Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Sep 21, 2018

David Thomas Bower, age 75, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Friday, September 21, 2018 at Ridgeland Nursing Center.

Mr. Bower was born on February 23, 1943 in Dallas, TX, the son of the late Phillip and Ruth Bower. He was a graduate of Ferris State University where he was a member of the football team and...

Sep 20, 2018

Lester (Les) Thompson, Jr., 95 of Sun City passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 20th. He was born in Seattle, WA the son of Krissie and Lester Thompson. His happy 70 year marriage to Rose Mary ended with her death in 2014.

Les was an artist/illustrator extraordinaire. At the age of 12 he had a business teaching...

Sep 19, 2018

Barbara Joan Baldwin, 80, of Hilton Head Island, SC, passed peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones on September 19, 2018. Barbie and Ken resided in Watchung, New Jersey for 35 years before retiring on the island in 2001. She is survived by her adoring husband of 62 years, Kenneth Owen Baldwin, their three beautiful daughters Debbie Heitmann,...

Sep 18, 2018

David Robert Ledvina, 86, of Sun City passed away on Tuesday, September 18, 2018 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Dave was born March 20, 1932 in Cleveland, OH to George C. and Helen (Sedlak) Ledvina, raised in suburban Parma and attended St. Charles Elementary and St. Ignatius and Parma Schaaf High Schools where he played football, basketball...

Sep 17, 2018

Mark Martin Nizolek, 55, of Bluffton, SC passed in the arms of “his girls” (wife, Beth, and three daughters, Megan, Allyson, and Kylie) on Monday September 17, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer.  Mark was born in Stamford, CT on November 12, 1962, to Joan (recently deceased) and George R. Nizolek. Mark attended school in Stamford, including...

Sep 17, 2018

Renee Lee, age 68, passed away peacefully after a long battle with a rare cancer, Leiomyosarcoma. She was surrounded by her loving husband, Bob; her daughters, Holly and Heather; and John, her brother-in-law.

Renee was born to George and Alice Krause in Mount Kisco, New York on July 3,1950. She attended Saint Mary’s Parochial School in Katonah...

Sep 15, 2018

Jerry Patrick Sweet, 78, of Hilton Head passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on September 15, 2018. Born January 31, 1940 to the late Milton and Elizabeth Sweet in Watertown, NY, he is survived by his wife of 54 years Mary Anne Sweet (Sykes). He leaves behind two daughters, Kelly Alvey of Bluffton, SC and Kristen Sweet...

Sep 15, 2018

Lawrence J. Bonner, age 74, and resident of Sun City in Bluffton passed away on September 15, 2018 at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC.

Mr. Bonner was born in Coaldale, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1944 to the late Robert Bonner and Jean Mohrbach. Mr. Bonner was a computer programmer and manager for J.T....

Sep 15, 2018

Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death; I will fear no evil; for thou are with me, thy rod and staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23

Brenda Darlene DeVore Larry Rivers was born in Ridgeland, South Carolina on September 23, 1963. She was the daughter of Mr. Clayton Badese DeVore and the...

Sep 15, 2018

Lee Hart Holcomb, 71, of Hilton Head Island, SC, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018 at her home.

Mrs. Holcomb was born April 7, 1947 in New York City, New York to the late Robert Warren Hart and Hilda Van Alstyne Hart. She was a graduate of Bucknell University. Mrs. Holcomb was a homemaker, while also managing...

Sep 14, 2018

Rebecca C. (Richardson) Standish of Ridgeland, S.C. died peacefully at home on Friday, September 14, 2018, at the age of 89 after 17 years with Vascular Dementia.  She was born April 30, 1929 on a farm in Hubert, Georgia to Steve and Nancy Terrell Richardson, who preceded her in death.

“Beck” taught elementary school for 51 years,...

Sep 13, 2018

James E. Sherrer, age 76, of Bluffton, SC died Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Riverview Room at the Riverbend Lodge.

Sep 13, 2018

Aaron Jeremy Hutson, age 28, of Seattle, WA and formerly of Bluffton, SC died Thursday, September 13, 2018.

Aaron was born on September 20, 1989 in Savannah, GA. He was a 2007 graduate of Bluffton High School and continued his formal education at the College of Charleston. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and...

Sep 13, 2018

Mary Louise Locke Kovar, age 94, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Montgomery, NY died Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Canterfield of Bluffton.

Mrs. Kovar was born on February 11, 1924 in Goshen, NY, the daughter of the late William and Emma Locke. She was a graduate of Middletown High School and went on to attend Plattsburgh...

Sep 12, 2018

Walter Henry Bennett, age 84, of Hilton Head, SC and formerly of the Washington, DC area died Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at home.

Mr. Bennett was born on March 16, 1934 in Allentown, PA. He was a veteran of the United States Army and later completed his formal education at the University of Maryland, earning a degree...

Sep 8, 2018

David Dee Malphrus, 48, of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018.  David was born September 19, 1969 in Savannah, GA to the late Marvin T. Malphrus of Ridgeland and Nancy A. Jones of Ellabelle, Ga.

David was employed at Boat & RV of Ridgeland but worked most of his life as an accomplished carpenter. ...

Sep 6, 2018

Adeline “Addie” Gibson, age 86, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Delaware County, PA died Thursday, September 6, 2018 at NHC of Bluffton.

Mrs. Gibson was born on August 3, 1932 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Albert and Catherine Grosse. She worked as an accountant in New Jersey, retiring after 25 years of service....

Sep 4, 2018

Jennifer Jean Rudemyer, age 39, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Carmel, NY passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018.

Jennifer was born on October 25, 1978 in Carmel. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Manhattanville College and went on to earn her Master’s Degree in the same field from Western Connecticut State University. She used...

Sep 4, 2018

Richard David Holcomb, age 76, of Hilton Head Island died Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at Hilton Head Hospital.

Mr. Holcomb was born on February 3, 1942 in Roanoke, VA, the son of the late Paul and Mildred Holcomb. He is survived by his loving wife of over 40 years, Lee Hart Holcomb; children, Evelyn Dianne Holcomb, Lydia...

Sep 4, 2018

June Silverman was and lived as a “giver,” finding her greatest rewards in helping others.  As a resident of Royal Oak and then Detroit, MI for over 62 years, she managed the offices of Dr. Elmer Mueller where she was loved by patients and colleagues alike for her work ethic, kindness and compassion.  Upon her move to Hilton Head...