OBITUARIES
Raymond J. Vigre
Jan 12, 2016
Raymond J. Vigre, age 78, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, January 12, 2016, surrounded by his loving family at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Vigre was born on July 17, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late Oscar Vigre and Theresa Layden Vigre. He was a veteran of the United States Army and was a retired insurance...
Donald L. Shaw
Jan 11, 2016
Donald L. Shaw, age 89, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Toledo, OH died Monday, January 11, 2016 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC. Mr. Shaw was born on June 29, 1926 in New Kensington, PA, the son of the late Homer Otis Shaw and Ruth Edna Deardorff Shaw. Mr. Shaw was preceded in death by his...
Michael Vincent Domen
Jan 10, 2016
Michael Vincent Domen of Ridgeland passed away at his home on January 10, 2016.
Mr. Domen was born in Augsburg, Germany. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Domen of Ridgeland and three sons, Robert M. Domen of Jacksonville, NC, Richard S. Domen of Davis, CA, Joseph D. Domen of San Francisco, CA. and one daughter, Michelle...
Daniel W. Heagy, Iv
Jan 10, 2016
Daniel W. Heagy, IV, age 69, of Bluffton, SC died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at his home. Dan was respected and—maybe more important—loved by almost every one of the literally hundreds of people he worked with in a long career at Leo Burnett Company, one of the world’s leading advertising agencies. In a career that encompassed the 1970s, 1980s,...
Diana Elizabeth Davies
Jan 6, 2016
Mrs. Diana Elizabeth Davies, 53, passed away from complications related to diabetes, on January 06, 2016, surrounded by her devoted husband of 32 years, Ben, their loving sons Bradley and Justin, her adoring brother John and his wife Trisha, her nephew Jason, her many friends and Savannah Hospice. Diana came from a prominent Italian international family. She was born...
Susan Lee Rankin
Jan 5, 2016
Susan Lee Rankin, age 55 of Cosawhatchie, SC and wife of John D. Rankin, passed away January 5, 2016 at her home.
Susan was born on October 26, 1960 to Bobby Latham and Mary Haddon Latham. Susan was an employee at Boat and RV, Ridgeland, SC and a former manager of Hargray Communications. She was an active...
Lawrence Rilla Jr.
Jan 3, 2016
Lawrence Rilla, 74, of Bluffton, SC, died peacefully at home on January 3, 2016, after a valiant battle with a recurrence of prostate cancer.
Larry was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on April 10, 1941 to Lorenzo Rilla and Theresa Pullano Rilla. His career was spent serving others in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, where he was Director...
Petrina “Pat” Bunting
Jan 3, 2016
Petrina “Pat” Bunting, age 89, of Hilton Head Island, SC and formerly of Bridgeport, CT died Sunday, January 3, 2016, with her children at her side. Mrs. Bunting was born on October 20, 1926 in Bridgeport, CT, the daughter of the late Joseph Mavaro and Josephine Palmieri Mavaro. Pat worked as a secretary at the United Nations for a...
John Tymczyszyn
Jan 3, 2016
John Tymczyszyn, 67, of Bluffton, SC died Sunday, January 3, 2016 at home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2016 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Rd., Bluffton. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Remembrances may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Darryl Orme Hamerton
Jan 1, 2016
Darryl Orme Hamerton of Bluffton, South Carolina, age 77, died peacefully in his home on January 1st, after a long illness. He is survived by his wife Wallace Rockwell Hamerton, his brother Donald Hamerton and his wife Gay, sisters and brothers in law Katherine and Scott Reed and Edward and Sarah Rockwell and many nieces and nephews. He was...
Christie Ann Haidon
Dec 26, 2015
Christie Ann Haidon, age 30 of Bluffton, SC passed away at her home on December 26, 2015. Christie was born in Buffalo, NY on January 17, 1985 to Thomas John Haidon and Carol Ann Anderson Haidon. Christie was a graduate of Thomas Heyward Academy and graduate of USC Beaufort. Christie loved the outdoors and helping other people; loved her...
John Edgar Chadwick Iii
Dec 25, 2015
John E. Chadwick III, 48, passed away unexpectedly on Christmas Day while visiting family. John was born in Oakland, California and lived in Virginia, New York, North Carolina, with the last 20 years in the San Francisco Bay area. He was awarded a Bachelors Degree in Communications from North Carolina State University and worked as a land surveyor for...
Patrick J. "Luke" Lukowiak
Dec 24, 2015
Patrick J. “Luke” Lukowiak, age 62, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Virginia Beach, VA died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC.
Mr. Lukowiak was born on November 29, 1953 in Newark, NJ, the son of the late Joseph Francis Lukowiak and Margaret Hendricks Lukowiak. He was a retired disabled veteran...
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....
