Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

May 24, 2021

Reverend Deacon Albert John Schito, 78, of Bluffton, South Carolina, succumbed to cancer in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family on May 24, 2021.

Deacon Al is survived by his wife Cathi of 55 years, daughter Michele Ann Sackermann, her husband Charles, daughter Marianne Paige (pre deceased husband James), son Salvatore Paul Schito,...

May 23, 2021

Grady Gilchrist, age 87 from Bluffton SC; formerly of South Park, Pa and Clearwater, Florida. Proceeded in death by Donna, his wife of 66 years.  Much loved by his daughters and already missed...

May 22, 2021

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:4

On Saturday, May 22, 2021 God saw one of his angels getting tired and called her home to...

May 21, 2021

Burton Roux Harding “Burt" left this earth peacefully on May 21, 2021 after a long illness at the age of 91 at his home in Sun City Hilton Head, South Carolina.  Burt was greatly loved and a friend to many, and he will be profoundly missed.  He is survived by the love of his life, Letty Hill Harding, his...

May 21, 2021

Angelina (Julia) Puzo

Julia Giacone might have become an extraordinary teacher, but like many children of immigrants during and after the Depression, she curtailed her high school education to contribute to the family income. She became a first-rate seamstress in an Essex County coat factory, where she eventually met Nick, a handsome garment cutter with the strongest...

May 21, 2021

Betty Ann Crosby Miller, 84, of Bluffton, SC, widow of Charles E. Miller, passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 at her home.

Betty was born March 24, 1937 in Walterboro, SC to the late Henry Crosby and Lula Beverly Crosby. She owned Root Hill Nursery, was a member of the Beaver Dam Baptist Church, and loved a...

May 20, 2021

Emil Hordov, age 68, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, formerly State College, PA passed away unexpectedly on May 20th.

Emil was born December 29, 1952 on an island off the coast of Zadar, Croatia. By the time he was eleven he was fluent in three languages. His family immigrated to Liege, Belgium when he was five,...

May 20, 2021

In Loving Memory

Gertrude J. Hebendahl

(Gertie)

May 30, 1930 ~ May 20, 2021

Gertie Hebendahl, 90 years old, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2021 at Hilton Head Hospital with her loving daughter by her side.  She was born on May 30, 1930 in Woodbridge, NJ to the late Frederick...

May 18, 2021

Myrtis Malphrus Herndon Stevenson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. She was born on March 18, 1930 to the late William and Oneita Malphrus of Ridgeland, SC.

Myrtis had a long and distinguished career as a businesswoman.  With Johnny Herndon, she established Herndon’s Department Sore in Ridgeland in 1950 and operated it until it was...

May 17, 2021

Anthony J Sciacca Jr., age 75, passed away on May 17, 2021, at home surrounded by his family - a good man gone too soon. He was born and raised in Lawrence, MA, attending St. Rita's Grammar School and graduating from Central Catholic High School in 1963. He earned his BA in Economics from Boston University in 1968 and...

May 17, 2021

Lee Herbert Gradman

December 30, 1934

May 17, 2021

Lee, 86, died on May 17, 2021, peacefully at his home with his wife, Patricia (Poe) Gradman and his furry friends, Simba & Nala by his side.

He was born on December 30, 1934 in Baltimore, MD.

When he was...

May 17, 2021

Hope Finley Thompson, 92-years old passed away on May 17, 2021 at her home in Beaufort, SC. She was born on July 27, 1928 to Dr. Richard William Finley and Helen Price Finley.  She was reared in Cleveland, Ohio prior to moving to Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

She graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...

May 16, 2021

Gregory K Sinclair passed away peacefully May 16, 2021, at Bloom at Bluffton. He was 82. Greg was born on December 10, 1938 at Cornwall on the Hudson, New York, the son of Russell Sinclair and Dorothy Jones Sinclair.

Greg moved all over the United States and world with his Air Force Engineer father, including the island...

May 15, 2021

Cree M. Windus, 83, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully in hospice at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, South Carolina on Saturday, May 15 th , 2021.

Cree was born on June 21, 1937 in Manhattan, New York to the late Eric Sr. and Mary Windus. She attended college at SUNY-New Paltz, Brooks Institute of Photography...

May 15, 2021

Clifford L. Egger (Cliff) passed away May 15 at Sprenger Nursing Home in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Cliff was born July 21, 1923 to John and Minnie Egger.  He grew up on a farm in Linn County, Iowa.  Cliff and Deloris Bohlken, of Monticello, Iowa, were married in June of 1942 and had five children over the next...

May 15, 2021

John Fruit, age 81, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2021 surrounded by his family. John will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 58 years, Carol Morris Fruit: his sons Jeffrey (Kristin) and Stephen (Lee), three grandchildren, John, Ben and Megan, his sister Susan and sister-in-law Sharon. He was predeceased by his parents Roy (Spin) and Marie Fruit and...

May 12, 2021

Vernard Allen Moore (Allen) passed away at the age of 82 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on May 12, 2021.

Allen was CEO and owner of Hale-Justice Pharmaceutical company located in Cincinnati, Ohio.  After his retirement, he and his wife, Judy, relocated from Covington, Kentucky to Hilton Head Island and later to Bluffton, South Carolina. ...

May 11, 2021

Melvin "Mel" Carl Whitkanack , age 53, of Ridgeland, SC, passed away on May 11, 2021.

He is survived by life partner Marletta Whitkanack; his children, Briar (Morgan) Whitkanack, Avery Whitkanack, Jane Gamell, Icie Gamell, and Levi Brady; mother, Barbara Whitkanack; siblings, Wendy (Gary Holleman) Whitkanack, Theresa Sawaska, Bryan Whitkanack, and Lora (Jim) Beamer; many nieces, nephews...

May 11, 2021

Ruth E (Coughlin) Clark slipped away peacefully Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Born and raised in Schenectady, NY to John D. & Ruth H. (Klein) Coughlin on 11/5/1936. Ruth then spent her final years in Bluffton, SC. Deeply loved by family, friends and a host of healthcare workers. She will be missed. Anyone that knew Ruth could relate to these...

May 11, 2021

Bobby Jerome Tillman, 76, passed over on May 11, 2021, at Agape Hospice House after a brief illness. He was born on August 2, 1944 in Charleston, SC.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruby Riley Tillman and Wade Sheppard Tillman; his siblings, Jack Walker, Alice Long, Henry Tillman, Louise Duncan, Wade Tillman and first...