OBITUARIES
Muriel Ruth (Allen) Omestad
Jul 11, 2022
Muriel “Jo” Omestad died in Bluffton, South Carolina, on July 11, 2022, at age 100. She had been a 6-year resident of Sun City, a community within Bluffton. She was born Muriel Ruth Allen in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, on March 22, 1922, to Arthur Allen and Lucille (Albrecht) Allen and was the second of three children.
After her...
Chase Pendleton Phillips
Jul 11, 2022
Chase Pendleton Phillips
April 16, 1997 – July 11, 2022
It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved son, Chase Pendleton Phillips. After a brave 2 year battle with cancer Chase passed away Monday July 11, 2022 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort, SC.
Chase was born at Hilton...
Wesley Ray Baumgartner
Jul 10, 2022
Wesley Ray Baumgartner, 84 of Bluffton, SC, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022. He was the eldest son of Raymond and Pearl Baumgartner of Perry, OK, deceased.
Wesley was born in Perry and grew up on Grove Street. He attended Perry Elementary and Perry High School. Upon graduating, he enrolled in Oklahoma State University and graduated...
Joseph Theodore Pagani
Jul 5, 2022
Joseph (Joe) Theodore Sisto Pagani died peacefully on July 5th, at his home on Hampton Lake in Bluffton, SC, after a year and a half battle with cancer.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut to the late William and Molly Pagani. He enjoyed a very rich and fulfilling Italian upbringing. His many stories of his early life...
Daniel Michael Mcguire
Jul 4, 2022
Daniel McGuire, 76, passed away on July 4, 2022 at NHC Bluffton after a long illness.
Dan was born on March 17, 1946 to the late Louis and Helen Styc McGuire in Utica, New York. He was a veteran of the US Navy and retired from Eastman Kodak Company. He was the past president of the Sun...
Thomas J. Shuttleworth
Jul 3, 2022
Early Sunday morning on July 3, 2022 my beloved brother, Tom, passed on to be with our Lord.
Tom was born in Brooklyn New York on August 7, 1940, the son of the late Thomas A. Shuttleworth and late Elva Hartley Shuttleworth. A year after graduating from J.M. Wright Technical School as a draftsman, he enlisted in...
Michele Anise Engler
Jul 1, 2022
Bluffton, South Carolina, July 1, 2022 – Michele Anise Engler, 73, wife of Captain James (Jim) Engler, US Navy (retired), died in her home on July 1, 2022. She and Jim had celebrated their 44 th wedding anniversary on May 23 rd , and just a few days later she was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She accepted the diagnosis...
William George Harting
Jul 1, 2022
William George Harting passed away at the age of 70 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on July 1, 2022, following a brief illness. Bill was born July 22,1951 in Annapolis, Maryland to George Lincoln Harting and Harriet Cuthbertson Harting.
Bill proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969-1973. Following his honorable discharge, Bill...
Stephen Edward Huben
Jun 29, 2022
Stephen Edward Huben passed away at the age of 88 at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on June 29, 2022. Steve was born in Kingston, New York to Stephen Edward Huben and Katherine O’Connor Huben.
Steve graduated from Fordham University in 1955 with a degree in English. He proudly served in the United States Army from...
John P. Reneau, Jr.
Jun 29, 2022
John Reneau, 95, died peacefully at his home on June 29, 2022. He was born to John and Marie Reneau on May 1, 1927 in Beloit, WI. John took early graduation from high school to join the Navy. He was discharged in 1946 and enrolled at The University of Wisconsin. A few years after graduating he decided to further...
Richard Rider
Jun 28, 2022
Richard Rider, of Sun City, died peacefully on June 27, 2022 (almost making it to his 107 th birthday!).
He was predeceased by his wife, Mary, and is survived by three children (Dick of Midlothian VA, Larry of Akron OH and Jan Wagner of Sun City), six grandchildren, and eight grandchildren.
Dick was an avid...
Gerald Thomas "Tom" Kurtz, Jr.
Jun 27, 2022
Gerald Thomas “Tom” Kurtz, Jr., passed peacefully at the age of 83 on June 27, 2022, surrounded by family. Affectionately known as Papa to his family, Tom was an avid arborist, personal coach, larger than life friend and devoted family man.
Tom was born and raised in Piedmont, CA, and earned his Eagle Scout rank before attending...
Donald H. Petry Sr.
Jun 26, 2022
Donald H. Petry Sr passed away on June 26 th 2022 at the age of 86. He is survived by his beloved wife Ellen of sixty years, his daughter Ellen and her husband Terence Whalen, three granddaughters Hadley and Brielle Whalen and Jennifer Somero, and two sons Martin and Donald Jr. and wife Maryanne Petry. He was predeceased by...
Frederick J. Schattall
Jun 25, 2022
Frederick Julius Schattall, 74, of Bluffton, SC passed away June 25, 2022 at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, GA.
Fred was born July 1, 1947 in Baltimore, MD to the late Julius F. Schattall and Liesolotte Kimmel Schattall. He worked as a computer technician and later started a lawn and landscaping business with his sons in Maryland....
Donald Eugene Martin, Jr.
Jun 24, 2022
Donald “Donny” E. Martin, Jr., 78 of Bluffton, SC, passed peacefully at home on June 24, 2022, surrounded by loved ones after a valiant battle with cancer. Born on April 10, 1944 in Savannah, Don’s roots were firmly planted in Lawrenceville, GA where he spent most of his life, with over 4 generations before him. Growing up he picked...
Carole M. (Barrett) Brinkmann
Jun 22, 2022
Carole “Kye” Brinkmann died on June 22, 2022, just 10 days shy of her 90th birthday. Kye was a devoted wife to husband, Jim, for 64 years and loving mother to Mark and Laurie (Soren). She leaves behind five grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and numerous friends. She is preceded in death by her husband and parents.
An only...
John J. O'Brien
Jun 22, 2022
John J. O'Brien, 86, of Bluffton, passed away on June 22, 2022 at Hilton Head Hospital following a short illness.
John was born in Chicago, IL, on December 8, 1935 to the late William J. O'Brien and Belinda Shanley O'Brien, the youngest of four sons. He met his wife Roberta (Bobbi) while employed at Bennett Brothers of...
John And Jacquelyn Rosencrance
Jun 22, 2022
Jacquelyn Rosencrance, 82, passed away on Tuesday June 14, 2022 followed by her loving husband of 65 years and high school sweetheart, John Rosencrance, 84, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.
John and Jacquelyn lived in the Lowcountry for the last 23 years after John retired as the owner-pharmacist of Richland Rexall in Johnstown, PA.
John...
Lawrence Humphries Thaller
Jun 20, 2022
Lawrence Humphries Thaller
July 5, 1933 - June 20, 2022
It is with great sadness our family announces that Lawrence Humphries Thaller, 88, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, went home to the Lord on June 20, 2022, after a long battle with pulmonary disease.
Lawrence Thaller was born July 5, 1933 in Palmerton,...
David Joseph Spisso
Jun 20, 2022
David Joseph Spisso, 78, of Hardeeville, SC, passed away unexpectedly on June 20, 2022 at Coastal Carolina Hospital.
David was born on June 14, 1944 to Joseph Louis Spisso and Mildred Carmella Cataldo in Plainfield, NJ. After graduating from Watchung Hills Regional High School in 1962, he went on to study Naval Science at the United States...
