OBITUARIES
Henry Howard "Bo" Pollitzer
Dec 3, 2025
Henry Howard “Bo” Pollitzer died in his home in Buckingham Landing in Bluffton on December 3,2025 where he lived amongst the friends and family he adored. He was born at Fort Jackson in Columbia, SC, the only son of Henry Higgins Pollitzer and Credle “Betsy” Pollitzer on December 14, 1957.
The family moved to Beaufort, S.C. shortly following his birth. His...
Annette Marie Helms
Dec 2, 2025
A funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 15, 2025 at Sauls Funeral Home, 310 W. Adams St., Ridgeland. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm until the time of the service at the funeral home.
The service will be livestreamed below:
Albert M. Sramek II
Dec 2, 2025
Albert M. Sramek II (Al) died in his home in Bluffton, SC on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at the age of 84. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Margaret Sramek, his son, Michael Sramek, and his daughter, Amanda Sramek. His youngest son, Jeffrey Sramek, preceded him in death. Al is also survived by his daughter-in-law, Jane Hyatt...
David Henry Jenkins
Dec 1, 2025
It is with both sorrow and deep gratitude for a life well lived that we announce the passing of David Henry Jenkins, a devoted husband, loving father and stepfather and "Papa Dave" to his grandchildren. A faithful servant of God, David left this world on December 1, in Bluffton, SC at the age of 87. He left behind a legacy...
Judith Carol Lamiell Pedrotty
Nov 28, 2025
Judith Carol Lamiell Pedrotty died on Friday, November 28, 2025, in Neptune, New Jersey, at the age of 82. Judy was born in Barberton, Ohio, on July 28, 1943, to Rita Patricia Jacobs Lamiell and Thomas Joseph Lamiell. She grew up with her eight siblings in Canton, where she attended St. John the Baptist Catholic Grade School and Central Catholic...
Carey A. Clark Jr. (Buddy)
Nov 27, 2025
Carey A. Clark, Jr., known as Buddy, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2025. Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Buddy lived a life full of curiosity, love, and creativity. Over the years, he called many places home, including Silver Spring, MD; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; and most recently, Port Royal, SC.
A proud graduate of the University of North Carolina at...
Robert Hutton
Nov 27, 2025
Robert Allen Hutton, of Hilton Head, SC, has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 82. Bob was born in Detroit to the late George and Edith (nee Rogers) Hutton. He was proud of his service in the US Air Force, his career in the machine tool industry, and most of all, of his family. Bob never met...
Carl T. Butzbach, III
Nov 25, 2025
Carl T. Butzbach III, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Southbury, CT, passed away on November 25th surrounded by his loving family.
He was born July 4, 1945, in Paterson, NJ, to the late Carl Theodore Butzbach Jr. and Elizabeth (Leimbacher) Butzbach. He was raised in Clifton, NJ and graduated from Clifton High School in 1962 at the age of 16. Carl...
Stanley J. Gefen
Nov 25, 2025
Stanley Jerome Gefen of Hilton Head, SC, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones. He was 94 years old.
Stan was born in Boston, MA. He served as a cryptographer in the United States Fareast Command during the Korean War and then earned his degree in pharmacy from Northeastern University. Soon thereafter, in 1959,...
Diana Fitzgerald
Nov 24, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Diana Fitzgerald, age 69, who passed away peacefully at Hilton Head Hospital on November 24, 2025. Diana was born in New York and raised in Port Washington, Long Island to the late Reinhold and Velta Bekeris, both Latvian emigrants. Diana was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and an...
Jerry Clark Owens
Nov 24, 2025
Jerry Clark Owens, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025 in Bluffton, South Carolina, at the age of 86. He was born on March 20, 1939, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, to the late Ethel Leigh Killebrew and Abram Columbus Owens.
Jerry is survived by his devoted wife of 60 years, Sylvia Ann Ray Owens,...
Cheryl L. Pearce
Nov 23, 2025
Cheryl L. Pearce, 76, of Bluffton, SC passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 at Canterfield Senior Living of Bluffton.
Cheryl was born March 31, 1949 to the late Joe Basco and Mary Compel Basco. She was raised in Aliquippa, PA, and lived in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA until moving to Hilton Head Island, SC in 1991 and then to Bluffton...
David Alan Hart
Nov 21, 2025
David Alan Hart, 76, of Bluffton, SC, left this earthly home on Friday, November 21, 2025, 6 weeks after his diagnosis of glioblastoma (brain cancer) to go fix the universe as only David could.
He was born on February 23, 1949 in Danville, IL, to Elmer and Betty (Huddleson) Grimes. His birth father died of polio when he was three and...
Beverly Rowe
Nov 21, 2025
Beverly Rowe, 70, of Bluffton, South Carolina, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025, after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Born to the late Carson and Jessaphine Wheeler, Beverly lived a life marked by grace, generosity, and unwavering love for her family and community.
She is survived by her devoted husband, Gary Rowe, of Bluffton; her children Jenny McCall and son-in-law...
Gail W. Moyers
Nov 21, 2025
She was a oner.
She will be dearly missed by her husband of nearly 60 years, Michael Craig Moyers (Bluffton, SC), her son, Brent William Moyers (Stamford, CT & Walpole, NH), her daughter, Amy Eloise Moyers-Knopp & Darryl Knopp (Okatie, SC), grandchildren Cameron, Brooke and Lila Moyers (Stamford, CT) as well as all of the Wilkes’ and Moyers’ in-laws, nephews, nieces...
Viola I. Hobbs
Nov 20, 2025
Viola I. Hobbs, 91, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2025 in Bluffton, South Carolina with her two children by her side. Born in her grandmother’s house in Thomas, Oklahoma on October 6, 1934 in the middle of The Great Depression , Vi was the oldest child of Mildred (Dewey) Barton Walker and Loy Barton. She is preceded in death...
Gail Davis Boggs
Nov 20, 2025
Gail Davis Boggs was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Russell and Genevieve Davis on June 5, 1937. She had two siblings – Nelson Davis (D) and Joan Davis (Walker). Gail grew up in Timberlake, Ohio – a far eastern suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. Education for Gail was the Willoughby/Eastlake School System. She graduated from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio...
Judy Swords Mitcham
Nov 19, 2025
Judy Swords Mitcham passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. She was born on May 3, 1952, in Frankfort, Kentucky, to Otis Lee Swords and Joyce Catlett Swords.
The daughter of a minister, Judy moved frequently during her youth, living in Millville, Kentucky; Monroe, Georgia; and Vicksburg, Mississippi, before ultimately settling in Charlotte, North Carolina. She graduated from Myers Park High...
Walter Dennis Palechka
Nov 18, 2025
On the morning of Tuesday November 18th, 2025 Walter Dennis Palechka peacefully left this world at the Caroline’s Cottage Hospice Center.
Walter was born December 29th 1940 to a big Ukrainian family in Cleveland, OH. His parents, the late Walter and Anne (Husar) Palechka, and big sister Diane in Cleveland, OH. Walter had a happy childhood and could only be described...
Marilyn DeCocco
Nov 17, 2025
Marilyn Grace DeCocco, 92, of Bluffton, SC, formerly of Monroe, NJ, passed away Monday, November 17, 2025 at Vineyard of Bluffton.
Marilyn was born April 21, 1933 in Jersey City, NJ to the late Joseph L. Smith and Anna Sheridan Smith. Upon high school graduation, Marilyn pursued a Degree in Nursing from Jersey City Medical Center School of Nursing. She worked...
