OBITUARIES
Magdalene €Œmadge†F Gonzales
May 5, 2015
Magdalene "Madge" Fiore Gonzales, age 73 of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Glassport, PA died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Charleston, SC. Mrs. Gonzales was born on August 9, 1941 in Glassport, PA, the daughter of the late Charles Fiore and Mary Thomas Fiore. She worked as an insurance agent with Rupp Fiore Insurance Agency, where she retired after many...
Gloria Anzalone Shelton
May 4, 2015
Gloria Anzalone Shelton, 62 of Hardeeville, SC and formerly of Stafford, VA, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on May 4, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Born in Watertown, NY, she moved to Washington, DC in 1973 to work on Capitol Hill. Soon after, she began employment with the Mars Company in McLean, VA, before taking a...
Ruby W. €Œshorty†Smith
Apr 28, 2015
Ruby W. "Shorty" Smith, age 97 of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, April 28, 2015 in Columbus, NC. Mrs. Smith was born on June 29, 1917 in Marshallville, GA, the daughter of the late William Thomas Whittington and Lula Mae Philmon Whittington. She loved people and her family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Ben H....
Dominick E. Casella
Apr 26, 2015
Dominick E. Casella, age 86, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Baldwin, NY died Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Casella was born on February 19, 1929 in Genoa, Italy, the son of the late Natale Casella and Quintana Lorenza Sereni Casella. After graduating high school in Italy he immigrated to the United States. For over...
Brian Fredrick Eick
Apr 26, 2015
Brian Fredrick Eick, 55 of Shohola, PA passed away on April 26, 2015 at his home in Pennsylvania. He was born in Orange, NJ on March 12, 1960 to Edward F. and Janet Gefken Eick. He was a stone mason and a kind, loving man. He is survived by his parents, Edward F Eick and Janet Gefken Eick of Bluffton;...
Lawrence Mount
Apr 25, 2015
Lawrence Mount, 87 of Hardeeville, SC passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville. He was born in Niagara Falls, NY on August 6, 1927 to the late John and Clara Walker Mount. He was a retired Letter Carrier in Niagara Falls, NY. He was a member and served on the church board for 38...
Susie Orr Howard
Apr 24, 2015
Susie Orr Howard, formerly of Ridgeland, SC, died Friday, April 24, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. She was a Baptist and she was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Otis Howard of Baltimore, MD; daughter, Annett Howard of Indiana; sons, Michael Orr of Ridgeland, SC; Terrell Howard of Baltimore, MD; sisters, Bertie Cook of Ridgeland, SC; Dorothy Jenkins of...
Michael Lewis Colvin
Apr 24, 2015
Michael Lewis Colvin, 69 of Bluffton, SC passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 on Hilton Head Island, SC. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on September 25, 1945 to the late Henry Lewis and Edith Burrows Colvin. He was the former district Sales Manager for RJR Nabisco; owner of PCJ Enterprises Mini Storage Units; owner, Buffalo Bill's Saloon...
Theresa Porcelli
Apr 22, 2015
Theresa Porcelli, 76, of Bluffton died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A memorial mass will take place at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 24, 2015 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Island Road, Bluffton, SC 29909. A memorial mass will take place at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 24, 2015 at St. Gregory the Great Catholic...
L. David Jones
Apr 22, 2015
L. David Jones, age 73, of Hardeeville, SC and formerly of Greenville and Greer, SC died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born on May 18, 1941 in Greenville, SC, the son of the late Toy Creighton Jones and Allie Bernice Carver Jones. He was a graduate of Greenville High School and attended North...
Douglas C. Moat, Sr.
Apr 20, 2015
Douglas C. Moat, Sr. passed away peacefully on April 20 in Bluffton, South Carolina. Born August 2, 1931 in St. John, New Brunswick Canada and raised in Toronto, Doug was a graduate of Toronto University '52 and Fordham Law School'72. For twenty years he was President of the Manhattan Group in New York City and continued to consult on Insurance...
John David Into
Apr 20, 2015
On Monday, April 20th Hardeeville, South Carolina lost a beloved husband, a cherished father, and a local racing legend when David Into passed away. David loved all things outdoors, taking every opportunity he could to fish and shrimp the local waters. He had a gentle, kind way with all of God's creatures. David graduated from Hardeeville High School in 1957...
William J. €Œbill†O’Brien
Apr 19, 2015
William J. "Bill" O'Brien, of Bluffton, SC died Sunday, April 19, 2015. Mr. O'Brien was born on February 6, 1930 in Bronx, NY. He received his formal education at NYU, where he earned a degree in marketing and later earned his CLU/ChFC through the College of Insurance in Bryn Mawr, PA. During his 35 year career as an underwriter, he...
Polly Queripel
Apr 18, 2015
Polly Queripel, age 86, of Bluffton, SC died Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC. Mrs. Queripel was born on March 28, 1929 in Madison, NJ, the only child of the late Reginald Paul Lum and Martha A. Sampson Lum. She grew up in Madison, where her father was the fire chief for 15 years...
Roy Olen Ridgeway, Sr.
Apr 17, 2015
Roy Olen Ridgeway, Sr., 73, of Hardeeville, SC died Friday, April 17, 2015 at his home. Mr. Ridgeway was born on August 2, 1941 in Lake City, SC, the son of the late Henry Walter Ridgeway and Violet Weaver Ridgeway. He retired as a warden/technician with the South Carolina Forestry Commission. He was a member of Red Dam Baptist Church....
Stacey Ann Brabham
Apr 16, 2015
Stacey Ann Brabham, 42, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at her home in Tillman, SC. She was born in East Chicago, Indiana on June 03, 1972 to Manuel DeHoyos, Jr. and Mary Bezock Metts. She was a homemaker; member, Pentecostal Church. She enjoyed sewing and loved to help other people. She was an animal lover. She is survived by...
Sammie Lee "Crow" Mervin
Apr 15, 2015
Sammie Lee "Crow" Mervin, 65, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at his home in Ridgeland, SC. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on February 18, 1950 to the late Joseph Mervin, Sr. and Rebecca Singleton Mervin. He was a Carpenter; member and Deacon of New Zion Baptist Church in Ridgeland, SC and he was dedicated to his...
Bertha F. Fleury
Apr 15, 2015
Bertha F. Fleury was born May 16, 1911 in New Bedford, Mass to the late Joseph and Mary Jane Bourgeois. She was preceded in death by her husband, Philippe J. Fleury, her son Rev. Mr. Philippe D. Fleury and one granddaughter, Karen Hodges. She is survived by her daughter in law, Barbara Fleury of Ridgeland,S.C., her five grandchildren , Donna...
Evelyn B. Hohenstein
Apr 15, 2015
Evelyn Hohenstein, 95, passed away on April 15, 2015 at her home in Sun City in Bluffton, SC. She was born in Riverside, NJ and lived in Delanco, NJ for the majority of her life. Evelyn was a star athlete at Riverside High School. She married her high school sweetheart whom she met at Holiday Lake and they spent 59...
Benjamin John Miller, Jr.
Apr 13, 2015
Benjamin John Miller, Jr., 78, died Monday, April 13, 2015 in Bluffton, SC. A private memorial service will be held. Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton is assisting the family with arrangements. A private memorial service will be held.
