Local obituaries for Sauls Funeral Home

Mar 5, 2016

Richard Kawka, age 73, formerly a resident in the State of New Hampshire, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at his home in Bluffton, SC. He was born in Albany, NY on May 22, 1942 to the late Louis Kawka and Constance Wauchope Kawka. After retiring from the US Army as a Lt. Colonel he became a real...

Mar 3, 2016

William Robert “Robby” Roe, 49, of Bluffton, SC and husband of Connie McMillan Roe, passed away on March 3, 2016. Robby was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November 16, 1966 to Edith Vestal and the late Billy Franklin Roe. Originally from Murphysboro, Illinois, Robby was a 1984 graduate of Murphysboro High School, where he was very involved with...

Mar 1, 2016

Janis E. Brodrick, 68, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Montclair, VA died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mrs. Brodrick was born on June 4, 1947 in Elizabeth, NJ, the daughter of the late John H. Dowd and Marie E. Schibler Dowd. She was a graduate of Georgian Court University where she earned a bachelor’s degree...

Mar 1, 2016

Kathleen Marie Christy, 56, of Ridgeland, passed away on March 1, 2016, at her home after an extended battle with cancer. Kathy was born in Ridgeland, SC to Esther Rivers Cooler and the late Jack Donald Cooler, Sr. Kathy was a Master Gardner and owner/operator of Native Gardening, a private gardening and landscaping business. She is survived by her...

Feb 29, 2016

Edward J. Hansen, 86, of Hilton Head, SC died Monday, February 29, 2016 at his home. Mr. Hansen was born on October 7, 1929 in Springfield, MO and grew up in Erie, PA, the son of the late Edward Hans Hansen and Polly Melissa Van Kamp Hansen. He was a graduate of Penn State University. He was a veteran...

Feb 27, 2016

Emma Marie (Vogel) Joyce of Bluffton, SC died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at NHC-Bluffton. Emma was born in Brooklyn, NY on April 11, 1915. She is survived by her daughter Patricia Keck, son-in-law Ralph Keck, her son Michael Joyce, her daughter-in-law Denise Joyce, her granddaughter Kathleen Garrison and husband David Garrison, grandson Michael Keck and wife Allison Keck, and...

Feb 27, 2016

John A. “Jack” Valentine, 73, of Bluffton, SC died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at his home. Mr. Valentine was born on September 28, 1942 in Trenton, NJ, the son of the late George B. Valentine and Louise C. O’Lone Valentine. He was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Trenton, NJ. He served with the New Jersey Army...

Feb 27, 2016

Thomas Robert Bronsky, 79, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Hilton Head Hospital.

He leaves his wife of 57 years, Gail (Davies) Bronsky; (4) children, Thomas Bronsky, Jr., Karen, Michael and Susan; (12) grandchildren and (1) great-grandchild.

Tom had a passion for life, his family, sports, hunting, fishing and bird watching. We have our memories...

Feb 26, 2016

John M. Sutton, age 59, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, February 26, 2016 at his home. Mr. Sutton was born on September 8, 1956 in McClellan, AL, the son of Thomas R. Sutton and Gladys Huffman Sutton. He received his formal education from Bob Jones University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Science Education, as well as a...

Feb 25, 2016

Betty S. Youngblood, 87 of Hardeeville, SC and widow of Herbert “Joe” Youngblood passed away Thursday, February 25, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Betty was born in Adrian, Georgia on February 5, 1929 to the late Johnnie and Mary Bell Sanders. She is survived by her son, Jerry Youngblood (Dianne) and daughters, Lynn Smith (Joe) and...

Feb 25, 2016

William “Billy” Neugebauer, III, age 65, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Monmouth County, NJ died Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. Mr. Neugebauer was born on May 22, 1950 in West Keansburg, NJ, the son of the late William Neugebauer, II and Martha Nagroski Neugebauer. Billy worked as a crane operator for many years...

Feb 23, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Beach Linder Fell, age 86, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 in Ridgeland, SC. She was born June 15, 1929 at Hilton Head Island, SC. She was the daughter of Albert Kissler and Bridie Beach. She was raised on Savage Island, a small island in Beaufort County where she and her siblings worked hard on the family farm,...

Feb 22, 2016

John Glover died suddenly in his home on Monday February 22 in Bluffton, South Carolina at the age of 65. John is survived by his Mother, Vera Glover; wife, Jane Glover; 6 Sons: Steven, Shane, Scott, Daniel, Paul and Mark; Brother, David; and 8 grandchildren. John was born on March 22, 1950 in Paddington, England to Samuel and Vera...

Feb 22, 2016

Michael Weinberg of Sun City passed away on February 22, 2016. Michael was born in Providence, Rhode Island on November 28, 1942. He was a hardworking, self-made independent business man and retired to Bluffton, South Carolina six years ago with his beloved wife Sheila. He was well known in the Sun City community for his generosity, thoughtfulness and his...

Feb 22, 2016

Idell Benton Cooler, 89, of Hardeeville, SC and widow of Lewis Cooler, passed away at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville on February 22, 2016. Idell was born in Bluffton, SC on September 3, 1926. She was a homemaker and member of Red Dam Baptist Church. She loved her family and was well known for her cooking and serving...

Feb 21, 2016

Jill Leslie Diaz, 52, of Bluffton, SC died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Hilton Head Hospital. A memorial gathering will take place from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Corks Wine Co., Bluffton.

Feb 20, 2016

Robert Olan Crenshaw, age 68, of Hilton Head Island, SC, passed away at his home on February 20, 2016. Robert was born in Montezuma, GA on December 18, 1947 to the late Robert Olan Crenshaw Sr. and Louise Collier Crenshaw. He was a licensed optician and former owner of H. Rubin Vision Center in Hendersonville, NC. Robert served as...

Feb 20, 2016

Gary Dennis Gallagher of Sun City went to be with the Lord Saturday February 20th.

Gary was born February 24, 1944 to Pat and Opal Gallagher in Williamson, WVA. Gary grew up in Atlanta and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from UGA in 1966. Gary served as a pilot in the U.S.A.F., flying worldwide transport and...

Feb 20, 2016

Viola E. (Pulver) Hoffman, age 92, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Madison, CT died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC. She was born on December 1, 1923 in Schenectady, NY, the daughter of the late Arthur Stevenson Pulver and Julia Peceri Pulver, the second oldest of 5 children. Viola E. Pulver graduated from...

Feb 20, 2016

Joan Snider Papst of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on February 20, 2016 at the age of 84.

Joan, the daughter of the late Ralph Eugene Snider and Martha Appel Snider, was born on October 3, 1931 in Washington, Pennsylvania. Joan’s passion was travel and after marrying the love of her life, Tom Papst in 1952, Tom’s...