OBITUARIES
Donald Arthur Laidlaw
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...
Sheree Ann Goethe
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....
Gertrude Elaine Evanoff
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,...
Edwin H. Roach
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...
Charles P. Kovar
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...
Lucy Keating Cobb
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...
Carolyn Joyce Matthews
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...
Joanne M. Druery
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...
Don Joseph Attenhofer
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...
Delara L. Miller
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.
Alexandre Ouroumova Miller (Laurica)
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...
Ruth Wilner Schloss
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,...
Sue Blocker Tuten
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...
Ernest J. Gallinari
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...
Sylvester “Tut” Ebert
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....
Nathan Bonnie Bryan
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...
Gary E. Mims
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;...
Margaret Lightsey Graham
Nov 18, 2017
Margaret Lightsey Graham, 93 of Hilton Head Island, SC and widow of Lonnie Calvin Graham Sr., passed away on November 18, 2017 at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Graham was born in Baxley, GA on June 14, 1924 to the late Ishan Lightsey and Tempie Murray Lightsey. She was a homemaker; she attended St. Luke’s United Methodist Church;...
John Russo
Nov 18, 2017
John Russo age 87, a former educator and school administrator in Niagara Falls, New York passed peacefully away while a patient in Landmark Hospital Savannah, Ga. November 18, 2017. He was born in Rochester, New York the son of Sebastian and Gaetana Noe Russo. He is survived by his loving wife Margaret (Peg) (Nacca-Connon), brothers Sam (Julia) of Woodridge,...
Lorraine Ramsey
Nov 17, 2017
Lorraine Ramsey, 107 of Ridgeland and widow of Ashley Ramsey passed away on November 17, 2017 at Ridgeland Nursing Center, Ridgeland.
Mrs. Ramsey was born in Grays, SC on January 4, 1910 to the late Jim and Frances Owens. Mrs. Ramsey was one of the original members of Pine Level Baptist Church; she was employed by the...
