Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Jul 28, 2017

Roy J. Secrest (Chip), died peacefully on July 28, 2017 at his home after dealing with cancer for over 10 years.

Chip was born on October 8, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio to Roy J. Secrest Jr. and Juliann Schilling Secrest. He lived in Delaware, Ohio and graduated from Delaware Hayes High School in 1981. He worked in...

Jul 26, 2017

Allan Cosgrove, age 82, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at home. Mr. Cosgrove was born on May 28, 1935 in Detroit, MI, the son of the late J. Arthur Cosgrove and LaVange Mulloy Cosgrove. He was an avid golfer and was a member of the MGA and Couples Golf Club of Sun City. He also enjoyed...

Jul 25, 2017

Francis Robert Cramer Jr. “Bubba” of Grays, SC passed away on Tuesday, July 25th. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Cramer; brothers and sisters, Marion Cramer (Trudy) and Richard Cramer both of Bluffton, Chris Cramer (Glenda) of Ridgeland, Evelyn Gross (Hugh) of Guyton, GA., Melanie Broome of Hardeeville, Dawn Goggans of Ridgeland, Marty Thompson (Larry) of Bloomingdale, GA,...

Jul 25, 2017

Rose Marie Garofolo Fierick, age 74, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Newfield, NJ died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at home.

Rose was born on October 14, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA, the daughter of the late Eva and Dominic Garofolo. At a young age, Rose and her family moved to a small farm in Franklin Township, NJ...

Jul 24, 2017

Anthony Zecchitella, age 91, of Bluffton and formerly of Long Island died Monday, July 24, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Zecchitella was born on February 26, 1926 in Newark, NJ, the son of the late Anna and Antonio Zecchitella. He attended New York University until he was called upon to serve the United States Army Air Corps...

Jul 23, 2017

Luciana “Lu” de Cassia Gualberto da Silva Candido Alves Van Voris, age 45, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of south Florida died Sunday, July 23, 2017 in Atlanta, GA. Lu was born on November 26, 1971 in Recife, Brazil. She was a graduate of the University of Pernambuco where she earned a degree in physical education. Following her formal...

Jul 22, 2017

John Toth, age 73, of Hilton Head, SC and formerly of Edison, NJ died Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mr. Toth was born on July 30, 1943 in Rahway, NJ, the son of the late John and Helen Toth. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War as a helicopter...

Jul 22, 2017

Louis Anthony Casolo, Sr., passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2017, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. Lou was born on February 17, 1936, in Stamford, Connecticut, and was the son of the late Luigi and Antoinette Casolo. At Stamford High School, he was a Senior Officer in...

Jul 20, 2017

Lorraine (Dolly) Melazzo, 88, formerly of Forked River, NJ and Brooklyn, NY, most recently resided in Bluffton, SC, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital.

Dolly was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 18, 1929. She was happily married to John Melazzo for 62 years prior to his death on August 15, 2012....

Jul 19, 2017

Linda DeFrancisco Taylor, age 73, resident of Bluffton, SC and former long-time resident of Columbus, OH, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2017 surrounded by immediate family at Hilton Head Hospital. She was preceded in death by brother Fred DeFrancisco, mother Louise Lucas, father Nicholas DeFrancisco, step-father Donald Lucas, grandson Connor Hill, nephew Bradley Royer and other dearly beloved...

Jul 15, 2017

Kenneth D. Gregg of Bluffton, SC passed away Saturday July 15th following a short illness. Ken was born in Ferndale, MI and lived in Florida several years before settling in the Hilton Head/Bluffton area in 1988. He is survived by his wife of 14 years Cindy Gregg and his 2 daughters, Terri Bell (Clint) and Tabitha Hart, his 3...

Jul 9, 2017

Gail, the 3rd of six daughters of the late Edward and Marion (Wrinn) Kelly was born March 4, 1942 in Hamden, CT. She is survived by her husband of over 57 years, Robert, and their children, Kenneth of LaCrosse, WI, Kevin of Franklin, TN, Keith of Hilton Head, SC, Betty of Eden Prairie, MN and grandson, Kevin Benson Jr....

Jul 9, 2017

Helen Jane Jones, 84, died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Life Care Center of Hilton Head. A graveside service will take place at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Beaufort National Cemetery.

Jul 9, 2017

Christopher Miles Hamilton, age 2, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 in Bluffton, SC. Miles was born on March 16, 2015 in Ukiah, CA. He is survived by his parents, Courtney Luscko Hamilton and Christopher Matthew Hamilton; sister, Lila Jade Hamilton; maternal grandmother, Meda Luscko; paternal grandfather, Bill Hamilton (Wanda); paternal grandmother, Carol Schweitz (John); and great-grandmothers, Ann Luscko...

Jul 9, 2017

Kathleen Marie Litecky, 59 of Hilton Head Island and wife of James A. Litecky passed away on July 9, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Litecky was born in Washington, DC on November 17, 1957 to Clifford Brannan and Shirley Zelenski Brannan. Mrs. Litecky is survived by her husband of Hilton Head Island; her parents of Winchester, VA; her son,...

Jul 4, 2017

David L. Haas, 87, of Bluffton, SC passed peacefully at home on July 4, 2017. He lived a full life, the last 26 years in Rose Hill. He was born in Elizabeth, NJ on October 24, 1929 son of Emma and Lloyd Haas. He graduated from Carnegie Tech with a BSME in 1951. At Tech he played ball, and...

Jul 2, 2017

William R. Hunchar Jr., of Bluffton, SC, passed away in the ER of Hilton Head Medical Center on July 2, 2017, due to complications of kidney and heart disease. He was 74. William (Bill) was born on February 26, 1943, in Hazleton, PA. He was the son of Helen (nee Kistulentz) and William R. Hunchar Sr. Bill grew up...

Jun 30, 2017

Timothy John Schwartz passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his wife, family, and friends on June 30th of 2017 in Ridgeland, South Carolina after a long battle with Colon Cancer. Timothy was born May 25th of 1967 at St. Mary’s hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up in Raymond, Wisconsin where he was an adventurous child who did...

Jun 27, 2017

Martin J. Nolan, age 82, of Sun City, Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Mr. Nolan was born on September 28, 1934, in Passaic, NJ to the late Martin and Anna Nolan. He grew up in Nutley, NJ and graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Nolan served in the US Army from December 1954 through November 1956. Prior...

Jun 25, 2017

Mrs. Linda C. Martinez of Bluffton, SC., passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2017. She was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 10. 1944 to the parents of Ernest and Bernadette Baranello DeChristoforo. They moved to Nanuet New York where she graduated from Nanuet High School in 1962. She attended Mohawk Valley Community College, where she met her...