OBITUARIES
Rosalia Bactol
Sep 15, 2017
Rosalia Bactol, age 82, of Gulfport, passed away Friday, September 15, 2017. Arrangements are pending with RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport. Please click here to view the video tribute
Robert Hunter
Sep 15, 2017
Robert (Bob) Kilmer Hunter was born on Armistice Day, November 11, 1922. The significance of the day was not lost on the family, who gave his grandmother, who had lost a son in France in WWI, the right to name the child. She named him Robert, after her lost son, and Kilmer, after her favorite poet, who also died overseas...
Henry Occhi
Sep 15, 2017
Henry Louis Occhi, age 98, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Occhi served as Captain for the US Army during WWII. He was involved in conflicts in North Africa and Italy. After his discharge, he graduated from North Eastern University in Boston, MA with his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He retired from General...
Oscar Sanzin
Sep 15, 2017
Oscar Danilo Sanzin, age 91, of Gulfport, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, 4 months, and 20 days, Helen Martin "Nanny" Sanzin; his parents, Angelo and Maria Sanzin; his brother Mario, and sister Angela; and his American family, Jim, Bill, Jack, and Nancy. Survivors include his sons,...
Aida Stewart
Sep 14, 2017
Aida N. Stewart, 85, of Gulfport, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 in Gulfport. Mrs. Stewart was born in 1931 in Puerto Rico. She and her husband retired to Gulfport, where they had been residents since 1976. She worked as a secretary with the DMV in Puerto Rico and she was also an actress, performing in a Spanish soap opera....
Kimberly Molinski
Sep 14, 2017
Kimberly Ann Molinski, 43, of Ocean Springs, passed away September 14, 2017. Riemann Family Funeral Home, Ocean Springs, served the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
Sidney Beckham
Sep 14, 2017
Sidney Houston Beckham, age 83, of Gulfport, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017. Mr. Beckham, a veteran of the United States Army, enjoyed fishing and watching sports on TV, especially the Saints and Ole Miss. Mr. Beckham is survived by a son, Kevin Beckham; a step-son, Mark Shaw; step-sisters, Joanne Carr, Elizabeth Craine, Linda Alavardo and Gwendolyn. He is also...
Sylvia Aultman
Sep 14, 2017
~~Sylvia Aultman, age 73, of Gulfport, passed away on September 14, 2017. She was born in Harbour Island, Bahamas in 1944. She lived in several places throughout Florida and southern Louisiana. Sylvia made Gulfport, MS her home in the early 80's. She was known for her cooking and her love for singing. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
John Grass
Sep 14, 2017
John Albert Grass, age 47, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd., Gulfport is serving the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
Nanci Hill
Sep 13, 2017
Nanci J. Hill, 79, of Diamondhead, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at her residence. Nanci was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She has formerly lived in Pearland, Texas and Kenner, Louisiana, and has been a resident of Diamondhead since 2003. She started her career at Delaval Steam Turbine Company in Trenton and then retired from Turbo Care in Houston,...
Charles Trimm
Sep 13, 2017
Charles "Paw Paw Fred" Ray Trimm, 78, of Saucier, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at his residence. Mr. Trimm was a long-time resident of Saucier. He was a 100% disabled veteran and retired as a Seabee CM1 after 25 years in the U.S. Navy, having served in 3 tours in Vietnam. He also served 5 years with the...
Louise Harris
Sep 13, 2017
Louise Woodside Harris, age 89, a native of Mexia, TX and a resident of Biloxi and Saucier, MS passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Merit Health, Biloxi. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alta Ruth Woodside Richardson and Oscar Taylor Woodside. Louise is survived by her children, Tiwana Harris Pearson, and Lynn Harris and wife, Evelyn Harris;...
Nancy Gurneck
Sep 13, 2017
Born in Watertown, SD and married in Regensburg, Germany, she passed away on September 13, 2017. Survived by her loving husband of 58 years, Joseph M. Gurneck; 4 children, Joseph (Pricilla), Daniel (Lisa), Donald, Cathy (David); 7 grandchildren; and 3 great grandchildren. She was a loving wife and devoted mother. She spent 20 years as a teacher in the Long...
Ferdinand Pecoul Jr.
Sep 12, 2017
Ferdinand "Flick" Anthony Pecoul, Jr. passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. He was the beloved husband of Linda Salter Pecoul for 62 years and a loving father to Renee Pecoul (Richard) Scott of Los Angeles, CA and Rebekah Pecoul Fendlason of Purcellville, VA. Mr. Pecoul was the grandfather of Daniel Ferdinand Fendlason of Herndon, VA and Matthew Hunter Sokol...
Paul Cook, Jr.
Sep 12, 2017
Paul C. Cook, Jr, age 57, of Biloxi, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Cook. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Cook; his children, Joshua Cook, James (Kyla) Jacobs, Sarah (Joe) Cowart, and Paul C. Cook, III; step-children, Charles Joyner, Nori Bissett, and Amanda Joyner; his father, P.C. Cook; a...
James Ladner
Sep 11, 2017
James L. "Red" Ladner, 80, of Gulfport passed away Monday, September 11, 2017 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Gulfport. He is preceded in death by his parents, James "Archie" and Mildred "Nanny" Ladner; and two brothers, Carl Raymond, and Leroy Eugene Ladner; He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Hilda M. Rogers Ladner...
Joseph Sizemore
Sep 10, 2017
~~ Joseph Earl Sizemore, age 55, of Gulfport, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Reatha Howard Sizemore; and his sister, Tina M. "Dusty" Rivenbark. He is survived by his wife, Tina Mae Sizemore; his son, Christian Sellers; his siblings, Levina Sizemore of Gulfport,...
Geneva Milstead
Sep 10, 2017
Geneva A. Milstead, 60, of Diamondhead, passed away September 10, 2017. Mrs. Milstead was a veteran of the U.S. Army. She will be laid to rest at Odds Fellow (Quitman) Cemetery in Quitman at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 24, 2017. Riemann Family Funeral Home served the family. Please click here to view the video tribute
Doreen Doyle
Sep 10, 2017
Doreen Doyle, age 74, of Long Beach, passed away on September 10, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, BUC Bill Doyle; parents, Francis and Mary Murphy; a brother, Thomas Murphy; a sister, Pauline Fewer; a niece, Carol Murphy; and a nephew, Danny Murphy. Survivors include her children, William Doyle, Chris Anne (James) Ballard, Heather (Paul) Shaw, and...
Martha Boyer
Sep 9, 2017
~~Martha Madred Best Monroe Boyer, age 90, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Biloxi, MS. Born to Col. Lee James Best and Martha Madred Hood Best in 1926, Mrs. Boyer lived a full and meaningful life always surrounded by friends and family and never turned an animal in need away. She graduated from Dunn High School in 1943...
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