OBITUARIES
Alice T. Trombetta
Jul 20, 2013
Alice T. Trombetta-(Olton) 74 of Bluffton, SC. Passed away after a long illness on July 20, 2013 at Coastal Carolina Hospital. Born on December 6, 1938 in New York City to her parents Oswald Olton of Barbados, and Sarah Olton (Weicker) of HoBoken, NJ. Preceeded in death by her husband Victor Trombetta of Bronx, NY., and siblings Richard Olton of...
William T. Meyer
Jul 16, 2013
William Tracy Meyer, Jr., 78, of Bluffton, died July 16, 2013 at Memorial Medical University in Savannah, GA. He was born on April 26, 1935 in Mobile, Alabama the son of the late William Tracy Meyer, Sr. and Ida Louise Brannan Meyer. He is survived by his wife, Christel Meyer of Bluffton, sons W. Tracy Meyer, III (Katherine) of Elkridge,...
Robert Cleveland Smith Jr.
Jul 16, 2013
Robert Cleveland Smith, Jr "Bob" 86, husband of Jean Broxton Smith for 60 years, passed away July 16, 2013. He was born May 23, 1927 in York, PA to the late Elsie and Robert C. Smith, Sr. Robert graduated from West York High School, York, PA, served in the US Army, and was a certified machinist and tool and die...
Mary Elizabeth Smith Mears
Jul 15, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Smith Mears, widow of Bennie C. Mears, died July 15, 2013 at Ridgeland Nursing Center. She was born on June 9, 1931 in Ridgeland, SC the daughter of the late Reese and Eleanor Long Smith. She was a graduate of Grays High School. She was retired from the Import and Export Business in Charleston, SC. She was a...
William Darell Grooms
Jul 14, 2013
William Darell Grooms, 42 of Bluffton, SC passed away on July 14, 2013 at his home in Bluffton. He was born in Savannah, GA on October 3, 1970 to Wallace Malone and Barbara Grooms. He was a HVAC Technician and a member of Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Amanda Mitchell-Grooms of Bluffton; his...
Christine Inez Smith
Jul 12, 2013
Christine Inez Smith, 73, of Bluffton, SC and wife of James L. Smith, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 in the Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, GA She was born in Lowell, MA on October 23, 1939 to the late Henry and Anna Rice Beaulieu. She was an Administrative Assistant for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. She was...
Effie Gale Simons
Jul 12, 2013
Effie Gale (Garrett) Simons, widow of Byron D. Simons, passed away on July 12, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 17, 1916 in Mathias, WV to the late L. W. (Bunt) & Katherine (Kate) Garrett. She and Byron were married on January 14, 1937 and they moved to Clarksburg, WV. After retiring from Sears, she...
Alfred Edward Miller Jr.
Jul 11, 2013
Alfred Edward Miller Jr., 82, formerly of Cape Carteret, NC passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2013 in NHC of Bluffton, SC. He was born in Wilson, NC on April 25, 1931 to the late Alfred Edward and Neta Dixon Miller. He was a retired Assistant Director for the North Carolina Division of Veteran's Affairs and he was a US...
Stephen Joseph Nimmer
Jul 9, 2013
Stephen Joseph Nimmer, 74, of Bluffton, SC died July 9, 2013 at NHC-Bluffton. He was born in Ridgeland, SC on August 7, 1938, the son of the late F.A. and Marie Rush Nimmer. He was a farmer, an avid outdoorsman, and a big game and fishing guide. He was a member at St. Anthony Catholic Church. He also lived in...
Clyde Harold O'Quinn
Jul 9, 2013
Clyde Harold O'Quinn, 77 of Middlebury, FL and formerly of Bluffton, SC passed away on July 9, 2013 at his home in Middleburg. He was born in Bluffton on November 13, 1935 to the late Martin Luther O'Quinn and Lillian E. Padgett O'Quinn. He was formerly employed by South Island Public Service District. He was a loving father, forgiving and...
Thomas Lynn Mignerey
Jul 8, 2013
Thomas Lynn Mignerey, 70 of Deland, FL and formally of Ridgeland, SC passed away on July 8, 2013 at the Florida Hospital in Deland. He was born in Cincinnati, OH on October 16, 1942 to the late Ralph and Helen Stumpf Mignerey. Tom was a United States Marine Corp Veteran of Vietnam. He is survived by his son, T. Radcliff...
John Ralph 'Jt' Trerotola
Jul 5, 2013
John "˜JT' Ralph Trerotola, 44 of Bluffton passed away on July 5, 2013 in the Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville. JT was born in Germany on April 20, 1969 to Ralph Trerotola and Geraldine Celli Diemidio. JT was raised in Philadelphia, PA and moved to Bluffton in 1995 from Philadelphia. He was an electrician with Dedicated Electric; he enjoyed dancing...
Peter Louis Cannizzaro
Jul 2, 2013
Peter Louis Cannizzaro, 72, of Bluffton, died July 2, 2013 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11am, Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Saint Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Island Road, Bluffton. The family will receive friends from 2-4pm and 5-7pm, Friday, July 5, 2013 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Road,...
Anthony Capone Jr.
Jul 1, 2013
Anthony Capone Jr. 65 of Bluffton, SC and formally of Rochester NY passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 in the Hilton Head Medical Center, Hilton Head Island, SC. He was born in Rochester, NY on February 7, 1948 to the late Anthony Capone Sr. and Rose Marie Marchese Capone. He was a veteran of the US Army; former plant...
Marjorie A. Taylor
Jun 29, 2013
Marjorie Mallette Arnsdorff Taylor, widow of James Franklin Taylor, died June 29, 2013 at the age of 88. She was born in Ridgeland, SC on August 17, 1924 to her adoring parents, Lawrence and Kate Arnsdorff. She was a business owner and will be remembered for her grace, compassion and elegance, her dedication to her family and being instrumental in...
David Richard Tyskiewicz
Jun 28, 2013
David Richard Tyskiewicz, 65, of Bluffton, SC and originally from McKeesport, PA died June 28, 2013 at Coastal Carolina Medical Center. Dave is survived by his loving wife of 15 years, Denise Canary and her two Sons, Kevin Canary of Washington, DC and Scott Canary of Pittsburgh, PA, as well as her daughter in law, Marisol Plata Canary, wife of...
Adrian E. Goulet Jr.
Jun 27, 2013
Adrian E. Goulet Jr., 73 of Bluffton passed away on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in the Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort, SC. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on August 7, 1938 to the late J. Adrian E. and Irene I. Bumps Goulet. He was a US Army veteran; a machine shop manager and a Catholic. He is survived by his...
Rhonda Haslam
Jun 26, 2013
Rhonda Tyler Haslam, 56, of Bluffton, beloved wife, mother, daughter, and expectant grandmother, passed away early in the morning on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. She is survived by her husband of thirty-four years George P. Haslam, also of Bluffton, her parents Rodney and Lois Tyler of Gibson Station, VA, and son Tyler Christian Haslam and wife Marla, of Huntington, WV....
Martha Benzle
Jun 26, 2013
Martha Benzle, 92, of Hilton Head Island, SC died June 26, 2013 at Fraser Medical Center on Hilton Head Island. She was born on December 14, 1920 in Lakewood, Ohio the daughter of the late Horace and Amarhyllis Leach Munhall. She lived in Cleveland, Ohio for many years until moving to Hilton Head Island in 1973. She was a homemaker...
Albertus Altman Smith
Jun 25, 2013
Albertus Altman Smith, 80, widow of the late Leon Smith, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center in Hilton Head Island, SC. She was born in Ridgeland, SC on August 20, 1932 to the late Heyward Altman and Evie Nettles Altman. She was a Homemaker. She was also formerly employed as a waitress, having worked...
