Obituaries

Anthony Joseph DeStefano

Jun 20, 1931 - Mar 4, 2013

Monday, March 4, 2013, Anthony Joseph DeStefano, Jr., husband of Margaret Kornahrens DeStefano, gave his soul back to his Maker with the hope that salvation was awaiting in return for a good life of faith and belief. His Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, March 7, 2013 in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 5…

Ernest Ryan Gilmore, Jr.

Jun 17, 1923 - Mar 3, 2013

Ernest Ryan Gilmore, Jr., 89, of Charleston, SC died Sunday, March 3, 2013. All services will be private. Mr. Gilmore was born June 17, 1923 in Jacksonville, Florida, son of Ernest R. Gilmore and Pauline Keefer Gilmore. He was retired civil service employee and a U. S. Army Veteran who served in WWII.He is survived…

Dennis Eugene Lavery

Mar 13, 1953 - Mar 2, 2013

Dennis Eugene Lavery, 59, husband of Donna Pichard Lavery, of North Charleston, SC, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in J. HENRY STUHR INC., NORTHWOODS CHAPEL, 2180 Greenridge Road, at 9:00 am. Burial to follow in Beaufort National Cemetery. The family will receive friends…

Violet Elizabeth Hayward Coppage

Sep 26, 1924 - Mar 2, 2013

Violet Elizabeth Hayward Coppage, 88, of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of Donald Edward Coppage passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013. The relatives and friends of Violet Coppage are invited to attend a Celebration of Her Life which will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, March 8, 2013 in the J. HENRY STUHR…

Herbert Ronald Edelstein

Aug 10, 1930 - Mar 1, 2013

Herbert Ronald Edelstein, 82, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, husband of Francee Sigal Edelstein passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2013 on the USS Yorktown at 10:00 am. The family will sit Shiva at the residence, 3234 John Bartram Place, Mt. Pleasant, SC on Sunday,…

Adele Kruger Beckmann

May 31, 1930 - Feb 28, 2013

Adele Kruger Beckmann, 82, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of LeRoy Beckmann, Jr., entered into eternal rest Thursday, February 28, 2013. Her funeral services will be held Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Bethel United Methodist Church at 3:00 p.m. Interment, Magnolia Cemetery . The family will receive friends Saturday in J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN…

Lawrence Richard Vogel

Jan 27, 1937 - Feb 27, 2013

CMSgt. Lawrence (Larry) Richard Vogel USAF (Ret), 76, of North Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Summerville Medical Center. Lawrence was a man of honor who considered his greatest accomplishment his service to his country. He loved his family and took them on many grand adventures around the country and…

Margaret Richardson Wieters

Mar 10, 1918 - Feb 27, 2013

Margaret Richardson Wieters, 94, of Charleston, South Carolina entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Her funeral services will be held at the graveside in Magnolia Cemetery, 70 Cunnington Avenue,Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 12:00 noon. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., DOWNTOWN CHAPEL. Mrs. Wieters was born March 10, 1918 in New Port…

Helen Clotilde' Moxley

Nov 8, 1924 - Feb 27, 2013

Helen Clotilde' Moxley, 88, of Charleston, South Carolina, widow of Ray Kenneth Moxley entered into eternal rest Wednesday, February 27, 2013. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 2, 2013, in the J. HENRY STUHR, INC. WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, at 1:00 pm. Interment, Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday from…

Lillian Sterling Ward

Apr 12, 1922 - Feb 27, 2013

Lillian Sterling Stokes Ward of Charleston, SC, widow of Cheves Harllee Ward, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee at age 90.Born in Florence, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Harry James Stokes and the late Kathryn Graddick Stokes. She was a member of Fort Johnson Baptist Church in Charleston where…