OBITUARIES
Judith Ann Pettit
Dec 23, 2015
Judith Ann Pettit, 70 of Hilton Head Island, SC and wife of Robert Austin Pettit passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at her home.
She was born in West Hazelton, PA on February 23, 1945 to the late Herman Schweitzer and Marjorie Burke Schweitzer. She and her husband moved to Hilton Head Island on July 4,...
B. Alexander Leinbach Ii
Dec 23, 2015
B. Alexander Leinbach II, age 67, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at his home. Alex Leinbach was born on March 13, 1948 in Reading, PA, the son of the late Benton A. Leinbach and Ethel Snyder Leinbach. He was a graduate of Millersville University and earned his Master’s degree from West Chester University. Alex worked as...
Oscar Manning Ruth
Dec 23, 2015
Oscar Manning Ruth, 54 years old, of Hardeeville, SC passed away on December 23, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital on Hilton Head Island, SC. Oscar was born in Ridgeland, SC on June 6, 1961 to the late Oscar Ruth, Sr. and Ora Lee Stiney. He was employed at Franklin’s Tire Service of Hardeeville, SC. Oscar was a Christian and...
Perry Cohen Weston
Dec 21, 2015
Perry Cohen Weston, age 73 of Bluffton and wife of Marc Weston passed away on December 21, 2015 at her home from complications resulting from an automobile accident.
Mrs. Weston was born in Trenton, NJ on October 15, 1942 to the late Bernard Cohen and Minnie Eisenstadt Cohen. Mrs. Weston was retired from Rider University in Lawrenceville,...
Barbara Jones Cooler
Dec 20, 2015
Barbara Jones Cooler, age 87 of Hardeeville, SC and widow of Archie Cooler passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, GA. Barbara was born in Lyons, GA on November 14, 1928 to the late Grady Jones and Mamie Gattis Jones. She was formerly employed at Ace Hardware of Hardeeville; former active member of...
Fred Harold Niehoff, Jr.
Dec 20, 2015
Fred Harold Niehoff, Jr., 85, passed away on December 20, 2015. Fred was born in Fairview Village, OH, suburb of Cleveland, lived in northern Ohio, moved to Newtown, CT in 1957, then to Hendersonville, NC in 1970, and finally to Sun City Hilton Head, SC in 2006. After the death of his first wife, Fritzi (Vivien), he married Caroline...
Kathleen “Kit” Nicholas
Dec 19, 2015
Kathleen “Kit” Nicholas, 84, of Bluffton, SC died Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA. The family will be receiving friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Monday, December 28, 2015 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, SC 29910. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at St....
Elizabeth Royce Steinert
Dec 17, 2015
Elizabeth Royce Steinert, age 91, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Sanibel Island, FL died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Bloom at Bluffton Senior Living. Mrs. Steinert was born on January 15, 1924 in Jacksonville, NJ, the daughter of the late George Magnus Royce, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Hushebeck Steinert. She was a homemaker for many years, caring for...
Maureen “Mickey” Sullivan
Dec 15, 2015
The world lost one of its most vibrant personalities on December 15, 2015 with the passing of Maureen “Mickey” Sullivan. Mickey is survived by her daughter Terry Cassidy & spouse Chris Foley of Massachusetts, son Bill & his wife Barbara, granddaughters Kate and Delaney Cassidy, of Portsmouth NH. She leaves her companion Bud Saxton. Mickey was the daughter of...
Sonya R. Sexton
Dec 11, 2015
Sonya R. Sexton, 48, passed away Friday, December 11, 2015 at her home in Ridgeland, SC from an unexpected illness.
She was born on September 14, 1967 at Telfair Hospital in Savannah, Georgia to the late Joyce Ann Meadows and the late Frankie Gibbs.
She was a homemaker. She is survived by her sons; James...
Eva Louise Bennett
Dec 11, 2015
Eva Louise Bennett, 90, entered peacefully into the presence of her Lord Jesus on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital. Louise was born on April 2, 1925 in Jacksonville, Florida to Eva Pearl Hughes Halford and James Willis Halford. She spent her childhood in Florida and Savannah, Georgia and in 1965 moved to the Lowcountry of Beaufort...
Parnell “Par” Porter
Dec 11, 2015
Parnell Par Porter, age 78, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Fairfax and Loudoun County, VA died suddenly on Friday, December 11, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC. Mr. Porter was born on March 26, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of the late Parnell J. Porter and Helen Helbling Porter. He was a 1954 graduate of...
Boyd Augustus Rawl
Dec 9, 2015
Boyd Augustus Rawl, infant son of Henry Jacob Rawl, IV and Kathryn 'Katie' Kowal Rawl, passed away on December 9, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Boyd was born on September 12, 2015 on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, Jake and Marie Rawl, Kevin and...
Elizabeth Ann Taylor
Dec 7, 2015
Elizabeth Ann Taylor, age 60 of Ridgeland and wife of Sidney C. Taylor III passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at her home after a long illness. She was born in Columbia, SC on March 17, 1955 to the late Boyce Byron Burley Jr. and Mildred Sanders Burley. Ann was a paralegal; attended Gillisonville Baptist Church; member of South...
Eva Lee Jones Gillespie
Dec 7, 2015
Eva Lee Jones Gillespie, age 96 of Greenville, SC and formerly of Ridgeland, SC and Savannah, GA passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 in the St. Francis Hospital, downtown Greenville. Eva Lee was born in Hemp, Georgia on March 24, 1919 to the late Edgar M. Garrison and Stella Stuart Garrison. Eva was first married to Elbert "Jonesy" Jones,...
Howard Randolph "Randy" Bolduc
Dec 3, 2015
Howard Randolph "Randy' Bolduc, age 82 of Bluffton, SC and Minocqua, Wisconsin passed away at his home in Bluffton on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Mr. Bolduc was born in New Bedford, MA on April 24, 1933 to the late C. Howard Bolduc and Ruth R. (Chase) Fitzgerald. Randy was fortunate to also be raised by the late Jeanne (Masse)...
William E. Benton (Billy)
Dec 3, 2015
William E. Benton, age 72, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at his home in Hardeeville, SC. Billy was born in Pritchardville, SC on June 30, 1943 to the late Asberry Benton and Lilla Cooler Benton. Billy was employed by Professional Drywall Company; he was a member of Red Dam Baptist Church and the Men's Sunday School Class; Hardeeville...
Michael Peter Mena
Dec 2, 2015
Michael Peter Mena, known to friends and co-workers as "Mike", was born September 30, 1955 to parents Peter & Teresa Mena. He was the oldest of five children and grew up in the Lincoln Heights area of East Los Angeles where he attended Salesian High School. In 1973 he graduated high school and enlisted in the Army. While in the...
Irving H. Lawyer Sr.
Nov 29, 2015
Irving H. Lawyer, Sr., 69, of Pineland, SC died Sunday, November 29, 2015 at his home. Mr. Lawyer was born on April 16, 1946 in Harlem, NY, the son of Benjamin Stewart and Rose Lawyer. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during the Vietnam War. He was a lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans of America....
Michael Eugene Fritsche
Nov 28, 2015
Michael Eugene Fritsche, 48, of Pensacola, Florida passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center in Hilton Head, SC while visiting family for the Thanksgiving Holiday in Bluffton, SC. Mike was born in Wisconsin Rapids, WI on July 3, 1967, the son of Joan (Rucinski) Fritsche and the late Eugene Fritsche. Mike attended Wisconsin...
