Local Obituaries
for families in Charleston, James Island, Johns Island, Mount Pleasant, North Charleston, Hanahan, Goose Creek, Summerville, and beyond.
Donald Peter Mcewan
Feb 5, 2010
Donald Peter McEwan, (LCDR, USN retired) of Charleston, SC died Friday evening February 5, 2010. Beloved husband, father and grandfather, he was born in Springfield, MA on November 21, 1930, son of Peter McEwan and Anna Sullivan McEwan. He served twenty-four years in the U.S. Navy retiring in 1972. He graduated from the Citadel with a Master's Degree in 1975...
Christopher Allen Spivey
Feb 1, 2010
The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Spivey are invited to attend his graveside funeral service at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Jackson Spivey Fund at any Heritage Trust Bank Chris was born in Charleston a son...
Eleanora Molinaroli
Jan 30, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 30, 2010, Eleanora Bernardin Molinaroli. The relatives and friends of Mrs.Eleanora B. Molinaroli are invited to attend her Memorial Mass at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at St. John Catholic Church, 3921 St. John's Ave., North Charleston, SC.Burial will be private. Born in Barre, Vt. in 1911 the eldest of three...
Charles Eugene Bishop, Sr.
Jan 27, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, Mr. Charles Eugene Bishop, Sr. Residence, James Island, SC. Funeral services and burial will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to Operation Uplink, Rear Admiral J.J. Raby VFW Post 445, 1639 Camp Rd. James Island, SC 29412. Mr. Bishop was born in Asheville, NC. on September 25, 1933, the son...
Doris Louise Strahan
Jan 25, 2010
CHARLESTON- Doris Louise Conner Strahan passed away January 25, 2010. She was born in St. George, Ga, July 24, 1937 to Alfred Lee & Emily Crews Conner, raised in Jacksonville but spent most of her life in Charlston, SC. Mrs. Strahan is also predeceased by 2 brothers Albert Lee and John Edward Conner. Mrs. Strahan was a hairdresser for 35...
Helen Lucas Weston
Jan 24, 2010
CHARLESTON - Helen Lucas Weston entered into eternal rest at her residence on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The relatives and friends of Helen L. Weston are invited to attend her Funeral Servcice at 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 28, 2010, at the Graveside, Magnolia Cemetery. The family requests memorials be made to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad...
Rev. Theodore Cilwick
Jan 24, 2010
The Rev. Theodore Cilwick, 94, a long-time Catholic priest in a number of South Carolina parishes, died Sunday, January 24, 2010. Father Cilwick came to South Carolina from his native New York in the 1940s, drawn by a desire to be a missionary priest. He told "The Catholic Miscellany" in a 2003 article that when he arrived, there were fewer...
Gayle Leslie Bulwinkle
Jan 23, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 23, 2010, Gayle Leslie Nelson Bulwinkle, wife of Bert H. Bulwinkle, Jr. Residence, James Island, SC. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bert H. Bulwinkle, Jr. are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 3:00 PM, Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at the James A. McAlister Chapel. The family will receive friends...
Barbara Ann Gregorie
Jan 18, 2010
Barbara Ann Truesdell Gregorie, wife of Joseph Carl Gregorie of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 18, 2010. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs Gregorie are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 12 Noon, Friday, January 22, 2010 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rite of Committal will be in Holy Cross Cemetery....
Heinrich Josef Forschbach
Jan 17, 2010
Entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 17, 2010, Heinrich Josef Forschbach, husband of Magdalene Frohwitter Forschbach, of Charleston, SC The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Hwy from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be Private. Surviving are his wife , two daughters, Chirley M....
Kathleen Phillips Richter
Jan 16, 2010
Kathleen Phillips Richter of Charleston, widow of Ernest J. Richter, died Saturday, January 16, 2010. The relatives and friends of Kathleen Phillips Richter are invited to attend her Funeral Service at at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at First (Scots) Presbyterian Church. Burial will at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton, NC. The family will receive friends at the church following...
Christopher Mestnick Luper
Jan 15, 2010
Christopher Mestnick Luper, 33, of Charleston, a customer account sales manager for Triple -T Freightliner, died Friday, January 15, 2010, at his residence of cardiac arrest. Visitation will be on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway, Charleston. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at...
Mary Agnes Meyer
Jan 9, 2010
Mary Meyer of Moncks Corner died January 9, 2010 at the Unihealth Post-Acute Care facility. A daughter of the late Herman G. and Mary Agnes Nolen Meyer, she was born in Charleston on September 10, 1933. She was a graduate of Bishop Englad High School, and worked for many years as a volunteer for the American Red Cross. She is...
Walter Metz Prause, Sr.
Jan 9, 2010
Mr. Walter Metz Prause, Sr., 76, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 9, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Caroline Scarborough Prause, his sons, William Theodore "Teddy" Prause and his wife, Patricia, Walter M. Prause, Jr. and his wife, Laura and four grandsons, Bud, Jesse, Metz and Robert. A sister, Charlotte and a...
Clifton Olaf Widner, Jr.
Jan 8, 2010
Clifton "Crit Dog" Olaf Widner, Jr., 68, of Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 8, 2010. He was born in Maryville, TN, the son of Clifton O. Widner, Sr and Agnes Stinnett Widner, on Tuesday, March 11, 1941. Mr. Widner spent his whole career at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, where he was a Ship Superintendent. He also spent...
Colleen Dufort Evans Petterson
Jan 8, 2010
Colleen duFort Evans of Folly Beach, entered into eternal rest on Friday, January 8, 2010 at her home. The family will receive friends this Monday evening from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway. Funeral services will be private. Colleen was born October 13, 1962 in Charleston, daughter of L. Wilbur and Yvonne...
Ephraim A. Clark
Jan 4, 2010
Ephraim A. Clark of Charleston, S.C. entered eternal rest on January 4, 2010, at age 94. He has been a resident of Charleston since 1951. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mercedes Foley Clark and four children: sons, Ephraim and wife Maria, Michael and wife Julie; daughters Catherine de Liesseline and Christine Renfro; four grandchildren and...
Virginia "Ginnie" Swain Mckay Hamby
Dec 29, 2009
Virginia "Ginnie" Swain McKay Hamby, 33, of James Island, the wife of Brandon Hamby, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. She was born in Charleston, a daughter of Robert Clement McKay, Jr and Lynda Burbage McKay, on Wednesday, September 8, 1976. Ginnie was a graduate of James Island High School and of Trident Technical College. She worked...
Jean Mclaughlin
Dec 27, 2009
Jean LeaMond McLaughlin, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, the wife of Ralph Vincent McLaughlin, Sr., entered into eternal rest on Sunday, December 27, 2009. She was born in Charleston, the daughter of Frederick Julian LeaMond and Catherine Dowling LeaMond on Friday, January 8, 1932. Mrs. McLaughlin was a graduate of Bishop England High School and of St. Francis Nursing School. She...
Natalie Procaccini
Dec 16, 2009
Entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Natalie Raponi Procaccini , widow of Joseph Procaccini. The relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service at the Crypt side at 12 Noon on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Holy Cross Cemetery. She was born in Providence, RI a daughter of Eluterio and Anna Aquino Raponi on Sunday,...
