OBITUARIES
Robert "Joe" Joseph Gilling, Jr.
Jun 29, 2021
Robert Joseph Gilling Jr., or Joe as many knew him, age 56, passed away at home on June 29, 2021 due to kidney failure, a complication of pancreatic cancer.
Joe was born in De Pere, Wisconsin on October 9, 1964 to the late Margaret and Robert Gilling. He grew up in Hudson, Ohio, before relocating to Hilton...
William "Bill" Pat Bowers
Jun 28, 2021
William (Bill/DeeDa) Pat Bowers, 88, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, took his first breath in Heaven on Monday, June 28, 2021. He was born August 20, 1932, in Newberry County, SC, to his parents Samuel Pat Bowers and Mildred Boozer Bowers both of Clinton, SC. They predeceased him as did his wife Patsy Whitmire Bowers of Hartsville, SC....
Timmy Leroy 'Pete' Hilderbran
Jun 28, 2021
Timmy Leroy ‘Pete’ Hilderbran, age 63, passed away at his home in Ridgeland after a long illness.
Pete was born in Ridgeland, SC on September 7, 1957 to the late Timmy Hilderbran and Carolyn Coone Hilderbran.
Pete was a retired Logger with Crosby Logging Inc.; a member of the Coosawhatchie Baptist Church and he enjoyed...
Cynthia Compass Hawthorne Reid
Jun 27, 2021
Cynthia Compass Hawthorne Reid, 78, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at her home.
Cynthia was born June 4, 1943 in St. Catherine, Jamaica to the late Sidney Hawthorne and Vivian Williams. She retired from her career as a postal worker for the Jamaican Postal Service and went on to become the pastor of...
Julio A. Ortiz
Jun 27, 2021
Julio A. Ortiz passed away at the age of 75 on June 27, 2021. He was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946 and lived in Lindenhurst, Central Islip, and Great River (all in New York) and retired to Sun City, South Carolina.
He is survived by his wife Carol Ortiz of 52 years, his son Dennis and...
Richard R. Karp
Jun 26, 2021
Richard R. Karp, 76 of Bluffton, passed away on June 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. Rich was a USMC Veteran, Marine Corps League - 1154 Yellow Footprints Detachment, and Sun City Veterans Association.
He is survived by his wife, Belle; three children, Renee (Kevin), Brian (Donna) and Marina. Rich will also be missed...
Joseph Francis Doyle
Jun 26, 2021
Joseph Francis Doyle, age 82 of Bluffton passed away on June 26, 2021 at his home. Services will be held at a later date.
Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family.
Michael Paul 'Bubba' Cooler
Jun 26, 2021
Michael Paul Cooler ‘Bubba’, age 34, of Hardeeville, SC passed away on June 26, 2021 in Savannah, GA as the result of an accident.
Bubba was born in Charleston, SC on July 17, 1986 to Michael Roy Cooler and Mary Christine Davis Cooler.
Bubba was a painting and drywall contractor for Cooler Construction Company and...
Reuben G. Forman
Jun 25, 2021
Reuben G. Forman, 58, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Bronx, NY, passed away Friday, June 25, 2021 after an illness at NHC of Bluffton.
Reuben was born May 28, 1963 in Bronx, NY to Arnold Forman and Maria Munoz Forman. Reuben worked as a security guard prior to moving to Bluffton. He was science-minded, always interested in...
Anthony Joseph Sclafani
Jun 24, 2021
Anthony Joseph Sclafani was born March 21, 1926, in New Rochelle, New York to Jean and Salvatore Sclafani. He is the last surviving child, having been predeceased by brothers Enofrio (Edward) and Salvatore, Jr., Sclafani, as well as sisters Rose Larocca, Florence Mennitto, Lillian (Lee) Zito and Laura Razionale. Anthony was also predeceased by his first wife, Josephine, and...
Marianne Elizabeth Kling
Jun 23, 2021
Marianne Elizabeth (Schick) Kling, 77, of Sun City in Bluffton, SC, went home to be with the Lord on the morning of June 23, surrounded by her loved ones.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Marianne later lived in New Jersey before retiring to South Carolina. Marianne was a vibrant and multi-talented woman who always had a story at...
William J. (Bill) Lahm
Jun 23, 2021
William J. (Bill) Lahm, passed away on June 23, 2021 at the Retreat on Lady’s Island, Beaufort, SC.
Bill was born on July 23, 1941 to William and Catherine Lahm. Bill graduated from Marist High School Class of 1959. He graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Bill went to Newark College...
Michaela Christine James
Jun 19, 2021
Michaela Christine James passed away on June 19th, 2021 from complications of metastatic breast cancer.
She was born on October 25th, 1975 in Rome, New York the daughter of Kenneth and Margarete James. She attended schools in Bimbach and Weierhof, Germany and remained fluent in German throughout her life. She graduated from Manzana High School in Albuquerque,...
Theresa Margaret (Mcgrath) Briody
Jun 18, 2021
Theresa M Briody (Terry) age 81 of Bluffton formerly of LaGrangeville, NY, Plainview, NY and Queens NY died Friday June 18, 2021 at home.
Terry was born on December 22, 1939 Â in Queens NY and was a graduate from Dominican Commercial High School. Following her graduation she went on to a successful career with Union Carbide Corporation...
Heather Sheree Turner
Jun 15, 2021
Heather Sheree Turner, age 34, of Bluffton, SC passed away on June 15, 2021 at her home.
Heather was born in Beaufort, SC on December 19, 1986 to Cheryl Crosby Turner and C. Allen Turner.
Heather was a graduate of Bluffton High School and participated in programs at Island House of Bluffton. She enjoyed watching...
Barbara Margaret Hinck
Jun 15, 2021
Barbara M. Hinck, born December 20, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY has died at her home in Sun City Hilton Head, South Carolina on June 15, 2021. She is survived by her dear friend Janet Van Name, at the Sun City residence and her longtime friend Teresita Glinoga, M.D., who also resides in Sun City. Other survivors are her niece,...
Doris Lorraine Weinmann
Jun 11, 2021
Doris Lorraine Weinmann, 98, of Bluffton SC passed away on June 11, 2021, with family by her side. She was born on September 19, 1922, to Charlotte Dewhirst McCormick and Harold Rockwood McCormick in Roswell, ID. She moved to Portland, OR during WWII to work as a Kaiser shipyard inspector. It was there that she met a handsome soldier...
George Washington Rivenbark
Jun 10, 2021
George Washington Rivenbark passed peacefully on June 10, 2021. He was born in Rose Hill, NC on February 22, 1926. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Evelyn, and son George (Griff) Rivenbark. He was also pre-deceased by his long-time companion Virginia Wheeler.
He is survived by his son John Rivenbark (Jenet) and daughter Sallie Maydwell, his grandchildren...
Ellis Johnson Stearns Iii
Jun 10, 2021
Ellis Johnson Stearns, III passed away at the age of 88 at NHC in Bluffton, South Carolina on June 10, 2021, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born on November 8,1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Ellis Johnson Stearns, Jr. and Ruth Coquille Stearns.
Ellis proudly served in the United States Air Force and met...
Gary Christ Bredeson
Jun 9, 2021
Gary C. Bredeson passed away peacefully with this family at Memorial Hospital on June 9, 2021. He was born on June 7, 1958 in Houston, Texas to parents Ken & Mary Bredeson....He is survived by his daughters, Laura Carter & Shelby Harte, both of Ridgeland, SC, 2 sisters, Sheila Clark of Hilton Head SC, Linda Kellam of Rincon, Ga...
