Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Apr 17, 2017

Elizabeth Laura O’Neil, age 79, of Bluffton, SC died Monday, April 17, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC. Mrs. O’Neil was born on December 21, 1937 in Passaic, NJ, the daughter of the late Evelyn and Thomas Dunnican. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roland (Mike) O'Neil, sister, Wilma Marro and brother, Thomas...

Apr 16, 2017

On Easter Sunday 2017, Nancy Allen Fahrmeier peacefully crossed into Eternal Life. She was in the presence of her husband and two children - the family she spent a lifetime loving and caring for. Born on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1941, Nancy was the daughter of the late Robert E. Allen and Cornelia J. Allen and loving sister to...

Apr 15, 2017

Russell B. Cooper, age 92, of Bluffton, SC died Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mr. Cooper was born on February 7, 1925 in Sugar Grove, PA and was raised in Mars, PA, the son of the late Louie and Rollin James Cooper. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, and he attended...

Apr 14, 2017

Linda Ann Rourk, 50, of Walterboro, SC, wife of Earl E. Rourk, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at her home.

Mrs. Rourk was born June 30, 1966 in St. Mary’s, GA to the late Norman Miller and Shirley Benton Miller. She was a homemaker and member of Indian Hill Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with...

Apr 14, 2017

James Oscar Rowell, 65, of Varnville, SC passed away Friday, April 14, 2017 at his home.

Mr. Rowell was born July 17, 1951 in Hampton, SC to the late Harold J. Rowell and Mary Lee Peeples Rowell. He was an auto and tractor mechanic for North End Tractor and Smith’s Auto Body. He enjoyed the outdoors and...

Apr 13, 2017

James Dwaine Smith, age 70, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Austin and Houston, TX died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at his home. Mr. Smith was born on July 12, 1946 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of the late Fran Smith Peters and Ron Smith. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Following his military...

Apr 12, 2017

A.W. “Pete” Petersen, III, 73, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at his home. Mr. Petersen was born on March 30, 1944 in Huntington, WV, the son of the late Kathryn and Arthur William Petersen, Jr. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Vietnam War. He attended John Tyler Community College...

Apr 11, 2017

Myrtle Geneva Rowell Smith, 100, of Early Branch, SC and widow of James S. (Blake) Smith passed away on April 11, 2017 at her home in the Grays Community. Mrs. Smith was born in Ridgeland, SC on June 6, 1916 to the late Robert G. Rowell and Edna Rosalee Robinson Rowell. She was a homemaker, former employee of Holiday...

Apr 9, 2017

Valdis Vipulis, 82, of Bluffton, SC passed away on April 9, 2017 at his home. Mr. Vipulis was born on November 13, 1934 in Daugavpils, Latvia, the son of the late Emils Vipulis and Marta Krastins Vipulis. Mr. Vipulis moved to Bluffton in 1998 from Cold Spring, New York with his beloved wife, Vaida Vipulis who predeceased him in...

Apr 9, 2017

William James Carr, former Milwaukee County Welfare Director, and one of the earliest black executives in the Milwaukee Metropolitan area, died April 9, 2017, at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina.

Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1919, he and his family moved to Indiana when he was a small child, where his father worked in the steel...

Apr 7, 2017

Dr. Paul ‘Doc’ Mademann was an extraordinary man who cared for many people. He was brilliant, kind, funny, generous, and always had a positive outlook on life. His family and friends meant the world to him.

Dr. Mademann was born in Bronx, New York. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Helen Mademann of...

Apr 6, 2017

Stephan Michael Bondarenko, 73, of Bluffton, SC passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, GA.

Mr. Bondarenko was born January 8, 1944 in New York, NY to the late Stephen Bondarenko and Rosemary Bialas Bondarenko.

He is survived by his wife, Deborah L. Bondarenko, daughters, Dana O’Grady (Peter) of...

Apr 5, 2017

Eunice (Nina) Fay McCunniff, of Hilton Head Island, SC died April 5, 2017. She spent a lifetime serving her God, family and community saying yes to causes large and small. Born the daughter of a West Point graduate and career military officer, Nina lived for 88 years from Panama to Alaska to Hawaii and points in between. She was...

Apr 5, 2017

Corinne “Corky” Hildebrandt Corinne Hildebrandt, 90, of Bluffton, native of Peoria, Illinois, and formerly of Carlsbad, California, died peacefully Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at her home. Corky is survived by her loving husband, Alan and her daughter, Susan Stevens (Jeff Truskolaski - husband). She will be greatly missed. Funeral arrangements are private.

To my beloved Aunt Corky,...

Apr 3, 2017

Mary “Mae” Doyle, 73, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Warwick, NY died Monday, April 03, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, GA. Mrs. Doyle was born on July 14, 1943 in Bangor Erris, Ireland, the daughter of the late Willie Carey and Bridget Ruddy Carey. Mae was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend as well...

Mar 29, 2017

Arlene M. Raftery, age 75, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Duxbury, MA died Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at her home surrounded by her children. Mrs. Raftery was born on February 6, 1942 in Quincy, MA, the daughter of the late James Smithson and Mary Wickham Smithson. She was a 1962 graduate of Quincy City Hospital School of Nursing...

Mar 28, 2017

Robert C. Wessel of Sun City, South Carolina passed away March 28th after a five year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bob was born February 20th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a graduate of Bellarmine College, and of the University of Louisville School of Law. Bob was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He also served as...

Mar 28, 2017

James Edward Mack Sr. (Big James) of Hinesville, Georgia entered eternal rest on Tuesday March 28, 2017. He was born in Liberty County, he was the son of Henrietta “Joyce” Mack of Hinesville. He was educated in Hinesville, graduated from Bradwell Institute and he attended Georgia Southern University. He formally served in the U. S. Army Reserve in Hinesville,...

Mar 27, 2017

Bert J. Einloth III, 77, of Bluffton died Monday, March 27, 2017.

Mr. Einloth was born in Pittsburgh, PA on April 4, 1939 to the late Lucille and Bert Einloth. He received his formal education at Duquesne University and The Wharton School of Business. Bert worked as a marketing executive with General Foods, General Cinema and Citibank...

Mar 27, 2017

Kenneth Marvin Hellweg, 61, of Bluffton, SC passed away on March 27, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mr. Hellweg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to the late Marvin Hellweg and Barbara Minnick Hellweg. He was a retired Federal Express employee.

Mr. Hellweg is survived by his wife, Kimberly Ann Buehler Hellweg of Bluffton, two sons, Kenneth Michael...