OBITUARIES
Doris Ruth Shay
Dec 18, 2025
Doris Ruth Shay
Doris Ruth Shay, 96 yrs old, died on Dec. 18, 2025, at her daughter’s (Laurie) home in Sun City.
Doris was born on June 16, 1929, in Buffalo, NY to Ruth and Victor Walker. She lived in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada until 1944 when her family moved to Morgantown, WV. She is survived by her brother, Robert Walker, in...
Maredo Kelley McDonald
Dec 18, 2025
Maredo McDonald, 94, passed peacefully and went to be with the Lord on December 18th following her courageous battle with Alzheimer’s.
Maredo was born in Greenville, South Carolina. A graduate of Liberty High School and Furman University, she was a retired schoolteacher of 32 years, teaching second, third and fourth grade at Pacolet Elementary and Pacolet Middle (Pacolet, SC) and first...
Albert James Nelson
Dec 18, 2025
The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me. Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
Psalm 116:5-7
Albert James Nelson 86, of Ridgeland, SC died Thursday, December 18th, 2025, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.
Preceding him in death were his...
Don Marion Guscio
Dec 18, 2025
Don Marion Guscio, beloved husband, father, grandfather, community leader, and steward of the Lowcountry landscape, passed away surrounded by the love of his family. Born on June 25, 1942, in Richmond, Virginia, Don lived a life marked by kindness, quiet strength, and deep devotion to both family and place.
Don was preceded in death by his parents, Francis Joseph and Eva...
Mark A. D. Balila
Dec 15, 2025
Mark A. D. Balila, 24, of Ventura, California, and Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on December 15, 2025.
Mark was born on April 17, 2001, in Manila, Philippines, the son of Jeacelyn Balila and Alvin Arcos. He graduated from Gadsden County High School in 2019 and proudly joined the U.S. Navy in 2021, serving as an equipment operator at the Naval...
Bill "Willy" Campbell Lincicome
Dec 14, 2025
Bill Campbell “Willy” Lincicome, 73, passed away on December 14, 2025, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Born on October 15, 1952, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, Bill lived a life marked by dedication to family, a passion for design and the outdoors, and an enduring spirit of generosity.
Bill pursued an impressive academic path that reflected his deep commitment to architecture...
Leah Darlene Fontenot
Dec 12, 2025
Leah Darlene Smith Fontenot, 68, devoted wife of Mark Fontenot from Grays, SC, passed away unexpectedly on December 12, 2025.
Leah was born September 28,1957 in Hampton, SC to Ina Leah Smith-Reed and the late Walker Smith, Jr.
Leah was a graduate of Ridgeland High School. She started her civil service career at MCAS Beaufort in clerical administration. She briefly worked as...
Stephen James Venarchick
Dec 11, 2025
Stephen James Venarchick, 74, of Hardeeville, South Carolina, formerly Maple Grove and St. Paul, Minnesota, passed away on December 11, 2025, into his Father’s (Abba) arms after a courageous battle with cancer. Steve was born on January 30, 1951, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from Harding High School in St. Paul in 1969....
Raymond J. Landry
Dec 10, 2025
Raymond Joseph Landry Obituary
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband and father Raymond J. Landry at the age of 92 on December 10th. He passed away at Hilton Head Medical Center, South Carolina with wife Geraldine and sons Paul, Michael and Thomas by his side.
Raymond was born in Bathurst, New Brunswick on January...
Sue Ellen Stickley
Dec 9, 2025
In Loving Memory of Sue Ellen Stickley
Sue Ellen Stickley, 76, of coastal South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on December 9, 2025, surrounded by her husband of 48 years and their daughter.
She loved Jesus, and she was prepared to meet Him.
Born in Memphis and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sue Ellen was adventurous, warm-hearted, and full of life. She had...
Catherine R. McCoy
Dec 8, 2025
Catherine Rose McCoy, 71, of Bluffton, SC passed away Monday, December 8, 2025 at her home.
Cathy was born January 15, 1954 in Dexter, MI to the late Charles R. Van Aken and Rosemary Matthews Van Aken. She graduated from Dexter High School and received a Bachelor’s Degree from Eastern Michigan University. She then began her lifelong career as a Certified...
John Berton Hubbard
Dec 7, 2025
John Berton Hubbard, 64, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend of Beaufort, South Carolina, passed away unexpectedly on December 7, 2025. He was born in Fayette, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 1961. John lived most of his life in Beaufort and graduated with the Beaufort High School Class of 1980, where he made many lifelong friends. He attended the University of...
Rhonda "Ronni" Rowe Duewel
Dec 5, 2025
Rhonda “Ronni” Rowe Duewel, 79, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on January 28, 1946, in Wilmington, Delaware, Ronni was the daughter of J. Max Rowe, an electrical engineer, and Missouri “Sue” Rowe, a devoted homemaker.
Ronni is survived by her three loved children and one granddaughter: Steve, husband of Susan...
Sandra Lynn Tomko
Dec 4, 2025
Sandra Lynn Tomko, 82, of Bluffton, SC, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Vineyard of Bluffton.
Born January 3, 1943, in Scranton, PA, Sandra was the daughter of the late Edward McCracken and Evelyn Brownell Watkins. She grew up in Scranton and later settled in North Andover, MA, with her beloved husband, Richard Tomko, where they raised their...
Robert "Bob" J. Schutz
Dec 4, 2025
Robert “Bob” J. Schutz, 79, died peacefully on December 4, 2025, with his wife, Tracey, by his side.
Bob is survived by his adoring wife, Tracey (Jelstrom) Schutz; his brother, Jim (Nancy) Schutz; his children, Erin Alston, Lauren Alston, Hannah Rice (Rob), Jake Schutz, and Jenna Schutz; and his stepdaughter, Chelsey Blake (Alyssa). He was loved well by his grandchildren, especially...
Henry Howard "Bo" Pollitzer
Dec 3, 2025
Henry Howard “Bo” Pollitzer died in his home in Buckingham Landing in Bluffton on December 3,2025 where he lived amongst the friends and family he adored. He was born at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC, the only son of Henry Higgins Pollitzer and Credle “Betsy” Pollitzer on December 14, 1957.
The family moved to Beaufort, S.C. shortly following his birth. His...
Annette Marie Helms
Dec 2, 2025
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2025 at Sauls Funeral Home, 310 W. Adams St., Ridgeland. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.
The service will be livestreamed below:
Albert M. Sramek II
Dec 2, 2025
Albert M. Sramek II (Al) died in his home in Bluffton, SC on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Margaret Sramek, his son, Michael Sramek, and his daughter, Amanda Sramek. His youngest son, Jeffrey Sramek, preceded him in death. Al is also survived by his daughter-in-law, Jane Hyatt...
David Henry Jenkins
Dec 1, 2025
It is with both sorrow and deep gratitude for a life well lived that we announce the passing of David Henry Jenkins, a devoted husband, loving father and stepfather and "Papa Dave" to his grandchildren. A faithful servant of God, David left this world on December 1, in Bluffton, SC at the age of 87. He left behind a legacy...
Judith Carol Lamiell Pedrotty
Nov 28, 2025
Judith Carol Lamiell Pedrotty died on Friday, November 28, 2025, in Neptune, New Jersey, at the age of 82. Judy was born in Barberton, Ohio, on July 28, 1943, to Rita Patricia Jacobs Lamiell and Thomas Joseph Lamiell. She grew up with her eight siblings in Canton, where she attended St. John the Baptist Catholic Grade School and Central Catholic...
