OBITUARIES
Ralph F. Keck
Jul 25, 2019
Ralph F. Keck, age 77, of Bluffton died Thursday, July 25, 2019 at home.
Mr. Keck was born on October 13, 1941 in the neighborhood of Ridgewood in Queens, NY, the son of the late Christian and Gertrude Keck. He worked as a painter and was a DC 9 NY member for over 35 years. He served...
Clara Marie Vandyke
Jul 24, 2019
Clara Marie VanDyke, 45 of Bluffton, South Carolina ended her lengthy battle with breast cancer on July 24, 2019. She was in her home surrounded by loving friends and family. She was born April 12 1974 in Charleston, South Carolina. She is survived by her dear husband Corrie VanDyke and parents Lois Wiechowski, and Wayne and Deborah Langlois. She...
Harry B Tanner, Sr.
Jul 24, 2019
Harry B. Tanner, Sr. died Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at the age of 86 years old.
Harry was born September 17, 1932 to the late Jesse Theodore and Josie Altman Tanner. He was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War and a retired power plant operator for the Union Camp Corporation. He was also a...
Joseph John Nelson
Jul 24, 2019
Joseph John Nelson (7/10/41-7/24/19)
Joe Nelson, (78) of Sun City Hilton Head, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 24th.
Joe attended La Salle University in Phila., Pa. where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He was a Certified Public Accountant and worked for our U.S. Congress as an auditor. His last endeavor was...
Robert W. "Bob" Mooney
Jul 23, 2019
Hilton Head, SC - Robert W. Mooney "Bob" 82 died Tuesday, July 23 peacefully, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Newark, NJ, Bob was raised in Belleville, and graduated from Belleville H.S. in 1954. He worked for Winans McShane, Cedar Knolls, NJ for 30+ years in sales before retiring to Hilton Head Island, SC in 1999, where he...
Henry James Hurst
Jul 22, 2019
Henry James Hurst, age 80, “one of the good guys”, took his final journey home on July 22, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He was a wonderful husband and partner to his wife of 54 years, Carole Quattrone Hurst and loving father to Gregg Robert (Memory Giordano), Stacey (F. Romeo Chimbwanda) and Kristin (B. Benjamin Haas). He is...
Daniel J. Cronin
Jul 20, 2019
Daniel J. Cronin, OSF, went home to the Lord on Saturday, July 20, 2019, one day before his 91st birthday. Dan died peacefully at home with his wife and family by his side. He was the son of the late Daniel and Elizabeth Cronin and was pre-deceased by his sister Rita Steinhillier.
Dan married Mildred J. Biasi...
Joseph Patrick Green
Jul 20, 2019
Joseph Patrick Green of Bluffton, SC, age 74, passed away surrounded by his family on July 20, 2019, at his home.
Mr. Green was born September 9, 1944, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Joseph James Green and Florence Marie Green (Eger). At the age of 20, he graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor’s Degree in...
Arthur George Benzle
Jul 19, 2019
Arthur George Benzle, age 100, of Hilton Head, SC passed away peacefully in his sleep at 11:30 PM on Friday, June 19, 2019. Arthur was born in Lakewood, Ohio on April 26, 1919 to parents Arthur and Margaret Benzle. He is survived by his 5 children, 14 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Arthur met his wife, Martha...
Carol Ann Algie
Jul 19, 2019
Carol Ann Algie, age 81, of Bluffton, South Carolina, formerly of Vienna, Virginia, died Friday, July 19, 2019, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Carol was born July 2, 1938, to the late Francis and Flora Borthwick, in the Bronx, New York. After marrying, she moved to New Milford,NJ and subsequently, Vienna, VA, where she raised a large...
Francis Patrick Lamb, Jr.
Jul 17, 2019
Francis P. Lamb, Jr., “Frank the Tank” of Hilton Head Island, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday July 17, 2019. He was 62. Born in Darby, PA; the loving son of the late Francis P. Lamb and Elizabeth M. (nee Almond). Survived by the mother of his children, Deborah L. Wise of Bluffton, SC; the...
James Charles Mcmillan
Jul 16, 2019
James Charles McMillan Jr., 75, of Bluffton, SC passed away peacefully at Veterans Victory House surrounded by his family on July 16th after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Lorraine Miller McMillan, children Kim (Joseph) Striffler, James McMillan III, Doreen McMillan, and Timothy (Emily) McMillan, ten grandchildren and a younger...
John C Tofaute
Jul 14, 2019
John C. Tofaute passed away peacefully on July 14, 2019, at the age of 73, in Sun City, Hilton Head, South Carolina. John was the beloved husband of Kathie Petras Tofaute and father to Becky (Bob) Johnson and Beth Ann (Bill) Kenny, and proud grandfather of J.R. (Bryanna), Zach, Katie, and Sean.
John will be missed by...
Richard Wenk
Jul 11, 2019
Richard Wenk, born September 10, 1937, Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully July 11, 2019. After spending 38 years with AT&T, he retired to Hilton Head Island in 1996. That year he brought his boat down the Mississippi and across the Gulf and then to Hilton Head at Skull Creek Marina, where he enjoyed his retirement, made many friends and...
Robert H. Brown
Jul 10, 2019
Robert H. Brown, 71, passed away July 10 at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville after a sudden, month-long illness. Rob lived in Indiana, Australia, Germany and Japan before settling in Beaufort. He was an avid world traveler visiting all 7 continents, curious life long learner and loving husband, friend, brother, and uncle. Rob was preceded in death by his...
June Stefanic
Jul 9, 2019
June Stefanic, age 88, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of North Aurora, IL and Ramsey, NJ died Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at home.
Mrs. Stefanic was born on June 20, 1931 in Englewood, NJ, the daughter of the late William and Sarah Brunton. June worked as a Medical Assistant with Dr. Peter Minck in Saddle River, NJ until...
Dovie Ann Mcallister Moon Setser
Jul 8, 2019
Dovie Ann McAllister Moon Setser, age 71, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Birmingham, AL died Monday, July 8, 2019 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center.
Mrs. Setser was born on January 11, 1948 in Albertville, AL, the daughter of the late Walter G. and Pearl Bond McAllister. She was a graduate of Douglas High School. She continued...
Elaine Roth
Jul 8, 2019
Elaine Roth of Sun City Hilton Head, beloved wife of Daniel passed away peacefully surrounded by family at age 84 on Monday. Loving mother of David (Annie), (Susan, deceased) and Linda McInturff (Allan). Devoted grandmother of Jessica Simon (Alec), Robert Gagliano, Alex Roth and Steven Gagliano. Born Elaine Harriet Rossin in Meadville, PA to Louis and Bessie Rossin (nee...
James Russell Ford
Jul 7, 2019
James Russell Ford, 71, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at his home.
Funeral services will be private.
William Anthony Lynch, Iii
Jul 6, 2019
William (Bill) Lynch III, age 67,of Hardeeville,SC,and formerly of Port St Lucie, FL died July 6, 2019 at home.
Bill was born in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late William and Ruth Lynch. He retired from Florida Power and Light St Lucie Nuclear.
He is survived by Janet, his wife of 41 years and...
