OBITUARIES
Helen Marie Dolan Finelli
Jun 21, 2024
Helen Marie (Dolan) Finelli, 87, of Bluffton, SC, affectionately known as Aunt Helen, peacefully passed away in her sleep on June 21, 2024. She was born on November 5, 1936 in Queens, New York to the late Sylvester Dolan and Helen Jasdorfer. Helen was the loving and beloved wife of retired NYC Police Officer Leonard (Lenny) Finelli, who predeceased...
Mitchell (Mitch) Phillip Whitman
Jun 20, 2024
Mitchell (Mitch) Whitman, 74, of Bluffton, SC passed away peacefully at home on June 20, 2024 with his beloved wife Amy and son Steven at his side.
Mitch was born in Adrian, Michigan on March 27, 1950. Mitch enlisted in the Marine Corp and served in Vietnam. He was a decorated combat Veteran, and carried the wounds...
Nancy Rae Leko
Jun 20, 2024
Nancy Rae Leko, 72, passed away June 20, 2024, near Hilton Head SC, where she has resided since moving from South Euclid, OH in 2020. Nancy was born in Cleveland, OH on October 24, 1951. She graduated from Eastlake North High in 1970, and then majored in Spanish at Denison University, and later earned Master’s Degrees from Middlebury College...
Carole A. Heffron
Jun 18, 2024
Carole A. Heffron, unto a 'new life' in Heaven, passed away at her home in the Sun City Hilton Head community, Okatie, SC on June 18, 2024. She was born February 5, 1940 in the Bronx, New York.
She has two daughters, Laura Hall (Jim) and Christine Fasano both currently living in Florida. She also has a...
Janet C. (Maloney) Lane
Jun 18, 2024
Janet Cecelia Lane, 79, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on June 18, 2024, surrounded by her family.
Janet was born on October 25, 1944 in Spring Creek, Texas to the late Leo P. and Louise C. (March) Maloney. After playing sports and graduating from Borger High School (Borger, TX) she went to University of Texas (Austin,...
Michael Alfred Abel
Jun 17, 2024
Michael Alfred Abel was born in New York City on April 2, 1934, to Walter and Marietta Bitter Abel. He passed away peacefully in his home with his devoted wife, Cynthia, and family by his side on June 17, 2024.
His father was a successful stage and film actor, and his mother was a professional harpist, so...
Joseph (Joe) P. Nicolini
Jun 15, 2024
Joseph (Joe) P. Nicolini of Bluffton, passed away on June 15, 2024. Beloved husband to the late Becky (nee Norris) (2002). Loving partner to Cindy Hanvey of Bluffton, SC. Cherished brother of Anthony Nicolini (2004). Devoted father to Peter (Angie) Nicolini, Michael (Tate) Nicolini, Christopher (Veronica) Nicolini, and Gabrielle (Matt Barlow) Nicolini. He is also survived by four wonderful...
Madeline Julia (Mcdonald) Collins
Jun 10, 2024
Madeline Julia McDonald Collins was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 25th, 1948 to Hildegarde and Malcolm McDonald. She passed away peacefully in her home with her devoted husband Tom by her side on Monday June 10th, 2024 (198 days before Christmas).
Madeline spent her childhood in Brooklyn and earned a full scholarship to attend St....
John "Jack" C. Binley
Jun 9, 2024
John C. “Jack” Binley, 83, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Loudonville, NY and Hague, NY, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2024 at his home.
Jack was born September 18, 1940 in Albany, NY to the late John Arthur Binley and Virginia Edith Worthington Binley. He attended Syracuse University and was first employed with Esso for three years....
Willis Owen Shay
Jun 8, 2024
Willis Owen (“Bud”) Shay died at home on June 8,2024. Surviving are his wife, Doris, a noted Island watercolorist, daughters, Amy Shepard and Laurie Shay, son, Patrick, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Willis, 5th of 6 children, was born in 1926 in Terra Alta, WV to Willis O. Shay and Josephine White Shay.
Drafted into the Army...
Mary Ann (Williams) Imhoff
Jun 5, 2024
Mary Ann Imhoff (Williams), 79, of Ridgeland, South Carolina, passed away on June 5, 2024. She was born on April 30, 1945, in New Boston, Ohio, to the late Charles Williams and Dorothy Schisler.
Mary was a Licensed Practical Nurse who dedicated 6 years to working on the med-surg floor before becoming a surgical technician for 25...
Geneann Marino
Jun 4, 2024
GeneAnn Marino passed away peacefully on June 4, 2024 in Sun City, Bluffton.
GeneAnn was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 1/5/1948. She is the daughter of Lucette Levesque. Upon graduation from Dover High School GeneAnn got heavily into sewing and fabrics. GeneAnn and her loving husband David met 55 years ago and became married in North Haven,...
Theodore Hampton Frederick, Jr.
May 30, 2024
Theodore Hampton Frederick, Jr., 87, of Bluffton, SC passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, surrounded by family, at Friends of Caroline’s Cottage Hospice House.
Theodore was born April 12, 1937 in Providence, KY to the late Theodore Hampton Frederick and Ruth Elizabeth Hall. He worked as an electrician for over 30 years for Peabody Coal Company in...
Linda Kay (Cannon) Hodges
May 29, 2024
Linda Kay Hodges, 77, of Hardeeville, SC, passed away May 29, 2024, after a five year battle with cancer.
She is survived by her three sons, Carl, Bryan and Gene Shuman and their wives; sister, Judy Starling; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Hodges was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Hodges and daughter,...
Jeffrey Earl Hawks
May 26, 2024
Jeffrey E. Hawks, 82, of Bluffton SC passed away on Sunday, May 26th at this home surrounded by his devoted wife Jan and his son JC. Born in Chicago, Il, Jeff made his way to Ohio where he met Jan. They were married in 1981 and with Jan's support, Jeff soon thereafter started his own industrial pump distribution company,...
Kay Louise (Sutton) Mccarthy
May 23, 2024
Kay Louise (Sutton) McCarthy, of Bluffton, SC, passed away on May 23, 2024.
Kay was born June 10, 1943 in Meadville, PA and was the youngest daughter of Ted and Margaretta Sutton. She was a graduate of St. Agatha Catholic High School, and on May 1, 1965, married Earle McCarthy—the love of her life. She was a...
Joseph William Hajek, Jr.
May 23, 2024
Joseph William Hajek, aged 93, devoted husband to Rose Marie Carta Hajek, passed away peacefully at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on May 23, 2024.
Born in Middletown, Connecticut on September 28, 1930 to the late Joseph William Hajek and Mary Magdalene Hajek, he attended Woodrow Wilson High School prior to serving in the US Navy...
Janice Marie (Wilson) Plante
May 22, 2024
Janice Marie Plante (Wilson), 76, Bluffton, SC, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Savannah, GA.
Janice, known to her family and friends as Jan, was born on August 6, 1947, to Ralph and Beatrice Wilson in Pawtucket, RI.
Jan is survived by her loving husband Roger; daughter Nikki Del Pozzo (Plante); son Marc...
Nicholas Paul
May 21, 2024
Nicholas Paul passed away peacefully May 21, at the age of 102. Nick was born in Philadelphia, and grew up in Bristol,Pennsylvania. He raised his family in Burlington, New Jersey, worked as a machinist for Westinghouse and retired in 1983. Years later he moved to Bluffton, South Carolina where he met his dearest companion, Agnes Ruegamer while volunteering at...
Adelaide Gruel
May 21, 2024
Adelaide Gruel, beloved wife, and mother passed away peacefully on May 21, 2024.
Born on March 31, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, Adelaide lived a life defined by love, compassion, and unwavering strength. She was a beacon of warmth and kindness to all who knew her, leaving an unforgettable mark on the hearts of those fortunate enough...
