OBITUARIES
Joanne Marie (Kustra) Tucker
Dec 7, 2022
Tucker, Joanne Marie, 76, passed away peacefully at home with family at her side after a brief illness on December 7, 2022. Joanne was born February 15, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA and raised in Northeast Philly. After marrying our Dad, they moved from Northeast Philly to Fairless Hills Bucks County, PA and then to Indian Mills, NJ where we...
Beverly Renee Pauken
Dec 6, 2022
“I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide is a wild call
and a clear call that may not be denied”
- John Masefield
Beverly R. (Peterman) Pauken passed away on December 6, 2022 at the age of 78 in Bluffton, SC. She was born in...
Barbara B. (Bressers) Franklin
Dec 4, 2022
On Sunday, December 4, 2022, Barbara B. Franklin, loving wife and mother of two, passed away at the age of 59.
Barb was born on October 19, 1963 in Little Chute, Wisconsin to the late Harold (Harry) and Mary Lou Bressers. She was the youngest of four kids, with two older brothers, Dan and Tim, and an...
Dwight Paul Plowman
Dec 4, 2022
Dwight Paul Plowman, 95, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, went to be with the Lord December 4, 2022. He was born March 3, 1927 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, son of the late George M. and Rose M. (Ressler) Plowman.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Shirley Mae (Longenecker) Plowman; brothers Virgil,...
Sondra Ann Ammeen
Dec 4, 2022
Santina (Sondra) Ammeen, age eighty-one, died of complications from metastatic breast cancer on December 4, 2022. She leaves behind her husband Paul Ammeen; daughter Jill (Tim) Phillips; daughter Kelly (Jon) Lambert; son Tray (Lisa) Vedock; son Tod Vedock and Amy Dunn-Ruiz; son Charles (Tara) Ammeen; and fourteen grandchildren: Nick (Lane) Phillips; Tony Phillips; Audrey and Jack Lambert; Claire, Grace,...
Dianne H. (Cooler) Reynolds
Dec 2, 2022
Dianne H. Cooler Reynolds, 79, passed away December 2, 2022, at the Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville, SC.
Surviving are her sons, Marshall Reynolds, of Gainesville, GA, and Michael Reynolds (Liz) of Jacksonville, FL; grandson Joseph Reynolds (Lindsay) of Cape Coral, FL; granddaughter Shannun Hughes (Taylor), great-grandson Jace Hughes, and great-granddaughter Annabelle Haile, all of Port Wentworth,...
Leon Charles Smerglia
Dec 2, 2022
Leon Charles Smerglia, [78], of Ridgeland, South Carolina and Cleveland, Ohio passed away on December 2, 2022 peacefully overnight. He is survived by his wife of 59 years Judith Smerglia, daughter Michele, Son Leo (Kim), Siblings Alan and Margaret Smerglia, Grand children Jacob (Bree), Gareth, Grace, Mathew, Charlie and Megan. He will also be greatly missed by his great...
Frederick Crawford Levens
Dec 2, 2022
Frederick Crawford Levens, age 93, of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and passed away peacefully on December 2, 2022. He was the son of Mary Carroll and Henry C. Levens of Baldwin, New York. He was predeceased in death by his wife of 59 years, Joan Lawlor Levens in November, 2011 and his son, Frederick c. Levens Jr. in...
George William Rumpp
Nov 30, 2022
George Rumpp, age 76 years old, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 peacefully at Caroline’s Cottage, surrounded by his wife, Phyllis Rumpp, and daughters, Nicole Speelman and Kira Marks.
George was born on October 23, 1946 to the late Herbert and Ruth Rumpp. George graduated from Cheltenham High School and Temple University. ...
Jean Dean Dasher
Nov 30, 2022
Jean Dean Dasher, formerly of Ridgeland, SC and Knoxville, TN passed away on November 30, 2022 in Lake Elmo, MN. Jean worked for Callawassie Island and Spring Island in Okatie, SC before retiring and moving to Knoxville, TN. She is preceded in death by her parents, Viola and Eugene Dean, and her husband, William Lee Dasher, Jr. Jean is...
Robert David Hodges
Nov 30, 2022
Robert David Hodges, 75, of Hardeeville, SC passed away November 30, 2022 at his home.
Robert was born in Ridgeland, SC on September 2, 1947 to the late Grady P. and Mattie (Floyd) Hodges.
He proudly served in the United States Army during Vietnam. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Army...
Mary Wertz Sauer
Nov 29, 2022
Mary Wertz Sauer was born on December 8, 1926, to John D. Wertz and Annie Mae Wertz in Saluda, SC. In 1946, Mrs. Sauer was married to Robert (Bob) Sauer from Fessenden, North Dakota. They remained married for 67 years until his passing in 2013.
The Sauers made their home in Saluda until 1969. They moved to...
Jeannette Hawkins Keating
Nov 27, 2022
Jeannette Hawkins Keating, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Sun City, Bluffton, South Carolina on November 27th 2022 with her loving son at her side.
Jeannette was born in Macon, Georgia on February 23, 1939 at the Macon Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Harris Winter Hawkins and Edna Jeannette Hawkins. She graduated...
Henry John Winnenberg
Nov 27, 2022
Henry John Winnenberg of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at the age of 83. After several months of declining health, John died peacefully with his beloved wife Judy by his side.
John was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on November 2, 1939, to father Henry James Winnenberg and mother Mary Fidelia...
Dr. James Richard Boatright
Nov 25, 2022
Our beloved Dr. James Richard Boatright, 81, passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord on Nov. 25th, 2022 in Hilton Head, SC. He was born on February 20, 1941 in Cushing, OK to his parents, Agnes Copple Boatright and Richard McLaury Boatright. He spent his youth in Houston, Colorado City and Midland, TX, where he graduated...
Leland Thomas Nettles
Nov 25, 2022
Leland Thomas Nettles, age 88, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at his home in Hardeeville. He was born October 5, 1934, in MacIntosh County, Georgia, to the late Charles Edward Nettles and Viola Louise Young Nettles.
Leland graduated from Hardeeville High School in 1952. He served proudly in the Army National Guard of South Carolina from...
Murray Charles Turka
Nov 24, 2022
In the early hours of Thursday, November 24, 2022, Murray Charles Turka passed away at age 94. Murray is survived by his son, Laurence Turka, his daughter-in-law Barbara Weber, his brother-in-law Joseph Eisenberg, and his grandchildren Joshua Turka and Alison Turka.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Murray was a fervent Brooklyn Dodgers fan, shifting his allegiance to the...
Samuel M. Emmett
Nov 24, 2022
Samuel M. Emmett passed away peacefully at home on November 24 th surrounded by his loving wife and children after a long and gallant battle.
He was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Isadore and Annette Emmett and is an alumnus of the University of Delaware. Sam had a successful 40 year career with Sears where he held...
Carol Irene Iner
Nov 22, 2022
Carol Iner, age 76, passed away peacefully at her home after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was born on December 25th, 1945 in Baltimore, MD where she lived her life until she moved to Bluffton, SC in 2012.
She is survived by her husband of 26 years, David Iner and daughter, Christie Young. Sisters, Patty...
Rachel Lynn (Laroe) Kasal
Nov 22, 2022
Rachel Lynn LaRoe Kasal passed away on November 22, 2022 at MUSC in Charleston, SC.
She was born the only child of Richard and Olivia LaRoe on January 8, 1976 in Memphis, TN. She graduated from Parkway North High in St. Louis, MO.
Rachel was a loving and dedicated mother to her children, Avery Kasal...
