Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Mae Mathewes Ferillo
November 3, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Mae Mathewes Ferillo, widow of Charles Traynor Ferillo, Sr. Mrs. Ferillo was born in Charleston a daughter of Louis Mathewes and Mae Dowell Mathewes on Tuesday, September 23, 1913. She was a graduate of Memminger High School . Mrs. Ferillo was a member of the Church of the Holy Communion and...
Dr. Robert A. Walter
November 1, 2010
Dr. Robert Adger Walter, 81, of Charleston, the husband of Marie "Penny" Branham Walter, entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 1, 2010 at his residence. Dr. Walter was born in Charleston, SC on Sunday, July 21, 1929, the son of the late Dr. George Wilmot Walter and Ida Frances Harbourt Walter. He was a graduate of Porter Military Academy,...
Walter Gaines Peyton, Jr.
October 29, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Friday, October 29, 2010 Walter Gaines Peyton, Jr. formerly of Charleston. Mr. Peyton was born in Orlando, FL a son of the late Walter Gaines Peyton, Sr. and Edith Foster Peyton. He graduated from College Preparatory High School and was a supervisor with Port Oil Company. Surviving are his mother, Edith Foster Peyton; a sister,...
David Calvin Reynolds Heisser
October 29, 2010
David Calvin Reynolds Heisser, 68, died Friday, October 29, 2010. He was a retired librarian and associate professor emeritus at The Citadel. David Heisser was born in Charleston on October 22, 1942, the son of Manning Reynolds Heisser and English Riley Heisser. He was a graduate of Bishop England High School and the College of Charleston's Class of 1964, where...
Jospeh Roper
October 28, 2010
Joseph Roper, Sr., 89, of James Island, husband of Maggie M. Roper died Thursday, October 28, 2010, at his residence. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at 1 PM, at the James Island Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Charleston. Friends may call at the family home, 1509 Rainbow Rd. Charleston, SC 29412, from 12 Noon until...
Eleanor Bohmermann Bartasek
October 26, 2010
Eleanor "Elly" Bohmermann Bartasek, 94, of Charleston, the widow of Henry G. Bartasek and Otto Y. Bartasek, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. She was born in Bremen, Germany, the daughter of Heinrich Bohmermann and Meta W. Paschke Bohmermann on Tuesday, February 8, 1916. Mrs. Bartasek was a graduate of Davenport High School in Davenport, IA. She...
Nicholas Christopher Lambrakos
October 25, 2010
Nicholas C. Lambrakos, beloved father of Dena Lambrakos and grandfather of Nicholas F. Fogle went to be with the lord on the morning of October 25, 2010. Mr. Lambrakos was born in Charleston, South Carolina on May, 28, 1924. He was the widower of Edna Lois Center Lambrakos, who passed in August of 2009. Mr. Lambrakos's daughter and grandson ask...
David Peter Stahl
October 24, 2010
David Stahl, music director of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and a tireless advocate of quality classical music, died Sunday night after two months battling an aggressive form of lymphoma, his family said. Stahl was 60. His death came just a month after his wife, Karen Stahl, succumbed to cancer on Sept. 21 and in the midst of the symphony's most...
Richard Joseph Dolan, Jr.
October 21, 2010
RICHARD JOSEPH (CHIP) DOLAN, JR. CHARLESTON - Entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 21, 2010 Richard Joseph "Chip" Dolan, Jr. Chip was born in Charleston, South Carolina May 27, 1945. He graduated from Camden Military Academy and attended The University of South Carolina. Chip served in Vietnam with the U. S. Marine Corps. In the late 60's he was...
Joan Ohanian Day
October 18, 2010
Joan Marie Ohanian Day, 65, the wife of Donald Allan Day, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 18, 2010. She was born in Miami, FL, the daughter of Osgar John Ohanian and Mary Kachigian Ohanian, on Friday, September 7, 1945. Mrs. Day and her husband raised their family in the rural southeastern Pennsylvania town of West Grove prior to...
Delbert Eugene Gould
October 12, 2010
Delbert Eugene "Gene" Gould, 78, of Beaufort, formerly of Charleston and the husband of Patricia Myers Gould, entered into eternal rest on his birthday, Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Gene was born in Charleston, the son of Albert Lee Gould and Annie Soria Gould on Wednesday, October 12, 1932. He served our country in the United States Navy and the United...
Edith Claire Nolan
October 11, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 11, 2010, Edith Claire Lloyd Nolan, wife of Richard A. Nolan. Edith was born in Memphis, TN a daughter of Betsy and Parker Lloyd on Thursday, March 27, 1947, was a graduate of Poly Tech High School in Long Beach, CA. Edith was a floral designer with Blanche Darby Florist, was a member...
Hickson Prothro Skinner, Sr
October 9, 2010
Hickson Prothro Skinner, 91, of Charleston passed away Saturday, October 9, 2010. Born January 22, 1919 in Pregnall, SC to George Prothro Skinner and Lessie Claire Rumph Skinner. He graduated from Georgia Tech and from 1940-1945 was a pilot in the Navy, retiring as a Commander. While working for the US Department of Health in Columbia he met and married...
Ona Teresa Kutauskas
October 7, 2010
Entered into eteral rest on Thursday, October 7, 2010, Ona Paulauskas Kutauskas, widow of Lt. Col. Anthony F. Kutauskas, USA. Mrs. Kutauskas was born in Batakiai, Lithuania, the daughter of Anthony and Helen Von Bernaur Paulauskas on Thursday, March 1, 1923. Surviving is a daughter, a son, two brothers and four grandchildren. The relatives and friends of Mrs. Ona P....
Edward Gasque Felkel
October 2, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 2, 2010, Mr. Edward Gasque Felkel, of James Island, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. Edward G. Felkel are invited to attend his Funeral Service at 4:00 PM. Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at the James A. McAlister Chapel. Friends may call at the funeral home, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Wednesday afternoon from 3:00...
Diane Lynn Galbraith
October 2, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, October 2, 2010, Diane Lynn Hanna Galbraith, wife of Gerald A. Galbraith II. Residence, James Island, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Galbraith II are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at Nativity Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will...
Alvin Walter Hanson, Jr.
September 27, 2010
Alvin Walter Hanson, Jr., 65, of James Island, entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 27, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Charleston, the son of Alvin Walter Hanson and Florence Clare Andrews Hanson on Thursday, November 9, 1944. Mr. Hanson was a graduate of St. Andrews High School and the Baptist College at Charleston. He served our...
Karen Doss Stahl
September 21, 2010
Karen Doss Stahl, age 53, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away Tuesday morning, September 21, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Stahl was born on January 14, 1957, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Greta Swaringen Doss and Junius Randolph Doss, who predeceased her. She graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem in 1975 and earned a Bachelor of Arts in...
Jeffrey Paul Pierce
September 20, 2010
The relatives and friends of Jeffrey P. Pierce are invited to attend his Memorial Service at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. The family will receive friends on Tuesday afternoon from 5:00 PM to time of service at the funeral home. Jeffrey was born in Charleston the son of Billy Joe...
Albert Lutrario
September 19, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 19, 2010, CWO 4, Albert Lutrario, USN (Ret) husband of Jeronima Heredia Lutrario. Residence, Charleston, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lutrario are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be...
