OBITUARIES
Thomas J. Bobrowski
Nov 12, 2014
Thomas J. Bobrowski, 82, of Bluffton, SC died Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Mr. Bobrowski was born on November 17, 1931 in Conshohocken, PA, the son of the late Joseph Bobrowski and Sophia Sadowski Bobrowski. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 after 28 years of dedicated service. After retirement, he...
James R. Mazurek
Nov 11, 2014
James R. Mazurek, 77, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Trumbull, CT died Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Mr. Mazurek was born on August 29, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ, the son of the late Frank and Olga D. Mazurek. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Dolores Mazurek; daughter, Tracy D. Saboe (Joseph) of Tampa, FL; son,...
Leonard Walter Krawczyk
Nov 9, 2014
Leonard Walter Krawczyk, 72, of Bluffton, died November 9, 2014 at his residence. He was born on December 3, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Walter and Rose Krawczyk. He was a retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer and after retirement worked for the Department of the Navy in Washington, DC working in the Office of Personnel Management. He...
Santina Arena
Nov 8, 2014
Santina Arena, age 99, of Bluffton died Saturday, November 8, 2014. Ms. Arena was born on October 19, 1915 in New York, NY, the daughter of the late Michael Manutela and Josephine Pignato Manutela. She was a member of St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church. Ms. Arena is survived by her daughters, Ann Barbato (Louis) and Geraldine Caristo, all of...
Brenda Sue Milburn Ervin
Nov 8, 2014
Brenda Sue Milburn Ervin, 68, of Ridgeland died November 08, 2014. The Lincolnton. NC native was the daughter of Leonard O. and Dorothy McMurry Milburn who preceded her in death. Her survivors include her husband, Donald of 50 years, and son and daughter in law, Jeffrey and Michelle of Ridgeland; granddaughters, Paige Ervin of Ridgeland and Christina E. Bishop and...
Robert Lewis (Rocky) Smith
Nov 7, 2014
Robert Lewis (Rocky) Smith, 57, of Jacksonville, FL passed away on November 7, 2014 at St. Vincent-Riverside Hospice in Jacksonville, FL. He was born in York, PA on July 10, 1957 to Jean Broxton Smith and the late Robert Cleveland Smith Jr. He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a Nuclear Engineer. He enjoyed motorcycles, fast cars, guns and...
Major Christopher J. Franco, U.S. Army
Nov 5, 2014
Major Christopher J. Franco, U.S. Army, age 35, of Bluffton, SC succumbed to spinal cancer that developed from a wound received in Afghanistan. He passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 under the care of Hospice of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Christopher was born on February 19, 1979 in Mt. Kisco, NY. He was an active duty U.S. Army...
Ray Donald Haymans
Nov 3, 2014
Ray Donald Haymans, 64, of Ridgeland passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 at his home. Ray was born December 16, 1949 in Ridgeland, son of Roy Haymans and the late Nell Tant Haymans. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving during the Vietnam War. He was employed by Sea Pines Security of Hilton Head as a private...
Patricia Gerth
Nov 3, 2014
Patricia Gerth, 92, a longtime resident of Hilton Head Island, SC since 1964 passed away Monday, November 03, 2014. Patricia was born on March 17, 1922 in Buffalo, NY, the daughter of the late Norman Shrigley and Gladys Anundson Shrigley. She was a member of Hilton Head Presbyterian Church. She loved the beach, but most importantly, she loved her family....
Dr. Robert Vernon Frey
Nov 2, 2014
Dr. Robert V. Frey, Hilton Head SC, formally of East Moline,IL passedaway peacefully, Nov 2, 2014 at his home. He was 91. To his wishes,cremation rites have been accorded. In celebration of his life, a memorial service will be held will be on Dec 7 at 1pm at Salem Lutheran Church Moline, IL Bob was born Sept. 20, 1923 in...
Richard Allen Crane
Oct 31, 2014
Richard Allen Crane, 52, of Bluffton, SC died Friday, October 31, 2014 at Candler Hospital in Savannah, GA. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton, SC 29910. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville...
Larue Wilkerson Sauls
Oct 31, 2014
LaRue Wilkerson Sauls, 87, widow of Jack Sauls, died Friday, October 31, 2014 under the care of Hospice of Charleston in Mt. Pleasant, SC. Ms. Sauls was born on August 1, 1927 in Hickory Grove, SC, the daughter of the late Morgan Jefferson Wilkerson and Sarah Lillian Goforth Wilkerson and step-mother, Annie Mae Stephenson Wilkerson. She graduated from Winthrop College...
Harold Coleman €Œbutch†Floyd
Oct 31, 2014
Harold Coleman "Butch" Floyd, 70, of Hardeeville, SC died Friday, October 31, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Floyd was born in Hardeeville, SC on September 22, 1944, the son of the late Harold C. Floyd and Willie Bly Bowman Floyd. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Division during the Vietnam War....
Richard P. €Œdick†Shelton
Oct 29, 2014
Richard P. "Dick" Shelton, 72, of Hardeeville, SC and formerly of Stafford, VA died Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Mr. Shelton was born on October 20, 1942 in Washington, DC. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving during the Vietnam War. He worked for 30 years as an information technology specialist, retiring from the United States government...
Jonathan E. €Œjon†Bennett
Oct 26, 2014
Jonathan E. "Jon" Bennett, 54, of Bluffton died Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his home. Mr. Bennett was born in Mount Rainier, MD on March 5, 1960. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He had a passion for cooking and was a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. He worked as a chef for many...
Dexter L. Jones
Oct 25, 2014
Dexter L. Jones, 82, of Bluffton, SC and formerly of Northbrook, IL died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. Mr. Jones was born in Ness City, KS on June 3, 1932. He graduated from Kansas State University and later earned his MBA through Roosevelt University in Chicago. He had a lengthy career in marketing, retiring from the Hezner...
Mary Jane Macvicar
Oct 25, 2014
Mary Jane MacVicar of Ridgeland, SC passed away on October 25, 2014 at home. She was laid to rest at Beaufort National Cemetery on July 28, 2015.
Gerard James Arciero
Oct 25, 2014
Gerard James Arciero, 74, of Bluffton, SC died October 25, 2014 at Hilton Head Hospital. He was born on April 20, 1940 in New York City, New York, the son of the late Vincent and Mary LaScala Arciero. He was a graduate of St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY with a baccalaureate degree in business management and was a current...
John Alexander
Oct 24, 2014
John Alexander, 80, passed away on Friday, October 24th at Hilton Head Hospital. He was born June 11, 1934 in Rockville Centre, NY. He is the son of the late Adam and Marie Alexander. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn of 60 years and 3 loving children; a son, Christopher Alexander from Maitland, FL; a daughter, Linda and Mike...
Frances Kay Reeves Reebe
Oct 24, 2014
Mrs. Frances Kay Reeves Reebe, 69, of Yemassee, SC, entered into eternal rest Friday, October 24th, 2014 after an extended illness. Born August 2, 1945 in Ridgeland, SC, she was the daughter of Annie Mae Youmans and the late Michael McSherry Reeves. Surviving is her mother of Yemassee; children, Kelly Stewart (Karen) of Beaufort SC; Kevin Stewart (Tobey) of Brunson,...
