OBITUARIES
Johnathan Conrad Cherol
Oct 28, 2015
Johnathan Conrad Cherol, age 33, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at his home in Bluffton. Johnathan was born in Newport, RI on December 19, 1981 to John Alan Cherol and Celeste Ruth DeBold Cherol. He was a restaurateur who owned Pepper's Old Town Restaurant and was a graduate of Allegany College in Meadville, PA. People loved Johnathan and...
Edward J. Rose, Jr.
Oct 26, 2015
Edward J. Rose, Jr., age 68, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Boston, MA died Monday, October 26, 2015 at his home. Mr. Rose was born on December 11, 1946 in Brighton, MA, the son of the late Edward J. Rose and Mary Coleman Rose. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Vietnam War....
Thomas Ludlow Papst
Oct 26, 2015
Thomas Ludlow Papst (Tom) of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away at home on October 26, 2015 at the age of 85. Tom, the son of the late Ira Hearst Coen and Frances Ludlow Papst, was born on June 14, 1930 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1952, he married his loving wife of 62 years, Joan Snider...
Howard €Œhal†Hallecks
Oct 25, 2015
Howard "Hal" Hallecks, age 79, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Davenport, FL and Brewster, NY died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his home. Mr. Hallecks was born on January 4, 1936 in New York, NY, the son of the late Karl Edward Hallecks and Emma Rindfleisch Hallecks. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving on board...
Alice Saxon Knowles
Oct 25, 2015
Alice Saxon Knowles, 92, formerly of Ridgeland, SC and widow of Carl Knowles, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at the Agape Hospice House, Columbia, SC. She was born in Blythe, Georgia on August 5, 1923 to the late H. Grady and Vidella McCormack Saxon. She was a LPN formerly working at Candler General Hospital in Savannah, GA for...
James Patrick O'Brien Jr.
Oct 24, 2015
James Patrick O'Brien Jr., 73 of Bluffton passed away on October 24, 2015 at his home. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 9, 1942 to the late James Patrick O'Brien Sr. and Madeline Martin O'Brien. He was an Electrician and a member of IBEW. He was a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church; a US Navy...
William L. €Œbill†Hamel
Oct 21, 2015
William L. Hamel, age 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Bluffton on October 21, 2015. He is survived by his sons William Hamel and Steven Hamel, daughter in laws Cayla and Erin; grandchildren Ben, Rose, Dominic and sisters Judi Mason and Donna Hennessey. He served in the Navel Reserves and the US Air Force. Bill attended Penn State...
Gayle William Fox
Oct 18, 2015
Gayle William Fox, 65 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC. Gayle was born in Columbus, OH on November 3, 1949 to the late Robert E. and Warda Gene Koch Fox. He was a former commercial diver who traveled worldwide; worked in Saudi Arabia building a community in Jeddah; graduate of...
Thomas Welch Haydon
Oct 18, 2015
Thomas Welch Haydon, age 80, of Okatie, SC and formerly of Nicholasville, KY died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Mr. Haydon was born on September 11, 1935 in Nicholasville, KY, the son of the late Frank Taylor Haydon and Elma Collinsworth Haydon. He attended the University of Kentucky and ultimately graduated from...
Robert Herman Eichholz
Oct 17, 2015
Robert Herman Eichholz, 69 of Bluffton passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at his home. Robert was born in Pittsburgh, PA on July 5, 1946 to the late Francis Joseph and Elizabeth C. Schmid Eichholz. He was retired from PPG Industries; a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church; and avid Pittsburgh Steelers Fan and a US Army...
John Robert €Œbob†Haskett
Oct 15, 2015
John Robert "Bob" Haskett, 87 of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 15, 2015 at home with his two children by his side. Born in Toronto, Ontario Canada to Frederick and Irene Haskett, he spent most of his childhood years in Ridgeway, Ontario. He moved to the United States, became a citizen, and drafted into the United...
Bobby Dean Johnson
Oct 15, 2015
Bobby Dean Johnson, 78, of Bluffton, SC passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2015 from a motor vehicle accident. Bobby was born on November 30, 1936 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He retired as a Master Sergeant in the United States Airforce, where he dedicated 21 years of service and proudly worked on the SR-71 project. He later worked for Boeing for...
Joseph €Œjoe†Palian
Oct 15, 2015
Joseph "Joe" Palian, 82, of Bluffton, S.C., and formerly of Naperville, Ill., passed away on Oct. 15 with family at his side after a long battle with cardiovascular disease. Born in Johnstown, Pa., on May 14, 1933, Joe was the son of Paul and Anna Palian. A graduate of St. Francis University in Loretto, Pa., he was a U.S. Army...
Joanne Heverling (Joey) Wolff
Oct 15, 2015
Joanne (Joey) Heverling Wolff of Hilton Head Island died October 15, 2015. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on October 16, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Brannan and Bently Thomas Heverling. She lived in Pittsburgh most of her life. She was a graduate of Duquesne University and did post graduate work at the University of...
Irma Jean Herrington
Oct 14, 2015
Irma Jean Herrington, 62, of Ridgeland, SC passed away on October 14, 2015 at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Irma Jean was born on October 25, 1952 in Loris, SC to the late David John and Sallie Ray Herrington. Irma Jean was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Ridgeland Baptist Church, Ridgeland, SC. She enjoyed traveling...
Virginia Lou Stepko
Oct 13, 2015
Virginia Lou Stepko, 68 of Bluffton, SC and wife of Thomas Paul Stepko passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC Virginia was born in Cleveland, OH on November 24, 1946 to the late Louis Francis and Emma Retta Moore Bruno. She was an information technologist for a truck manufacturing company. Virginia is survived by...
James Louis Allen, Ltc Us Army (Retired)
Oct 12, 2015
James (Jim) Louis Allen, LTC US Army (Retired), 84, of Bennettsville, SC, passed away on October 12th of natural causes. The funeral service will be held on October 31st at 12 PM at Saint Denis Catholic Church in Bennettsville, SC. Father David Michael of Saint Denis will say the mass. Father Richard Jackson (Retired) to attend. There will be no...
Doris Cowart Dixon Coleman
Oct 9, 2015
Doris Cowart Dixon Coleman, 74 of Bluffton, SC, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015 at her home. She was born in Sparta, GA on November 28, 1940 to Doris Kennedy Cowart White and the late Carlus Cowart, Sr. Doris loved her family and was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Doris is...
William €Œbill†White
Oct 8, 2015
William "Bill" White, 83, of Bluffton died Thursday, October 08, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. Funeral services will take place in Pennsylvania. Remembrances may be made to Wounded Warriors, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675. Funeral services will take place in Pennsylvania.
Barbara Jean Woodward
Oct 8, 2015
Barbara Jean Woodward, 74 of Ridgeland, SC and widow of Joey Alfred Woodward Sr. passed away on Thursday, October 08, 2015 in the Ridgeland Nursing Center. Barbara was born in Millen, GA on April 10, 1941 to the late Arthur and Mable Peel Burke. Barbara was a former Nurses' Aide at Ridgeland Nursing Center; attended Faith Baptist Church and was...
