OBITUARIES
Curtis N Bruin, Sr.
Jun 13, 2019
Curtis Bruin was born October 9, 1963 in Beaufort, SC. He was the middle child of the late Wilson and Geraldine Bruin Sr.
Curtis attended public school in Bluffton, SC, graduating from H.E. McCracken High School in 1981.
Following graduation from high school, Curtis was employed at Parris Island, SC in the Motor Transport Division...
Adam G Meister Iii
Jun 12, 2019
Adam G. Meister, III, 68, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at home surrounded by his loved ones, after struggling with pulmonary fibrosis. He was preceded in death by his parents, Adam “George” Meister, II and Edwina Meister Miller West.
He is survived by his spouse, Pamela Legere Meister of South Carolina; daughter, Ashley Tumlin (Ty) and...
Wanda Lou Gieringer
Jun 11, 2019
Wanda Lou Gieringer, nee Fischer, passed away peacefully in Okatie, SC, on June 11th, 2019.
Wanda was born in Erie, PA on February 25th, 1943. She was the daughter of William Waugh Fischer, Jr. and Dorothy Wandell Fischer. Wanda graduated from Harborcreek High School in 1961 and from Edinboro University in 1965.
On June 24,...
Lawrence D. Silverman
Jun 8, 2019
Lawrence D. Silverman, 87, of The Crescent, in Bluffton, SC, died Saturday, June 08, 2019 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center on Hilton Head Island, SC.
He and his wife, June, lived in Detroit, MI before moving to Hilton Head Island in 1993, and then to Bluffton in 2005. He was preceded in death by his parents,...
Harry J. Wolf, Sr.
Jun 8, 2019
Harry J. Wolf, Sr., age 94, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Brentwood, Long Island, NY died Saturday, June 8, 2019 at home.
Mr. Wolf was born on May 21, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late George Matthew and Sadie Martin Wolf. He was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy....
Virginia Anne Hendrix Daley
Jun 8, 2019
Virginia Anne Hendrix Daley, age 74, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Hardeeville, SC died Saturday, June 8, 2019. Mrs. Daley was the widow of Willard G. “Sonny” Daley, her high school sweetheart.
Mrs. Daley was born on March 11, 1945 in Richland County, SC, the daughter of the late Ralph and Rae Nell Hendrix. She was...
Derek John Gurney
Jun 5, 2019
Derek John Gurney, age 80, passed away on June 5, 2019 in Bluffton, SC.
Derek was born in Rugby, England on April 12, 1939 to the late Arthur and Edith Gurney.
Derek is survived by his wife Sylvia, brother David (Ann) Gurney, step sisters Margaret Goddard and Kate Alston, son Jonathan (Tina) Gurney, daughter Lynn...
Forrest Hopkins Brown
Jun 5, 2019
Forrest Hopkins Brown passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at his home in Sun City Hilton Head, Bluffton, South Carolina, at the age of 70. He had fought a long battle with prostate cancer since 2007.
He is survived by his daughter Colleen Heaton, son-in-law Josh Heaton and granddaughters Jordan Heaton and January Heaton all of...
Claudia L. Drake
Jun 4, 2019
Claudia L. Drake, age 86, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at home.
Mrs. Drake was born on April 16, 1933 in Sacramento, CA, the daughter of the late Claude and Helen Nettle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garrard Drake. She is survived by her son, John G. Drake of Bluffton and...
Elizabeth M. "Robin" Deloache
Jun 3, 2019
Elizabeth M. ‘Robin’ DeLoache passed away at Memorial Medical University, Savannah, GA on June 3, 2019 at the age of 73.
Robin was born in Oswego, NY on February 18, 1946 to the late Robert Miner and Dorothy Tubbs. Robin attended in schools in New York and moved to Ridgeland, South Carolina after meeting her husband in...
Peter J. Vercellotti
Jun 3, 2019
Peter J. Vercellotti
Son of Joseph F. Vercellotti, Hilton Head Island, SC died in his home in Portland, OR with his family at his bedside. Married to Michele Heile, he is survived by his father; sisters, Mary Richardson of Hilton Head, SC; Helen Vercellotti of Bluffton, SC and Susan Vercellotti (Mike Jones) of Malad City; ID; brothers, ...
Margaret Clemmer
Jun 2, 2019
Margaret Clemmer, age 94, died Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Bayview Manor Nursing Home in Beaufort, SC.
Mrs. Clemmer was born on January 11, 1925 in Ridgeland, SC, the daughter of the late Meldrum Crosby and Mell Crosby Miller. She was an active member of Ridgeland Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school. She was also an...
Thelma May Ashing
Jun 1, 2019
Thelma May Ashing, age 93, died Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Ridgeland Nursing Center.
Mrs. Ashing was born on March 20, 1926 in Orlando, FL, the daughter of the late Irving and Gladys Darling. She was a foster parent and homemaker. She worked as a lunch lady at Christmas Elementary School in Christmas, FL. She was a...
Marilyn L. Shriner
May 30, 2019
Marilyn Shriner 76, died at her residence in Bluffton, SC on May 30. She is survived by her trusted care partner and companion Toy Friedberg and son Michael (Tina) Boden of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She died of COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
Arrangements by Sauls Funeral Home. In accordance with Marilyn’s wishes there will be no services. ...
Norman Peter Wolff
May 29, 2019
He was born on January 25th, 1931 to Thelma (Glaser) Wolff and Norman Philip Wolff in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he spent most of his life before retiring to Hilton Head Island. He was an honors graduate of Penn State University and received a second degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Membership included Phi Delta Theta, Tau Beta Pi, Chi Epsilon...
Joseph R. Timbo, Jr.
May 28, 2019
Joseph R. Timbo, Jr., age 61, of Hilton Head, SC and formerly of Lansdale, PA died Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at home.
Mr. Timbo was born on December 11, 1957 in Hackensack, NJ, the son of the late Joseph and Josephine Timbo. He attended Ramapo College of New Jersey and following his formal education, worked as a...
Charles Howard Bailey
May 28, 2019
Charles Howard Bailey, age 80, passed away May 28, 2019 at his home in Ladson, SC.
Mr. Bailey was born March 9, 1939 in Beaufort, SC. He was the son of the late Prince Leo Bailey and Gennevive Lowther Bailey who were residents of Ridgeland.
Mr. Bailey spent most of his life as a commercial...
Roger Harrison Crane
May 25, 2019
Roger Harrison Crane, age 80, of Bluffton, SC passed away on May 25, 2019 as the result of an airplane crash in a wooded area over Sinclair Plantation, St. Simons Island, GA as he traveled from Savannah to St. Simons Island. Piloting his Cessna C182 was his passion.
Mr. Crane was born in Pasadena, CA on January...
Mabel "May" Martha (Martin) Reisz
May 23, 2019
Mabel (“May”) Martha (Martin) Reisz, age 84, of Sun City, Bluffton, South Carolina died on May 23, 2019 at home with her husband, Fred, and her daughter, Katherine, by her side. She tenaciously fought lobular breast cancer for six years, including participating in a clinical trial, before succumbing to it.
As a professional artist, May captured the...
Mark E Goethe
May 22, 2019
Mark E. Goethe, 62, passed away peacefully of natural causes at his home on Tuesday May 22. He was born August 21,1956. Mark was a longtime local who loved his family, his work, and the salt life. He was preceded in death by his parents Clarence C and Olivia Ann Goethe, brother Rex Goethe and daughter Sheree Ann Goethe....
