OBITUARIES
Anna Mae Vonkriegsfield Hicks
May 25, 2018
Anna Mae VonKriegsfield Hicks, 99, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, May 25, 2018 at Bloom of Bluffton. Mrs. Hicks was born on May 1, 1919 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Oscar and Cacelia VonKriegsfield. Anna was a 1941 graduate of Loyola University where she earned a degree in nursing. She raised her family in Westmont, IL...
Mildred E. Ryan
May 24, 2018
Mildred E. Ryan, age 85, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Irwin, PA died Thursday, May 24, 2018 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC. Mrs. Ryan was born on March 4, 1933 in Grapeville, PA, the daughter of the late Frank and Florence Larimer. Mildred was a member of the United Church of Christ in Jeannette, PA. She...
Brian Arthur Fedder
May 23, 2018
Brian Arthur Fedder, PGA, passed away peacefully on May 23. He was born in St. Louis, MO to the late Edith and Albert Fedder. He was also predeceased by his sisters Joan E. Fedder and Ann F. Kern. Brian is survived by his wife Berenice, and their two children William A. Fedder, PGA and his wife Dr. Katie Fedder...
Roger Alan Jackson
May 22, 2018
Roger Alan Jackson, 67, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at his new home in Sun City-Hilton Head. Roger and his wife, Becky, recently moved there from Morristown, TN.
Roger is preceded in death by his parents, Oral Fay and Reba Mullenix Jackson. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Becky;...
Basil A. Massey
May 21, 2018
Basil A. Massey, age 64, of Bluffton, SC died Monday, May 21, 2018 at home. A service of remembrance will be held at Low Country Community Church on Buckwalter Parkway, opposite the Bluffton High School on Wednesday, May 30, 3018 at 12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations in Basil’s name to: Bluffton Self Help,...
Patricia Siobhan Kennedy
May 18, 2018
Patricia Siobhan Kennedy (née Brady) of Bluffton, SC, and Port Angeles, WA, passed away on May 18, 2018 while holding the hand of her loving husband Paul. ‘Patty’ was born in Bay Shore, NY on May 8, 1950 to Dr. and Mrs. Warren R. Brady, the second of five children. She grew up surrounded by an extended family and...
June Y. Ramsey
May 18, 2018
June Y. Ramsey, 81, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018, at the Ridgeland Nursing Center.
Ms. Ramsey was born September 7, 1936, in Grays, South Carolina to the late Asher Ramsey and Lorraine O. Ramsey.
Ms. Ramsey is survived by several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be...
Emily O'Quinn Simmons
May 17, 2018
Emily O’Quinn Simmons, age 99, of Bluffton passed away on May 17, 2018 at the home of her only daughter, Patricia ‘Pat’ Simmons and her husband, Allyn Perdue. Emily was born on August 13, 1918 in Pritchardville, SC to the late George W. O’Quinn and Catherine A. Proveaux O’Quinn. She was employed for Burdines Department Store 33 years in...
Margaret M. Push
May 15, 2018
Margaret M. Push, 90, of Bluffton, SC died peacefully in her sleep on May 15, 2018. Margaret was born July 8, 1927 in Staten Island, NY, the daughter of Alva T. King and Cecelia King (nee Kitney). In 1950, on her birthday, she married the love of her life, Edward Push also from Staten Island, NY. They moved to...
Kim Shine Hubbard
May 14, 2018
Kim Shine Hubbard, age 62, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Jacksonville Beaches, FL died Monday, May 14th, 2018, in the late evening. Mrs. Hubbard was born on July 18, 1955 in Miami, FL, the daughter of William and Donnie Shine. She began her formal education at the University of Florida and ultimately earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing...
Thomas 'Tom' Dain Gary
May 14, 2018
It is with great sadness I inform you of the death of my brother, Thomas D Gary on May 14, 2018. Tom, Tommy, Big Tom was a big brother, fine friend & “go to guy”, for family and friends & he will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. Born in Washington DC but resident of Colorado,...
Leslie Hintelmann
May 14, 2018
Leslie Doris McFadden Hintelmann (nee Neild)
Leslie Hintelmann died on May 14th, in Bluffton, surrounded by loving friends and family. She was born August 25, 1944, in New York City and moved to Fair Haven, New Jersey when she was a child. She attended Fair Haven Grammar School and Rumson Fair Haven Regional High School, from which...
Suzanne Elizabeth Catterton Bowers
May 13, 2018
Suzanne Elizabeth Catterton Bowers, 38, of Ridgeland, SC passed away from us on Mother’s Day morning, May 13, 2018. Suzanne graduated from Thomas Heyward Academy in 1997 where she made countless friends that she treasured her entire life. Her warm smile and talent for making others laugh was wonderfully infectious and will be missed by all who knew her....
Robert M. Hodge
May 12, 2018
Robert M Hodge passed peacefully on May 12, 2018 just after his 95th birthday. Bob was born in midwestern Ohio in 1923. He graduated from the local high school followed by a stint at Wright Patterson field and then three years in the 8th Air Force flying 35 missions over enemy territory during World War II. He is survived...
Leonard Massa
May 7, 2018
Leonard Massa, age 74, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Belleville and Madison, NJ died Monday, May 7, 2018 at home. Mr. Massa was born on May 16, 1943 in Orange, NJ, the son of the late Leonard and Rita Graziano Massa. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving honorably during the Vietnam War. Following his...
George Michael Frank
May 6, 2018
George Michael Frank, age 84 of Ridgeland passed away on May 6, 2018 at his home in the Gillisonville Community. George was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 24, 1934 to Anthony and Josephine Restivo Franceschiello. In the mid 50’s, George joined the United States Navy and served between the Korean and Vietnam wars. George was a commercial and...
Paul W. Burgess
May 6, 2018
Paul W. Burgess, age 76, of Bluffton, SC passed peacefully in his sleep Sunday, May 6, 2018. Paul was born July 1, 1941 in NYC, NY, the son of the late Leo and Nida (Davis) Burgess. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati, he started his career in the home improvement business. Later, he relocated to Hilton Head, SC...
Carrie E. Travis
May 2, 2018
Mrs. Carrie Elizabeth Travis, 92, of Ridgeland, SC, wife of Rexford Alvin Travis, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, GA.
Mrs. Travis was born on August 4, 1925 in Ridgeland, SC to the late William Cooler and Bertha Terry Cooler. She was a graduate of the Spartanburg General School of Nursing and...
Manuel (Manny) Peralta
May 2, 2018
Manuel (Manny) Peralta, died on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at home. He was born in Hempstead, LI, NY February 14, 1934. His is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Gloria (Kruse) Peralta. They were married in New York, NY in 1956, and had three children – Gregory, Suzanne, and Stephan. Gregory’s wife is Terry (Graf) Peralta, and...
Jennie Grimes Gaylord
May 2, 2018
Jennie Grimes Gaylord, age 83, of Hardeeville, SC died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at home. Mrs. Gaylord was born on August 11, 1934 in Moncks Corner, SC. She was a longtime resident of Hardeeville, was a member of the Church of God, loved flowers and caring for her family. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of...
