Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Sep 26, 2016

Philip Maurice Fontanetta, age 87, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Callawassie Island, SC and Plainview, NY passed away Monday, September 26, 2016 at Pruitthealth in Estill, SC. Mr. Fontanetta was born on August 14, 1929 in Patchogue, Long Island, NY, the son of the late James Fontanetta and Bertha Rumore Fontanetta. He was a U.S. Army veteran before...

Sep 25, 2016

Edward J. Tiernan, age 77, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of northern New Jersey died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his home. Mr. Tiernan was born on September 3, 1939 in Granger, IA, the son of the late Patrick Joseph Tiernan and Maxine Gertrude Comer Tiernan. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Following his military tenure,...

Sep 25, 2016

Jerome Adolph Mikolaitis, age 72, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Bethany Beach, DE died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Mikolaitis was born on October 7, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of the late Joseph and Stella Majeska Mikolaitis. He began his career in the food industry as a teenager,...

Sep 20, 2016

James E. Griffin, 82, of Hilton Head Island died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at home. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 145 Jonesville Rd., Hilton Head Island, SC 29926. A celebration of his life will continue at 5:30 p.m. at the Spanish Wells Plantation Clubhouse.

Sep 20, 2016

Claire B. Young, age 90, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Andover, MA and Rye, NH died peacefully Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mrs. Young was born on September 19, 1926 in Rutherford, NJ, the daughter of the late August P. Berg and Grace E. Lyons Berg. Claire attended Fairleigh Dickinson College. She worked as a...

Sep 19, 2016

Anita Rose Rodgers died September 19, 2016. Anita Rose was born February 19, 1931 in Lyndhurst, N.J. She was the daughter of Anthony Duarte Lobo and Fanny Marie Lobo (nee Guida). Anita had a good life and good family. She loved many things, but most of all her husband of 63 years, Charles A. Rodgers, whom she is survived...

Sep 17, 2016

Lainie Andrew (-Koolkin), 67, of Beaufort SC, succumbed to cancer at home on September 17, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born to the late Edward and Louise Andrew, June 20, 1949, in Cambridge Massachusetts. Lainie graduated from Mt. Saint Joseph Academy in 1967, received an Associate’s degree in Psychology from Middlesex Community College in 1976, a BA...

Sep 16, 2016

Nancy A. Clarkson, age 79, of Sun City passed away on Friday, September 16, 2016. Nancy was born in Melrose, MA to Rolland and Lois Zabel. She is predeceased by her parents; her husband, Robert; and her brother, Dale. She is survived by eleven nieces and nephews as well as many great and great-great nieces and nephews. Nancy moved...

Sep 16, 2016

Herbert Reece Vance, Jr., 88, of Hardeeville, SC, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at his home.

Mr. Vance was born April 20, 1928 in High Rock, NC to the late Herbert Reece Vance, Sr. and Helen Gladys Williams Vance. He was a retired chief petty officer in the United States Navy. He was a Christian.

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Sep 16, 2016

Betty (Milliken, Brodie) Luntey died peacefully September 16, 2016, in her own home which she designed and had built in Moss Creek. She was supported by her wonderful family and was comfortable and accepting that her 90 years journey had been a very satisfactory experience for her. She had so many special memories, which she shared, and was keen...

Sep 15, 2016

Claude Everett Dean, Sr, of Ridgeland, SC, husband of Beatrice Malphrus Dean, died peacefully Thursday, September 15, 2016 while surrounded by family at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. He had joked a few weeks earlier that the Brave’s performance this year had a strong effect on his will to live and we all assume he is now relieved that...

Sep 15, 2016

Mildred Smith Stanley, 84 of Grays, SC and widow of Ralph Stanley, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at her home. Mildred was born in Grays, SC on June 24, 1932 to the late Leon Smith and Lottie Chassereau Smith. She was a member of the Nixville Baptist Church; former member of the Beaver Dam Baptist Church; enjoyed...

Sep 14, 2016

Susanna Laurel Campbell, 93 of New York City, previously of Ridgeland, SC, passed away on September 14, 2016 at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. Mrs. Campbell was born in Ridgeland, SC on August 8, 1923 to the late Jimmy Laurel and Rosa Belle Woodberry Laurel. She moved to New York City in 1956 and retired as Matron of the...

Sep 14, 2016

Paul Chapin Snow, Sr. of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Granby, MA, born in Longmeadow, MA on February 25, 1936, passed away September 14, 2016.

Paul was a graduate of Colgate University and Western New England University Law School. He loved his hockey and played until he was 70. He was an avid golfer and a softball enthusiast....

Sep 14, 2016

Barbara Ellen Giuntoli, 78, of Bluffton, SC and formerly Butler, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC. The daughter of the late J. Franklin Douthett and Ellen Lester Douthett, Barbara was born on February 16, 1938 in Butler, PA. Barbara graduated from Butler High School and went on to complete her schooling...

Sep 13, 2016

Russell M. Greene, 95, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at his home. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family with a private funeral service.

Sep 13, 2016

William “Winkey” Malphrus, Sr., 80 of Hampton; formerly of Ridgeland passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Winkey was born October 26, 1935 to Bill and Oneida Malphrus. He was a Christian who enjoyed playing music and singing in church and to the elderly at the Estill Nursing Home. He was a...

Sep 12, 2016

After a short battle with cancer, Liliane Hartmann passed on September 12, 2016 in Bluffton, SC at the age of 80. She is survived by her husband, Wilbur (Bill) Hartmann and her son, Dennis Hartmann. Liliane was born on March 20, 1936 in Antwerp, Belgium, to Alphonsius and Joanna Vercauteren. After World War II, Liliane and her mother Joanna,...

Sep 11, 2016

WILLIAM ARTHUR LAWRENCE WILLOUGHBY William Arthur Lawrence Willoughby 89, passed on September 11, 2016. He resided in Hardeeville South Carolina. Willian was born in Newark, New Jersey on September 29, 1926. He resided in New Jersey most of his life living in Newark, Green Brook, Carteret, and Kearney. He was the owner of Flagg Industrial Supplies for 20 Years....

Sep 10, 2016

Gazella Stefana Whisler, 97, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, passed away September 10. Mrs. Whisler is pre-deceased by her husband, the late Rev. Robert G. Whisler, and her sister, the late Margaret Sorensen. She is survived by her sons Jack of Forest, Virginia, and David (Mary) of Texas, and her daughters Elizabeth Christon (Christopher) of South Carolina and...