OBITUARIES
Dr. George Thomas €Œtomâ Croft
Aug 22, 2015
He was born September 29, 1926 at Sibley Hospital, Washington, DC. His parents were William Thomas Croft and Georgietta Lyon Croft of La Plata, MD. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Mohr Croft, his children Linda Marie Shea of Bradenton, FL, David Thomas Croft, PhD. of Oak Hill, VA, and John Frizzell Croft of Hilton Head Island, SC, and...
Jeanette A. Davison
Aug 20, 2015
Jeanette A. Davison, 95, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of New Jersey and Florida died Thursday, August 20, 2015. Mrs. Davison was born on March 1, 1920 in Bristol, CT. She was preceded in death by her husband, William W. Davison. She is survived by her son, William R. Davison (Prudence); daughters, Janet D. Wexler (Leonard) and Joan D. Devine...
Ronald G. Nations
Aug 19, 2015
Ronald G. Nations, 74, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Powdersville, SC died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA. Mr. Nations was born on January 28, 1941 in Pickens County, SC, the son of the late Claude Hovie Nations and Ila Reece Nations. He was a Vietnam era, United States Navy veteran. Following his military service...
Gerald (Jerry) Beringhause
Aug 19, 2015
Gerald (Jerry) Beringhause Jerry passed away peacefully, after a brief illness with his wife Elaine at his side on August 19th. Jerry was born in Brownsville NY on September 16, 1942. He was 72. He graduated from Brooklyn Tech and went on to LIU to receive his BA in History and his Masters in business and finance. He began his...
John William (Bill) Dimmich
Aug 19, 2015
John William (Bill) Dimmich, 90, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at his home. Bill Dimmich was born on April 28, 1925 in Williamsport, IN, the son of the late Clarence R. Dimmich and Verna Dolbee Dimmich. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving as a submariner in the Pacific during World War II on...
John Staskewicz
Aug 18, 2015
John Staskewicz, 87, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at the convenience of the family. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is in charge of arrangements. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced at the convenience of the family.
Dr. Kenton Boyd England
Aug 17, 2015
Kenton "Kent" Boyd England, M.D., 63, of Bluffton, SC died unexpectedly in his sleep on Monday, August 17th at his residence. He battled leukemia and several other serious illnesses over the past few years. Kent was born on April 15th, 1952 in Roaring Spring, PA to the late Dr. Kenneth B. England and Marie Ruggles England. He was the sixth...
Richard Stephen Wedzik
Aug 15, 2015
Richard Stephen Wedzik, 66 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2015 in the Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville, SC. He was born in Erie, PA on December 6, 1948 to Alphonse and Ann Wodarczyk Wedzik. He was a golf professional and a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Mary...
Cassandra L. Kulisek
Aug 13, 2015
Cassandra Kulisek, 32, passed away on Thursday, August 13th, 2015 at home. She was born at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, and grew up on Hilton Head Island, SC. She was the daughter of Ed and Barbara Kulisek. Cassandra received her BA in Psychology from Lander University, and a Masters of Psychology from Capella University. She was employed as a case manager...
Joyce L. Archibald
Aug 9, 2015
"A Tribute from her husband" Written by Francis X. Archibald It is with a shocked and sad heart that I inform my friends and others that my wife Joyce L. Archibald died on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at around 11 a.m. at Landmark Acute Care Hospital in Savannah, GA. Joyce went there on July 24 after being in the ICU...
Robert €Œbob†Vredenburgh
Aug 6, 2015
Robert "Bob" Vredenburgh, 81, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Highland Mills, NY passed away on August 6, 2015 with his family at his side. Mr. Vredenburgh was born on November 6, 1933, the son of the late Donald and Marian O'Dell Vredenburgh. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a Sergeant with the New...
Ronald Allen (Ron) Costello
Aug 6, 2015
Ronald (Ron) Allen Costello passed away the morning of August 6th after experiencing heart complications. Ron was born May 14, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, always claiming his hometown to be upstate in the Adirondack Mountains of Madison, NY. Ron was pre-deceased by his son Courtney Costello. He is survived by his son Randy Costello and daughter Rhonda Costello Brown of...
Deforest Allgood Hamilton, Jr.
Aug 3, 2015
DeForest Allgood Hamilton, Jr., 86, passed away in the comfort of his family and friends on Monday, August 3, 2015, at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina. DeForest was born in Evanston, Illinois in November 1928 to DeForest Sr. and Nelda Hamilton. He attended Culver Military Academy, Indiana, in the summers of 1941 and 1945, and graduated from DePaw University,...
Harriett Langford Jenkins
Aug 3, 2015
Harriett Langford Jenkins, 80, of Ridgeland and widow of Samuel E. Jenkins Sr. passed away on Monday, August 3, 2015 at her home. She was born in Gillisonville, SC on May 1, 1935 to the late John Elliott and Jennie Creswell Langford Sr. She was a homemaker and caregiver. She was a life member of the Gillisonville Baptist Church where...
Hugh Joseph Worthen
Jul 29, 2015
Hugh Joseph Worthen, 87, of Sun City, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, at Savannah Memorial Hospital. Son of a merchant marine captain and a concert pianist and translator, Hugh was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He spent much of his youth in the Bronx and in Vermont, graduating from Bennington High School, where he starred in football and baseball....
Leon €Œbuddy†Litz
Jul 29, 2015
Leon "Buddy" Litz, 75, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Hilton Head Hospital. Mr. Litz was born on August 12, 1939 in Washington, DC, the son of the late Louis William Litz and Clara Marguerite Grimley Litz. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Lumia. He is survived by his...
Lori Ann Williams Pinckney
Jul 28, 2015
Lori Ann Williams Pinckney, 53, of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at her home. She was born in Savannah, GA on September 9, 1961 to the late Robert Lee and Elmira Tukes Williams. She was a Professional Housekeeper. She is survived by her husband, Ernest Pinckney of Ridgeland; her mother, Elmira T. Anderson of Savannah, GA;...
Michael Ray Ethington
Jul 28, 2015
Michael Ray Ethington, 48 of Ridgeland, SC passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at his home. He was born in Monroe, LA on September 24, 1966 to Ronald Gene and Jean Goodroad Ethington. He was the owner of Mike's Custom Cabinet Builders; a member of Faith Baptist Church; enjoyed hunting and fishing; a coach for all of Justin's Sport...
Katherine H. Benton
Jul 26, 2015
Katherine H. Benton, 72 of Hardeeville, SC and wife of E. Burnett Benton passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at her home. She was born in Walterboro, SC on April 3, 1943 to William H. and Ellen Catterton Hope. She was a member of the Indian Hill Baptist Church and a cafeteria worker at West Elementary School. She enjoyed...
Virgil M. Woods Sr.
Jul 25, 2015
Virgil M. Woods Sr., 88 passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at his home in Ridgeland, SC. He was born in Savannah, GA on December 8, 1926 to the late James M. and Marion Sauls Woods. He was an Electrical Contractor, owner of Virgil M. Woods, Sr. Electrical Company, possessor of Woods' Shrimp Trawlers, licensed Seaman Captain and proprietor...
