OBITUARIES
Marcia Carol (Lake) Lake-Mcgrath
May 29, 2022
Marcia Carol Lake-McGrath of Okatie passed away on May 29th 2022 at Coastal Carolina Hospital shortly after suffering a stroke, just two weeks shy of her 77th birthday. Originally from Boston’s South Shore area, Marcia had been a resident of Hilton Head and the Low Country for 34 years. She began her long nursing career by joining the U.S....
Robert Walter Waldroup
May 29, 2022
Robert (Bobby) Waldroup, 79, passed away at Beaufort Nursing and Rehab in the early morning hours of May 29, 2022, after a long unselfish battle with Alzheimer’s.
Robert, affectionately known to friends and family as Bobby, was born March 6, 1943 in Charleston, SC, to the late Daniel and Patricia Waldroup.
Bobby loved life and...
Joyce Barrenbrugge Crosby
May 28, 2022
Joyce Barrenbrugge Crosby passed away at home during the early morning hours on May 28 th at the age of 89, surrounded by loved ones.
Joyce is survived by her loving husband Richard Blake Crosby, Jr., “Bubba” of 68 years. They were married in Kingsland, Georgia on January 1, 1954.
Joyce is lovingly remembered by...
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...
