Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Nov 11, 2016

Robert "Bob" H. Dolce, 82, of Hilton Head Island, died on November 11, after a brief illness, and surrounded by his family.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 5, 1934 to Joseph and Lily (Idaspe) Dolce, and was the youngest of three brothers. In 1936, the family moved to Burlington, NJ. Bob graduated from Burlington...

Nov 11, 2016

Marilyn Coffman (Meadows) passed away peacefully on November 11, 2016 at the age of 82 in Bluffton, South Carolina. She was born in 1934 on January 9 in Ottumwa, Iowa. She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Bob Coffman, and three children, Susan Miller, Chris Coffman, & Julie Forton, as well as 7 grandchildren and 2...

Nov 11, 2016

In loving memory of Thomas Michael McNally, 66, of Bluffton, SC who passed away suddenly, Friday, November 11, 2016. A church service in his memory will be held, Tuesday, November 22 at 11:00 am at the Faith Memorial Baptist Church on St. Helena Island where he recently married his current wife Lee Keen McNally this past January 30, 2016....

Nov 11, 2016

Jerry Devlin, 83, died in hospital today of causes related to grievous abdominal combat shrapnel wounds.

Jerry was born the son Ann and Patrick Devlin of Waltham, Mass., where he attended local schools. When war broke out in Korea in 1950, Jerry joined up at seventeen. His father had served in the Spanish-American War, and World War...

Nov 10, 2016

Michael Lee Tauscher, 59, of Bluffton, passed away in his home Thursday, November 10, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Rivera, California, on October 14, 1957, to Murray Leon Tauscher and Lillian Geneavee Ford. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran who served during the Gulf War in Desert Storm. Following his service to our...

Nov 10, 2016

Charles (Chuck) Carte of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Wintersville, Ohio, passed away on November IO, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born March 31, 1949 in Steubenville, Ohio, a son of the late Homer and Elizabeth (Bell) Carte.

Chuck graduated from Wintersville High School in 1967. He served his country in the U.S....

Nov 10, 2016

Hazel Lorene Gilbreath, age 91, transitioned to heaven on Nov. 10, 2016 at NHC in Bluffton, SC after an extended illness. Hazel was born Jan. 31, 1925 in Double Spring, AL to George and Annie Glover.

Hazel married the love of her life, Eldridge Gilbreath, May 30, 1943. She and El were married almost 70 years. She...

Nov 10, 2016

William F. (Bill) Fick Loving husband, father, brother, uncle, and grandfather (Pappy) left his earthly home to be with his Heavenly Father on November 10, 2016. Bill was born in Robertsdale, PA to the late William Fick and Zelda Mosbey Fick on January 24, 1941. His family moved to Baltimore, MD where Bill attended “Poly” and graduated from Milford...

Nov 9, 2016

Marlene Frances Burns, age 69, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, November 09, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Burns was born on July 9, 1947 in Irvington, NJ, the daughter of Earnest Menzel and Frances Hunt Menzel. She worked as an administrative assistant with the YMWCA and later with the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, NJ. While working with the...

Nov 8, 2016

Alice L. Zapata, age 80, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Montvale, NJ died Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC. Mrs. Zapata was born on February 9, 1936 in Bronx, NY, one of eight children of the late Michael Guckenberger and Augusta Boscheinen Guckenberger. She graduated high school in the Bronx and was a...

Nov 6, 2016

James W. Niemeyer, age 70, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Spring Hill, FL died Sunday, November 6, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina. Mr. Niemeyer was born on May 8, 1946 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late James Walter Niemeyer and Helen A. Riley Niemeyer. He served with the New York City...

Nov 6, 2016

Naomi Flayhart Dickhoff went home to Heaven on November 6, 2016 at Life Care of Hilton Head. She was born in 1914 in Baltimore, MD but moved to Hilton Head Island in 2007 to be near her daughter, Charlotte Willis. A memorial service will be held at Providence Presbyterian Church at a later date. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton....

Nov 5, 2016

Diana N. Davidson, 77, of Bluffton, SC died Saturday, November 5, 2016 at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2016 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until the hour of the service at the funeral home.

Nov 4, 2016

Sue P. Wilson, 88, of Beaufort, SC died Friday, November 4, 2016 at her residence. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family with a funeral service in Ormond Beach, FL.

Nov 3, 2016

Herbert Webster Johnson, 93, of Grays, SC, passed away on November 3, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Herb was born in Sylvania, GA on August 5, 1923 to the late William Hershel Johnson and Maggie Mae Williams Johnson.

He was a graduate of Sylvania High School in 1940 and an honors graduate of The Georgia...

Nov 3, 2016

Darrell Bryce Woods, Sr., 52, died at his Tickton Hall home on Thursday, November 3, 2016, after a short illness. A lifelong resident of the Lowcountry, Darrell was born on October 1, 1964 to H.B. Woods, Jr. and the late Betty Eugenia Groover Woods. He was preceded in death by his brother, Paul Eugene Woods. An avid outdoorsman, Darrell...

Nov 1, 2016

Paulette (Cookie) Goly died on November 1, 2016. Born in Greenfield, Massachusetts June 25, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Helen (Behaylo) Goly.

She was a graduate of Greenfield High School and Russell Sage College in Troy, NY, was honored as a Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities upon graduation, and taught...

Nov 1, 2016

Alice Louise Collins Golde, 89, of Callawassie Island, SC, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2016 at Hospice Austin Christopher House in Austin, Texas. Alice was born in New York on December 4, 1926, to Hazel and Russell Collins. She was a graduate of Bayside High School and Queens College, and worked in laboratory research at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital....

Oct 31, 2016

George Sidney Jones Sr., 79, of Ridgeland, SC and husband of Barbara Jean Horton Jones, passed away on October 31, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. George was born in Louisville, Mississippi on October 27, 1937 to the late Sidney Jones and Mary Jane Lee Jones. George was a graduate of Ridgeland High School where he was an...

Oct 29, 2016

Martha Baker Hills, age 88, of Okatie, SC died Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Life Care Center of Hilton Head after a long term illness. Mrs. Hills was born on June 16, 1928 in Hartford, CT, the daughter of the late Frederick Henry Baker and Gladys Emily Baldwin Baker. She grew up in Connecticut, married and raised a family...