Obituaries

Jon Edgar Heaster

Jon Edgar Heaster

Mar 30, 2016

Jon Edgar Heaster, 69, died at home in the Mossy Oaks neighborhood of Beaufort on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. He was a well known and loved staff member of the Technical College of the Lowcountry for nearly 30 years. Jon had the remarkable in his ability to communicate and make friends with people of all ages regardless of their age...

James Warren Goettle,

James Warren Goettle,

Mar 30, 2016

James Warren Goettle, age 90, passed away peacefully in his sleep, early on the morning of April 7, 2016.  A heart that had loved and cared for so many simply came to rest.  The son of Richard J. and Mary Kautz of Cincinnati, Ohio, James was born on July 1, 1925.   He attended the prestigious Culver Military Academy, graduating in...

Isabelle Hannell Fabricius

Isabelle Hannell Fabricius

Mar 30, 2016

Isabelle Hannell Fabricius, 91, a resident of Callawassie Island for 28 years, died on May 21, 2016. She was born in Waterveliet, New York and graduated from Russell Sage College. She married John Fabricius in 1945 and they settled in Stamford, Vermont, where they enjoyed 57 years of marriage and raised six daughters.  Her greatest legacy is a loving and...

Bonita Anderson Combes

Bonita Anderson Combes

Mar 30, 2016

Bonita (Bonnie) Lynn Anderson Combes, a Fripp Island resident, was born in Griffin, GA on February 2, 1950. She passed from this life on February 26, 2017. She is survived by her adoring husband of 46 years, Richard; her loving daughter, Erin Combes Prowett and husband Sunny Prowett of Atlanta; her devoted family, which includes her 95-year old father, John...

Dalton Chapman

Dalton Chapman

Mar 30, 2016

Dalton Chapman, 68, of Beaufort, South Carolina and husband of Waunda Taylor Chapman, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The funeral service, with United States Marine Corps honors, will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning, April 22, 2016, at the graveside, Beaufort National Cemetery.

Msgt Corps (Ret.)

Msgt Corps (Ret.)

Mar 30, 2016

Robert Wade "Bob" Squires, Master Sergeant United State Marine Corps Retired, died Thursday, April 14, 2016, at Candler Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. He was born October 7, 1936, in Bertha Hill, West Virginia to John Roland Squires and Elizabeth Pearl Squires Mahaffey, who both predeceased him. Bob proudly served our Country in the United States Marine Corps for 22 years....

Kathleen Burns Bauer

Kathleen Burns Bauer

Mar 30, 2016

"SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW, WAY UP HIGH, THERE'S A LAND THAT I HEARD OF ONCE IN A LULLABY. SOMEDAY I'LL WISH UPON A STAR AND WAKE UP WHERE THE CLOUDS ARE FAR BEHIND ME. WHERE TROUBLES MELT LIKE LEMON DROPS AWAY ABOVE THE CHIMNEY TOPS...THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME." Kathleen Virginia Bauer (Burns), 66, of Beaufort, SC, moved heavenward Friday,...

Helen Jane Paull

Helen Jane Paull

Mar 30, 2016

Helen Jane Paull, called Jane by all her friends, passed away on the morning of January 6, 2017 at her home on Dataw Island after a brief illness. While only a resident of Dataw for a brief 5 years Helen was an avid tennis player, a member of the Board of the Dataw Island Tennis Association, a member of the...

Brian Glenn Beach

Brian Glenn Beach

Mar 30, 2016

Brian Glenn Beach, 47, of Beaufort and husband of Deborah Smith Beach, died Saturday, January 14, 2017, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Monday, January 16, 2017, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions in Brian's name be made to the...

First Corps (Ret.)

First Corps (Ret.)

Mar 30, 2016

First Sergeant William L. "Bill" Throne, United States Marine Corps, (Ret.), 85, of Beaufort, died Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Throne was born March 30, 1931 in York, PA. He was a son of the late William L Throne Sr. and the late Rosella Ness Throne.  He graduated in 1949 from Will Penn Sr. High School, York,...

Margaret "Peg" Gorham

Margaret "Peg" Gorham

Mar 29, 2016

Margaret M. "Peg" Gorham (née Mathauer), 79, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 18, after a long struggle with cancer.  For 46 years she was married to the love of her life, George V. Gorham, who died in 2004. Born in Upper Darby, PA, she lived in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Jersey, Illinois, Indiana, and for many years in...

Frances Mccloskey Kitchen

Frances Mccloskey Kitchen

Mar 7, 2016

On March 6, 2016, Frances McCloskey Kitchen, 87, of Beaufort, South Carolina passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter while under the care of Hospice. Fran, as she liked to be called, was born October 4, 1928, in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Pearl McCloskey. Fran worked outside the home at various jobs throughout her life while...

Larry Weidner,

Larry Weidner,

Mar 7, 2016

Early on Sunday the 27th of March, Larry Weidner, MD went wheels up for his eternal flight.  Born in Shattuck, Oklahoma on November 14th, 1938 to Bill and Sarah Weidner, Larry grew up on a dairy and wheat farm and often told tales of his childhood.  What most often impressed the listener was the amount of hard work which was...

Albert K. Fritz

Albert K. Fritz

Mar 7, 2016

Albert K. Fritz, 63, of Beaufort, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. He is survived by a son, Bryan K Fritz of Texas; his former wife, Rebecca Bradshaw; two sisters, Helen Tabacek of Atlanta, Georgia and Marian Higginbotham of Jacksonville, Florida, and several cherished nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Arthur Albert Fritz...

Gail Davis

Gail Davis

Mar 3, 2016

Gail Davis, 56, of Beaufort, daughter of Mary Harris Wineland, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Bayview Manor. No services are planned at this time.

June Knight Rupp

June Knight Rupp

Mar 3, 2016

June Knight Rupp, 79, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2016, surrounded by her husband and children. She was born on April 25, 1936, in Trenton, New Jersey to Robert and Evelyn Knight. June graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1954. After high school, she attended Miami of Ohio University and graduated from St. Luke's Nursing School in 1957....

Robert "Bob" Padgett

Robert "Bob" Padgett

Feb 24, 2016

Robert "Bob" Padgett, 70, of Port Royal, died Monday, February 22, 2016, at his residence. The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday, February 27, at Beaufort Church of Christ -  Highway 170. Burial will follow in Beaufort Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Care of the Lowcountry - Post Office Box 3827, Bluffton, South...

Sharon Barry Logan

Sharon Barry Logan

Feb 24, 2016

Sharon Barry Logan, 73, died February 20, 2016, after a decade-long struggle with cancer. She was born and raised in Lynbrook on Long Island, New York and attended State University at New Paltz.  Sharon and the family settled in Rosendale, New York for many years and later in New Hamburg, New York.  Sharon spent her last years in picturesque Beaufort,...

Edward Corliss Dornisch

Edward Corliss Dornisch

Feb 22, 2016

Edward Corliss Dornisch, 74, of Beaufort, South Carolina and formerly of Woodbury, New Jersey, and husband of Mildred "Sweetie" Adele Kosteck Dornisch, died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.   Mr. Dornisch was born November 11, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to the late Elizabeth Welsh Corliss and Henry Joseph Dornisch. He served on the USS Randolph CVS-15 as an...

Harriet Tims

Harriet Tims

Feb 16, 2016

Harriet Tims, 71, widow of Larry Tims, died peacefully Sunday, February 14, 2016, at her home.   The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock, Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive.   The funeral service will be held at 12:30 o'clock Friday, February 19, 2016, at Carteret Street United Methodist Church. Burial will follow...