Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Nov 9, 2018

Roy James Rife, age 73, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of McRoberts, KY died Friday, November 9, 2018 at Hilton Head Hospital.

Mr. Rife was born on January 13, 1945 in Norfolk, VA, the son of the late Marvin and Mae Rife. He was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. He enjoyed television, Elvis, Superman, singing,...

Nov 9, 2018

Frank Falcetta of Bluffton, South Carolina (formerly of Toms River, New Jersey) died peacefully on November 9th, 2018. He meets his beloved wife, Angela Falcetta, many other friends and family in heaven.  His two children, Mary Dortenzio and her husband Robert of Fairfield, CT and Francine Ciavolino and her husband Michael of Bluffton, SC, celebrate his life. His granddaughters...

Nov 6, 2018

Dorothy Natale, resident of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2018 at 101 years old.

She was born on September 10, 1917 in NYC with the most beautiful blue eyes, along with her three sisters, where she was raised and lived most of her life. She was married in 1939 and became a devoted...

Nov 5, 2018

Mary C. Lennox, age 85, of Lady’s Island, SC and formerly of Tarrytown, NY passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 at The Retreat at Lady’s Island.

Mrs. Lennox was born on November 22, 1932 in Tarrytown, NY, the daughter of the late Thomas and Victoria Losier. She attended North Tarrytown High School and later worked with the...

Nov 4, 2018

BLUFFTON, SC -- Theresa Wheatley passed away at her home in Sun City (Bluffton) on Sunday, November 4, 2018. She was born November 27, 1932 in Washington DC. The middle daughter of Paul and Veronica Sheehy, she was married 57 years to her beloved Wilford "Red" Wheatley, who she had known since grade school.

She was a...

Nov 4, 2018

George Brennan, Former Labor Department Official, dies at 89.

George Brennan, a former Department of Labor regional official with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, died on November 4. He was 89 years old. He joined the Labor Department following a 30 year career in the building trades industry as a member of the Wood, Wire and...

Nov 4, 2018

Mary Louise Burtell, age 89, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, November 4 at her home.

Mary was born March 16, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Margaret and Frank Firsching. She attended Seton Hill University. Mrs. Burtell enjoyed reading, cooking, sewing, travel and taking long walks in the country. Before moving to South Carolina to...

Nov 4, 2018

Evert G. Nelson, age 91, of Hilton Head, SC and formerly of Sun City, SC and Syracuse, NY died Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Preston Health Center.

Mr. Nelson was born on October 1, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Gustav and Lily Nelson.  He was a graduate of Brooklyn Polytechnic where he...

Nov 3, 2018

On November 3, 2018, Joshua Blynn Gariepy joined his Lord in heaven from his home on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Josh was born in Nashua, New Hampshire to Jennifer Demers Tompkins and David Gariepy on May 29, 2003.  He was preceded in death by his father and his paternal grandparents, Marianne Estes and Leon Gariepy.  He...

Nov 3, 2018

Paul Dobrin, age 62, of Hilton Head Island, SC and formerly of Lockport, NY died Saturday, November 3, 2018 at home.

Mr. Dobrin was born on May 31, 1956 in Forest Hills, NY, the son of the late Leo Dobrin, MD and Margaret Dobrin. He earned a degree in Economics from the University of Buffalo and continued...

Nov 3, 2018

Joshua Blynn Gariepy, 15, of Hilton Head Island, SC passed away Saturday, November 3, 2018 at his home.

Joshua was born May 29, 2003 in Nashua, NH to Jennifer Demers Tompkins and the late David Gariepy. He was a 9 th grade student at Hilton Head High School and a member of Cornerstone Church of Bluffton, where...

Nov 3, 2018

Charles (Chuck) Larew passed away peacefully on November 3, 2018 in Bluffton, SC at the age of 86.

Chuck was born February 28, 1932 in Iowa City, Iowa to the late Andrew Jackson (AJ) and Mildred Larew. Prior to joining the Airforce in 1954, he graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Business Administration....

Nov 3, 2018

Robert H. Dixon (Bob) died Nov. 3 at his home in Sun City.  Born in 1937, he attended Kew Forest School in Forest Hills, N.Y, Cornell University and the University of Denver. He received a Masters of Art in Political Science at the University of Colorado in Boulder where he met his wife Ellie who survives him. Bob matriculated...

Nov 2, 2018

Carol Jagoe, recently of Bluffton, SC, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018. She was 92.

Carol was born and lived in New Brunswick, NJ until her marriage to Robert Jagoe in 1952. They raised their family in Lloyd Harbor, NY, before moving to Danville, CA in 1974. Carol worked as a medical secretary for over 40 years...

Nov 2, 2018

Donald Paul Kovarcik, 73, of Bluffton, SC, husband of Rosemarie, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at Vibra Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

Mr. Kovarcik was born June 25, 1945 in Passaic, NJ to the late Karl Kovarcik and Ann Timosko Kovarcik and was raised Lutheran.  He was a graduate of Lincoln University and later became a...

Nov 2, 2018

Alice Joan Glover, our loving mother, who was beautiful, kind hearted, giving, and a most special wonderful person went to be with the Lord on Friday November 2, 2018. She had a zest for life; playing tennis, bridge, having pool parties, and shopping. Her precious memory will live on in our hearts forever. Alice was born on January 21,...

Nov 1, 2018

James M. Giovanazi of Hilton Head Island passed away at his home on November 1, 2018 at the

age of 85. He was a native of California and a graduate of Occidental College (1954) and

McGeorge School of Law (1979). He retired from the USAF after a distinguished career as a

navigator, engineer...

Oct 31, 2018

Arlene W. Owen

October 31, 2018, Arlene W. Owen, 93, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Charlottesville and Roanoke, VA went home to be with The Lord.  She was born in Floyd, VA January 14, 1925, a daughter of the late Jesse Hogan and Mary Ellen Whitlock.

Arlene graduated from Floyd County High School in...

Oct 30, 2018

Steven “Bo” Dennis, age 53, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Charleston, SC died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at home.

Mr. Dennis was born on March 25, 1965 in Goose Creek, SC, the son of the late Alver William and Hazel Dennis. He was a graduate of Greenwood High School. Bo served as an Emergency Medical Technician...

Oct 30, 2018

Martha Sandfort Schaad, born Martha Hilda Book in Louisville, Kentucky – July 29, 1931. Martha lived in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband Paul Sandfort and her five children until she relocated to Sun City Bluffton, SC in 1997. Martha was a member of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Parish, volunteering on several committees and at the Hardeeville Thrift Store...