta  sam marinovich mrs  jacobina  mike beovich sic mrs domenica barhonovich mrs  catherine  alex pitalo mrs  ursula  louis pitalo all of biloxi mississippi and sister mary josephine convent of mercy split yugoslavia and mrs tom cerenich of australia the daily herald february 6 1948 p 7  palmiro gligo died at san pedro california on january 24 1949  children george j gligo  19111984 was born june 6 1911 at sacramento california he died in july 1984 at palos verdes los angeles county california no further information  palmiro gligo palmiro gligo  19172008 was born at sacramento california on september 8 1917 and was the second child of palmiro and marica gligo palmiro is survived by his daughter and soninlaw stephanie and thomas hart his two granddaughters and their husbands paula and samuel spence and amy and matthew dow his greatgrandchildren anthony spence heather dow ian dow and nicholas spence nephews and their families joseph and kathy gligo and john and joyce gligo and niece rita corpus he was predeceased by his parents his brothers george gligo and john gligo and his wife dorothy gligo 19191987 a 90 year resident of san pedro and rancho palos verdes california palmiro maintained strong ties to the early san pedro community members that he grew up with on 8th street in san pedro and worked with in the san pedro fishing industry palmiro retired from his position as vice president of procurement and international operations for star kist foods inc in 1985 throughout his long career in the fishing industry he enjoyed the opportunity to visit and live in many countries around the world including peru italy guam panama the philippines and many small nations in africa the many friends and colleagues that he left in each place continued to call on his expertise and sage advice long after his retirement in 1939 palmiro earned a bachelor of arts in business from loyola university where he attended on an academic scholarship and played football he was the first in his family to graduate from college as a young man he was an avid and skilled bowler and boasted many victories and trophies in later years he enjoyed golf and spent many days with his family in palm springs palmiro loved the los angeles lakers and rarely missed watching a game a rosary service will be held at green hills memorial park chapel 27501 south western avenue rancho palos verdes on sunday november 23 at 630pm  john v gligo john victor gligo  19242007 was a lifetime resident of san pedro california he was born april 16 1924 and passed away november 19 2007 big john as he was known by his friends was one of the greatest all around athletes to play football and baseball for san pedro high school john is an honored member of the san pedro sports walk hall of fame upon graduation from high school john attended the university of san francisco on an athletic scholarship with the outbreak of world war ii john served his country honorably for the us army stationed in the south pacific upon discharge john embarked on a career in the fishing industry first as a commercial fisherman and then as a plant supervisor for star kist foods john is survived by his brother palmiro gligo of rancho palos verdes and by his son john jr and his daughter rita corpuz of san clemente a viewing will be held at green hills mortuary on wednesday november 21 2007 from 10am until 6pm funeral services will be held at green hills memorial chapel on friday november 23 2007 at 9am  references  the biloxi daily herald   hymenal   june 14 1904 the biloxi daily herald   deaths   october 30 1905 the daily breeze  torrance california     john victor gligo   november 20 2007 the daily breeze  torrance california     john gligo and henry pacheco jolly roger at halfstaff for gligo pacheco   december 1 2007 the daily breeze  torrance california     palmiro gligo      november 21 2008 the daily herald   palermo  sic  gligo of san pedro wants copy   january 29 1920 the daily herald   mrs p gligo dies   february 6 1948 the daily herald   gligo funeral   february 7 1948  grasich   guich  not gruich  biloxi cemetery   anton guich anton  tony and toney  guich  18701937 was born november 1 1870 at milna isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia toney guich left naples italy on january 8 1903 and arrived at ellis island new york on february 2 1903 he settled at 1322 first street in biloxi mississippi on february 5 1903 mr guich was naturalized at biloxi on february 19 1923 his naturalization certificate number was no 1511930 petition of naturalization no 368southern disftrict courtsouth mississippijune 3 1922 anton guich had married kora  cora or cornelia  vincich  18721931 called corrine at milna brac kora came to biloxi in 1905 she expired on april 18 1931 at 1322 pine street in biloxi kora was survived by her anton guich husband and peter marco vincich  her brother at san francisco the daily herald april 18 1931 p 2 the widower tony guich married margaret marinovich in harrison county mississippi on july 13 1931 tony expired at biloxi on may 17 1937 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery with kora vincich his first wife    nada guich    nada guich  18871965 was born at milna brac  he lived at biloxi before relocating circa 1935 to violet louisiana where he made his livelihood as a fisherman and trawl maker nada expired at new orleans on january 1 1965 he was survivied by two sisters at biloxi  mary guich radich  18941968 the spouse of peter m radich  18751954 native of bobovisce splitdalmatia county croatia    and rose guich gillich  19021980 the wife of michael chicago mike gillich   18871972 a native of sinj county splitdalmatia croatia nada s corporal remains were interred under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home in the biloxi cemetery after services at st michael s catholic church the daily herald janaury 2 1965 p 2  mary guich mary guich  18941968 a native of milna splitdalmatia county croatia married peter j radich  18751954 in harrison county mississippi on april 17 1913 they were the parents of  nicolena radich  19142001 m william peter strayham 19091956  etta c radich  19161998  nicholas charles radich   19181976  andrew tony radich  19212004  peter m radich  b 1924 m emelda joyce diaz  tony radich  b 1926  mary peggy radich  19291955 m henry g byrd  victoria radich  19361936 and  stella ann   radich   19391941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 266 and 1930 harrison co mississippi 1930 federal census r11146 p 23b and ed 2 peter j radich 18751954 was born september 30 1875 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia the son of nicholas radich and he came to biloxi in november 1902 and lived at 212 pine street where he made his livelihood as a fisherman in biloxi s seafood industry peter departed europe from lehavre france and arrived at new york city aboard the  ss latonia  on october 21 1902 petition for naturalizationus district courtsouthern mississippi no 240 filed july 24 1920 and the daily herald july 26 1920 p 3  references    the daily herald    peter radish files admission papers   july 26 1920 p 3 the daily herald   mrs cora vincich guich dies   april 18 1931 the daily herald   nada guich   january 2 1965 the daily herald   lena marinovich   february 8 1970 the daily herald    nick c radich   march 17 1976 p 2 the sun herald    nicolena radich strayham   september 5 2001 p a7  halat    marko mike halat  18801929 was born november 6 1880 at bobovisce brac a croatian isle off the dalmatian coast on june 15 1908 in the bvm catholic church mike halat married frances grassi  18881969 the daughter of paul grassi and margaret grassi miss grassi was also a native of brac croatia their children born at biloxi mississippi were  paul john halat  19091977 m margaret skrmetta 19132007  anastatia j halat  19111991  margaret j halat  19131994 m walter a kopszywa 19121987  peter paul halat  19151968 m louella mary gary and shirley sandlin  frances halat  19171917  frances halat  1918 m james joseph freche 19071972  josephine halat  19211999 and mike joseph halat  19262003 m gloria theresa viator romero 19302010 marko mike a halat 18801929 settled at 118 pine street in biloxi he had arrived here circa 1904 and made his livelihood as a fisherman in late august 1929 mike halat was working for captain steve rodolfich 18871971 aboard the arcadia  a power boat in lake borgne louisiana while attempting to tie an awning rope it broke and he fell into the lake all attempts to save mike halat were futile as he was a poor swimmer his body was found near the rigolets by captain vincent kuluz 18981987 master of the annie long  the us coast guard had dispatched two vessels for his search and rescue and at least twentyfive fishing boats from violet st bernard parish louisiana were on the scene tony m pitalo a nephew was aboard one of the uscg boats during the search for halat s body mike halat s ccorpse was brought to the o keefe undertaking service at biloxi and buried on august 31 1929 in the biloxi cemetery pallbearers for mr halat s catholic funeral service were vincent rosetti steve rodolfich mitchell cavanaugh jerry covich and steve t sekul nick trebotich of oakland california a cousin of mrs halat came to biloxi for the funeral the daily herald august 30 1929 p 1 and p 8 august 31 1929 p 1 and september 4 1929 p 4 frances grassi halat 18871969 had come to biloxi from croatia circa 1905 she expired on august 17 1969 her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  halat children   paul j halat paul chilly coon john halat  19081977 was born march 23 1908 on june 9 1935 he married margaret maudie skrmetta  19132007 the daughter of lawrence lorenc skrmetta 18821972 and jacobina sekul both croatian immigrants they were the parents of four children  joyce elaine halat  b 1939 m ronald simon franklin sandra halat  paul lawrence halat  b 1944 m in los angeles co california and michael joseph halat m harison co mississippi circuit court mrb 46 p 124 and mrb 119 p 473 paul j halat was the proprietor of the biloxi seafood packing company he died on september 20 1977 maudie skrmetta halat lived until january 1 2007 the south mississippi sun september 22 1977 p a4  anastasia j halat anastasia j halat 19111991 was born february 6 1911 she never married  margaret m halat margaret m halat 19131994 married walter a kopsyzwa in harrison county mississippi on august 11 1947  peter p halat peter paul halat  19151968 was born he married louella mary gary on february 17 1939 and they settled at 806 oak street in biloxi their children were  michael mickey anthony halat  b 1939 m carolyn ann rogers sulzbach b 1945 a native of fayette county alabama and the daughter of william l rogers and pauline thomason and peter p halat jr  b 1942 m sandra a dees b 1944 of ocean springs mississippi and the daughter of joseph dees 19101946 and dorothy eglin dees mckinnon b 1919  peter p halat jr  mayor of  biloxi  from 19891993 peter paul halat jr  b 1942 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 27 1942 he attended biloxi senior high school and graduated with the class of 1960 on august 10 1963 in st alphonsus catholic church at ocean springs mississippi he married sanda ann dees  b 1944 the daughter of joseph p dees 19101946 and dorothy dot eglin dees mckinnon b 1919 they were the parents of  sean stefan mckinnon halat m michelle ann holomon and lynetta marie dobbins jackson co mississippi circuit court mrb 103 p 404 and mrb 105 p 25 peter p halat jr attended the jackson school of law at jackson mississippi and became a member of the mississippi bar association in  biloxi  mayor peter p halat jr began his term as biloxi s mayor in july 1989  frances m halat   frances m halat frances halat 1918 was born december 18 1918 she married james joseph freche 19071972 the son of gustave frederick freche 18801959 and katherine debroi 18841962  josephine halat   michael a halat   references  edward humes   mississippi mud  gallery books new york1994 434 pages  the biloxid iberville press   peter halat enters mayoral race   november 16 1988 the daily herald   mike holot  sic   biloxi fisherman falls from boat drown   august 30 1929 the daily herald   search for holat s body   august 30 1929 the daily herald   body of fisherman brought to biloxi   august 31 1929 the daily herald   mike halat buried   september 4 1929  the south mississippi sun   paul john halat   september 22 1977 the sun herald   julia halat kopszywa   june 15 1994 the sun herald   josephine halat   november 7 1999 the sun herald   mike joseph halat   october 19 2003 the sun herald   mrs margaret maudie halat   january 14 2007  the sun herald   gloria viator halat   april 11 2010 the sun herald     20 the sun herald     20  hire  nikola nick hire 18771944 was born in april 1877 at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia he came to biloxi mississippi circa 1902 to make his livelihood in the rapidly developing seafood industry on april 29 1907 in harrison county mississippi nick hire married vincenta vica martinich  18771968 also a native of bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia she had been at biloxi in 1905 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 19 p 78 their nuptials were celebrated in harrison county mississippi on april 29 1907 vica and nick hire were the parents of six children  margaret hire  19091910  paul hire  19101988 m estelle cook 19151998  peter hire  19121954 m grace nobles 19131994  catherine hire  19141917  edward m hire  19161996 catherine hire 191719 and nicholas corky r hire jr  b 1922 m  children   margaret hire margaret hire  19081910 was born at biloxi mississippi in 1908 and died on march 22 1910 tombstone in biloxi cemetery  paul hire paul hire  19101988 was born at 1312 1 st street on the point in biloxi mississippi on march 7 1910 he had acquired the moniker  heedy   which was derived from his croatian ancestry after serving in the us navy paul hire made his livelihood as a shrimper owned a bar heedy s bar on the corner of cedar street and east beach where st michaels catholic church is today and worked as a pipe fitter at ingalls shipbuilding corporation at pascagoula mississippi he became associated with mrs brown of biloxi and was employed by her broadwater construction company mr hire also was the captain of a chandeleur charter boat operating out of the broadwater marina on march 1 1942 in harrison county mississippi paul hire married estelle nuna  cook  19151998 a young school teacher who had recently arrived on the mississippi coast estelle was born at philadelphia neshoba county mississippi after graduation from siena college memphis she taught school in rural neshoba county mrs hire later acquired a master s degree in education from the university of southern mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 442 and estelle cook hire estelle cook was drawn to biloxi and the coast by her roman catholic religion she began her teaching career at biloxi where she taught at howard ii elementary school on point cadet mrs hire also taught in the elementary school system at ocean springs in 1983 while the principal of the taconi school in ocean springs she was selected as the outstanding administrator for that year mrs hire retired in 1984 after thirtyone years in that noble profession the ocean springs record april 7 1983 p 14 mrs hire had a master degree in education from the university of southern mississippi she and paul reared four children at ocean springs agnes paula hire b 1943 jerome jerry nicholas hire b1944 marsha ann hire m mr haynes b 1946 and julia claire hire b 1950 m jerry platt in over forty years in her lovely home mrs hire has maintained it in excellent and at near original conditions she has added a carport and repaired the roof the original wood shingles are still on the roof under the newer construction the weatherboards are cypress  estelle cook hire  from the sun herald june 19 1998 p a11 ocean springs mrs estelle nuna cook hire 82 of ocean springs died wednesday june 17 1998 in mobile alabama mrs hire was born in philadelphia mississippi and had been a resident of the coast since 1940 she was a member of st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs and was active in the legion of mary she was a retired teacher and principal in the ocean springs school district estelle was preceded in death by her husband paul heedy hire survivors include three daughters paula hire of dallas texas marcia hire haynes of atlanta ga and julia hire platt of ocean springs a son jerome jerry hire of hartford ala three sisters mary gibson of philadelphia miss jane sabrio of new orleans la and polly nyby of port townsend washington two brothers john cook of philadelphia mississippi and pat cook of montgomery alabama four grandchildren angela hire grimm ashley platt jacob platt and joshua platt all of ocean springs two greatgrandchildren brennan crimm and lauren crimm both of ocean springs there will be a 1 pm mass on saturday june 20 1998 at st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs where friends may call from 11 am until service time burial will be in evergreen cemetery in ocean springs the ocean springs chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes is in charge of arrangements  peter hire peter hire  19121954 called preacher was born at biloxi mississippi on february 6 1912 he worked in the biloxi seafood industry as a fisherman and oysterman and enlisted in the us army in december 1940 and served during ww ii peter married grace nobles  19131994 in harrison county mississippi on january 28 1950 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 81 p 37 peter hire was a member of the gulf coast fisherman s association and st michael s catholic church he expired at the gulfport veterans administration hospital on march 26 1954 grace n hire lived to january 22 1994 both their burials were in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald march 27 1954 p 6  catherine hire catherine hire  19141917 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 26 1914 she expired at biloxi on november 17 1917 tombstone in biloxi cemetery  edward m hire edward m hire  19161996 called eddie was born at biloxi on september 21 1916  nicholas r hire nicholas r hire  called corky married loyce smith in harrison county mississippi on august 14 1955  anna hire anna hire was born september 6 1882 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia anna hire 18821962 married peter pavlov   18821951 who was born march 16 1882 to george pavlov and diana sapurnich at brac splitdalmatia county croatia peter came to america in 1905 he embarked from le havre france on the la savoie on december 10 1905 and arrived at new york city on december 17 1905 peter declared his intention to become an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on december 6 1917 he was naturalized at biloxi on february 21 1921 receiving certificate of naturalization no 1511976 declaration of intention no 346 and petition for naturalization no 239us district courtsouthern division of mississippi the pavlov family lived at 324 pine street on biloxi s point cadet peter made his livelihood as a fishermen in the biloxi canning industry and became a partner in the seacoast packing company he served as its president from 1934 until his demise peter expired at home on january 17 1951 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald january 18 1951 p 6 peter and anna hire pavlov were the parents of six children  danica v pavlov  19081996 m grgur george garbin 18931969  george pavlov   19101963 m cecile arguelles 19081994  margaret pavlov  19122008 m vincent visco kuluz 18981987  frances flossie pavlov  19152004 m james j touchet  peter pavlov ii  19192012 m mary alice smith 19252015 and  frank buffalo pavlov   19202005 m hilda marie belter 19221999  references  the daily herald   nick hire buried   february 7 1944 the daily herald   peter hire dies   march 27 1954 the daily herald   mrs anna pavlov   july 26 1962 the daily herald   mrs vica m hire   september 5 1968  the ocean springs record   mrs estelle hire selected outstanding administrator   april 7 1983 the ocean springs record   paul hire   october 13 1983  the sun herald   paul heedy hire   october 10 1988 the sun herald   eddie m hire   may 6 1996 the sun herald   estelle cook hire   june 19 1998 the sun herald   mrs alice davidson hire   june 19 2004  jurich   dominick jurich and katie sekul biloxi cemetery   dominick jurich  18851959 and katherine katie sekul  18841962 were the progenitors of the jurich family of the mississippi gulf coast dominick jurich was born february 4 1885 at bobovisce brac the son of peter jurich and mary sekul children  marie jurich  19111997 m anthony m baricev 19081982  peter m jurich  19141981 m marie v barhonovich 19172000  joseph m jurich  19181967 m anastasia pitalo  john p jurich  19211984 and george n jurich  19281994  dominick jurich  spelled also jurach and yurach and family left trieste in december 1920 and arrived at new york city aboard the ss pannomia on january 10 1921 he declared his intent to become an american citizen in june 1922 and he was naturalized  no 2438872 on february 25 1927 at biloxi mississippi petition for naturalization no 386south mississippi district courtnovember 17 1926  katie sekul jurich was born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia on september 8 1884 she died on february 1 1962 at 1618 3rd street her residence in biloxi following her mass at st michael s catholic church her internment was in biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 1 1962 p 2  children marie jurich  baricev   courtesy of jacobina tabb    marie  maritza mary and may  jurich  19111997 was born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia on november 6 1911 on june 22 1932 in harrison county mississippi she married anthony m baricev  19081982 the son of peter petar m baricev 18801951 born on molat croatia and theresa tereza buyasich 18801957 also a native of molat they were the parents of  jomarie baricev  19441976 m victor suzanno soares the son of armindo herman soares 19081994 and judith suzzano 19172006 on august 23 1964 catherine baricev fiorentini of san diego california and anthony tony d baricev  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 43 p 612 and bk 127 p 376 marie jurich baricev 18841962 died at hattiesburg mississippi mississippi on august 4 1997 jomarie baricev soares had preceded her in death passing on december 23 1976 anthony m baricev died on may 19 1982 their corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery also at biloxi mississippi  peter m jurich peter maxmilian mutt jurich  19141981 was born at bobovice on the island of brac splitdalmatia county croatia to dominick jurich 18851959 and katherine katie sekul 18841962 peter came to the united states in 1922 with his mother and four siblings marie may jurich 19111997 m anthony m baricev 19081982 joseph zibee jurich 19181967 m anastasia pitalo and john p jurich 19211984 they settled at 410 pine street in biloxi mississippi where his father worked on an oyster dredge for a local seafood factory a brother george n zora jurich 19281994 was born at biloxi 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 24b ed 2 peter m jurich also made his livelihood at biloxi in the seafood industry as a fisherman he was a member of the slavonian benevolent association he married marie v barhonovich 19172000 the daughter of frank barhonovich 18891963 and mira mildred kovacevich 18911965 in harrison county mississippi on december 19 1937 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 48 p 329 peter and marie b jurich reared their four children at 242 cedar street on point cadet betty lucille jurich m dennis a meyers jr marie elena jurich m alexander george gombos jr mildred antonia toni jurich m mendum dees mendy briscoe and peter m jurich jr m katherine ann wescovich mr jurich s funeral services was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi his internment in the biloxi cemetery followed a mass at st michael s catholic church ssdi indicates his birth date as may 29 1913  marie v barhonovich jurich  19172000 age 83 years of biloxi passed away peacefully on friday february 25 2000 mrs jurich was born in biloxi on january 13 1917 she was a waitress in biloxi all her life with 35 years at rosetti s poboys in biloxi her retirement was followed by many proud hours as a volunteer at biloxi regional medical center she was a member of st michaels catholic church the slavonian ladies auxiliary and st michaels altar society her greatest joy in life was her family she was preceded in death by her husband peter mutt jurich sr her parents frank and mildred barhonovich a sister antonia barhonovich and three brothers anthony barhonovich john barhonovich and peter barhonovich survivors include three daughters betty meyers and her husband dennis marie gombos and her husband al and toni briscoe and her husband mendy a son peter m jurich jr and his wife kathy a brother frank j barhonovich and seven grandchildren denise cruthirds stacey meyers michael meyers dennis meyers jr angela gombos aerin gombos and peter jurich iii a service was held at st michaels catholic church with burial will be in biloxi cemetery the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi was in charge of arrangements the sun herald february 27 2000 p a7  joseph m jurich   joseph zibby matthew jurich  19181967 was born january 6 1918 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia he married anastasia sue pitalo in harrison county mississippi on april 25 1943 they were the parents of three children  joseph matthew jurich jr m susan elder  david jurich  m terri rush and julie jurich  m sonny wade harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 60 p 334 zibby jurich worked in sales and advertising for bellande beverage company at biloxi he had lived in biloxi and at the time of his demise was a resident of 208 cleveland avenue at ocean springs mississippi mr jurich served america in the us coast guard during ww ii and was a member of st alphonsus catholic church in ocean springs mr jurich expired at ocean springs mississippi on may 25 1967 he was survived by his spouse children three brothers peter jurich john jurich and george jurich all of biloxi and maritza j baricev his sister and the wife of tony baricev also of biloxi mississippi bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi conducted the funeral of mr jurich with services at st alphonsus catholic church with internment in crestlawn memorial park at ocean springs mississippi the daily herald may 26 1967 p 2  john p jurich john jidge p jurich  19211984 was born at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia on march 27 1921 it appears that he never married jidge expired at biloxi on march 30 1984 and internment of his corporal remains were in the biloxi cemetery the sun april 1 1984 p a4  george n jurich george nicholas zora jurich   19281994 age 65 years of biloxi died wednesday june 15 1994 in biloxi mississippi mr jurich was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi he was handicapped from birth with deafness zora was a member of st michael s catholic church at biloxi zora jurich was preceded in death by his parents dominic jurich 18851959 and catherine sekul jurich 18841962 and three brothers peter jurich joseph m jurich 19181967 and john p jurich 19131981 he was survived by mary monica baricev 19111997 bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi directed the funeral of mr jurich following services at st michael s catholic church burial followed at the biloxi cemetery the sun herald june 17 1994 p a2  references    the daily herald   dominick jurich   january 51959 the daily herald   mrs katie jurich   february 1 1962 the daily herald   joseph m jurich   may 26 1967 the daily herald   peter m mutt jurich   may 12 1981 the sun herald   john p jurich   april 1 1984 the sun herald   george n zora jurich   june 17 1994 the sun herald   mary j baricev   august 6 1997 p c2 the sun herald   marie v jurich   february 28 2000  kuljis   luka kuljis   luka kuljis  18861965 was born in the village of milna on the island of brac splitdalmatia county croatia on august 11 1886 he married tadica pitalo  18831978 a native of bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia she was the daughter of stephen pitalo and mandelina children  joseph kuljis  19081988 m georgia foster 19081989  stephen joseph kuljis  19111960 m ruth moniot 191962  marguerite kuljis   19131986 m ojo j ohr 19031991  peter t kuljis  19161983 m  madaline  mandelina  kuljis  19211993 m john bolton richards 19181986 and alexander alex john kuljis  19241979  dr joseph kuljis dr joseph kuljis  19081988 was born at biloxi on 1908 he married georgia ruth foster 19081989 a native of union south carolina   graduate of tulane university died march 17 1988 in the baptist hospital in new orleans survived by spouse a son joseph l kuljis and madaline kuljis richards his sister burial southern memorial park at biloxi mississippi the timespicayune march 19 1988 p b7  stephen j kuljis   stephen steve joseph kuljis  19111960 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 21 1911 he married ruth moniot 19201962 the daughter of leon moniot and martha moniot in harrison county mississippi on january 8 1942 they were the parents of five children georgia kuljis 19432010 m george w lawrence ruth kuljis hope alexis kuljis m george grego garbin jacqueline rita kuljis 19471996 m armond j boudreaux and anthony corso stephen jospeh kuljis jr and peter demoniot kuljis 19602016 m vickie l baker and kathy buck harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 30 in july 1941 steve kuljis acquired the grocery store of charles schuman on east howard avenue near lameuse street the daily herald july 10 1941 p 3 during ww ii on march 11 1942 steve kuljis enlisted in the naval reserve and was called to actve duty in may 1942 in early november 1942 he was in combat in the north african campaign and received a citation for bravery from his commanding officer the citation read as follows accomplishment of assignement and outstanding bravery displayed at risk his own life under enemy fire during initial assault and capture of arzew oran french algiers north adfrica november 811 1942 operation successfully carried out in cooperation with the united states army and british royal navy the daily herald march 29 1943 p 8  children   georgia r kuljis lawrence 19432010 on august 10 2010 after fulfilling god s purpose for her life on earth the angels were sent to bring georgia r lawrence home to her eternal reward she was 67 years of age georgia was born in biloxi where she remained a lifelong resident she was of the catholic faith and a devoted member of st michael catholic church where she faithfully served as a eucharistic minister georgia graduated from sacred heart girls high school in 1961 she was a member of the slavonian ladies auxiliary she is remembered by many for her dedication to the biloxi girls softball league her ten years as cafeteria manager at mercy cross high school and her commitment to catholic education in 1998 she was awarded mother of the year by the biloxi lions club she spent her entire life offering selfless unconditional love to her family friends and everyone she encountered through her immense love and support for her grandchildren the legacy of ria will forever live on she is preceded in death by her parents stephen scupps sr and ruth moniot kuljis sister jacqueline corso fatherinlaw anthony lawrence sr and motherinlaw teresa calamari lawrence georgia is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 48 years george w lawrence three daughters gina dannie skrmetta gwyn boots diaz gela dennis meins five grandchildren james and danielle skrmetta josh jacob and justin diaz sister hope garbin two brothers stephen kuljis jr peter d kuljis and numerous nieces nephews and other relativesmma mass of christian burial will be on saturday august 14 2010 at 1200 pm at st michael catholic church reciting of the rosary will be at 1130 am interment will be in biloxi city cemetery a celebration of georgia s life will follow at the slavonian lodge 159 maple st bradfordo keefe funeral home howard avenue biloxi is in charge of arrangements the sun herald august 13 2010  jacqueline rita kuljis  19471996 was born at biloxi mississippi on june 14 1947 she died on november 25 1996  peter demoniot kuljis  19602016 age 60 years of biloxi passed away on monday february 29 2016 he was born on april 17 1955 and graduated from biloxi high school in 1973 peter had a deep love for his family and was extremely proud of his croatian and french heritage he was a member of the slavonian lodge where he served on the board of trustees he was also a member of the french club peter s heritage instilled in him an immense love of the water boats and being a fisherman he also enjoyed his mornings having breakfast with his slavonian lodge brothers and playing bourre booray with them peter was the owner of cable unlimited and he installed and serviced security systems he was a jackofalltrades excelling in mechanical work carpentry and art which he used to paint and build props and stages for high school proms and carnival balls many people also remember him as a mechanic at lyon s chevron gas station in biloxi peter had a big heart and used all of his many talents to help others when in need peter is preceded in death by his parents stephen skups kuljis sr and ruth moniot kuljis sisters georgia lawrence jacqueline corso peter is survived by his daughter meagan kuljis and granddaughter talyn pizzetta sister hope garbin and brother steve diane kuljis nieces nephews and other relatives a celebration of peter s life will be held sunday march 13 2016 at noon at the slavonian lodge 159 maple street all family and friends are welcome to attend bradfordo keefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald march 6 2016  marguerite kuljis marguerite kuljis  19131986 was born april 22 1913 at biloxi she married ojo j ohr 19031991 marguerite died on july 24 1986 at ocean springs mississippi her corporal remians were interred in the biloxi cemetery  peter t kuljis peter tony kuljis  19161983 was born march 10 1916 at biloxi mississippi he married verna mae cannette 19161988 the daughter of edward james cannette 18931950 and estella diaz cannette 18961980 in harrison county mississippi on september 8 1946 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 51 p 310  madeline kuljis madeline kuljis   19211993 was born at biloxi mississippi on april 24 1921 she  was named miss biloxi  at the buena vista hotel in early february 1938 the daily herald february 5 1938 p 1 madeline married john bolton richards 19181986 and they were the parents of sherry ann irene richards sherry ann married paul louis babuchna jr in harrison county mississippi on june 30 1968  alexander j kuljis   joseph kuljis joseph kuljis 18881957      sam kuljis sam kuljis   18891961 was born siman kuljis on august 9 1889 at milna brac county splitdalmatia he arrived at boston massachusetts on may 21 1921 aboard the  ss argentina  which had earlier embarked from trieste austria for america mr kuljis declared his intent to become an american citizen in the southern federal district court at biloxi mississippi in may 1925 at this time he was domiciled at 314 pine street in biloxi sam kuljis indicated that he was 5 feet 8 ½ inches tall and weighed 178 pounds declaration of intent no 804southern district federal court of mississippi may 19 1925 circa 1925 sam kuljis married mary josephine keresich 19061996 a native of biloxi in 1940 the sam kuljis family lived at 126 myrtle street on biloxi s point cadet sam and mary j kuljis were both employed in the local seafood industry he captained a fishing vessel and she labored in a local factory shucking oysters and picking shrimp at this time their three daughters had been born and lived at home margaret rita kuljis b 1926 m charles harry mcmahon in october 1942 vincentia vee kuljis 19282012 m murphy j trahan sr 19261980 in october 1948 and teresa kuljis b 1931 m bernard ward in june 19491940 harrison co mississippi t6272024 p 9a ed 245     sam kuljis expired at biloxi mississippi on october 25 1961 he was followed in death by his wife who passed on may 10 1996 their corporal remains were interred in southern memorial park the daily herald october 25 1961 p 2  antonia kuljis antonia kuljis  18901960 was born june 13 1890 at milna brac croatia she married  john skrnich  18871968 also a native of milna brac children  clara ann skrnich  19122003 m john frank cosmich 19092009   margaret skrnich  19131935 m vincent rosett  thomas skrnich  19142001 m lillian broux  joseph chibby skrnich  19152009  john skrnich jr  19172007 m flora gazzo 19242001 the daughter of andrew gazzo and viola daniel  michael skrnich  19191973 m isabell leleaux 19221996  antonia skrnich  19221923  samuel j skrnich  19242001 m marie grace sanzari  frances dominica skrnich  19242010 m lawrence w mason 19182004   lucretia skrnich  m neville j broussard 19201999 and  dolores rita skrnich  m george a sonnier antonia kuljis skrnich passed on september 18 1960 at 1442 east beach in biloxi she was survived by her spouse five sons and four daughters three brothers luka kuljis sam kuljis and peter kuljis two sisters madica kuljis buzolich and yubica kuljis banicich sic in yugoslavia croatia 26 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild the reverend herbert mullen officiated at her funeral in st michael s catholic church follwed by burial in the biloxi cemetery services under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home the daily herald september 19 1960 p 2  peter kuljis in july 1948 in harrison county mississippi peter kuljis 19021966 married dina mary mladinich 19142006 the widow of john joseph labetich 19091944 john joseph labetich 19091944 had died at the presidio us army camp in san francisco california on february 20 1944 he had married dina mary mladinich 19142006 in harrison county mississippi on september 12 1934 they had one daughter frances labetich who married gus c cavalier jr 19332005 john j labetich s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 21 1944 p 7 and march 1 1944 p 8 and the sun herald october 7 2006  references  the daily herald      dr kuljis in greenville   august 12 1935 the daily herald     miss kuljis new miss biloxi   february 5 1938 the daily herald   grocery changes   ownership      july 10 1941 p 3 the daily herald      john l   sic  labetich dies in army camp   february 21 1944 the daily herald       steve kuljis dies at biloxi  august 27 1960 the daily herald      mrs john skrnich    september 19 1960 the daily herald      sam kuljis    october 25 1961 p 2 the daily herald      mrs ruth kuljis    march 21 1962 the daily herald      former biloxi shrimp ruler taken by death     march 2 1977 the daily herald      mrs tadica pitalo kuljis    february 13 1978 the daily herald         the sun herald      peter t kuljis    the sun herald    verna mae kuljis    the sun herald      georgia foster kuljis    june 5 1989 the sun herald      madeline kuljis richards    febriuary 16 1993 the sun herald      mary j kuljis    may 12 1996 the sun herald      dina mary mladinich labetich kuljis    october 7 2006 the sun herald      vincentia trahan    august 23 2012  maricich   luka john maricich   18931963 was born may 3 1893 at supetar on the isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia he came to biloxi mississippi in the fall of 1922 from baltimore maryland where he had landed on june 14 1922 disembarking from the ss helenia which had sailed from trieste austria now italy luka made his way from the east coast and soon joined the large slavic community at biloxi s point cadet his spouse danica pleticolcich maricich  18941966 and marie maricich  their infant daughter came from brac in 1923 and joined him at 1426 first street declaration of intention no 740 federal courtsouthern districtgulfport mississippi december 19 1922 and the daily herald december 20 1922 p 3 in 1930 the maricich family lived at 218 cedar street on point cadet where luka j maricich made his livelihood as a fisherman he and danica were the parents of at least six children  marie maricich  19191956 m carl j hebden 19231980  luke john maricich jr  19251988 m theresa marie rutledge in may 1947 m sarah r gavin in august 1955 m mara lena homlish in october 1965  elena agnes maricich m anthony s hannigan jr 19182009 in december 1941  katherine maricich  19301993 m mr arceneaux and carol biggs 19272010  anthony j maricich  19311984 m myrtle ann slater in september 1957 and jerry peter maricich  19321989 m dolores r masse in september 1952 and deborah mae daily in february 1965 luka john maricich died at biloxi on july 15 1963 danica expired on december 8 1966 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  children   marie maricich marie maricich  19191956 was born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia on september 30 1919 she came to biloxi in 1923 with her mother danica pleticolcich maricich 18941966 from the dalmatian island of brac marie married carl j hebden 19231980 in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1942 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 236 marie m hebden died at homestead florida on december 31 1956 from injuries that she received in an automobile accident at homestead on december 6 1956 mrs hebden was survived by her husband m sgt carl j hebden two children janice hebden and carl j hebden jr her parents mr and mrs luka maricich three brothers jerry maricich anthony maricich and luka maricich jr two sisters katie stanfield and elena tamer all of biloxi the body will be brought to biloxi for burial the daily herald december 31 1956 p 2 funeral services for marie m hebden were held from the bradfordo keefe funeral home at biloxi on january 3 1957 internment was in the biloxi cemetery following a requiem mass at nativity bvm catholic church the daily herald january 4 1957 p 2  luke j maricich jr luke john maricich jr  19251988 was born at biloxi mississippi on march 12 1925 he appears to have married four times in harrison county mississippi theresa marie rutledge on may 8 1947 sarah r gavin on august 30 1955 mara lena homlish in october 4 1965 and laura poole on october 5 1968 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 74 p 387 mrb 102 p 444 mrb 130 p 339 and mrb 139 p 532 mr maricich was a lifelong resident of the coast and made his livelihood as a boat captain in the oil and gas industry he was a catholic luke j maricich jr died june 26 1988 at biloxi mississippi he was survived by four daughters cheryl overton of wichita kansas rosalie maricich of metairie louisiana debbie maricich of benton florida and angel maricich of bay st louis mississippi three sons larry maricich and luke john maricich ii both of biloxi and dennis maricih of ocean springs a sister katheirne biggs of biloxi and a brother jerry maricich of slidell louisiana and seven grandchildre luke s funeral was dirrected by bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi with internment at the biloxi national cemetery the sun herald june 28 1988 p a3  elena a maricich elena agnes maricich   1927 married anthony seth hannagan jr 19182009 a native of illinois in harrison county mississippi on december 31 1941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 54 p 24 anthony s hannagan jr expired on july 9 2009 in park forest illinois his corporal remains were interred in the fort sills veterans cemetery at oklahoma the southtown star chicago anthony s hannagan ii july 26 2009  katherine maricich katherine maricich arceneaux biggs  19301993 age 63 years of violet louisiana died saturday may 29 1993 in chalmette louisiana mrs biggs was a longtime resident of biloxi a catholic and homemaker survivors include her spouse carol biggs 19272010 of d iberville mississippi a daughter patricia menefee of ocean springs son peter stanfield of slidell louisiana and tony arceneaux of ocean springs and four grandchildren bradfordo keefe funeral home of biloxi had charge of mrs biggs funeral service with graveside services at southern memorial park the sun herald june 1 1993 p a2  anthony j maricich anthony tony john maricich  19311984    was born at biloxi mississippi on march 15 1931 he married myrtle ann slater in harrison county mississippi on september 8 1957 tony and myrtle ann maricich left biloxi in 1958 for pascagoula mississippi where they settled at 2021 margie moore avenue tony was employed with the ingalls shipbuilding corporation he later was the proprietor of the s m cabinet shop at pascagoula harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 110 p 97 mr marich expired at pascagoula mississippi on april 2 1984 he was survivied by his spouse two sons eddie slater of indianola and paul slater of pascagoula four daughters tina key of pascagoula pat hobbs of jackson june flores of huntsville alabama and jean armstrong of greenville two brothers jerry maricich  19322989  and luke maricich and a sister katie biggs 19301993 all of biloxi 23 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren the daily herald april 13 1984 p a2  jerry p maricich jerry peter runt maricich  19321989 was born at biloxi mississippi he married dolores r masse in harrison county mississippi on june 16 1952 and deborah mae daily on february 22 1965 jerry made his livelihood as a boat captain he died on december 9 1989 in slidell louisiana while a resident of pearl river louisiana he had lived in pearl river since 1984 mr maricich was survived by jerry alan maricich a son two daughters marie maricich of slidell and diane lynn marich sirey of pearl river a sister katie biggs of north biloxi and five grandchildren his internment was in the crowe cemetery at lacombe louisiana the sun herald december 12 1989 p c2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb bk 91 p 112 and 128 p 558  references  the daily herald   isle brach  sic  man wants to be an american  december 20 1922 the daily herald   biloxian dies following wreck in homestead fla    december 31 1956 the daily herald   mrs hebden rites    january 4 1957 the daily herald   luka maricich    july 16 1963 the daily herald   mrs danica maricich   december 9 1966 the daily herald   anthony maricich   april 13 1984 the oklahoman oklahoma city   anthony s hannagan   july 12 2009 p a18 the southtown star chicago   anthony s hannagan ii   july 26 2009 the sun herald   luke maricich jr   june 28 1988 the sun herald   jerry runt maricich   december 12 1989 the sun herald   katherine maricich biggs   june 1 1993  marinovich   mateo mike marinovich mateo mike marinovich 18891929 was born march 14 1887 at milna brac he left trieste and arrived at the port of new york in november 1905 and declared his name as kuznia marinovich he had married margurite t misko 18861943 in croatia they settled at 1323 first street and mike made his livelihood in the seafood industry their children were born in biloxi steve joseph marinovich 19171999 mary helena marinovich 19202011 m willard a newman 19171990 and rita marinovich 19252005 m clay frank baudry 19241992    children steve j marinovich steve joseph marinovich  19171999 was born july 1 1917 to mike marinovich and marguerite he married marie lovlyn arceneaux 19222001 the daughter of adam arceneaux and she was a native of abbeville louisiana children steve michael marinovich 19411942 mary jo marinovich m bissett and margaret ann marinovich m breeland steve marinovich expired at    marinovich trawl company steve j marinovich began his trawl making service about 1946 he manufactured and exported netting and trawls from his oak street headquarters in april 1963 steve was appointed by the biloxi city council to the boiloxi port commission replacing albert duckett the daily herald april 25 1963 p 1    sam marinovich sam marinovich 18811956  was born december 25 1881 to joseph marinovich at zdrelo serbia he married vencentia sekul keresich 18841974 the widow of joseph keresich d march 1906 in harrison county mississippi on july 13 1908 children annie marinovich m john skrmetta and fountain alena marinovich 19111970 stephanie marinovich 19132001 m sidney fountain joseph marinovich frances marinovich 19161918 antoney marinovich 19191919 jake marco marinovich 19212003 m octavia rousseau and helen delores anderson and samuel marinovich 19231934 sam s stepdaughter mary josephine keresich 19061996 married sam kuljis 18891961    references  the daily herald   marinovich child dies   june 10 1942 the daily herald   baudrymarinovich   november 19 1942 the daily herald   marinovich member of port commission   april 25 1963 the daily herald   lena marinovich   february 8 1970 the sun herald   steve j marinovich   june 30 1999 the sun herald   rita marinovich baudry   july 2005 the sun herald   mary helena newman   june 5 2011 the sun herald   jake marinovich   july 14 2013  mihojevich steven mihojevich and frances martinich  image made biloxi cemeteryaugust 2012    steven stip mihojevich  18721947 was born at boboviscia brac on february 22 1872 the son of anthony tony mihojevich and mary doukstoni stip mihojevich left le havre france on the ss britannia and arrived at new york city on february 14 1901 he settled at 219 cedar street southern district mississippideclaration of intention for citizenship no 280 stip mihojevich married frances frankie martinich 18721956 in bobovisca brac her father was matthew martinich and mother frances trebotich she came to biloxi in 1905 with anthony mihojevich 19021982 their son the steve mihojevich family later resided at 220 myrtle street on point cadet where he made his livelohood as a fisherman there children were  mary mihojevich  18991918 m anthony filipich 18971969  anthony mihejovich  19021982 m angelina russo 19072008  peter mehojevich  19061997  katrina  katie  mehojevich  19071999 m frank kovacevich 18991971  joseph mehovecich  19091991 m marguerite fountain  frances mihovecich  19132002 m mike sekul 19111988 mrs frances mihojevich expired at biloxi on july 9 1956 steve mihojevich died on april 12 1947  bradfordo keefe burial book 38a p 111   steve mihojevich 18721947 a 1903 dalmatian immigrant and the son of tony mihojevich and mary doukstoni married frances martinich 18721956 also a native of dalmatia her father was matthew martijich and mother frances trebotich she came to biloxi circa 1904 their children were antonio tony mihojevich 19021982 peter mihojevich 1907 katrina mihojevich 1908 m frank kovacevich joseph mihojevich 19091991 m marguerite fountain and frances mihojevich 1913 m mike sekul the steve mihojevich family resided at 220 myrtle street on point cadet mrs frances mihojevich expired at biloxi on july 9 1956 steve died on april 12 1947  bradfordo keefe burial book 38a p 111 and  1920 harrison county mississippi federal census t625876 p 30b ed 39  children mariga mihojevich  on december 21 1917 at biloxi  mariga or mary mihojevich  18991918 married  tony filipich  18971969 who was born on december 4 1897 mary mihojevich filipich died on november 17 1918 at thier home on 228 pine street in biloxi mississippi tony then married jennie antonsich  19051977 the daughter of john antonsich 18681937 and jennie budinich 18761930 both croatian immigrants from lussingrande mali losinj in harrison county mississippi on june 1 1925 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 469 and bk 37 p 58 tony and jennie antonsich filipich had a daughter  lucille filipich  1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 24a ed 2  antonio mihojevich angelina angie russo 19072008 native of nola and the daughter of salvador russo and olivia fallo married tony mihojevich 19021982 on april 27 1927 at nativity bvm in biloxi mississippi children    claudette frances mihojevich m william laughlin quigley quigley  and stephanie mihojevich m  don francis pizzetta  19351987 employed at the gulf central seafood factory   angie r mihojevich expired at her home on 220 myrtle street in biloxi on   january 23 2008   burial southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi  the sun herald january 24 2008 p a6    children   claudette f mihojevich claudette frances mihojevich was valedictorian of class of 1948 at sacred heart academy terese peresich was salutatorian claudette garduated from loyola university nola with a degree in medical technology before her marriage to  william laughlin quigley of biloxi in harrison county mississippi on february 17 1952 claudette worked as a laboratory technician at the biloxi va hospital thier first child  deborah ann quigley was born in october 1953 she married paul franklin bates in december 1973 the daily herald may 25 1948 p 2 february 19 1952 p 14 and ocotber 30 1953 p 18  stephanie ann mihojevich stephanie ann mihojevich married don francis pizetta in harrison county mississippi april 6 1958 harrison co mississippi mrb 111 p 455  sam mihojevich sam mihojevich  18811927 was born february 2 1881 at bobovesci brac splitdalmatia county croatia he left le havre france and arrived at new york city on june 29 1902 sam married perina skrmetta  18861945 in harrison county mississippi on june 13 1904 she was the daughter of nicholas skrmetta 18551918 and margaret jahsih 18621947 the daily herald june 14 1904 and april 26 1915 p 4 sam and perina s mihojevich settled at 1418 howard avenue and sam worked in the biloxi seafood industry their three children were biloxi born  john mihojevich  19061985  geraldine carmel mihojevich  19091989 m roger n townsend 19152006 and joseph james mihojevich  19121992 m catherine silva 19141995 circa 1919 the family left biloxi mississippi and relocated to san pedro los angeles county california sam was killed accidentally here on may 27 1927 perina married ivan  john  domjanov  18941957 after the demise of her spouse ivan was born at kastel gomilica splitdalmatia county croatia and came to america in july 1913 he worked as a coal miner in wyoming before settling at san pedro california in september 1933 perina and geraldine came to biloxi to visit relatives and friends geraldine had graduated from the university of california and was an accomplished musician and piano teacher the daily herald may 27 1927 p 8 and september 7 1933 p 2 perina skrmetta expired on april 24 1945 in southern california ivan lived until september 19 1957 it appears that he married helen pavlov 18921966 after perina s demise  references  the biloxi daily herald   hymeneal   june 14 1904 the daily herald   petition to naturalization   april 26 1915 the daily herald   sam mihojevich killed   may 27 1927 the daily herald   biloxi news paragraphs   september 7 1933 the daily herald   mrs   perina skrmetta mihojevich  domjamov dies    april 25 1945 the daily herald   claudette  mihojevich and terese peresich heard at class night    may 25 1948 the daily herald   quigleymihojevich  february 19 1952 p 14 the sun herald   angelina russo mijojevich   january 24 2008 p a6  misko   captain george a misko and madeline pitalo  image made biloxi cemeteryaugust 2012  captain george anthony misko  18781971 was born march 25 1878 in the bobovisce a village on the island of brac off the dalmatian coast he arrived at biloxi in 1903 and became a crewman on the  julia h   a schooner owned by lopezdunbar and company in 1908 he married madeline mandelina pitalo  18881983 and lived at 215 cedar street with their children  anthony tony misko  19111993 m ida mae nadalich 19141996  elizabeth misko  19132001 m mr gutierrez  albert j misko  19152006 m eunice leckich  georgio misko  19201924  stephen steve misko  19181930  madeline   rita misko m charles d jenkins  peter misko  19231985 m laura kracher  antonia misko  19262011 m joseph a juen  frances a misko m joseph m lamas  lucretia misko m mr doljanin and john brioche misko  19302012 during the offseason he worked on the track gang of the local street carline  the daily herald april 22 1971 p 2  george a misko was a charter member of the slavonian benevolent association and worshipped at st michael s catholic church he retired in 1949 after sailing biloxi s srhimp and oyster watercraft in 1968 captain misko reined over the biloxi shrimp festival in march 1968 captain misko was feted for his 90th natal anniversary at his cedar street home a confectionary replica of the jolly traveller his fishing boat graced the dining table at the celebration the daily herald march 26 1968 p 14  peter d misko sr and katie miskobiloxi cemetery  image made august 2012  peter dominick misko  18811959 was born june 10 1881 he married katrina katie skrmetta 18841948 children  anthony misko  19091910  nicholas a misko  19111994 m flavia hebert  lawrence misko   lucretia misko  19202006 m peter v troubles skrmetta 19172000  peter dominick misko jr  b 1914 and steve rocco misko  19162006    m mary lou misko and joseph r misko  19161990 m velma dujmov 19221998  lucy  lucia  misko  18921975 was born in louisiana she married vincent polovich  18821952 a native of nola and the son of matre polovich and mary krich in harrison county mississippi on november 24 1915 their children were  matre polovich  19171998  m dorothy romero   19252003  lucille polovich   anthony v polovich m margaret migues  vincent j polovich  19252007 m edith allen and lucretia polovich   john misko married olivia sekul   references  the biloxid iberville press    time traveler living historiansconversation with peter misko   jauary 24 2013 p 4 the daily herald     john misko  waiting for bride from dalmatia  olivia sekul     june 19 1920 the daily herald   marriage licenses   january 24 1921 the daily herald   george misko celebrates his 90th birthday   march 26 1968 the daily herald   biloxi shrimp festival king   george misko  of 1964 dies  april 22 1971 the daily herald    peter misko  january 11 1985 p a2 the sun herald   velma dujmov misko   september 1 1998 t he sun herald   lucretia misko skrmetta   march 7 2006 the sun herald   stephen rocco misko   march 17 2006 the sun herald    peter misko jr looks forward to a century of living   august 27 2006 p f11 the sun herald   antonia misko juen   june 20 2011 p a6 the sun herald   john brioche misko   november 4 2012 p a13  mladinich   ernest j mladinich  18751953 was the son of jacob mladinich and dina filipich and a native of the village of milna on the island of brac in the adriatic sea just off the damaltian coast of croatia he married catherine bonacich mladinich 18741962 also a native of milna they acquired their land on point cadet in december 1931 ernest mladinich expired on january 20 1953 he had come to biloxi from croatia then a part of the austrianhungarian empire in 1901 mladinich was a veteran of the austrian navy he and wife catherine bonacich were the parents of two children ernest mladinich jr 19061990 m amanda tremontana 19081997 and dina mladinich 19142006 m john j labetich 19091944 and peter kuljis 19021966  the daily herald january 20 1953 p 4 and the sun herald october 7 2006    dixie fisheries incorporated dixie fisheries incorporated  owned by ernest mladinich sr ernest mladinich jr and j mladinich sr are making  extensive improvements to their east beach plant to comply with the new health inspection   requirements  the work will be completed before the opening of the shrimp season the daily herald august 2 1934 p 2  children   ernest j mladinich jr ernest j mladinich jr  19061990 was born at biloxi mississippi on 1906 on june 29 1924 in harrison county mississippi he married amanda tremontana  19081997 a croatian immigrant and the daughter of joseph tremonta 18781950 who born on brac croatia and mary cerenich also a croatian immigrant the tremontana family came to biloxi from croatia in 1921 and lived at 240 myrtle street with their children joseph tremontana jr amanada tremontana 19081997 m ernest mladinich jr 19061990 lucretia tremonta 19111937 m earl f cook 191999 josephine tremontana 19132004 m julian k cook 19081994 and mary tremontana m thomas garbin 18951966 and mr calmut harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 39 p 411 ernest and amanda t mladinich 19061990 were the parents of two daughters  katherine katie mladinich  19282018 m james preston coleman jr 19281995 and mary m mladinich  b 1935 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 39 p 411 ernest retired from the biloxi police as its captain after twenty years of loyal service he was a member of the slavonian society of biloxi and a catholic mr mladinich died at biloxi on april 5 1990 riemann memorial funeral home beauvoir road biloxi directed his funeral followed by internment in southern memorial park the sun herald april 6 1990 p amanda t mladinich 19081997 age 89 died on march 4 1997 her corporal remains were also interred at southern memorial park  children       katherine mladinich  katherine katie mladinich coleman  19282018 age 89 years of biloxi mississippi passed away thursday march 15 2018 in gulfport mississippi mrs coleman was born in biloxi mississippi on november 27 1928 to ernest jacob and amanda tremontana mladinich she was co owner of servrite grocery store for many years mrs coleman enjoyed playing bingo and loved spending time with her grandchildren she was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years preston coleman jr and her parents mrs coleman s survivors include her children sharon dale creel james kathy coleman jr and mary virgil morse her sister margaret mladinich 9 grandchildren 8 greatgrandchildren and 4 step greatgrandchildren at mrs coleman s request there will be no services held the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keeefe funeral home is in charge of arrangements the sun herald march 18 2018  margaret mladinich    dina m mladinich dina mary mladinich  19142006 married john joseph labetich  19091944 he died at the presidio us army camp in san francisco california on february 20 1944 in harrison county mississippi on september 12 1934 they had one daughter frances labetich who married gus c cavalier jr 19332005 john j labetich s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald february 21 1944 p 7 and march 1 1944 p 8 and the sun herald october 7 2006 after the demise of her spouse dina m labetich in july 1948 married peter kuljis  19021966 in harrison county mississippi harrison co mississippi mrb 77 p 475  obituary mrs dina mary mladinich labetich kuljis 19142006 died october 4 2006 at her biloxi residence dina was born march 1 1914 she was preceded in death by her husbands john joseph labetich and peter south america kuljis mother catherine bonacich mladinich father ernest mladinich sr brother ernest mladinich jr sisterinlaw amanda tremontana mladinich and soninlaw gus cavalier jr she is survived by a daughter frances labetich cavalier grandsons daniel john cavalier of daphne al joel craig cavalier and his wife laurie of biloxi great grandsons michael graham of honolulu hi jesse kittrell of biloxi and grant edward cavalier and great granddaughter shelby danielle cavalier and her mother chris of s w ranches fl and her beloved companions barbie ken tigger and nala dina was a former member of st michael catholic church and st michael altar society until august 2005 she then became a member of our lady of fatima catholic church she was a retired seafood worker and was a dedicated member of the slavic ladies auxiliary she donated time and talent to their famous pusharata sales and the slavic benevolent association of st nicoli and their famous slavic golf tournament although her eyesight and hearing failed in her later years she was always eager and ready for outings with her faithful companions for a trip to the casinos and weekly pitty pat card games dina won her battle with cancer years ago it took a stroke to bring her down she only asked how did this happen she never questioned god or complained when asked how she felt she would answer just fine when asked if she hurt she would respond no thank god nana taught everyone she met to love and forgive she taught us that life is short and to live each day like it was their last to know her was to love her the angels carried her to heaven where she joined our loved ones who were eagerly waiting for her there is no doubt that her first words to god were where s the broom a special thanks to dr dawn hanson deaconess home health trinity hospice and to the caregivers at nursing management for their tender loving care visitation will be monday october 9 2006 from 5 until 8 pm at the howard avenue chapel of bradfordo keefe funeral homes in biloxi rosary will be at 730 pm a mass of christian burial will be held tuesday at 11 am at our lady of fatima catholic church where friends may visit one hour before service time interment will follow in biloxi city cemetery after the burial friends and family are invited to our lady of fatima hall for a gathering after which they are also invited to the home of joel and laurie cavalier 2019 marisol court biloxi in bent oaks subdivision for a celebration of her life the sun herald october 7 2006  andrew mladinich andrew mladinich  18771938 also a son of jacob mladinich and dina filipich came to america in 1902 and biloxi in 1905 he had married clementine bonacich at milna in 1901 she came to biloxi in august 1906 aboard the ss brooklyn debarking marseille france on august 4 1906 with their two children  ola ursula mladinich  19001988 and andrew   jakonro  jake  mladinich  19021967 clementine b mladinich expired at biloxi on june 18 1915 she had been a resident of biloxi for nine years and had resided at 208 cedar street her corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald june 18 1915 p 1  children ola u mladinich ola ursula mladinich  19001988 married matre peter pitalo  18981981 a croatian immigrant at biloxi mississippi on december 20 1917 they were the parents of peter m pitalo 19192000 andrew pitalo 19201939 john pitalo 19221932 elizabeth r pitalo 19232000 m dennis frank dartez 19201983 marguerite pitalo 1926 and anthony tony pitalo sr 19282000 m blanche jumonville harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 437 and 1930 harrison co mississippi r 1146 p 23a ed 2  jake mladinich jake mladinich  19021967 married mary pierotich  the daughter of john pierotich and in harrison county mississippi on june 3 1925 they lived at 1435 first street and reared two sons a jake mladinich 19262014 and john m mladinich 19282013  children andrew jake mladinich ii and e june stojcich mladinich   a jake mladinich ii  19262014 biloxi entrepreneur and personality  died at biloxi on december 18 2014  a jake jake mladinich ii was born on may 28 1926 in biloxi ms his parents a jake mladinich sr and mary mladinich provide a classic example of immigrants who lived out the american dream they were slavic immigrants who came to biloxi in the late 19th century to work in the seafood industry with hard work and the help of relatives they eventually acquired waterfront property and built a successful and wellknown complex of touristrelated family businesses on the beach in an area that is now in west biloxi jake worked in the family businesses and eventually inherited in 1987 a segment of his parents properties including the fiesta entertainment complex the cabana beach apartments and the seansirloin restaurant jake s many civic memberships and titles included past president and current member of the slavic benevolent association past president of the ms gulf coast hotel association ms gulf coast restaurant association and ms gulf coast motel association past commissioner of the biloxi port commission and the point cadet development commission pcdcwaterfront master plan past board of directors of the biloxi chamber of commerce past vicepresident and current member of the biloxi businessmen s club current member of main street biloxi biloxi bay chamber of commerce bpo elks chapter 606 and biloxi yacht club jake owned many businesses which included the flame restaurant in gulfport the party store the hotstop restaurant peppermint lounge the nineteenth hole fiesta at the fiesta complex the sports page lounge cabana beach motel and apartments fiesta gift shoppe seansirloin restaurant white pillars gourmet restaurant le chateau apartments traders lounge rodenberg properties llc fiesta inc and orleans inc all in biloxi jake was preceded in death by his parents his survivors included his wife of 57 years  ethel june stojcich mcelveen mladinich   19272015 the daughter of anthony stojcich 19011983 and edna fowler 19021982 his children mary kathleen mladinich spain andrew jake mladinich iii andra june mladinich april mladinich fairley and tania mladinich william buchanan his grandchildren david andrew spain kathleen june miller damien alexander spain dennis anthony spain andrew jake katie mladinich iv richard anthony mladinich jeffrey randall heather fairley ii charlotte renee fairley eric martin amy darlene fairley june pierce shivers william buchanan iv gavin buchanan and liam buchanan his greatgrandchildren aubree jade mladinich rowan christopher fairley kaitlyn shivers and morgan shivers the sun herald december 20 2014 p a6 and march 12 2015 p a4  john m mladinich   john m mladinich   19282013 died at biloxi on march 28 2013 he was the son of croatian immigrants and made his livelihood in the restaurant real estate and entertainment business john s fiesta club the hot stop and white pillars restaurant were very popular for several decades in the midlate 2oth century the sun herald march 31 2013 john married marlene redding in may 1949 she was the daughter of osborn redding and artemise catchot demourelle the daily herald may 23 1949 p 7   biloxi cemeteryoctober 2012   after the death of ola in louisiana probably iberia parish he married mary bourgeios 18971971 the daughter of alces bougeois and eva louvier a native of avery island louisiana andrew applied for naturalization in may 1922 he lived at 237 cedar street in biloxi at the time  the daily herald june 2 1922 p 3 and april 5 1971 p 2   children  andrew mladinich jr  19201955  julius joseph mladinich  19212011 m teresa flora larvella 19251960 and rita griffin roddy 19221999 the widow of william j roddy 19121962  eva mae mladinich  19222017 m frank joseph mallette 19202008  ernest paul mladinich  19261988 m nona mae foster 19251985 lucille mladinich 19151990 m ballinger mary ann mladinich m sidney d johnson and thomozina mary mladinich m wallace hebert 19211995  children   andrew mladinich jr      the daily herald october 24 1955 p 2  julius j mladinich     eva mae mladinich eva m mladinich eva mae mladinich  19222017 was born at biloxi on december 7 1922 to andrew and mary mladinich at st michael s catholic church on 3 june 194 she married frank joseph mallette   19202008 probably a native of missouri and in the us coast guard frank passed at gainesville florida in january 2008 they had divorced in orleans parish louisina in april 1946 eva mallette a lifelong resident of biloxi passed away peacefully on 13 october 2017 at the kare med personal care home in ocean springs at the age of 94 years a life welllived at a young age she went to work in the seafood factories then had a successful career with the base exchange at keesler retiring as a manager she later was the hostess at the sea n sirloin restaurant eva was a very outgoing generous funny and caring lady always the life of the party she never met a stranger and always had a joke to tell and a plate of goodies to share she was a dedicated member of our lady of fatima she traveled the country with the golden age club keeping the entire bus laughing eva was a member of the slavonian lodge in biloxi she loved her longtime pets pippi and chance she enjoyed fishing playing cards the saints the braves bingo and the slots eva spent many days fishing with her grandsons catching lots of catfish she made the best pork roast in the world eva is survived by her son kenneth wanda mallette of ocean springs ms grandsons dr scott chetta mallette of monument co and dr jeff dane mallette of gulf breeze fl greatgrandchildren alyssa mallette gabrielle mallette sarah mallette rachel mallette and michael mallette greatgreatgranddaughter violet mallette sisters thomasine hebert of biloxi ms lucille ballinger of charlotte nc and mary ann johnson of gulfport ms she was preceded in death by her parents andrew and mary mladinich of biloxi ms brothers andrew mladinich jr of biloxi ms ernest mladinich of biloxi ms and julius mladinich of new orleans louisiana a memorial service is scheduled for thursday november 9th at 1100 am at our lady of fatima in biloxi with a reception to follow in the parish center all are welcome to attend and celebrate eva s life in lieu of flowers please send memorials to our lady of fatima 2090 pass rd biloxi ms 39531 the family would like to thank bea crystal jenny and shavon at kare med and regina tammy and stephanie of notre dame hospice for their care of eva in her final days the gainesville sun january 11 2008 and the sun herald november 7 2017  ernest p mladinich ernest paul mladinich 19261988 was born at biloxi mississippi he was a merchant marine ernest was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church the slavonian benevolent association and seafarers union international ernest married nona mae foster 19251985 in harrison county mississippi on february 26 1960 ernest expired at biloxi on february 11 1988 his corporal remains were interred at southern memorial park by bradfordo keefe funeral home the sun herald february 12 1988 p a4  mary ann mladinich    tomozina m mladinich tomozina mary mladinich was born at biloxi mississippi she married wallace joseph hebert  19211995 in harrison county mississippi on august 3 1942 children wallace j joe hebert 19432003 m anne hebert kevin troy hebert m shirley jean pizzetta pamela jane hebert m billy jo smith and daniel chadwick griffon and mary beth hebert m mr farrell wallace j hebert died at biloxi mississippi on january 22 1995 the sun herald january 24 1995 p a2  mary mladinich   references  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 54114 the estate of jake mladinich sr     journals the daily herald   june 18 1915 the daily herald   naturalization applicants andrew mladinich start for citizenship june 2 1922 the daily herald   improving factory august 2 1934 the daily herald   andrew mladinich funeral april 14 1938 the daily herald   preston coleman katherine mladinich february 4 1947 the daily herald   mladinichredding may 23 1949 the daily herald   mrs catherine mladinich october 22 1962 the daily herald   ernest mladinich dies january 20 1953 the daily herald   andrew mladinich jr october 24 1955 the daily herald   lucy t mladinich january 7 1963 the daily herald   jake mladinich rites march 22 1967 the daily herald   mrs mary mladinich april 5 1971 the gainesville times   frank mallette january 11 2008 the sun herald  ernest paul mladinich february 1988 the sun herald  ernest j mladinich jr april 6 1990 the sun herald  wallace j hebert january 24 1995 p a2 the sun herald  preston coleman jr october 29 1995 the sun herald  wallace joe hebert september 10 2003 p a10 the sun herald   julius joseph joe mladinich january 30 2011 p a10 the sun herald  mladinich wins jacobs award november 25 2012 the sun herald  mladinich earns coast tourism award november 28 2012  the sun herald  mladinich earns coast tourism award november 28 2012  the sun herald  coast tourism icon mladinich dies march 29 2013  the sun herald  john m mladinich march 30 2013  the sun herald  a jake ii mladinich s legend part of biloxi s history december 20 2014  the sun herald  ethel june stojcich mladnich march 12 2015  the sun herald  eva m mallette november 7 2017  the timespicayune   decisionsmallette v mallette april 3 1946 p 25 the timespicayune   action is taken in slander suit april 16 1963 the timespicayune   rita griffin roddy mladinich october 2 1999  pavlov peter pavlov  18821951 was born march 16 1882 to george pavlov and diana sapurnich at brac splitdalmatia county croatia peter came to america in 1905 he embarked from le havre france on the la savoie on december 10 1905 and arrived at new york city on december 17 1905 peter declared his intention to become an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on december 6 1917 he was naturalized at biloxi on february 21 1921 receiving certificate of naturalization no 1511976 declaration of intention no 346 and petition for naturalization no 239us district courtsouthern division of mississippi peter pavlov married anna hire 18821962 a native of bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia they lived at 324 pine street on biloxi s point cadet peter made his livelihood as a fishermen in the biloxi canning industry and became a partner in the seacoast packing company he served as its president from 1934 until his demise peter expired at home on january 17 1951 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald january 18 1951 p 6 peter and anna hire pavlov were the parents of six children  danica v pavlov  19081996 m grgur george garbin 18931969  george pavlov  19101963 m cecile arguelles 19081994  margaret pavlov  19122008 m vincent visco kuluz 18981987  frances flossie pavlov  19152004 m james j touchet  peter pavlov ii  19192012 m mary alice smith 19252015 and frank buffalo pavlov  19202005 m hilda marie belter 19221999  danica v pavlov danica victoria pavlov 19081996 was born december 23 1908 at biloxi mississippi  george pavlov george pavlov 19101963 was born august 9 1910 at biloxi mississippi he married cecile arguelles 19081994 the daughter of joseph peter arguelles 18661944 and louise e bellman 18671958 they were the parents of george pavlov jr 19431991 m janet bosarge and martha ann webb and wayne j pavlov b 1945 george pavlov expired on september 7 1963 while cecile a pavlov lived until march 21 1994 both were interred in the biloxi cemetery 6 th addition on the north side of the csx railroad tracks  margaret pavlov margaret pavlov 19122008 was born july 1 1912 at biloxi mississippi she married vincent kuluz  frances flossie pavlov touchet frances flossie pavlov touchet was born february 24 1915 at biloxi mississippidied wednesday april 7 2004 in biloxi after a brief illness she was 89 years old mrs touchet was born jan 28 1915 and was a native and lifelong resident of biloxi she was a retired seafood worker and was employed at austin s style center at its original location in downtown biloxi however she was mainly known for her culinary talents preparing slavonian pastries and other dishes for family gatherings and for her many friends her red velvet cake became the signature dessert at the white pillars restaurant in biloxi flossie also was known for her sharp wit her colorful candor and her friendliness frances she was a member of the slavic ladies auxiliary and st michael s catholic church in biloxi in the early 30s she was also queen of the oyster festival in biloxi the light of her life was her son james joseph jj touchet jr a onetime high school and collegiate football standout who died when his navy fighter jet crashed in 1978 in lake eufala ala she was also preceded in death by her parents peter and annie hire pavlov a brother george pavlov and a sister danica pavlov garbin she is survived by a sister margaret pavlov kuluz of biloxi two brothers dr peter pavlov of ocean springs and frank pavlov of biloxi and her special niece and caregiver frances kuluz creel of biloxi she will be greatly missed by her many nieces nephews other family members and friends  peter pavlov ii dr peter doc pavlov ii  was born february 23 1919 at biloxi mississippi he married mary alice smith 19252015 at st michael s catholic church on may 3 1947 mary was reared in jonestown mississippi and raised on the family farm in philipp mississippi harrison co mississippi circuit mrb 74 p 325 children peter pavlov iii michael pavlov phd mary ann pavlov m wolfgang vogelbein dr paul marion pavlov b 1955 m theresa ann lamburth b 1954chicago daughter of paul raymond lamburth and harriet mozelle nix joseph pavlov dr john pavlov and francis pavlov  frank b pavlov frank buffalo pavlov married hilda belter may 26 1949  references  the daily herald   georgette pavalov sic and john mavar are head of carnival ball  february 19 1938 the daily herald   pavlov death   januay 18 1951 the sun herald   danica v garbin   january 13 1996 the sun herald   frances pavlov touchet   april 10 2004 the sun herald   mrs mary smith pavlov   february 10 2015  pierotich john j pierotich   18771942 and antonia barhanovich  18801957 were the progenitors of the biloxi family they were both born on august 14 1877 at supetar st peter isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia john j pierotich arrived at new york city on june 8 1905 from trieste on the ss bremen  antonia arrived at new york city on november 14 1947 aboard princess irene  declaration of intention no 350southern district courtsouth mississippidecember 6 1917 and petition for naturalization no 262southern district courtsouth mississippijanuary 27 1921 john j pierotich and family lived at biloxi mississippi on 231 cedar street and 219 maple street he made his livelihood in biloxi s seafood industry harvesting oysters and shrimp for various seafood canneries jj pierotich and spouse were the parents of matthew frank pierotich 19051956 m viola bond 19081994 mary pierotich 19071983 m jake mladinich 19021967 john j pierotich jr 19081969 m hilda e fountain 19141991 frank pierotich 1911 m eunice bailey and anthony pierotich 19131986 m sara nell lint 19281987  children   viola bond pierocich and son   matthew f pierotich matthew frank slim pierotich   19051956 was born september 11 1905 at biloxi mississippi he married viola bond 19081994 and their children were louis lee billy pierocich 19372006 m lillian delchamp and elmyra pal pierocich m pat harrison reeves  mary pierotich mary pierotich  19071983 was born june 23 1907 at biloxi mississippi she married jake mladinich 19021967 in harrison county mississippi on june 3 1925 children john mladinich and jake mladinich  john j pierotich jr john j spex pierotich jr  19081969 was born at biloxi mississippi on august 27 1908 he married hilda e fountain 19141991 in harrison county mississippi on january 31 1934 they lived at 301 howard lane in biloxi where john made his livelihood as a boatman for a seafood factory john and hilda were the parents of two children  ronald ronnie c pierotich  b 1935 m judith ewing 19342010 and maxine pierotich  b 19391940 harrison co mississippi t6272024 p 20a ed 242  children ronald c pierotich ronald c pierotich married judith ewing  19342010 in harrison county mississippi on june 26 1955 children mark anthony doby pierotich 19571993 m roxann marie gutierrez and jennifer ann pierotich m larry allen drawdy harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 101 p 571  frank pierotich frank pierotich  1911 was born at biloxi mississippi on july 29 1911 he married eunice bailey the daughter of lottie gazzo on may 4 1935 at pascagoula mississippi mayor jw watts officiated at their nuptials miss veronica anticich and frank buddy bass were their attendants the daily herald july 17 1935 p 2 frank pierotich made his livelihood as a fisherman until june 1935 when he was appointed to the biloxi police department by mayor john wa o keefe the daily herald july 1 1935 p 1  anthony c pierotich anthony ching pierotich  19131986 was born at biloxi mississippi on february 13 1913 he married sara nell lint 19281987 in harrison county mississippi on april 30 1948  references  the daily herald   telephone case is postponed   june 23 1921 the daily herald   changes in biloxi personnel   july 1 1935 the daily herald   wedding announcement   july 17 1935 the daily herald   eunice pierotich dead   july 19 1937 the daily herald   mrs  eunice  pierotich s funeral   july 20 1937 the daily herald   john pierotich sr dies   march 20 1942 the daily herald   mf slim pierotich   june 21 1956 the daily herald   mrs antonia pierotich   may 11 1957 the daily herald   john pierotich sr dies   march 20 1942 the sun herald   hilda f pierotich   august 28 1991 the sun herald   viola bond pierocich woodward   january 1 1995 the sun herald   billy pierocich   october 25 2006 the sun herald   louis lee billy pierocich   october 26 2006 the sun herald   judith pierotich   july 17 2010 the timespicayune   pierotich new port unit head   march 20 1974   pitalo   biloxi cemetery 6th additionsection 2block 6lot 100  george pitalo george pitalo  18601928 was born in january 1860 at bobovisce isle of brac splitdalmatia county croatia he married anastasia stona trebotich  18581942 probably at brac it appears that george pitalo left austria and landed at new york city on august 28 1902 he declared his intention to become an american citizen at biloxi mississippi on december 7 1917 declaration of intention no 355southern district court of south mississippidecember 1917 the pitalo children were also born at brac splitdalmatia county croatia and came to america with their mother in 1904  louis a pitalo  18911959 m ursula sekul  matre pitalo m mary kuluz  antonio pitalo  18991977 m katie surian 19081988 and nicholas pitalo m lenora antonsich the george pitalo family settled at 322 pine street on biloxi s point cadet and worked in biloxi s thriving seafood industry as oystermen and seafood factory workers george pitalo died at biloxi on march 26 1928 stonal lived until august 6 1942 the year and day of her death on her tombstone appears to be incorrect from her burial records  children louis a pitalo   18911959 son of george pitalo and anastasia trebotich married ursula sekul 19001975 children  george pitalo   19231931  john anthony crash pitalo  19242007 married marguerite margie vickery 19232005 and  estelle pitalo  married robert himmel  matre pitalo   18951976 was born at bobovisce brac on april 9 1895 he arrived in new york city on august 20 1905 aboard the ss slavonia  having sailed from fiume now rijeka matre settled at 322 pine street he made his declaration for american citizenship at biloxi mississippi on august 7 1916 southern district mississippi declaration of intention for citizenship no 280 matre pitalo married mary kuluz on june 20 1921 in harrison county mississippi they were the parents of  anastasia pitalo m joseph zibbie jurich 19181967  george pitalo  19242006 m hazel marie langlinais  matre pitalo jr m jumonville and marion daniel pitalo m sarah roberts tremmel  anthony g pitalo  18991977 arrived at new york in 1904 he was born at bobovisce brac he was a resident of 322 pine street when applying for citizenship in august 1918 anthony pitalo was naturalized in june 1921 and he married katherine  katie  surian  19081988 they later lived at bay st louis   the daily herald august 5 1918 p 3 august 18 1920 p 4 and june  23 1921 p 1  children   anthony g pitalo anthony g pitalo jr  19312017 age 86 years passed away on march 22 2017 known to his family and friends as buddy he was born on january 22 1931 in biloxi to anthony and katherine pitalo he grew up in bay st louis graduated from st stanislaus college in 1948 and went on to graduate from tulane university in 1952 following his college graduation buddy served two years in the united states air force before returning home to work in his father s store pitalo s supermarket it was during that time that he courted and then married patricia poolson in 1957 buddy began his teaching and coaching career in 1960 at st stanislaus college he obtained his master of science degree from william carey college while teaching buddy was a member of the ssc sideline club and he dedicated 25 years to teaching at the school from which he retired in 1985 after retiring buddy then built a restaurant that he called bud s catfish house he and his family worked together to make the business successful once he sold the restaurant in 2006 he dedicated his time to traveling with pat and attending the extracurricular activities of his grandchildren and eventually his great grandchildren any spare moments were spent out in his yard picking up pecans or working on a household project he truly enjoyed just being outside in may of 2013 buddy was honored as the oldest living baseball coach for st stanislaus college just this year he was honored by the american legion post 139 for 45 years of service and loyalty buddy was preceded in death by his parents anthony g pitalo sr and katherine s pitalo and by his sister anna p gayaut he is survived by his loving and loyal wife of 59 years patricia p pitalo and his four children catherine r pitalo donald a pitalo carolyn david c pitalo cathy and cynthia p wasilenko clayton he was a doting grandfather to his grandchildren courtney p rich john moira nix anthony pitalo allyson pitalo ryan pitalo caroline pitalo hannah pitalo and abbie sawyer buddy was also blessed to have seven great grandchildren dominique cayler ann jayden beckam harley lawson and skylar the family wants to thank his caregivers at dunbar village and notre dame hospice they would also like to thank his home caregivers especially dale cherriel mary and evette for their support during his last days visitation will be held at 1030 am with mass to follow at 1130 am at our lady of the gulf catholic church on march 24 2017 a private burial service will be held next week edmond fahey funeral home is in charge of the arrangements the sun herald march 24 2017  nicholas pitalo    peter pitalo peter pitalo  18661947 was born february 20 1866 at bobovisce brac croatia circa 1891 peter pitalo married elizabeth tremontana 18651925 the daughter of mateo tremontana and lucretia sekul they were the parents of  john joseph pitalo  18931918  yerka pitalo  1895  matre pitalo  18981981 m ola mladinich 19001988 and peter pitalo  1900 peter pitalo came to biloxi circa 1904 his wife and children arrived in 1907 and settled at 322 pine street peter pitalo worked as a fisherman in the biloxi seafood industry and later owned a grocery and market on the ne c of cedar and 1st street on point cadet peter expired at nola on may 23 1947 he was survivied by matre pitalo his son and margaret zaro a sister and resident of sacremento california peter s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald may 24 1947  john j pitalo john joseph pitalo 18931918 was born march 5 1893 in croatia he came to biloxi in 1907 john expired at 213 cedar street on december 2 1918 his corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald december 2 1918 p 3  matre p pitalo matre peter pitalo  18981981 was born in croatia on september 6 1898 he married ola mladinich  19001988 also a croation immigrant at biloxi mississippi on december 20 1917 they were the parents of  peter m pitalo  19192000  andrew pitalo  19201939  john pitalo  19221932  elizabeth r pitalo  19232000 m dennis frank dartez 19201983  marguerite pitalo  1926 and anthony   tony pitalo sr  19282016 m blanche jumonville 19282016 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 29 p 437 and 1930 harrison co mississippi r 1146 p 23a ed 2  children anthony pitalo anthony m tony pitalo sr age 87 years of ocean springs mississippi passed away wednesday may 25 2016 in ocean springs tony was born in biloxi and was a lifelong resident of the gulf coast he was the owner of pitalo s hardware and boat supply tony enjoyed all sports loved playing golf and watching horse racing he was a member of the slavonian lodge and st michael catholic church he is preceded in death by his wife blanche jumonville pitalo his parents matre and ola pitalo his sisters elizabeth dartez and margaret pitalo and his brothers peter pitalo john pitalo and andrew pitalo tony s survivors include his daughter kristi tommy murphy his son tony pitalo jr and his grandchildren brent murphy and shannon murphy in lieu of flowers the family prefers donations be made to st michael catholic church a mass of christian burial will be held at st michael catholic church on friday may 27 2016 at 1030 am friends may visit from 930 am until mass time interment will follow at biloxi city cemetery the sun herald blanche pitalo may 16 2016 and the sun herald anthony m pitalo sr may 26 2016  anthony pitalo 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 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  alexsandro pitalo and catherine sekul biloxi cemeterymarch 2014  alexsandro pitalo alexsandro pitalo  18871960 married  catherine sekul   18911970 in harrison county mississippi on february 1 1913 children   dr stephen s pitalo  19142004 m marjorie harris 19171992  magdalena   pitalo  19151916 and  tony pitalo  19171917  peter pitalo  19191982  alex mike lou pitalo  and mark pitalo  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 224  children  lr steve 19142004 lou 1925 mark john 19212000 and peter pitalo 19191982 from facebook of margaret pitalo peeples  stephen s pitalo dr stephen s pitalo  age 90 years and a native and lifelong resident of biloxi died monday december 20 2004 in biloxi dr pitalo graduated from biloxi high school in 1932 and from perkinston jr college in 1934 he then attended loyola school of dentistry and received his dds in 1938 he was a captain in the us army air corp during wwii dr pitalo was also a member of the slavic benevolent association of croatia a longtime member of the lions club and the reveler s carnival association and was an active member of the perkinston alumni association he was also active in babe ruth little league baseball and a member of sunkist country club dr pitalo was a member of our lady of fatima catholic church in biloxi preceding him in death was his wife marjorie harris pitalo he is survived by three sons gerald a pitalo and wife tam of new orleans la stephen kenny pitalo of huntsville al and ric pitalo and wife robin of biloxi ms two brothers lou alex m pitalo and mark pitalo both of ocean springs ms six grandchildren stephen pitalo richele ann pitalo paul pitalo shannon nolan patrick nolan and margaret korn and five greatgrandchildren visitation will be monday december 27 2004 at the howard ave chapel of bradford o keefe funeral homes from 600pm until 800pm a recitation of the rosary will be at 730pm services will be on tuesday december 28 2004 at our lady of fatima catholic church where dr pitalo will lie in state beginning at 900am with a mass of christian burial starting at 1000am burial will follow at the biloxi national cemetery the sun herald december 26 2004  california  from the sacremento bee september 4 1945 p 21  references  the daily herald   wedding yesterday  skermettipitalo     april 21 1914 the daily herald   patalloroseta   january 7 1915 the daily herald   foreigners want citizenship   july 31 1918 the daily herald   death of john pitalo   december 2 1918 the daily herald   waited 16 years to become citizen   august 18 1920 the daily herald   boats charged with violating oyster law   captain m pitalo    at pascagoula   june 1 1928 the daily herald   mrs pitalo dies   august 7 1942 the daily herald   peter pitalo dies in new orleans   may 24 1947 the daily herald   infant  michael john  pitalo dies   december 18 1950 the daily herald   pitalo hardware founder matre pitalo dies at 82   june 3 1981 the daily herald   mrs mary marisa pitalo   march 10 1986  the sun herald   mrs ola mladnich pitalo   october 11 1988 the sun herald   elizabeth dartez   november 9 2000 the sun herald   dr stephen s pitalo   december 26 2004 the sun herald   mr george pitalo sr   july 22 2006  peter radich and mary guich  biloxi cemeterydecember 2012  radich peter j radich 18751954 was born september 30 1875 at brac splitdalmatia county croatia the son of nicholas radich and he came to biloxi in november 1902 and lived at 212 pine street where he made his livelihood as a fisherman in biloxi s seafood industry peter departed europe from lehavre france and arrived at new york city aboard the ss latonia on october 21 1902 he became an american citizen on november 24 1920 at biloxi mississippi petition for naturalizationus district courtsouthern mississippi no 240 filed july 24 1920 and the daily herald july 26 1920 p 3 peter married mary guich  18941968 a native of milna splitdalmatia county croatia in harrison county mississippi on april 17 1913 they were the parents of  nicolena radich  19142001 m william peter strayham 19091956  etta cora radich  19161998  nicholas charles radich  19181976  andrew tony radich  19212004  peter m radich  19242011 m emelda joyce diaz 19252013  tony radich  19262014  mary peggy radich  19291955 m henry g byrd  victoria radich  19361936 and stella ann radich  19391941 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 266 and 1930 harrison co mississippi 1930 federal census r11146 p 23b and ed 2  nicholas c radich nicholas nick charles radich  19181976 was born july 17 1918 at biloxi mississippi he lived at 212 pine street in biloxi where he made his livelihood as an independent commercial fisherman nick was owner and captain of the mary etta  a shrimp boat nick died on march 17 1976 in the marine hospital at new orleans after a long illness he was survived by two sisters miss etta cora radich and nicolena radich the spouse of william peter strayham and four brothers andrew radich peter radich tony joseph radich 19262014 and john hack radich all of biloxi the daily herald march 17 1976 p a2  tony joseph radich  19262014 was born september 14 1926 on point cadet he attended st michael s catholic school through the 8th grade and then worked in biloxi s seafood industry until enlisting in the us navy in 1943 after a trying diesel mechanic school in new york tony decided that his future lie in the merchant marine service he retired after 35 years of sea duty and setttled in the radich family home on point cadet mr radich died at biloxi on april 9 2014 his internment was in the biloxi cemetery the sun herald april 11 2014 p a4  references  the daily herald    peter radish files admission papers   july 26 1920 p 3 the daily herald    nick c radich   march 17 1976 p 2 the sun herald    nicolena radich strayham   september 5 2001 p a7 the sun herald    emelda joyce diaz radich   october 16 2013  the sun herald    tony joseph radich   april 11 2014  rodolfich captain stephan rodolfich   from the timespicayune  march 27 1933 p 17  captain stephan steve rodolfich  18871971 a 1900 croatian immigrant and johanna noonoo molitva skrmetta  18861980 a 1907 croatian immigrant and the daughter of john skrmetta 18521929 and perina marinovich 18541937 were the progenitors of the rodolfich family of biloxi mississippi captain steve was born february 22 1887 and johanna m rodolfich on february 7 1886 both on the island of brac croatia their children were  mary rodolfich  19081997 m julius barich 19071993  perina rodolfich  19112006 m mr lees  stephania rodolfich  b 1913 m ralph olier 19232006  sophie vincentia rodolfich  19141960  nicholas d rodolfich  19152005 m margaret lorraine smith 19242013  john rodolfich  19171917 and olive rodolfich b 1924 the rodolfich family resided at 116 maple street in biloxi steve rodolfich was a fisherman and in 1918 he was employed by the dunbardukate company in 1930 the family also operated a grocery store on maple street while captain steve continued to earn his livelihood from the sea 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 30b ed 2  1929 halat drowning marko mike a halat 18801929 settled at 118 pine street in biloxi he had arrived here circa 1904 and made his livelihood as a fisherman in late august 1929 mike halat was working for captain steve rodolfich 18871971 aboard the  arcadia  a power boat in lake borgne louisiana while attempting to tie an awning rope it broke and he fell into the lake all attempts to save mike halat were futile as he was a poor swimmer his body was found near the rigolets by captain vincent kuluz 18981987 master of the  annie long  the us coast guard had dispatched two vessels for his search and rescue and at least twentyfive fishing boats from violet st bernard parish louisiana were on the scene tony m pitalo a nephew was aboard one of the uscg boats during the search for halat s body mike halat s ccorpse was brought to the o keefe undertaking service at biloxi and buried on august 31 1929 in the biloxi cemetery pallbearers for mr halat s catholic funeral service were vincent rosetti steve rodolfich mitchell cavanaugh jerry covich and steve t sekul nick trebotich of oakland california a cousin of mrs halat came to biloxi for the funeral the daily herald august 30 1929 p 1 and p 8 august 31 1929 p 1 and september 4 1929 p 4  1940 loving cup captain steve rodolfich 116 maple street was honored with a silver loving cup for his contributions to the oyster industry by dunbardukate and the louisiana conservation department for delivering the best oysters to violet louisiana for the 1940 oyster season and for the discovery of oyster reefs in lake borgne the daily herald june 28 1940 p 8  rodolfich family   courtesy of ava rodolfich colemanfebruary 2012  children   mary rodolfich mary rodolfich   19081997 was born on april 4 1908 circa 1927 she married julius barich  19071993 a 1922 croation immigrant in 1930 the barich family lived at 212 cedar street and julius made his livelihood as a fisherman children mary joyce barich 19281999 barbara catherine barich m james mickey mccarthy and perina juliet barich 1930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 46b ed 2 julius barich expired on january 23 1993 mary rodofich barich passed on october 1997 and mary joyce barich died on september 13 1999 their corporal remains were interred in the evergreen cemetery on old fort bayou at ocean springs mississippi  perina rodolfich perina rodolfich   19112006 was born february 2 1911 in august 1938 perina rodolfich miss east biloxi participated in the miss mississippi beauty contest held at biloxi she was a fine accordion player and had played the instrument on broadcast radio on october 23 1938 perina married barney c rogers in the st peter and paul catholic church at chattanooga tennessee barney c rogers b 1914 was the son of professor and mrs joel rogers of chattanooga he was a graduate of the university of chattanooga and was employed with rogers leventhal a construction company barney was reared in the sale creek region north of chattanooga hamilton county tennessee later perina rodolfich married mr lees they lived at nola no further information the daily herald january 3 1934 p 2 and 1930 hamilton co tennessee federal census r 2253 p 5b 3rd civil district  stephania rodolfich stephania rodolfich   19121988 was born august 10 1912 at biloxi mississippi she married ralph a olier 19231985 they were the parents of two children sandra b olier m davis and ralph s olier stephania expired at biloxi on september 21 1988 her corporal remains were interred in southern memorial park the sun herald september 22 1988 p a4  biloxi cemetery december 2012    sophie v rodolfich sophie vincentia rodolfich   19141960 was born january 26 1914 she never married and circa 1957 she went to live at nola with perina r lees her sister sophie expired in the crescent city at the touro shakespears home on march 27 1960 miss rudolfich was survived by two brothers steve babe rudolfich and nick rodolfich both at biloxi four sisters mrs julius barich of gulf hills mrs perina lees of new orleans mrs ralph olier and miss olive rodolfich both of biloxi her corporal remains were sent to biloxi mississippi for interment in the biloxi cemetery  the timespicayune march 28 1960 p 3 and the daily herald march 28 1960 p 2   margaret l smith rodolfich 19242013    nicholas d rodolfich  image made 1947 at detroit and courtesy of ava rodolfich coleman via facebook  nicholas dominic rodolfich   19152005 was born october 17 1915 nicholas married margaret lorraine smith  19242013 a native of georgetown washington and the daughter of soloman and gladys smith in harrison county mississippi in november 1952 children  nicholas keef rodolfich   jean rodolfich m alexander vendrell  angela rodolfich m mr ladner and ava rodolfich m john coleman harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 91 p 488 and the sun herald december 3 2005 p a10 and january 2 2014 p a4  john rodolfich john rodolfich   19171917 was born january 11 1917 and died october 23 1917 tombstonebiloxi cemetery  stephen rodolfich stephen babe rodolfich   19191981 was born january 25 1919 on october 23 1938 at pascagoula mississippi he married flora e hardy 19232006 the niece of maye hardy they resided at 527 chartres street in biloxi babe and flora e rodolfich were the parents of four children steve rodolfich 19392011 m robin sue galle wayne rodolfich 19422000 m susan marie gilmore forrest lane rodolfich b 1943 m joelynn frances jernigan and scarlett rebecca rodolfich 19481987 m wayne cage elliott 19422004 babe rodolfich reared his family on church street now fred haise in biloxi mississippi he was the proprietor of the shady oaks lounge on division street babe rodolfich passed on december 1981 flora e rodolfich followed him in death expiring on september 21 2003  olive rodolfich olive rodolfich was born circa 1924 no further information  references  the daily herald   mike holot    sic biloxi fisherman falls from boat drown   august 30 1929 the daily herald   search for holat s body   august 30 1929 the daily herald   body of fisherman brought to biloxi   august 31 1929 the daily herald   rogersrodolfich   january 3 1934 the daily herald   rodolfichhardy   october 24 1938 the daily herald   oyster captain at biloxi gets cup   june 28 1940 the daily herald   miss sophie rodolfich   march 28 1960  the sun herald   mrs scarlett elliott   february 28 1987 p a4 the sun herald   stephanierodolfich olier   september 22 1988 p a4 the sun herald   mrs joan lee romano rodolfich   june 10 1994 p a2 the sun herald   mary r barich   october 2 1997 p a2 the sun herald   mary joyce barich   september 15 1999 p a7 the sun herald   mr wayne rodolfich   april 19 2000 p a11 the sun herald   flora e rodolfich   september 23 2003 p a6 the sun herald   nicholas dominic rodolfich   december 3 2005 p a10 the sun herald   perina rodolfich lees  march 2 2006 the sun herald   margaret lorraine smith rodolfich  january 2 2014 the timespicayune    rich store of information on louisiana fisheries given in conservation bulletin    march 27 1933 p 17 the timespicayune    deaths sophie rodolfich  march 28 1960 personal communication  ava rodolfich coleman has been a major contributor and editor to this brief family history     sekul    anthony sekul anton sekul  18541940 was the founder of the sekul family of biloxi mississippi anton was born in bobovisce brac splitskodalmatia county croatia the son of stephan sekul and jacobina lurisich he married helena skrmetta and they were the parents of twelve children  roko sam sekul  18781947    steve m sekul  18801966    m elena trebotich 18841970  jacobina sekul  18811956 m marko beaorvich 18831966  vencentia sekul  18841974 m joseph keresich d 1906 and sam marinovich 18811956  john sekul  chile south america  marko sekul  chile south america  dominica sekul  18891968 m frank barhonovich 18861930  catherine   sekul  18911970 m alexsandro pitalo 18871960  marica sekul  18881948 m palmiro gligo 18841949 lived in sacramento and san pedro california  peter c seku l 18921971 m mara trebotich 19071996   ursula sekul  19001975 m louis pitalo 18911959  sister olivia mary josephine  split croatia and maria sekul m  tom cerinich  the cerinich family lived at hamilton hill western australia anton sekul arrived at biloxi in 1928 he expired on september 16 1940 at the home of peter sekul his son at 1627 3rd street in biloxi anton sekul left two sisters  katherine sekul trebotich  18591948 of biloxi mississippi and mrs nicholas skrmetta of south america the daily herald september 16 1940  children   roko sam sekul roko sam sekul  18781947 born at bobovisce brac croatia on august 16 1878 he came to biloxi mississippi in 1902 during the boer war he was a horsetender on a british ship roko made hi slivelihood as a fisherman and in later life was the night watchman for the seacoast packing company roko s sekul expired on july 5 1947 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery on biloxi s west beach the daily herald august 14 1920 p 4 and july 7 1947 p 2  steve m sekul   steve m sekul  18801966 married elena trebotich  18841970 in harrison county mississippi in 1907 they were both croatian immigrant from bobovisce on the island of brac in the aegean sea off the dalmatian coast children  anton tony sekul  19071907  alena sekul  19082002 m peter cerinich 18941951  john m seku l 19111984 m elizabeth marjorie lamas 19171984  jacobena sekul m percy j wetzel jr and andrew gillich  vincentia  vitsie  sekul  19152002 m alonzo gabrich 18941948  josephine sekul  19181986 m william f schaaf 191986 and clare sekul  19222017 m warren h hornsby 19221996  groceryman in july 1941 steve m sekul acquired the city hall cash grocery from peter cerenich and alena sekul his spouse mr and mrs cerenich also operate a grocery on west howard avenue and seal avenue the daily herald july 10 1941 p 3  children   anton sekul   alena sekul alena sekul 19082002 was born on december 10 1908 she married peter cerenich 18941951 at biloxi mississippi on january 6 1926 children nicholas douglas cerenich 19262002 m gilda astleford wambsgans 19281976 and betty joyce lawrence jeanette cerinich 19282011 m louis e capuana sr 19252005 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 485  groceryman in late april 1940 peter cerinich 18941951 let a contract with joseph wallace to build a new store and residence on the nw c of west howard avenue and seal avenue i daniel gehr designed the structures clarence kornman moved two houses from the cerinich lot before construction commenced other contractors wefor the cerinich projects were lester frentzpainting albert manginplumbing and electrical and biloxi roof and sheet metalroofing and metal work the cerinich store was called the biloxi cash grocery and operated by alena sekul cerinich 19082002 for over fifty years the daily herald april 27 1940 p 3 and the sun herald july 6 2002 p a6   in july 1941 petet cerenich and wife sold their interest in the city hall cash grocery to steve m sekul his fatherinlaw since the cerenichs had just completed a new grocery on west howard avenue and seal avenue they relinquished their central biloxi location the daily herald july 10 1941 p 3  jacobena sekul blessing of the fleet  lr alton l bellande jacobena sekul gilich andrew m gilich and marcel mickey bellande      john m sekul john m sekul   john marshall sekul  19111984 was born at biloxi mississippi on january 31 1911 to steve m sekul 18801966 and elena trebotich 18841970 both croatian immigrant from bobovisca on the island of brac in the aegean sea off the dalmatian coast children alena sekul 19091984 m peter cerinich 18951940 john m sekul 19111984 m elizabeth marjorie lamas 19171984 jacobena sekul m percy j wetzel jr and andrew gillich vincentia vitsie sekul m alonzo gabrich 181948 josephine sekul 19181986 m william schaaf and clare sekul 19222011 m warren hornsby  education john m sekul matriculated to springhill college at mobile and graduated from loyola university law school at new orleans he took the mississippi bar exam in 1935 and in april 1935 spoke to the biloxi lions club on the biloxi seafood industry a subject that he was intimately acquainted having been reared at 1627 east third street on point cadet  the daily herald april 2 1935 p 5    family on october 30 1938 john m sekul married elizabeth marjorie lamas  19171984 the daughter of rudolph lamas 18771920 a biloxi seafood merchant and kathryn 18781920 john and marjorie were the parents of judith c judy sekul  19391987 m raymond charles seymour b1931 and steve m buzzy sekul  19432009 harrison co mississippi mrb 49 p 244  demise judge sekul died in the biloxi regional medical center on january 9 1984 his corporal remains were interred in the southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississippi marjorie lamas sekul expired in december 1984  judith sekul seymour  19391987 died on may 2 1987 she was survived by raymond charles seymour her spouse and children julia seymour sheridan marjorie seymour ricahrd raymond c seymour jr and john f seymour stephen buzzy sekul her brother also was a survivor of mrs seymour the sun herald may 4 1987 p a4  josephine sekul josephine sekul schaaf  19181986 age 67 years died wednesday january 15 1986 at john sealy hospital in galveston texas after a brief illness josephine sekul schaaf better known affectionately as aunt jo was born march 20 1918 and reared in biloxi mississippi she was the daughter of the late mr and mrs steve m sekul she graduated from biloxi schools and soule business college in new orleans la in 1949 she and her husband bill moved to galveston and opened a seafood business fisherman s wharf she also owned and operated shrimp stuff restaurants aunt jo was a member of sacred heart church sacred heart altar society galveston restaurant association texas restaurant association national marine fisheries and wednesday night dance club she is survived by her husband william f schaaf sr six children elena jo garcia catherine bennett joseph stephen schaaf and stephen sekul schaaf all of galveston stephanie wentzel of kingwood and william f schaaf jr of dickinson six grandchildren and sisters alena cerinch jackie gilich vetsie gabrich and clare s hornsby all of biloxi she is also survived by her niece anna mae gilich of galveston and numerous nieces and nephews in biloxo a funeral mass will be at 11 am today at sacred heart church with the monsignor eugene cargill officiating burial will be at calvary cemetery a rosary was recited at 7 pm friday at sacred heart church father tim bucek officiating pallbearers will be w fred hornsby drew gilich steve wetzel lonnie gabrich louis capuano andrew gilich bo hornsby and nick cerinich funeral arrangements are under the direction of broadway funeral home memorials may be sent to st patrick s school or the american heart association the galveston daily news 18 january 1986 p 4a  wf uncle bill schaaf   william francis schaaf  19242016 affectionately known around galveston as uncle bill entered his eternal life on sunday may 22 2016 he was surrounded by his family in a circle of love and if love could have saved him he would have lived forever bill was born to joseph and katherine schaaf on june 5 1924 in sioux city iowa he graduated second in his class from trinity high school and then entered the united states merchant marine academy at kings point in new york while at the academy he met his lifelong best friend and future brotherinlaw warren hornsby bill graduated from kings point as a third assistant engineer and entered the war during world war ll he served on the ss luther martin ss noonday ss gilbert stuart and ss dominican victory he received an honorable discharge on august 15 1945 general douglas macarthur said i hold no branch in higher esteem than the merchant marine service during the war bill met his future wife josephine sekul from biloxi miss josephine s family owned seacoast packing co a shrimp cannery plant in biloxi and this was bill s introduction to the seafood business in 1949 bill and josephine opened southeast packing co in galveston texas located at pier 22 they packed and shipped shrimp across the united sates warren hornsby served as the national salesman for the company and he and bill made an incredible business team in 1968 bill and josephine opened fisherman s wharf pier 22 which catered to local patrons and tourists in 1976 in a joint venture with their daughter and soninlaw catherine and jim bennett they opened shrimp and stuff restaurant in 1980 the four of them opened another shrimp and stuff restaurant on stewart road bill and josephine s six children worked in the family business while growing up one of bill s greatest joys was providing jobs to the young people of galveston many successful business and community leaders had their first work experience with bill they all learned the value of hard work throughout the years bill became part of the fabric of galveston his wonderful smile warm personality and firered hair were the perfect combination for making lifelong friends he was a member of sacred heart catholic church and the sacred heart men s club president of the galveston jaycees served as a director for galveston chamber of commerce and was a member of the galveston restaurant association and the national fishery association in his earlier years bill was an avid golfer and he introduced his three sons to the sport he never missed his weekly poker games with some of galveston s finest bill enjoyed traveling and he and his wife took their 6 children on many wonderful vacations across the country he and josephine also loved their frequent getaway trips to las vegas bill was an amazing father to his children and involved in all of their activities while they were growing up he also loved playing with his grandchildren and great grandchildren his house was always filled with laughter and fun he worked hard but also took time to enjoy his life and his family his priorities were faith family and friends he taught his children through example and small lessons how to be a good person and live with dignity bill s life was well lived in 2002 bill married gerry bennett of galveston and they spent the next years until his death hosting family events parties with friends and traveling the world after hurricane ike in 2008 they moved to tuscan lakes in league city texas but they never lost their love of galveston and their wonderful friends on the island they attended church in galveston each sunday and could often be seen at local restaurants afterwards bill was preceded in death by his first wife josephine sekul schaaf his daughter marian lynn schaaf and his parents joseph and katherine schaaf bill is survived by his wife gerry bennett daughters elena jo petree pete catherine bennett jim stephanie marquard kevin sons william f schaaf jr joseph schaaf carolyn and stephen schaaf cynthia he is survived by his eleven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren his sisters ginger christopher and nancee kearney and brother michael schaaf visitation will be held on monday may 30 2016 from 57 pm with a rosary at 630 pm at sacred heart catholic church in galveston texas the funeral mass will be held on tuesday may 31 2016 at 11 am at sacred heart church with the rev tim bucek officiating internment will be at calvary catholic cemetery in galveston texas proudly serving as pallbearers are bill s six grandsons christopher garcia geoff wentzel greg wentzel stephen schaaf william schaaf and john preston schaaf the schaaf family wishes to thank his wonderful cardiologist dr ahmed s ahmed who worked tirelessly in securing him a bed in the medical center and the medical staff at memorial hermann heart and vascular institute in houston texas dr biswaijit kar and his cardiology team provided worldclass medical treatment for bill the cvicu nurses were exceptional with their care compassion and love for bill in his final days the family wants to recognize particularly his nurse destiney macauley who never left his bedside the family also wishes to thank their many friends who prayed unceasingly for bill s recovery our hearts were touched and your kindness will never be forgotten the daily news galveston texas may 26 2016  clare sekul clare beatrice sekul hornsby   clare beatrice sekul  19222017 attended biloxi high school perkinston jr college and graduated from the university of mississippi with her bachelor of law degree on may 28 1945 she was believed to have been the first native biloxi woman to become a lawyer and the 41st in the state of mississippi miss sekul went to ole miss via perkinston junior college where she graduated in may 1941 the daily herald may 28 1945 and may 30 1945 p 7 clare married warren haywood hornsby 19221996 a native of  legal legend the harrison county bar association named clare sekul hornsby a coast legal legend in april 2013 the association planned to make a 1000 donation in mrs hornsby s name to the mississippi volunteer lawyers project which provides pro bono services to clients the sun herald april 20 2013 p a4  jacobina sekul jacobina sekul  18811956 married marko beaorvich 18831966 children henrietta beaorvich 19111999 married cvitanovich bellew and charles e savage 19031977 see beaorvich family  catherine sekul catherine sekul  18911970 was born march 5 1891 in harrison county mississippi on february 1 1913 she married alexsandro pitalo  18871960 children  dr stephen s pitalo  19142004 m marjorie harris 1917  magdalena pitalo  19151916 and tony pitalo  19171917  peter pitalo  19191982  alex mike lou pitalo  and mark pitalo  harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 224  peter sekul   peter c sekul  18921971 was born october 23 1892 at bobovisce brac splitdalmatia county croatia he married mara margaret trebotich 19071996 who was also born at bobovisce their nuptial vows were exchanged in harrison county mississippi on june 29 1925 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 37 p 118 mara trebotich came to america aboard the aquitania landing at nyc in december 1923 when she applied for naturalization in february 1954 mara stated that she was born on july 18 1904 at bobovisce and that peter sekul was born august 18 1893 also at bobovisce and had come to america in january 1921 and had been naturalized in june 1928 mrs sekul took her oath of allegiance to the united states in february 1954 petition of naturalization no 1343district courtbiloxi mississippi1954 mr sekul was president of the sea coast packing company and a denizen of biloxi for fifty years he and mara lived at 1627 east 3rd street on point cadet peter was a member of st michael s catholic church and the slavonian benevolent society peter c sekul was survived by his widow margaret trebotich sekul three sons anthony tony sekul 19261987 and louis sekul 19321996 m mary ann rollins both of biloxi and ronald sekul b 1945 of jackson mississippi two daughters helen sekul b 1929 m leo paul gutierrez jr 19272002 of biloxi and olivia sekul b 1940 m mr robbins and mr rukavina of denver colorado four sisters vincentia sekul 18841974 m joseph keresich d 1906 and sam marinovich 18811956 and ursula sekul 19001975 m louis pitalo 18911959 both of biloxi sister mary olivia of the convent of spilt croatia and mrs mary sekul cerenich of australia mr sekul expired in the howard memorial hospital at biloxi mississippi on october 1971 his funeral was under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home a requiem mass was held at st michael s catholic church before her corporal remains she was placed in the mausoleum ii at southern memorial park cemetery  marica sekul marica sekul  18881948 was born in brac and came to america in 1902 circa 1907 she married palmiro gligo the widower of vincenza skrmetta d 1905 as early as 1910 they were living in sacramento california where george gligo 19111984 was born  steve c sekul steve c sekul 18811970 was born at brac croatia on november 23 1881 he married lucia trebotich  18871918 on july 29 1907 at nbvm catholic church and yerka barisich   18871977 on june 12 1921 children  anton sekul  19081908  marguerite sekul  19091987 m meco filipich 19021957  mike sekul  19111988 m frances mihojevich 19132002  george sekul  19131986 m agnes a semski 19191999  lucy seku l 19162004 m samuel joseph mavar 19121993  mary lou sekul m worth and dr   wallace steve sekul  19221994 m elizabeth montgomery 19252012  mike sekul mike sekul  19111988 was born at biloxi mississippi on may 13 1911 on june 7 1936    mike sekul married  frances mihojevich   19132002 the daughter of steve mihojevich and frances martinich their children were  s george sekul  b 1938 m diane poulos b 1942  sherman   michael rock sekul   b 1941 m rose ann girouard and louann deniro  geraldine chee frances sekul  m james leroy garringer and  michael joseph se kul 19562011 m lola kae windom  george sekul  george sekul  19131986 was born at biloxi mississippi on september 22 1913 he married agnes a semski 19191999 the daughter of peter semski 18891981 and augustine cruso semski 18941974 in harrison county mississippi on july 31 1940 harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 51 p 242 george sekul was survived by his spouse four sons george giggles sekul and thomas j sekul both of ocean springs morris sekul and stephen maroono g sekul 19552013 both of biloxi two daughters carolyn catty mooney of vancouver washington and bettye dennery of philadelphia  maria sekul maria sekul  living in march 1985 in hamilton hill western australia  was born at bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia and married thomas cerinich in brac  they were the parents of  anton   tony cerinich  19281985 m june  mary cerinich mosley and ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia  children   anton cerinich anton    tony cerinich   19281985 was born at bobovisce brac and immigrated to australia with his family tony passed at sydney australia on march 19 1985 tony made his livelihood as assistant director of custofdial services nw division new south wales australia he was survived by his mother mrs maria sekul cerinich  the widow of thomas cerinich of hamilton hill western australia  june cerinich  his widow of sydney australia daughter carolyn cerinich chinn m peter chinn of canberra australia son  rodney cerinich of kiama australia and two sisters  mary cerinich mosley  and  ella cerinich senior  both of hamilton hill western australia  references  the biloxi daily herald   city news   july 2 1907 the daily herald   judge elmer s court   august 15 1910  the daily herald   mrs lucy sekul dead   november 1918 the daily herald   aliens busy perfecting naturalization papers   april 21 1920 the daily herald   roco    sic   sekul files papers for citizenship   july 31 1920 the daily herald   getting out from under alien enemy class   august 14 1920 the daily herald   waiting for bride from dalmatia   june 19 1920 the daily herald   marriage licenses   january 24 1921 the daily herald   john sekul speaker before lions club   april 2 1935 the daily herald    announce marriage   february 3 1936 p 5 the daily herald   slavonian boy comes from dalmatia to biloxi   january 30 1937 the daily herald   anthony sekul dies   september 16 1940 the daily herald   grocery changes   july 10 1941 the daily herald   miss clare seoul receives law degree   may 28 1945 the daily herald   miss clare sekul and john sekul   may 30 1945 the daily herald   rs  roko sam  sekul dies   july 7 1947 the daily herald   mrs p gligo dies   february 6 1948 the daily herald   gligo funeral   february 7 1948  the daily herald   sekulmontgomery   july 8 1948 the daily herald   louis e wentzel sic funeral sunday afternoon   october 31 1953 the daily herald   steve m sekul   july 18 1966 the daily herald   elena t sekul   december 3 1970 the daily herald   catherine sekul pitalo   december 3 1970 the daily herald   peter c sekul   october 20 1971 p 2 the daily herald   yerka b sekul   march 13 1977 the daily herald    charles edward savage   december 11 1977 p a2 the daily herald   attorney and former city judge sekul dies in medical center at age of 72   january 10 1984 the daily herald   marjorie sekul   december 1984 the daily herald   tony cerinich  sydney australia     march 22 1985 the jackson county times   john bellew dies  march 17 1945 the ocean springs news   mrs jacobina veaorvich sic   november 8 1956 the ocean springs record    friends toast henrietta s 40th   february 24 1983 p 1 the ocean springs record   50th   february 25 1993  the ocean springs record   henrietta s legacy carries on at new diner   august 17 1985 the sun herald the sun herald   judy s seymour   may 4 1987 the sun herald   eleanor beaorvich grove   november 23 1994 the sun herald    mrs margaret trebotich sekul   february 3 1996 p c2 the sun herald   agnes a sekul   april 5 1999 p a9 the sun herald   henrietta savage   december 8 1999 the sun herald   henrietta s passing ends a quieter era   december 8 1999 the sun herald   frances sekul   june 13 2002 the sun herald   alena sekul cerinich   july 6 2002 p a6 the sun herald   dr stephen s pitalo   december 26 2004 p a6 the sun herald   stephen m sekul    september 13 2009 the sun herald   michael joseph sekul   march 20 2011 p a13 the sun herald   longtime attorney  clare sekul  hornsby in the hot seat for benefit roast   ocotber 9 2011 p a9 the sun herald   hornsby honored as legal legend on coast   april 20 2013 p a4 the sun herald   stephen g sekul   october 6 2013 p a  skrmetta skrmettistarmeta    john skrmetta circa 1880 in croatia  john skrmetta  18521929 married perina marinovich  18541937 they were the parents of eight children of which seven were living in 1910 known children  lawrence lorenc skrmetta  18821972 m jacobina sekul 18851975  peter martin skrmetta  18851963 m frances pitalo 18951922 and louvina saput 19051964  johanna molitva skrmetta  18861980 m stephen rodolfich 18871971  caterina katie skrmetta  18871974 m mr perkov  john skrmetta  18901918  nickola skrmetta  18931969 m jerolima 18951917 and manuela gonzales  paul mate skrmetta  1896 m and helena deoma skrmetta  18981978 m peter joseph babich 189719491910 harrison co mississippi federal census t624 p ed in 1910 john and perina m skrmetta were domiciled on 2nd street and pass christian harrison county mississippi he worked as an oysterman perina worked in a cannery and peter was captain of an oyster boat  children   lawrence c skrmetta  lawrence lorenc c skrmetta 18821972 was born march 12 1882 at bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia he came to america on december 20 1895 landing in new york city married jacobina sekul 18851975 she was born march 5 1885 in brac croatia children  mark s skrmetta  19112011 m marguerit skrmetta 19121974  margaret maudie skrmetta  19132007 m paul john chilly coon halat 19091977  katherine t skrmetta  19181978 m frank r rysavy 19141971 and lawrence m ham skrmetta  19201999 m antonio rosetti 19161975 and ethel marie landry foret 19262006 former spouse of camille foret  captain peter m skrmetta   captain peter martin skrmetta  18851963 was born august 31 1885 in croatia and came to america in 1903 he married francis pitalo  18951922 a 1907 croatian immigrant they were the parents of three children   perina pat skrmetta  19162003 m merrill j bills and clarence a douglas mandelena skrmetta b 1918 and vincentia skrmetta 19221922 before 1920 peter martin skrmetta and frances pitalo lived at 1530 east howard avenue on the corner of pine street on point cadet he made his livelihood as the captain of fishing schooner in august 1922 while shrimping aboard the louis goldman in the lake borgne area of southeast louisiana captain skrmetta was summoned to biloxi a seaplane had been sent to locate him at sea to notify him that frances p skrmetta 18951922 his wife and infant daughter vincenzia skrmetta 19221922 had been electrocuted and killed by a 2300 volt electric wire that was laying in their front yard their untimely deaths occurred on august 17th the corporal remians of mrs skrmetta and her baby were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald august 18 1922 p 3 and august 19 1922 p 3 in january 1925 captain peter m skrmetta married  louvinia saput  19051964 after the demise of frances pitalo their children were  mary skrmetta  19252011  c atherine j skrmetta  19281984 m charles f schwark 19232010  peter m skrmetta jr  b 1930 m jacqueline e wentzell  noel james jimmie skrmetta  19362004 m bobbie jean maumus b 1935  mandeline manda g skrmetta  19202013 m lewis voorhis hooks langlinais 19162007  genevieve skrmetta  19392015 m francis wayne creel and  dorothy skrmetta   b 19421930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 19b ed 2 and the daily herald august 22 1964 p 2  children   genevieve skrmetta genevieve skrmetta creel  19392015 was born may 27 1939 to peter martin skrmetta and louvininia saput she passed away sunday november 29 2015 she was born in biloxi and proud of her croatian heritage she loved people and generously gave her time to church and shutins she was preceded in death by her parents sisters manda langlinais parina bills mary skrmetta and catherine scwark brother jimmie skrmetta daughter sarah ann and a granddaughter kara ann genevieve is survived by her husband francis wayne creel daughters mary martha will rogers adonna currie mary frances joel newbaker son wayne junior creel sister dorothy skrmetta and brother peter jacqueline skrmetta grandchildren nathan brittany newbaker kacee currie kristi currie brandon madisyn newbaker kathryn newbaker kyle currie and noah rogers greatgrandchildren hunter newbaker and paitlyn newbaker nieces and nephews and many many friends and family whom she loved and cared for services will be held thursday december 3 2015 at blessed seelos catholic church formerly st john s friends may visit from 1000 to 1200pm burial to follow at biloxi city cemetery bradford o keefe funeral home howard avenue chapel is in charge of arrangements  pan american clipper   ship island excursion trips i n june 1935 peter skrmetta began ferrying tourists to ship island on the  president roosevelt  a power boat skrmetta ran to the island three times daily making stops commencing at the baltar pier at the hotel biloxi and white house piers twice daily the daily herald june 27 1935 p 2  pan american clipper the  pan american clipper  a 15000 diesel powered excursion boat recently completed by toche brothers shipyard on east beach has been operating for several weeks between biloxi and ship island with captain peter skrmetta at the helm the vessel was built for the mavar fish and oyster company and runs at 12 mph the boats runs from her main landing at the foot of delaunay street baltar pier and makes stops at the buena vista hotel biloxi and white house piers  on its regular schedule of three trips daily  the daily herald march 30 1937 p 3 may 29 1937 p 6 and june 25 1938 p 3  2015 in february  captain louis skrmetta  operations amnager of pan isles inc ship island excursions announced that gulf islands national seasore had renewed its contract for ferrying passengers to ship island for ten more years  the sun herald february 24 2015 p a6  john skrmetta   nickola skrmetta nickola nick skrmetta  18931969 was born at bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia on february 24 1893 he arrived at new orleans on october 4 1906 from palermo italy nick married jerolima 18951917 and pauline 19011928 at houston texas on november 26 1928 he was a resident of san pedro los angeles california in june 1932 when he applied for american citizenship  letter from brac1921 nikola skermeta  sic 413 copp street in biloxi received a woeful letter from his parents at  bobovisci in the island of brach  sic off the dalmatian coast in the faraway adriatic sea it recited the privation and suffering common in that country where t he native grape vines have succumbed to a disease which the people have been unable to cure andin consequence of which many american grape vines have been imported  the soil there is rocky quite unlike the rich american soil and the vines require time become acclimated and learn to struggle against the poor soil condition said mr skermeta sic his people write that it will  take about six years before they will be able to harvest these grapes in the meantime the people of brach  sic  are enduring great hardships  mr skermeta sic was at the federal clerk s office inquiring into some safe method to send his parents money a previous remittance never reached them reports by biloxians of losses of money sent to relatives have been frequent are unable to understand it being accustomed to uncle sam s generally prompt and safe deliveries  mr skermeta s   sic  parents wrote that many people were eating grass to save themselves from starving  the daily herald january 19 1921 p 4 nick skermetta expired at biloxi mississippi on december 7 1969 he was a resident of 101 east end homes and survived by his wife manuela gonzales and two sons  peter troubles v skrmetta  19172000 m lucretia misko 19202006 and john johnny skrmetta   19151977 both of biloxi nick s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery the daily herald december 8 1969 p 2  paul mate skrmetta   helena d skrmetta   helen deoma skrmetta  18981978 was born december 17 1898 she married peter joseph babich 18971949 and they lived in sacramento california at least two children dr john m babich 1924 and judge joseph g babich 19262008 helen died in sacramento county california on november 16 1978  nicholas a skrmetta familybiloxi cemetery   nicholas a skrmetta nicholas a skrmetta 18551918 was born june 13 1855 the son of peter skrmetta and vicentia burich he married margaret jahsih 18621947 children  peter blaz skrmetta  18851963  perina skrmetta  18861945 m sam mihojevich 18811927 and ivan domjanov 18941957  marko p skrmetta  18891959 m angelina illich  paul cecil skrmetta  18951966 and mary skrmetta  18981947 m grego anticich 18861954  paul mate skrmetti  18951968 was born december 28 1895 at bobovice brac county of splitdamaltia croatia he came to new orleans via ship from palermo sicily and arrived in the crescent city on september 28 1906 at biloxi in december 1923 he married tinah athaline borden  the daughter of thomas spurgeon borden  18831967 a native of georgetown grand cayman british west indies and annie austin borden  18881955 a native of alabama paul skrmetti appeared in federal court in biloxi mississippi on june 4 1929 to become an american citizen  the daily herald may 24 1929 p 2   in 1930 the skrmetti family was domiciled on east beach and living with annie a borden paul was making his livelihood as a fisherman while athaline work as a clerk in a store with her mother thomas j skrmetti 19262008 a son had been born in 19261930 harrison co mississippi federal census r 1146 p 42b ed 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 35 p 486  lamar beach subdivision paul skrmetti announced biloxi s newest subdivision  called  lamar beach  it was situated on back bay between the back bay bridge and bay terrace  lamar beach has 14 lots  and the small tracts will be sold through skermetti realty the daily herald may 21 1926 p 3  references  harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 40775 estate of marko skrmetta harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 54180 estate of angelia skrmetta mississippi coast history genealogy society   a genealogy of the skrmettiskrmetta family   volume 31 no 2june 1995 the daily herald    skermettas sic and rosettas sic fight at christening   july 26 1912 the daily herald   dalmatians suffering relatives here do not forget the folks in the old home   january 19 1921 p 4  the daily herald    use seaplane to search for husband of dead biloxi woman frances pitalo skrmetta   august 18 1922 the daily herald    funeral mrs skrmetta today   august 19 1922 the daily herald    automobile accident causes three deaths   january 31 1923 the daily herald    announce new subdivision paul skrmetti   may 21 1926 the daily herald    mrs katie skrmetti dies   january 4 1934 the daily herald    mrs perina skrmetta dies   july 27 1937  the daily herald    mrs pm  tinah athaline bor den skrmetti dies   june 11 1942 the daily herald   mrs  p erina skrmetta mihojevich  domjamov dies    april 25 1945 the daily herald   biloxi packer  grego anticich  dies in auto crash at bay   february 10 1954 the daily herald    louvinia  saput  skrmetta   august 22 1964 the daily herald   mrs jewell winterstein   august 4 1966 the daily herald   nick skrmetta   december 8 1969 the daily herald   jacobina sekul skrmetta   july 18 1975 the daily herald   mrs ks rysavy   july 27 1978  the los gatos weeklytimes    mark skrmetta   january 30 2002  the ocean springs record     four generations  skrmetta family  span ship island    april 8 1999 p 14   the sacramento bee   joseph g babich   april 29 2008 the sacramento bee   judge joseph g babich took on state s high court   april 30 2008  the sun herald   biloxi man  jimmie skrmetta  wants to add own gambling ship on coast   february 20 1988 the sun herald   lawrence m ham skrmetta   september 19 1999 the sun herald   perina pat skrmetta bills   april 23 2003 the sun herald   noel james jimmy skrmetta   april 2004 the sun herald   lucretia misko skrmetta   march 7 2006 the sun herald   ethel marie landry skrmetta   jul 21 2006 the sun herald   mr anthony crash pitalo   january 23 2007 p a4 the sun herald   margaret maudie halat   january 14 2007 the sun herald   island sons  november 29 2009 p f1 the sun herald   sm sgt usaf ret charles f schwark sr   december 15 2010 the sun herald   mary skrmetta   august 10 2011 the sun herald   antonia skrmetta werthner   september 4 2011 the sun herald   mandeline skrmetta langlinais   may 29 2013 the sun herald      the sun herald      the sun herald      skrnich   lucy skrnich  18671941 was born at milna brac croatia on august 18 1868 she married  nikola filipich  18591931 also a native of milna on the isalnd of brac children stephen filipich antonio filipich m mary mihojevich 18991918 and jennie antonsich nicholas filipich and frank filipich    michael skrnich  18871968 was born december 31 1887 at milna brac croatia he married antonia kuljis  18901960 also a native of milna brac children  clara ann skrnich  19122003 m john frank cosmich  190920090  margaret skrnich  19131935 m vincent rosett  thomas skrnich  19142001 m lillian broux  joseph chibby skrnich  19152009  john skrnich jr  19172007 m flora gazzo 19242001 the daughter of andrew gazzo and viola daniel  michael skrnich  19191973 m isabell leleaux 19221996  antonia skrnich  19221923  samuel j skrnich  19242001 m marie grace sanzari  frances dominica skrnich  19242010 m lawrence w mason 19182004   lucretia skrnich m neville j broussard 19201999 and dolores rita skrnich m george a sonnier antonia kuljis skrnich passed on september 18 1960 at 1442 east beach in biloxi she was survived by her spouse five sons and four daughters three brothers luka kuljis sam kuljis and peter kuljis two sisters madica kuljis buzolich and yubica kuljis banicich sic in yugoslavia croatia 26 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild the reverend herbert mullen officiated at her funeral in st michael s catholic church follwed by burial in the biloxi cemetery services under the auspices of bradfordo keefe funeral home the daily herald september 19 1960 p 2  children   john skrnich jr john skrnich jr  19182007    married flora gazzo  19242001 the daughter of andrew gazzo and viola daniel children mike skrnich b 1943 danny skrnich b 1945 debbie s watts and john skrnich iii 19571964 biloxi fisherman from 1934 until 1987 captain of the deborah   the sun herald february 9 2007 p a5    references  the daily herald    mrs filipich dies   april 28 1941 the daily herald   mrs rosetti dies    the daily herald   skrnich  john skrnich iii  lad drowns in fall from boat deck   september 23 1964 p 2 the daily herald   mrs john skrnich a ntonia kuljis   september 19 1960 the daily herald    john skrnich sr   july 29 1968 the daily herald    antonia k skrnich   september 1968 the sun herald    isabell skrnich  november 21 1996 p a2 the sun herald    thomas skrnich   january 23 2001 p a3 the sun herald    flora g skrnich   august 12 2001 p a11 the sun herald    clara ann cosmich  october 28 2003 p a6 the sun herald    john skrnich sr   february 9 2007 the sun herald    joseph chibby skrnich   august 21 2009 the sun herald    frances skrnich mason   march 15 2010 the sun herald       the sun herald       the sun herald       trebotich   kate sekul and mateo trebotich   biloxi cemeteryaugust 2012  mateo trebotich   mateo mike trebotich  18531935 was born at bobovisce brac croatia on september 30 1853 he came to the united states in january 1901 arrving at new york city by a steamer that had embarked earlier from trieste austria in december 1917 mike trebotich married katherine kate sekul  18591948 the daughter of steve sekul and jacobina barisich they lived at 238 cedar street with their children  steve b trebotich  18861971 m paula broussard 19071973  domena  doma   trebotich  18801966 m sam surian 18811926  jacobina   trebotich  18831980 m vincent gospodinovich 18821964 and marguerite trebotich  18921985 m peter buzolich 18861920  john trebotich john trebotich and jacobina grasich  18561936 were the parents of  elena trebotich  18841970 married steve m sekul 18801966  george j trebotich  18911952 m antonia kordek 18941935 and angelina trebotich 19081981  matt trebotich  18931950 m and roko trebotich  18961944 m agnes welch  george trebotich george trebotich   biloxi cemeteryaugust 2012  george trebotich and michelina pitalo   biloxi cemeteryaugust 2012    george j trebotich george j trebotich  18861926 and katika  kate  michelina pitalo  18911978 both natives of bobovisce brac county splitdalmatia married at biloxi mississippi on november 6 1913 they were the parents of the following children  paul trebotich  19151935  steve trebotich  19162010 m paula broussard and helen hardy 19212008  joseph m trebotich  19171996  george a trebotich  19192014 m lucy catherine filipich  john l trebotich  19202003 m ida belle stokes  louis joseph trebotich  19232004 m margaret evelyn farris shultia  madeline trebotich  19242006 m ernest keenan and peter b trebotich  192619961930 harrison co mississippi federal census r1146 p 22b ed 2 and harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 25 p 459 at biloxi mississippi in january 1934 kate pitalo trebotich declared her interntion to become an american citizen she stated that she lived at 1714 east howard avenue and had come to america on the ss martha washington from trieste austria arriving at new york city on december 24 1912 george trebotich her spouse had come earlier arriving on september 26 1907 declaration of intent no 910southern disrict courtjanaury 1934  trebotich sons of world war ii   lr  steve trebotich   19162010  joseph m trebotich  19171996  george a trebotich  19192014  john l trebotich  19202003  louis j trebotich  19232004 and peter b trebotich  19261996 from the daily herald september 11 1945 p 3   children   paul trebotich   steve trebotich steve trebotich  19162010  children roland matthew trebotich roland matthew trebotich 19372020 age 83 passed away on monday december 7 2020 mr trebotich was born on november 10 1937 and was a native and longtime resident of biloxi he retired from the us postal service and was a lifelong member of the slavonian benevolent association slavic lodge he was a longtime volunteer of the lord is my help he was a former member of st michael s catholic church and a devoted member of st alphonsus catholic church he was preceded in death by parents steve trebotich and paula broussard trebotich he is survived by sister catherine kay brochard niece diana thomas mcguire and nephews donald catherine brochard and ronald brochard in addition he is survived by greatnephews brandon katelyn mcguire and sean brianna mcguire greatniece alexis mcguire and greatgreatniece haven mcguire  joseph m trebotich joseph m trebotich  19171996 was born october 23 1917 at biloxi  george a trebotich   john l trebotich   louis j trebotich   madeline trebotich  madeline trebotich   19242006 was born at biloxi on m ernest keenan  peter b trebotich   peter bernard trebotich sr  19261996 was born at biloxi on may 20 1926 he expired at methodist medical center from heart failure at jackson mississippi on may 1996 at the age of 69 years peter barwood drive a jeweler died of heart failure thursday at methodist medical center a mass is 2 pm today at st therese catholic church with burial in lakewood memorial park baldwinlee funeral home is handling arrangements mr trebotich had lived in jackson more than 50 years he owned and operated diamond jewelers in pearl for more than 28 years he was a communicant and charter member of st therese catholic church he was a world war ii army veteran and served in germany he was a member of veterans of foreign wars survivors include wife marie sons bernie trebotich paul trebotich and mitch trebotich all of jackson daughters deborah trebotich of houston texas and georgette t cerula of germany brothers steve trebotich of biloxi joe trebotich and louis trebotich both of ocean springs johnny trebotich of beaumont and george trebotich of jackson sister madeline t keenan of biloxi and seven grandchildren memorials may be made to st therese catholic church 309 mcdowell road jackson ms 39212 or the mustard seed 1025 luckney road brandon ms 39042 the clarion ledger may 11 1996 children peter bernie bernard trebotich jr 19522020 paul trebotich mitchell trebotich deborah trebotich georgette t cerula  george trebotich george trebotich married on june 5 1937 in dalmatia and arrived in biloxi in september 1937 and lived at 1519 3rd street the daily herald september 3 1937 p 2  mateo trebotich matteo matt trebotich 18931950 was born june 13 1893 he died december 31 1950 the daily herald january 1 1951 p 2  children   roko trebotich  the daily herald april 13 1944 p 9 roko trebotich 18961944 came to biloxi circa 1906 from brac he married agnes welch native of nola on october 1 1918 roko expired at his home at 310 pine street on point cadet on april 12 1944 children   references  the daily herald   aliens busy perfecting naturalization papers   april 21 1920 the daily herald   two   joh n skornich sic and george trebotich   after citizenship   april 21 1923 the daily herald   peter trevotich  sic  dead   august 1 1923 the daily herald   mrs trebotich  jacobina grasich  dies   april 4 1936 the daily herald   bridal couple weds   september 2 1937 the daily herald   roko trebotich dies   april 13 1944 the daily herald   matt trebotich dies   january 1 1951 the daily herald   six sons serving in armed forces   september 11 1945  the daily herald   mrs katie trebotich dies   september 27 1948  the sun herald   jacobina protich   february 22 2003  the sun herald   louis trebotich   january 2004  the sun herald   trebotich saw world as a sailor   january 8 2004  the sun herald   helen trebotich   february 21 2008  the sun herald   steve m trebotich   march 3 2010  the sun herald   jenny trebotich woodrum   june 21 2011  the sun herald   george anthony trebotich   april 11 2014 p a4  the sun herald   matthew trebotich   december 2020  the sun herald      tremontana   joseph tremonta  18781950 was born on brac croatia on march 19 1878 the son of matre tremontana and lucretia sekul he married mary cerenich came to biloxi from croatia in 1921 live 240 myrtle street children joseph tremontana jr amanada tremontana 19081997 m ernest mladinich jr 19061990 lucretia tremonta 19111937 m earl f cook 191999 josephine tremontana 19132004 m julian k cook 19081994 and mary tremontana m thomas garbin 18951966 and mr calmut joseph tremontana expired at biloxi mississippi on december 17 1950  references  the daily herald    tremontana death   december 18 1950 the daily herald      the daily herald        7639 views  