OBITUARIES
Donald Marvin Gwaltney
May 27, 2022
Donald Gwaltney went home to be with the Lord on May 27, 2022. On June 25, 1936, Don was born in Oklahoma and then his family moved to California where he was raised by his mother, Mozelle, in Murphys. A graduate of Bret Harte High School, Don went off to college to pursue his first love, football. He tackled...
Juanita (Sparks) Cleland
May 26, 2022
Juanita Sparks Cleland, 82, of Ridgeland, SC passed away, Thursday, May 26, 2022 at NHC of Bluffton, SC.
Nita was born in Portal, GA to Joe Sparks and Dovie Collins Sparks. She was a member of Tillman Baptist Church. She worked at Holiday Wear in Ridgeland for over 35 years. After retiring, she was a housekeeper at...
Linda Gale Sims
May 26, 2022
Linda Gale Sims, 78, of Bluffton, SC passed away Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Coastal Carolina Hospital, Hardeeville, SC.
Linda was born October 31, 1943 in Ridgeland, SC to the late Herman Malphrus and Margaret Strong Malphrus. She enjoyed caring for her family, but also worked as a commercial printer. She loved cooking, gardening, and fishing. Linda...
Maureen Ann Trecartin
May 25, 2022
Maureen was born on April 29 th , 1951 and was one of eleven children, all M’s, born to John J. Shea and Jane Ann O’Grady Shea. Maureen was a graduate of Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing. She worked in the ICU at Mass. General Hospital for several years. Maureen was Head Nurse at the Renal Dialysis Unit at St....
Anthony Digesu
May 24, 2022
Anthony “Tony” DiGesu passed away on May 24, 2022 at the Harbor Cove Memory Care. He is survived by his wife Holly, his two daughters Theresa and Karla, his granddaughter Lorelei, his sister Janette and two brothers Victor and Sal and sons-in-law Bill and Darrin.
Preceded in death by his daughter Karen and his parents Annette and...
Rev. Dr. Robert N. Bacher
May 23, 2022
The Rev. Dr. Robert N. Bacher, 87, of Bluffton, S.C., died on May 23, 2022, at his home in the arms of his loving wife Shirley, following a hard-fought battle with leukemia.
Born in Houston, TX, Bacher spent his formative years in multiple cities in the U.S. and Germany as his father was in the U.S. Army....
Vincent Richard D'Angelo
May 21, 2022
Vincent Richard D’Angelo, 83, of Bluffton, SC passed away May 21, 2022 at his home.
Vincent was born July 4, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Eustacio D’Angelo and Catherine Valentino D’Angelo. He served in the United States Army and later graduated from Rutgers University in NJ. Following his undergrad, Vincent continued his education, receiving his...
Thomas Edmond Dunn
May 21, 2022
Thomas Edmond Dunn, age 76, of Bluffton, SC, died on Saturday, May 21,at his home.
Mr. Dunn was born on November 14, 1945 in Flushing, NY, the son of the late Eugene J.Dunn and Rosalie Molloy Dunn. He served in the US Navy and was a veteran of the Viet Nam War. After a brief career as...
Eugene Felice
May 21, 2022
Eugene Felice, a resident of Sun City, passed away at home on Saturday, May 21. He was a loving husband, father, and friend to many.
Eugene was born in Philadelphia, PA on February 27, 1938. He graduated from Frankford High School and proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy as an airman aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid....
David Van Hoewyk
May 21, 2022
David Van Hoewyk (74) of Bluffton, SC formerly of Bolton, CT passed away in peace surrounded by love on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Born in Brockton, MA in 1947, he initially earned an undergraduate degree in Counseling and Education from Eastern Nazarene College followed by a Masters Degree from Northeastern University. He was a middle school teacher in the...
Howell Dennis "Jiggs" Goethe
May 21, 2022
Howell Dennis "Jiggs" Goethe of Bluffton, S.C. passed away Saturday May 21, 2022. He was born September 13, 1928 and was raised on the family farm in Bluffton.
He attended Bluffton schools & after graduation he entered the U.S. Navy in 1946 and served till 1950. He returned to Bluffton to the family farm and built his...
Joseph Carroll Sims
May 20, 2022
Please join us in loving memory of Joseph C. Sims (Joe) 0f Bluffton, SC.
Joseph was born in Portalis, NM to Houston C. Sims and Ida J. Sims.
He served in the USN as a missile tech on submarines for 7-1/2 years and served in the reserves for 3 years as Chief Petty Officer.
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H. Charles Ford
May 19, 2022
H Charles (Chuck) Ford, age 86, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, died peacefully on Thursday, May 19, 2022, surrounded by his loving wife, Maggie Ford, and family. Born August 26, 1935 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late H Charles Ford II and Margaret Ford (Garraway). Chuck earned his undergraduate degree from Grove City College and...
Michael "Mike" B. Egan
May 19, 2022
Michael “Mike” Bernard Egan passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on May 19, 2022. Born on March 21, 1943, he was the only child of the late Bernard and Viola Egan of Joliet, IL, where he was raised. He is survived by his loving wife Susan Egan of Bluffton, SC; children Chrys Egan of Salisbury, MD (John Murphy) and...
Lynda Kay Potter
May 16, 2022
Lynda Kay Potter passed away on May 16, 2022 at the Hilton Head Island Regional Hospital from injuries as a result of dementia.
Lynda was born in Salamanca, NY to Pauline Bertha (Atkins) Hogue and William Glen Hogue and had two sisters, Judith (Hogue) Zeimer (deceased) and Martha Jeanne (Hogue) McCarty of Murfreesboro, TN.
Lynda...
Joyce Hall
May 16, 2022
Joyce Hall was granted her angel wings on May 16, 2022. She was a caring wife, mother, sister and friend.
Her love for life will not come to an end with her death, but will live on through her loved ones who will honor her memory by living their lives to the fullest and caring for one...
Martha Jo (Mock) Ryan
May 14, 2022
Martha Jo Mock Ryan passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones May 14, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Melvin and Dorothy Mock of Ridgeland, SC where she was born and raised. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John “Cookie” Ryan and sister, Joyce D Mock. She is survived by her children Dana (Jack) Anderson...
Scott Pack
May 14, 2022
Franklin Scott Pack left this world to be with his Heavenly Father on May 14, 2022. Born on December 7, 1970 to Marc Grenier (Julie Grenier) and Earline Pack Woods. At an early age Roger Woods became his Dad also.
Preceded in death by his sister Marcie Grenier.
Lovingly remembered by Son Marc Pack and...
Jon Robert Staples
May 13, 2022
Jon Robert Staples was born June 11, 1940 in Washington D.C., and grew up in Franklin Park near McLean, Virginia. Jon’s childhood was not one of privilege, and he embraced the values of hard work, perseverance, and integrity to build his future. These values shaped Jon’s entire life and would grow him into an independent, self-reliant, and successful man....
Eleanor "Mickey" Frederick
May 12, 2022
Eleanor (Mickey) Frederick, 99 passed away on May 12, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Lewis Frederick and her son Timothy. She is survived by her sons David Frederick (Pamela) of Bluffton, South Carolina and Stephen Frederick (Lora) of Fairborn, Ohio; grandchildren Elizabeth Norman and Dakota Scott and two great grandchildren Madison and Alex Norman. Micky...
