OBITUARIES
Daniel €Œdan†Hooper
Sep 29, 2015
Daniel "Dan" Hooper, 68, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. A memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 9, 2015 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, SC 29910. A memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 â
Saverio Emilio Funicella
Sep 28, 2015
Saverio Emilio Funicella, 93, of Bluffton, SC died Monday, September 28, 2015 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, GA. Mr. Funicella was born on August 28, 1922 in San Vincenzo La Costa, Italy, the son of the late Francesco Funicella and Divina Scala Funicella. Mr. Funicella was preceded in death by his loving wife of 52 years, Rose Funicella. He...
Nancy Margaret Ferrara
Sep 27, 2015
Nancy Margaret Ferrara, 61, of Bluffton and wife of Anthony Ferrara, Jr. passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2015 in the Candler Hospital, Savannah, GA. Nancy was born in Providence, RI on May 28, 1954 to the late Lionel D. and Margaret Blake Rajotte. Nancy and Anthony moved to Bluffton in 2013 from Rhode Island. Nancy was retired from the...
Tom Sellers
Sep 25, 2015
Tom Sellers, 74 of Sun City, passed away on Sep 25, 2015 with his family by his side. Tom joined the US Navy retiring in 1980 after 21 years of honorable service. He then joined the Federal Civilian Workforce and retired as the Director of Contingency Planning and Management for the General Services Administration in June 2005. Throughout his life,...
J. Dennis Montgomery
Sep 23, 2015
J. Dennis Montgomery, 79, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Center. He is survived by his loving wife Eileen, children; Deborah S. Maw (Chuck), Carol D. Van Gorp (Mike), David J. Montgomery (Lyn), Robert B. Montgomery (Amanda), grandchildren; Bradley P. Genser, Howard Genser, lll, Diane C. Montgomery, David J. Montgomery, Jr., Nicole M. Van Gorp, Andrew...
Shelby J. Heape Swartz
Sep 23, 2015
Shelby J. Heape Swartz, 70, of Hardeeville, SC and formerly of Walnutport, PA died Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital. Shelby was formerly married to Thomas R. Cooler of Hardeeville. Mrs. Swartz was born on October 16, 1944 in Ridgeland, SC, the daughter of the late E. Wendell Heape and Izora Elizabeth Priester Heape. She worked as a...
Joan Pinckney Coburn
Sep 22, 2015
Joan Pinckney Coburn, 87 of Okatie, SC and widow of Edgar Mole Coburn, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at her home. Joan was born in Savannah, GA on October 17, 1927 to the late Joseph and Willa Gnann Pinckney. Joan was a Customer Service Representative for 42 years with Savannah Bank and Trust and First Union Bank. Joan...
Jane H. Trainor
Sep 22, 2015
Jane H. Trainor, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Wilbraham, MA died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Trainor was born on December 7, 1940 in NH, the daughter of the late John Howe and Dorothea Thompson Howe. She was a graduate of Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH, earning a BS Degree in Medical Technology. She worked...
Carol Richardson Preston
Sep 18, 2015
Carol Richardson Preston, 88 of Bluffton and widow of John Baldwin Preston passed away at her home on Wednesday, September 17, 2015. Carol was born in Oswego, NY on April 23, 1927 to the late Frank Cummings and Margaret Little Richardson. Carol is survived by her son, John Baldwin Preston, Jr. (Betsy) of Harper's Ferry, WVA; her daughters, Keith Baldwin...
Walter John Draves
Sep 17, 2015
Walter John Draves, 85 of Bluffton, SC passed away on September 17, 2015 at Select Specialty Care Hospital in Savannah, GA. Walter was born in New York City, NY on September 10, 1930 to the late John and Marie Statlmeier Draves. Walter was a veteran of the United States Army, where he served as a sergeant in the Korean War....
Eileen P. Goff
Sep 14, 2015
Eileen P. Goff, 78, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Morristown, NJ, Piscataway, NJ, and Doylestown, PA died Monday, September 14, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Goff was born on February 22, 1937 in South Orange, NJ, the daughter of Francis C. McGeehan and Margaret Gannon McGeehan. After raising her children, she was an Office Manager for an Optometrist in...
Robert Viventi Jr.
Sep 13, 2015
Robert Viventi, Jr., 84, of Hilton Head, South Carolina passed away on September 13, 2015 in his home. Robert was born in Belleville, NJ on April 22, 1931 to the late Robert and Louise (Rossi) Viventi. Robert was a graduate of Rutgers University and a US Army veteran. He retired from General Electric Company where he worked for 35 years...
L. David Jording
Sep 13, 2015
L. David Jording, 75, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at his home. Mr. Jording was born in Turtle Lake, ND, the son of the late Edwin Michael Frederick Jording and Evelyn Mae Radenzal Jording. He served his country proudly in three branches of the military, ultimately retiring from the United States Army. Following his military...
Donald Earl Howard
Sep 12, 2015
Donald Earl Howard, 69 of Bluffton, SC passed away at his home on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Donald was born in Columbus, OH on August 6, 1946. He was the son of Earl Benton and Violet Pilcher Howard. Donald was a graduate of Ohio State in 1968 and served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970 as 2nd LT. US Army...
Hazel L. Nicholls
Sep 11, 2015
Hazel L. Nicholls, 99, of Hilton Head Island, SC died Friday, September 11, 2015 at the Life Care Center of Hilton Head. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family with arrangements.
Steve Holub
Sep 9, 2015
Steve Holub, 69, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Brooklyn, NY died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Holub was born on August 16, 1946 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Edward Holub and Genevieve Kozlowski Holub. He was a graduate of Baruch College-City University of New York where he earned a degree in...
Catherine Ann Milbrandt
Sep 7, 2015
Catherine Ann Milbrandt of Sun City Hilton Head, South Carolina passed away in her home Sept. 7, 2015 after a long fight with cancer. She is survived by her husband Ben Milbrandt, her 2 sisters, Grace Sullivan of Deal, MD and Hellen Armstrong of Washburn, ME and many nieces, nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Services will be private. In lieu...
Lida Christina Price
Sep 6, 2015
Lida Christina Price, 51, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Toms River, NJ died Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mrs. Price was born on February 7, 1964 in Newark, NJ, the daughter of Wladimir Kinasch and Elfriede Metzger Kinasch. She was a graduate of Roselle Park High School in New Jersey. She worked as an office...
Frank Joseph Fajella
Sep 6, 2015
Francis Joseph Fajella, M.S.A., 77 of Bluffton passed away on September 6, 2015 at his home. A Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am Thursday, September 10, 2015 at St. Andrew's Chapel, Pinckney Colony Road, Bluffton at the same time as his Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Father Frank will be laid...
Ana Cecilia Ramsey
Sep 6, 2015
Ana Cecilia Ramsey, 47 of Bluffton, SC and wife of Matthew T. Ramsey passed away at her home on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Ana was born in San Salvador on January 2, 1968 to Chip and Anna Zepeda Hosea. Ana was the Human Resources Manager at Palmetto Bluff and formerly with Marriott Timeshare Vacation Club. She was a Christian; enjoyed...
