OBITUARIES
Sally Ann Marmeno
Dec 31, 2023
Sally Ann Marmeno
Sept. 13, 1942 – Dec. 31, 2023
Sally Ann was born in Brooklyn, NY where she grew up a tough city “Tom Boy” before moving out to Long Island in 1952. She graduated from Lindenhurst High School in 1960, married, lived, worked and raised her family. In April 1998, she moved down...
Fatima Castaneda-Texon
Dec 30, 2023
Fatima Castaneda-Texon, age 20 years old, died unexpectedly in a single-vehicle fatal car crash on December 30, 2023. Whom also died along with her was her beloved boyfriend, Dajon Richard age 23, who served in the Military.
Fatima was a hard working woman. She was just beginning to become independent and started exploring life, building friendships, working...
Pasquale Peter Lentini
Dec 30, 2023
Pasquale (Patsy, Pat) Peter Lentini, 78, of Bluffton, SC passed away peacefully on December 30, 2023. Pasquale grew up in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City, NY. He graduated from the New York School of Printing in 1963. Pasquale and Maria (nee Lamatina) Lentini were married on February 10, 1973 and made a home in Dumont, NJ with...
Mary Katherine Baffa
Dec 29, 2023
Mary Katherine Baffa, 87, passed away Friday, December 29, 2023 at the Fraser Health Center in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Mary Katherine was born July 19, 1936 in Cherryville, NC to the late Edward Davis George and Kathleen Scisom George. She was raised in Cherryville, but lived much her life in Baltimore, Maryland, in Weston, Massachusetts,...
Jean Rose (Clemente) Federici
Dec 29, 2023
After a long and happy life, Jean Rose Federici (né, Clemente) passed quietly on December 29. Jean, who was 91 years old, died in the home where she lived with her daughter, Emily, in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Born on the Fourth of July, 1932, in New York City to her father Elia Clemente and mother Josephine Clemente...
Marjorie Louise Gamo Leonard
Dec 28, 2023
Marjorie Louise Gamo Leonard, 58, of Ridgeland, SC passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023 at her home.
Louise was born July 2, 1965 in Sewaren, NJ to the late Kenneth Gamo and Marjorie Lois Smith Gamo. Louise was a former employee of Jasper Animal Rescue Mission and later worked at a convenience store clerk. She attended Great...
James John Cuny
Dec 27, 2023
James J Cuny, 96, born in Chicago to the late Albert and the late Barbara (nee Felten). He was the youngest of seven, the last surviving of Albert, Jerome (Germaine), George, Geraldine, Imelda (Jesse) and Eugene. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Beloved husband for 55 years (1953–2008) to the late Kathleen (nee Healy) from Westport,...
Rick Jacobs
Dec 27, 2023
On December 27th 2023, Rick Jacobs, our beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather went to see our Lord in Heaven.
Rick was a force in all of our lives. He was truly the rock of our family. Rick was the epitome of what a husband and a father is supposed to be. He was reliable, honest, loving and...
Brian E. Novy
Dec 27, 2023
Brian E. Novy, 73, of Bluffton, SC passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC.
Brian was born February 12, 1950 in Morristown, NJ to the late Alex Novy and Joan Berry Novy White. He enjoyed time outdoors and especially loved boating on Lake Norman.
Brian is survived by his...
Sadie T. Chaplin
Dec 26, 2023
Sadie T. Chaplin, 85, of Bluffton, SC passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Coastal Carolina Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hilton Head Humane Association.
Donations:Hilton Head Humane Association P.O. Box 21790, Hilton Head Island SC 29925 Web: http://www.hhhumane.org/?page_id=603
Dianne Marie Acton
Dec 25, 2023
Dianne Marie Acton, 78, of Hilton Head Island, SC died peacefully with her family by her side on December 25, 2023 after a long journey with Alzheimer’s.
Born July 10, 1945, in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of Catherine and George Acton. She was one of seven children plus three bonus siblings that were added when...
Jane Alice Thurston
Dec 25, 2023
Jane Alice Thurston, 77, passed away on Christmas Day at her residence in the Memory Care unit of Bloom at Belfair in Bluffton, SC.
Jane was born on March 3, 1946 in Exeter, NH to Leonard and Viola (Stone) Thurston. She grew up in Exeter and graduated from Exeter High School in 1964. Jane earned her BS...
Toba Ann Russell
Dec 23, 2023
Toba Ann Russell passed away on December 23, 2023 at Resorts of Beaufort in Beaufort, SC.
Toba was born November 4, 1942 in Lancaster, Ohio. Toba especially enjoyed kayaking, mahjong and volunteering at Friends of Caroline Hospice.
Toba lived for many years in and around Cincinnati, Ohio and earned a B.S. degree in Business from...
Michael F. Vann, Jr.
Dec 22, 2023
Michael F. Vann, Jr., 82, passed away at home on Friday, December 22, 2023 surrounded by his children.
He was born on November 13, 1941 in Washington, DC to the late Michael F. Vann, Sr. and Catherine A. Diederick Vann.
He is survived by his children, Michael E. Vann (Jennifer), Michelle Christine Clark (David), and...
Angela Christina Edenfield-Eaton
Dec 21, 2023
Angela Christina Edenfield-Eaton, 37 years old, left this life in the arms of Jesus to be joining her loving grandparents and other family members in a place prepared for her as promised.
Angela worked actively with her Dad and Ironworkers Local Union 709 to prepare a new training center and union hall in the Savannah and Augusta...
Hector Reinaldo Torres Prendes
Dec 19, 2023
Hector Reinaldo Torres Prendes, 82 years old of Bluffton, SC and formally of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico, and Havana, Cuba, died of cancer, Tuesday, December 19, 2023 in his home.
Hector, also known as Coco, was born October 6, 1941 in Havana, Cuba, the son of Roberto Torres Llorens and Paulina Prendes Orrantia.
Hector immigrated to...
Mary Linda (Lafaso) Sweeney
Dec 18, 2023
(Mary) Linda Sweeney, a devoted and cherished daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and godmother, peacefully departed this life with her son at her side on December 18, 2023. Linda valiantly fought a debilitating and incurable lung disease for years, leaving behind a legacy of boundless love.
Born on December 30, 1944, in Erie, PA, Linda...
Michael J. Kirwan
Dec 17, 2023
Michael Kirwan, age 83, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2023, after a brief illness. He was born in Ireland in 1940, to the late Lawrence and Ellen Kirwan and moved to the United States in 1955. For many years Michael worked as a Machinist for Marcal Paper Products in New Jersey and moved to South Carolina after retirement. ...
Wilbur "Bill" Jack Hartmann
Dec 17, 2023
Wilbur "Bill" Jack Hartmann of Bluffton, South Carolina passed away peacefully and rather suddenly after a brief stay in Hilton Head Hospital. He was 90 years old. He was predeceased by his wife Liliane. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Colleen, also of Bluffton.
Bill was born in 1933 in Passaic, NJ to...
Frank W. Bauer
Dec 17, 2023
Frank W. Bauer, 77, passed away on December 17, 2023 at home due to complications after surgery.
Born March 5, 1946 in Springfield, Massachusetts, Frank was the son of the late Frank W. Bauer, Sr. and Angeline V. Panagotopulos. He grew up in Chicopee, Massachusetts and graduated from Chicopee Comprehensive High School and Western New England University,...
