Obituaries

Alan Miles Cooper

Alan Miles Cooper

Oct 8, 2014

IN MEMORY OF ALAN MILES COOPER MARCH 11, 1926 - DECEMBER 2, 2014 FRIPP ISLAND, SC -Alan Miles Cooper, 88, passed away December 02, 2014 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Al was born March 11, 1926 in Plainfield, NJ to the late Georgina Hough and William Blair Cooper.  In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brother,...

Richard Neal Ostrander

Richard Neal Ostrander

Oct 8, 2014

COOSAW ISLAND - Richard (Dick) Neal Ostrander, age 92, son of Delmar Earl and Grace Elizabeth Ostrander, passed away peacefully at his Coosaw Island home, surrounded by his children. Dick was born 2 December 1922 and was raised in Muscatine, Iowa with three brothers and a loving sister, Geraldine. As a teenager, Dick played football and ran track. He enjoyed...

Cud Thomas Baird

Cud Thomas Baird

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Cud Thomas Baird III, 94, formerly of Beaufort, died Saturday, February 7, 2015, in Jacksonville, Florida. The funeral service will be held at 11 o'clock Friday, February 13, 2015, at the Parish Church of St. Helena. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Gladys Wolfert Butler

Gladys Wolfert Butler

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Gladys Marian Louise Wolfert Butler, 93, of Beaufort, South Carolina, died Wednesday, October 08, 2014, at Summit Place. The family of Mrs. Butler will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock, Friday evening, October 10, 2014 at Copeland Funeral Service - One Copeland Drive. The funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning, October 11, 2014...

Betty Lou Edmonds

Betty Lou Edmonds

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Betty Lou Edmonds, 91, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, at Summit Place Assisted Living in Beaufort, South Carolina. Born in Roselle, NJ, she resided in Warren, New Jersey until moving to Palm Coast, Florida upon retirement from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.  The beloved wife of the late James M. Edmonds, she was the devoted mother...

Shirley A. Milledge

Shirley A. Milledge

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Shirley R. Milledge, 68, of Beaufort, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11 o'clock Monday, June 1, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Gardens.

Diane Danicki Wadas

Diane Danicki Wadas

Oct 8, 2014

BLUFFTON - Diane B. Wadas, 65, of Bluffton, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at her residence. No local services are planned for Diane. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers the family request that memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association National Center, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231...

Violet Di Maggio

Violet Di Maggio

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Violet H. Di Maggio, 92, of Beaufort and formerly of Fairview, New Jersey died Friday, June 12, 2015, at River Oaks. A graveside service will be held at 10 o'clock Monday, June 15, 2015, at Beaufort National Cemetery.

Jo E. Kozak

Jo E. Kozak

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - JoAnn E Kozak, 81, of Beaufort and widow of Robert A. Kozak, died Friday, March 13, 2015, at Bay View Manor. JoAnn was born in Los Angeles, CA. She was a registered nurse who worked at Beaufort Memorial Hospital as head nurse in the emergency room in the early 1980's. She also worked for Home Health in Beaufort,...

Ann Andrews Brinkman

Ann Andrews Brinkman

Oct 8, 2014

DATAW ISLAND - Ann "Nancy" Andrews Brinkman, 85, of Dataw Island and widow of Victor Brinkman, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, at her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Sea Island Presbyterian Church.  The family will receive friends following the service at the church Fellowship Hall. Burial will be held at...

Ellen Johnson Richardson

Ellen Johnson Richardson

Oct 8, 2014

Ellen Johnson Richardson, 93, of Beaufort and formerly of Virginia, died Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Summit Place. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Virginia.

Susan E. Bass

Susan E. Bass

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Susan E. Bass, 53, of Beaufort, died Monday, December 15, 2014, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born in Cheraw, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Carroll Bass and the late Miriam Gibson Bass. Surviving are a sister, Sheila Sofaly and her husband, Bob, of Beaufort, and a brother, Charlie Bass and his wife, Lana, of Ayden,...

Nancy Duke Mceachern

Nancy Duke Mceachern

Oct 8, 2014

LADY'S ISLAND - Nancy Duke McEachern died suddenly Monday Feb. 2, 2015 at home, which she dearly loved, on Broomfield Creek, Lady's Island, South Carolina. She was born Nov. 2, 1923 in Wellsville (Allegheny County) New York,  the daughter of Harold and Ruth Miller Duke. She was predeceased by her brother, Philip Hastings Duke. Nancy was married to the late...

David P. Howe,

David P. Howe,

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - David P. Howe Sr., 54, of Beaufort, died Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. David was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on July 4, 1960 to Julius and Mary LaPlante Howe. He attended school in Beaufort and was employed at Palmer-Dickerson Inc. for many years. David loved the outdoors and enjoyed fishing and camping. He...

Rudolph "Rudy" Schlobohm

Rudolph "Rudy" Schlobohm

Oct 8, 2014

LADY'S ISLAND - Rudolph Grant Schlobohm of Glen Ridge, New Jersey passed away peacefully on Monday, June 22, 2015 at his residence on Lady's Island, South Carolina. Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey to Arthur F. Schlobohm II and Marilea Deetjen Schlobohm, Rudy raised his family in Montclair, New Jersey before moving to his beloved Beaufort, South Carolina with his...

Emma Nell Thompson

Emma Nell Thompson

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Emma Nell Thompson, 82, a lifelong resident of Beaufort, joyfully passed through Heaven's Gate this third day of December, 2014. Nell, as she was affectionately known to all her family and friends, was beneficently caring and empathetically compassionate for all her lovely days and in so many wondrous ways. Nell is survived by her loving daughter Kathy and...

John P. Cruikshank

John P. Cruikshank

Oct 8, 2014

LADY'S ISLAND - John P. Cruikshank, 78, of Lady's Island and husband of Lee Cruikshank, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Born Hartford, CT, son of Earle Ogden and Sally Urban Cruikshank - leaves wife Lee A. Cruikshank, Nichola Helen Crombie, Esther Cruikshank Stieska, Carolyn Davin Bowman, and Brian Scott Cruikshank and 5 grandchildren. Funeral mass will...

William (Sonny) Foster

William (Sonny) Foster

Oct 8, 2014

William Harrell (Sonny) Foster passed away on December 3, 2014, with his family by his side at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Born in Westminster, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Grace and William Foster. He was a graduate of Clemson University and held additional degrees from Western Carolina University and the University of...

Heather Lynn Villegas

Heather Lynn Villegas

Oct 8, 2014

Heather Lynn Villegas, 30, of Beaufort, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Beaufort. A memorial service will be held at 7 o'clock Monday evening, May 18, 2015, at First United Pentecostal Church - 484 Laurel Bay Road, Beaufort.

Corrie Strickland Boyd

Corrie Strickland Boyd

Oct 8, 2014

BEAUFORT - Corrie Strickland Boyd, 73, of Beaufort and widow of Howard R. Boyd, died Saturday, November 22, 2014, in Hickory, North Carolina. A graveside service will be held at 12 noon Tuesday, December 2, 2014, in Beaufort National Cemetery.