OBITUARIES
Alice Birdwell Schanen
Dec 9, 2014
Alice Birdwell Schanen, 95 of Hilton Head, SC died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 at home. She was born in Red Boiling Springs, TN. Alice was preceded in death by her husband E.A. Schanen and is survived by daughters Susan and Billie Jean Schanen, son Richard Kelly Schanen, daughter Sandy and her husband Dick Sanders, and son Edward Keith Schanen and...
Richard L. €Œrick†Rucker
Dec 8, 2014
Richard L. "Rick" Rucker, 64, of Bluffton, SC died December 8, 2014. Rick was born in Eugene, OR on August 11, 1950, the son of the late Richard L. Rucker and Mary Lou Spangler Rucker. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving during the Vietnam War and three time recipient of the Purple Heart. He worked...
Thomas S. Conroy
Dec 7, 2014
Thomas S. Conroy, 79, of Bluffton, SC died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family and his beloved dog Cleo after a brave battle with thyroid cancer. Mr. Conroy was born in Summit, NJ on February 28, 1935, the son of the late Thomas J. Conroy and Grace Wiatroski Conroy. He worked for Jersey Central Power...
Russell Charles Washburn
Dec 6, 2014
Russell Charles Washburn, age 94, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Leesburg, FL and western New York, died peacefully, Saturday, December 6, 2014. Mr. Washburn was born on September 15, 1920 in Buffalo, NY, the son of the late Russell John Washburn and Marian Genevieve Baxter. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps, serving during WWII....
E. Muriel Freund
Dec 6, 2014
E. Muriel Freund, 104 of Bluffton, SC passed away on December 6, 2014 at Life Care Center of Hilton Head, SC. She was born in Truro, England on December 10, 1909 , the third daughter of Beatrice Alice and Albert Ernest Spurrier. The family emigrated to America when Muriel was a toddler, and settled in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY where...
William J. €Œbill†Maddox
Dec 6, 2014
William J. "Bill" Maddox, 82, of Bluffton, SC died December 6, 2014 at NHC Bluffton. He was born in New York City in 1931 the son of the late Maude Isabel and William J. Maddox. He was a 1950 graduate of Tabor Academy in Marion, MA. In 1952 he enlisted in the US Navy and proudly served his country for...
Barbara Lee Arnold
Dec 6, 2014
BARBARA LEE ARNOLD (nee POWELL) 86, Hilton Head Island December 23, 1927 - December 6, 2014 Barbara Lee Arnold, a resident of Spanish Pointe and, more recently, The Cypress, died on December 6th of congestive heart failure in her home. Per her wishes, there will be no funeral service and her remains will be cremated at Sauls Funeral Home in...
Evelyn Hollander
Dec 5, 2014
Evelyn Hollander, 98 of Bluffton passed away on December 5, 2014 at Bloom of Bluffton. She was born in Scranton, PA on December 24, 1915. She was the daughter of the late Joseph David and Rose Weinberg Milgram. She is survived by her son, Jody Hollander (Linda) of Kuna, Idaho; Barbara Abrams (Ellis) of Bluffton, SC ; four grandchildren, Hannah,...
John Spann Williams
Dec 2, 2014
John Spann Williams, 83, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, SC. Mr. Williams was born in Allendale, SC on October 09, 1931 to the late William Greene Williams and Telie Chassereau Williams. He was employed by South Carolina Electric and Gas until 1972 when he moved to Butte, Montana. He was the owner of...
Stefanie Lynn Hatcher
Dec 2, 2014
Stefanie Lynn Hatcher, 28, of Richmond, VA and formerly of Wheeling, WV died Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Stefanie was born in Wheeling, WV on December 10, 1985. She was a graduate of Wheeling Park High School and went on to earn a Bachelor's Degree in marketing from Marshall University. She had worked for the West Virginia Golf Association and was...
Lyle H. Rockefeller
Dec 2, 2014
Lyle H. Rockefeller, 64, went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 2 at his home in Sun City, after a 9-month battle with cancer. He was known for his broadcasting voice, sense of humor, and love for his family. Lyle was a long-time resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado until he and his wife retired to South Carolina....
Warren William Mcgarvey
Dec 2, 2014
Warren William (Bill) McGarvey of Bluffton, SC. died Tuesday, December 2 after a long illness. He was 89. Born February 3, 1925, he was the only son of Josiah Turner of Altoona, Pa. and Lois Prothro Graves of Pritchardville, SC. He had a sister, the late Dorothy Lois Martin of Hardeeville, SC. He is predeceased by his wife, Mary Frances...
Eldora F. Kennedy
Dec 1, 2014
Eldora F. Kennedy, 86, of Bluffton, SC died November 29, 2014 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, South Carolina. She owned and operated Kennedy's Ladies Clothing in Washington, Missouri. She moved from St. Louis to Sun City 13 years ago where she was a member and past president of the Irish Ladies Club and a member of St. Gregory the...
Brandon Dean Blacketer Turner
Nov 29, 2014
Brandon Dean Blacketer Turner, 34 of Bluffton passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island, SC. He was born in Shawnee, OK on August 15, 1980 to Howard Dean Turner and Kathie Ann Blacketer Turner. He had lived in Bluffton since 2008 coming from Charlotte, NC. He was a graduate of Salida...
Alexander Donald Kline
Nov 28, 2014
Alexander Donald Kline, 89, of Bluffton, SC died November 24, 2014 at his residence. He was born on November 14, 1925 in East Orange, New Jersey, the son of the late Daniel Jacob and Hazel Rose Weademan Kline. He was a US Navy Veteran of WWII and Korea. He was a graduate of Columbia University School of Engineering where he...
Timothy V. Devine
Nov 28, 2014
On November 28, 2014 Tim passed away peacefully after a courageous seventeen year battle with Parkinson's Disease and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease. Tim led a very impressive, successful professional life and was Vice President at ALCO Industries in Valley Forge, PA until his retirement in 2005. Tim believed that everything was better when shared - be it a round of golf, a...
Roy T. Sturdivant
Nov 28, 2014
Roy T. Sturdivant Captain Roy T. Sturdivant, 92, embarked upon his "Final Voyage" and passed peacefully on November 28, 2014 in Bluffton, South Carolina, surrounded by his loving family. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. He was also a World War II veteran and career US Merchant Marine officer. Roy was the son of...
Eleanor Lucerne
Nov 25, 2014
Eleanor Lucerne, 95, of Bluffton, SC died Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Ms. Lucerne was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 17, 1919, the daughter of the late Frank and Ursula Janusonis (Jenison). In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Lucerne and her daughter, Patricia Kleppe. She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Fleming...
Robert W. Wallace
Nov 22, 2014
Robert W. Wallace of Moss Creek Plantation, Hilton Head at age 92 passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday Nov 22, 2014 after having courageously fought a 4 year battle against ALS. Born in 1922 in Lakewood, New Jersey, Bob Wallace graduated high school at age 16 and attended The Trenton School of Industrial Arts becoming an...
Amberly J. Mckee
Nov 21, 2014
Amberly J. McKee, 29, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, November 21, 2014 at Hilton Head Hospital. Miss McKee was born on May 9, 1985 in Texarkana, TX. She was a graduate of Haworth High School in Haworth, OK. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Darla Mae Kates. She is survived by her mother and step-father, Pam and...
