Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

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...

Mar 27, 2017

Linda C. Hoppe, 67, of Bluffton, SC died Monday, March 27, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, SC 29910.

Mar 24, 2017

Patricia Margaret Shoemaker, 69, of Ridgeland, SC passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at her home.

Ms. Shoemaker was born January 21, 1948 in San Jose, California to the late Richard S. and Jessie Mae Keeley. She was a registered nurse and a bookkeeper for W.J. Getsinger Accountant. She was a Catholic. Her favorite thing to do...

Mar 23, 2017

Gladys Elsie Cooler Simmons, 97 of Bluffton, SC and widow of Jesse R. Simmons passed away on March 23, 2017 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. Mrs. Simmons was born in Okatie, SC on July 9, 1919 to the late Dan C. Cooler and Annie Ethel Holiday Cooler. Mrs. Simmons was a Registered Nurse at the Ridgeland...

Mar 23, 2017

Anna D. Rizzo, 77, of Okatie, SC and wife of Leo Rizzo died Thursday, March 23, 2017 at home. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 3, 2017 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 31 St. Gregory Drive, Bluffton, SC 29909.

Mar 23, 2017

Ryan Jacob Query, 34 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on March 23, 2017 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. Ryan was born in Charlotte, NC on October 11, 1982 to Everette Mitchell Query and Cynthia Jenkins Query. He was a US Army veteran; a Baptist and a caregiver for his child. Ryan is survived by his parents of Concord,...

Mar 22, 2017

Walter “Buddy” Hillman passed away on March 22, 2017, in Beaufort, SC. He was born in Staten Island, NY where he met his wife, Edith J. King. Bud and Edith moved to Marlboro, NJ where they raised their three children. After retirement in 1997 they settled in Bluffton, SC. Bud was an avid hockey fan and never missed a...

Mar 22, 2017

MARY BYTHEWOOD SCHEIDER Mary Roberta Bythewood Scheider, 99, of Bluffton, S.C., went home to glory on Wednesday, March 22, 2017.

Mary was born on August 1, 1917, in Birmingham, Alabama., the oldest daughter of William Carter Bythewood and Anna Louise Lightbourn. She spent most of her life in Savannah, Ga., before moving with her family to Hilton...

Mar 22, 2017

Diana Lee Gross, 75, of Bluffton died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at home.

Mrs. Gross was born on July 19, 1941 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Bill Oberstadt and Bettye Smith Ortisi. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. She is survived by her daughters, Stacy Lanzon (Keith) and Jody Ward; sister, Karla...

Mar 19, 2017

Joe Michalcewicz, 70, of Hampton Lake in Bluffton, SC passed away at his residence on Sunday, March 19, 2017. Joe was born in Bayonne, NJ to the late Stella (Funk) and Joseph Michalcewicz and grew up in Scotch Plains, NJ. He was a proud Eagle Scout and always enjoyed the honor of having obtained this rank. While attending Rutgers...

Mar 18, 2017

Patricia Ann Powers, 78, of Bluffton, SC passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head, SC. Mrs. Powers was born September 29, 1938 in Chicago, IL to the late Willard M. Payne and Catherine Alberta Rucker (McEndree). She was a special education teacher and a member of the Wayne County board of Education. She was...

Mar 17, 2017

Luis A. Sanchez, 79, passed away at his home on Friday, March 17, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his devoted wife of 49 years, Patria, and their daughters, Ivelisse, Maria, (Anthony), Isabel, (John), and Ana, (Jerry), and his grandchildren, Alexa, Conor, Mason, Stella and Lia. He was a very kind, loving and generous man...

Mar 16, 2017

Dan Martin McDonald, Sr., 68, of the Grahamville community of Ridgeland, SC, passed away on March 16, 2017 peacefully at home. Dan was born in Waukegan, Illinois on March 9, 1949 to the late Dan McDonald and Beulah Poole McDonald. Dan proudly served his Country as a member of the United States Navy, and served during the Vietnam Conflict...

Mar 15, 2017

Sherwin Howard Rubin, 80 of Bluffton, SC passed away on March 15, 2017 at the Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, GA. Mr. Rubin was born on October 19, 1936 in New Haven, CT to the late Harry Rubin and Eva Peretzman Rubin. He was a Pharmacist and co-owner of Farbers Pharmacy in Hamden, CT and graduate of the University of...

Mar 14, 2017

Jude Cheesman, age 79, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at NHC-Bluffton. Mrs. Cheesman was born on June 18, 1937 in Bronx, NY, the daughter of the late James Joseph Mimnaugh and Eleanor Heffernan Mimnaugh. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Ronald...

Mar 14, 2017

Eric John Wilson, 53, of Flanders, NJ, passed away March 14, 2017 peacefully surrounded by his loving family following a long battle with brain cancer. Eric was passionate about his motorcycle racing and his love and tireless work with rescue dogs. Eric was preceded in death by his mother, Karen M. Wilson. He is survived by his two sisters,...