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Dr. Fredric "Rick" Boockfor
Mar 7, 2024
Dr. Fredric “Rick” Boockfor of Johns Island, SC passed away at the age of 72 on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Born on June 26, 1951, he was raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He attended Penn State, Duquesne, and Clemson universities. Rick worked in the state of South Carolina as an endocrinologist and reproductive physiologist researcher for 28 years. When he was at...
Robert Martin "Marty" Kersey, Jr.
Mar 5, 2024
Robert “Marty” Martin Kersey Jr., 64, of Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
Born on October 17, 1959, in Fort Benning, Georgia, Marty was the son of the late Priscilla McSwain Kersey and Robert Kersey.
Marty had many interesting hobbies as he simply loved learning. Some examples include studying biblical literature, keeping bees, collecting rocks and minerals, and...
Barbara Stupple Kaatz
Mar 4, 2024
Barbara Stupple Kaatz, more affectionally known as “Barb” or “Gram”, passed away peacefully at her home on March 4th, 2024. Barb passed away surrounded by her loving family and was just weeks away from her 90th birthday. Her life will be remembered for her devotion to her husband Jim; her four daughters Linda Sullivan, Kathi Mitchell, Susan Brockob, and Jennifer...
Gayle Lynn Brennan
Mar 4, 2024
Gayle Lynn Brennan, 75 of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024. Born on December 13, 1948 in Rock Island, Illinois was a daughter of the late Norma Miner Hallin and Glen Hallin. Gayle had an accomplished career throughout her adult life through retirement in 2018, taking her to Chicago, New Jersey, Virginia and most recently, Charleston, South...
David Scott Adams
Mar 2, 2024
David Scott Adams, 62, of Ladson, SC passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Born on March 13, 1961 in Johnstown, PA he was the son of Dorothy Bickleman Adams and the late David Adams.
He lived life to the fullest and always made a lasting impression on everyone he met.
David is preceded in death by his father.
David is...
Joan Krispyn
Mar 1, 2024
Joan Krispyn, 89 of Hephzibah, Georgia, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024. Born on June 23, 1934 in Australia, she was a daughter of the late Lucy Willings and Horace Willings.
Joan is survived by her son, Hugo Krispyn.
Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at mcalister-smith.com.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral and Cremation, 200 State...
Sue Ann Pollitt Warren
Feb 29, 2024
Sue Ann Pollitt Warren, 77, of Summerville, SC, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
Born on November 20, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois, she was the daughter of Elaine Hancock Pollitt and the late William H. Pollitt.
Sue is preceded in death by her husband, Willard E. Warren, Jr.; her father; and her daughter, Kathleen Snyder.
Sue is survived by her mother; her...
Adrienne Conine
Feb 29, 2024
Adrienne Karen Dorn Conine, 71, of Columbia, SC, passed away peacefully at home on leap day, February 29, 2024, after a brave battle with cancer. Born in Miami, FL, she was adopted at birth by the late Sidney Dorn and Harriet Roth Dorn. She is survived by Stanley Davis Conine, her husband of 47 years, more or less, son Dustin...
Frederick Suter
Feb 29, 2024
Frederick V. Suter, 77 of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away peacefully amongst his family on Thursday February 29th, 2024. Fred was born on December 19,1946 in Tarrytown, New York to Louise and Frederick W. Suter. Fred graduated from Peekskill High school and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin and Marist College for his undergraduate degree. He went...
Catherine "Katie" Smith
Feb 29, 2024
Catherine Healy Smith, 76, of Charleston, SC, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
To know her is to love her. She was born on December 27, 1947, in New York, NY, the daughter of the late Rosemary Sanko Healy and Thomas P. Healy. She grew up one of four sisters in Chevy Chase, MD, and is forever known to light...
Bradley Patrick Allgire
Feb 27, 2024
Bradley Patrick Allgire, 49, of Charleston, SC, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
Born on July 17, 1974, in Camden, NJ, he was the son of Carol Mangold Allgire and the late William Allgire.
As soon as Brad walked into a room, he instantly put a smile on everyone's face. He truly was the “Life of the Party!”
At the...
Lila Jean Hanna
Feb 24, 2024
Lila Jean Hanna, 83, of North Charleston, SC, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024.
Born on January 29, 1941, in Pamplico, SC, she was the daughter of the late Jake Evander and the late Ida Poston Colee Hutchinson.
Jean was a long-time member of Lowcountry Free Will Baptist Church in North Charleston, SC. She was deeply committed and served in many...
Craig Baumer
Feb 23, 2024
Craig Christopher Baumer, 55 of Charleston, SC, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2024.Born on October 25, 1968, in St Charles, MO, he was the son of the late Peggy Hair Zissette and the late Harry Baumer.Craig married his wife, Margaret, on September 23, 1995, in Barnwell, SC. He achieved many things throughout his life such as, in high school...
V. Kenneth Hauer
Feb 22, 2024
Vernon Kenneth Hauer, age 73, passed away on February 22, 2024 in Charleston, SC. Born in Baltimore City, MD, Ken was the son of the late Henry and Mary (Schrenker) Hauer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Claire (Sandvick) Hauer.
Ken earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Towson State University. During his career, he...
Frederick William Mullen, Jr
Feb 22, 2024
Frederick (Fred) William Mullen Jr. passed away on February 22, 2024 in Lexington, SC. Born on January 15, 1953, in Camden, SC, Frederick was a devoted husband to his wife, Gwen Huckeriede.
Throughout his life, Fred found joy in the simple pleasures, particularly hummingbirds, wind chimes and nature which brought him immense peace and tranquility. He was an avid and competitive...
Marie Helen Chandler
Feb 21, 2024
Marie Helen Chandler, 84, of Johns Island, SC, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Born on November 27, 1939, in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late Marie Fine Rodriquez. Her life was a tapestry woven with love, faith, and creativity. She found immense joy in her shell collection and spent countless hours crafting...
Kevin Marc Winter
Feb 21, 2024
Kevin Marc Winter, 64, of Johns Island, SC, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.Born on March 11, 1959, in New York, NY, he was the son of the late Judith Abrams Ramer (Abrams) and the late Stanley Winter. Kevin attended Miami Beach High School and received his Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida in 1981.Kevin started...
Rosalea V. Donahue
Feb 20, 2024
Rosalea Veronica Donahue, nee Sciortino, entered into eternal rest on February 20, 2024. She is survived by her beloved husband of 63 years, attorney Dennis J. Donahue Jr.; their children: Rosalea (Lea) Austen (Jon), Dennis III (Amy), Althea and Alexis Donahue; and grandchildren: Alec (Marjorie) and Veronica Dales, Lillian Donahue McClatchey (Killian), Abigail and Patrick Donahue, Bailey Rose and Sullivan...
Willard Ernest Warren
Feb 19, 2024
Willard Ernest Warren Jr., 78, of Summerville, SC, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2024.
Born on August 25, 1945, in North Island, CA, he was the son of the late Shirley Stephens Warren and the late Willard Warren. In addition to his parents, Willard is preceded in death by his daughter, Kathleen Snyder.
Willard is survived by his loving wife of...
Wayne Gilbert Coates
Feb 19, 2024
Wayne Gilbert Coates entered into eternal rest on February 19, 2024 after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Wayne was born in Washington, DC on December 14, 1951, to Gilbert and Lorraine Coates. He grew up in Falls Church, VA and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1974. He sang in the University of Virginia Glee Club and was a...

