Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Hickson Prothro Skinner, Sr
Oct 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
Oct 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
Oct 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
Oct 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.
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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
Sep 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...
Katie Shrum Bennett
Sep 19, 2010
Katie Shrum Bennett, 99, of Charleston, the widow of Gordon W. Bennett, died Sunday, September 19, 2010. She was born in Lincolnton, NC a daughter of Sidney Johnston and Dora Elizabeth Jane Finger Shrum on Monday, August 21, 1911. Mrs. Bennett and her late husband were the owners of Perdita's Restaurant in Charleston. She was a active member of John...
Harriett Kempson Ahrens
Sep 6, 2010
Harriett Kempson Ahrens, 85, of West Ashley, the widow of Henry Peter Ahrens, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, September 4, 2010. She was born in Kingstree, SC, the daughter of Otis Bright Kempson and Jennie Lee Pearce Kempson on July 15, 1925. Ms. Ahrens was retired from the Naval Supply Center, Charleston Naval Shipyard and a member of James...
Sr. Marie Roberta Bridgeman
Sep 4, 2010
Sr. Roberta Bridgeman, OLM Sister Marie Roberta Bridgeman, a Sister of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy, died at May Forest, the Motherhouse of the Congregation on September 4, 2010. Sr. Roberta, formerly Mary Bridgeman, was born on March 30, 1915 to Robert A. and Isabel F. Lynch Bridgeman. A graduate of St. Angela Academy, Aiken, SC, she received a...
Malcolm Lewis Danner
Aug 30, 2010
Malcolm Lewis Danner, 76, the husband of Shirley D. Danner, passed away at his home on James Island, Monday morning. He was born in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, the son of John Myles Danner and Sue Lynn Carroll Danner, on August 9, 1934. Moving to Charleston and Folly Beach in particular at a young age, Mr. Danner learned and loved to...
Dale L. Dutremble
Aug 30, 2010
Dale L. DuTremble, attorney at law, passed on at 5 AM Monday, August 30, 2010, at Hospice of Charleston following a three year battle with bladder cancer. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Dietzel DuTremble and his sons, David and Michael, and Michael's wife, Blake DuTremble. His surviving siblings are Laurien R. DuTremble of California, Randy DuTremble, and sister...
Patricia Ann Weldon
Aug 25, 2010
Patricia A. Weldon, 72, formerly of Belle Vernon and current resident of Charleston, SC died peacefully Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 surrounded by her immediate family. Pat is survived by her husband, Owen "Mick" Weldon, Kathryn (daughter) and Doug Home, Michael Weldon (son), LeeAnn (daughter) and George Webb, Grandson George Weldon Webb, Sister Kathryn Urban, and Step-Mother Josephine Urban. Patricia was...
Genevieve Danker
Aug 17, 2010
Genevieve Baker Danker, 95, widow of Walter A. Danker, Sr., passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2010. She was born in Charleston on December 23, 1914, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Hogan Baker. She was the captain of her basketball team at Bishop England High School and graduated in the class of 1933. She moved to St. Petersburg, FL...
Theodore Elias Driggers
Aug 16, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 16, 2010, Theodore Elias Driggers, husband of Patricia Brinson Driggers. Ted was born in Charleston a son of Gussie V and Inez Victoria Griffin Driggers on Saturday, August 25, 1934. Surviving is his wife, Patricia B. Driggers, two daughters, Sharon D. Walsh , Susan Burn Harris, a son, Theodore E. Driggers, Jr.; 2...
Earline Tomaszewski
Aug 15, 2010
Earline Smith Tomaszewski, widow of Stanley D. Tomaszewski, died peacefully at her home surrounded by family, on Sunday, August 15, 2010. The relatives and friends of Earline S. Tomaszewski are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 AM Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, Summerville, SC. The Rite of Committal will be...
