Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Dec 7, 2017

Betty Wiszowaty, 59, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Troy, MI died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at home.

Mrs. Wiszowaty was born on March 22, 1958 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of Donald and Kathleen Beck. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Robert....

Dec 6, 2017

Harold Eustace (Jerry) Ruble Jr., 79, of Bluffton, SC passed December 6, 2017, at Medical University of South Carolina. Jerry was born on April 16, 1938 in Honolulu, HI, the son of the late Harold Eustace Ruble Sr. and Virginia Ruble. Jerry was a 20 year Navy Veteran, proudly serving his country during the Vietnam Era. After retiring from...

Dec 6, 2017

Arthur Richard “Art” Garcia, age 87, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Montclair, VA died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Garcia was born on May 5, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Arthur and Dorothea Garcia. He worked for Eastman Kodak for many years, retiring in sales with the business graphics...

Dec 4, 2017

Donald A. Laidlaw passed away peacefully on Monday December 4, surrounded by his wife of 62 years, Joyce Harper Laidlaw, and his children. He was born on September 21, 1930 in Ogdensburg, New York to Marjorie and Arthur Laidlaw. He was predeceased by his sisters Marian LeFevre and Jean McCorkle. He grew up in New York before graduating from...

Dec 3, 2017

Sheree Ann Goethe, 36, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on December 3, 2017 at the Robin Johnson Hospice House. A native of Bluffton, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Lisa C. Smith and Mark E. Goethe. Sheree graduated from Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, SC and attended PEP on Hilton Head for 15 years....

Dec 2, 2017

Gertrude Elaine Evanoff, 86, of Bluffton, SC, widow of William Evanoff, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Mrs. Evanoff was born on December 22, 1930 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada to the late Percival Sinclair and Gertrude Gidley Sinclair. She is survived by her daughter, Sarah Haven of Burbank,...

Dec 2, 2017

Edwin H. Roach 73 of Bluffton, SC formerly from Buffalo, NY and Old Lyme, CT, passed after a short illness on December 2, 2017. Over the years Ed always enjoyed meeting people and traveling to new places across the U.S. He had served in the US Navy early on and then attended the University of Buffalo, graduating Cum Laude...

Dec 1, 2017

Charles P. Kovar, age 94, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Montgomery, NY died Friday, December 1, 2017 at Bloom of Bluffton. Mr. Kovar was born on September 25, 1923 in Skaneateles, NY, the son of the late Paul and Anna Kovar. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during World War II. He was...

Nov 30, 2017

Lucy Keating Cobb passed away at her home in Bluffton Park on November 30, 2017. Lucy was born on October 8, 1936 to Lucy Martin Keating, of Claxton, and John Eugene Keating, of Savannah. She graduated from St. Vincent's Academy in 1954 and attended the University of Georgia, where she was a Phi Beta Kappa, when she fell in...

Nov 29, 2017

Carolyn Joyce Matthews, 70, of Bluffton, SC, wife of James J. Matthews, passed away November 29, 2017 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC.

Mrs. Matthews was born May 31, 1947 in Bethesda, MD to the late Seymour Gliber and Bernice Getter Gliber. She was the former Assistant Vice President of Systems Development for CitiCorp. She was an...

Nov 28, 2017

Joanne Megali Druery, of Bluffton and wife of Bart J. Druery III for 57 wonderful years, passed away at the Medical University of SC in Charleston on November 28, 2017. Joanne was born in New York City on March 22, 1940 to the late Samuel Megali and Mary Colaneri Megali and grew up in Queens, NY. Joanne was a...

Nov 27, 2017

Don Joseph Attenhofer, 69, passed away on November 27, 2017 at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Columbia, SC. He was born on May 17, 1948 in New Orleans, LA to the late Norman and Nancy (Altieri) Attenhofer. Don was stationed in Fort Bragg, NC as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army . He...

Nov 27, 2017

Delara L. Miller of Hilton Head Island and wife of Thomas B. Miller passed away at Life Care of Hilton Head Island on November 27, 2017. Memorial services will be held at Noon on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at All Saints Episcopal Church, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Nov 27, 2017

Beloved wife of Tom Miller and mother of Jacqueline and Donald and grandmother of Aiden and Liam, “Delara” was known by all as a kind and accomplished woman. She was born in Russia and left with her family from St. Petersburg at an early age in a nighttime escape across borders-eventually settling in Tehran, Iran. She grew up in...

Nov 24, 2017

Ruth Wilner Schloss, 80, of Sun City Hilton Head passed away early Friday morning on November 24, 2017. A caring wife, mother, and grandmother, her heart was always full of love for her family. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Jason; three adult sons: Peter, David, and Jonathan; and six grandchildren: Philip, Zach, Ben, Alex, Ethan,...

Nov 24, 2017

Sue Blocker Tuten, 91 of Ridgeland, SC and widow of Wilmer M. Tuten passed away on November 24, 2017 at her home.

Mrs. Tuten was born in Claxton, GA on December 12, 1925. She was a waitress for many years; a Baptist and loved her work and meeting people. Mrs. Tuten is survived by her sons, Jerry...

Nov 24, 2017

Ernest J. Gallinari, 85, passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at home. Ernie was a loving husband and father. He was born on February 25, 1932 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Ernesto Gallinari and Giovanna Clementina Cassola. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and attended Brooklyn Technical Institute. He joined AT&T Long Lines in 1952...

Nov 23, 2017

Sylvester “Tut” Ebert, 89, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Ellicottville, NY died 23rd day, November, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. Mr. Ebert was born on August 7, 1928 in Mansfield, NY, one of fourteen children of the late Charles and Estelle Ebert. In addition to his parents, Tut was preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters. Mr....

Nov 22, 2017

Nathan Bonnie Bryan, 99 of Levy, SC passed away on November 22, 2017 at the Ridgeland Nursing Center, Ridgeland, SC. Bonnie was born in Hardeeville, SC on December 7, 1917 to the late Calvin Lee Bryan and Mary Elizabeth O’Quinn Bryan. Bonnie was a law enforcement officer for 30 years serving the Savannah Police Department, Town of Ridgeland, Jasper...

Nov 20, 2017

Gary E. Mims, 74 of Bluffton, SC formerly of Ridgeland, SC, died Monday, November 20, 2017 at Ridgeland Nursing Center. He was born in Hartford, Conn. and lived in Connecticut most of his life.

He is survived by his wife, Marian A. Mims, of Bluffton, SC; three brothers, Michael, Robert, and Loren Mims; a sister, Joann Sturgill;...