Obituaries
Joseph Frank DiNatale, Sr. SEP 28, 1921 - MAY 04, 2009
Savannah - Joseph Frank DiNatale, Sr., 87, died May 4, 2009 at Candler Hospital. He was born in Savannah, son of Enrico DiNatale and Concettina Maeli DiNatale. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during World War II. For thirty years, Mr. DiNatale worked for Colonial Stores as market manager and also thirty years for Piggly Wiggly. He was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and was an avid fisherman and football fan. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Gloria Carano DiNatale of Savannah; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph F. ...
Lorraine Crovatt Street JAN 22, 1928 - MAY 04, 2009
Margaret Lorraine Crovatt Street SAVANNAH - Margaret Lorraine Crovatt Street, 81, passed away in her home on Monday, May 4, 2009. She was born in Savannah and graduated from Savannah High School and Armstrong Junior College, and attended University of Georgia. She worked as a medical lab assistant at Emory Hospital in Atlanta and for several local Savannah physicians in addition to being a part-time teacher. As a lifelong learner, she was an avid reader. As an accomplished artist, she was a prolific painter, weaver, knitter and spinner. Throughout her years, she maintained a friendship with a ...
Major James L. Osteen U.S. Army, Ret. NOV 24, 1934 - MAY 02, 2009
Major James L. Osteen U.S. Army, Ret., 74, died Saturday, May 2, 2009 at his home under the care of Odyssey Hospice. He was born on November 24, 1934, the son of the late Jack and Clifford Palmer Osteen. Major Osteen, a United States Army veteran was a member of Special Operations, becoming a Ranger and serving in the Infantry and 7th Calvary. He served two tours in Vietnam and in one of those tours trained the Vietnamese Army. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. At the completion of his military tenure Jimmy continued working in several capacities. He worked at the Marshwo ...
Mary Wheeler James JUL 16, 1912 - MAY 01, 2009
Mary Elizabeth Wheeler James, 96, died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Savannah Square. She was a native and lifelong resident of Savannah. She was a Lifetime member of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension and was an avid Bridge player. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert James, Jr. and her brother, Harrold B. Wheeler, Sr. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Geraldine F. Wheeler, of Guyton, two nieces, Lorraine Wheeler Kelly, and her husband, Coy, of Rincon, and Jane W. Shuman and her husband, Jimmy, of Savannah, two nephews, Harrold Bernard Wheeler, Jr., and his wife, Kristy ...
Mitzie Edmundson Bernstein SEP 09, 1933 - APR 30, 2009
Mitzie Edmundson Bernstein September 9, 1933-April 30, 2009 Tybee Island- Mitzie Edmundson Bernstein entered eternal rest on April 30, 2009. Born in Freemont, North Carolina, Mrs. Bernstein was a devout Catholic and longtime member of St. Michael's Catholic Parish on Tybee Island. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Daniel Bernstein; son, Michael and his wife, Gayna; three daughters, Anita, Celeste and Vanessa. Other relatives include her brother, James Herbert Edmundson and his wife, Dorothy; brother-in-law, Bill Bernstein and his wife, Nancy; grandchildren, Deanne Gallo and her husba ...
Elizabeth Beck Patterson AUG 04, 1946 - APR 29, 2009
Savannah - Elizabeth Beck Patterson passed away on April 29, 2009 at the age of 62 at Hospice Savannah, Savannah, Ga. She was born in Yonkers, NY, the eldest child of Dr. Charles and the late Mary St. Cyr Beck. She lived in Alaska for a brief time before the family settled in a rambling house in Tarrytown, NY, where her father had a pediatric dental practice. She attended St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, graduating in 1968. Elizabeth married John McIntyre in 1968 and had a daughter, Robilee. After her first marriage ended, s ...
Curtis Lee Merrigan JUL 18, 1961 - APR 29, 2009
Curtis Lee Merrigan ATLANTA- Curtis Lee Merrigan, born July 18, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, died April 29, 2009 in Savannah, Georgia. He is survived by his mother, Joan Merrigan-Crouch, his daughter, Christina Privin, and three brothers, Craig, Kyle and Kevin Merrigan. A private graveside service will be held. Please sign our on-line guest book at www.foxandweeks.com. ...
Kathryn H. deVegter FEB 08, 1920 - APR 29, 2009
Mrs. Kathryn Hendry deVegter 89, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Hospice Savannah. She was born in Blackshear, Georgia, but lived most of her life in Savannah. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd, her daughter, Patricia Finnochario and her son, Thomas deVegter. Surviving are her sons, Michael deVegter and wife Jean, Stanley deVegter and wife Diane, and William deVegter and wife Susan; her daughters, Susan deVegter, Cindy Edenfield and Jill Cornish; seventeen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, April 30, 2009 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fox an ...
George Santos Ferreira NOV 11, 1930 - APR 28, 2009
GEORGE SANTOS FERREIRA George Santos Ferreira passed away peacefully after a brief battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Hospice of Savannah at the age of 78 years. A native of Taunton, Massachusetts, George was born to Manuel and Leocardia Ferreira on November 30, 1930. George and his wife Marie have been residents of Rincon for the past five years and previously were residents of the Bacon Park area in Savannah for 25 years. Upon graduating from high school, Georgia joined the United States Navy where he met and married Marie Alexander of Savannah, Georgia. As a Senior Chief Pett ...
Mary Mercer Swindell SEP 18, 1923 - APR 28, 2009
Mary Mercer Swindell passed away on April 28, 2009 in Savannah, Georgia Born in Wayne County, GA, Mary Swindell was preceded in death by her father, Melvin Mercer, her mother, Leila Abbott Mercer, and her son, Henry Deron Swindell She was a member of Eastern Star and of Windsor Baptist Church of Savannah, GA She is survived by her son, Gerald Royce Swindell Kathy of Merritt Island, FL, her grandson, Justin Royce Swindell of Savannah, GA, her granddaughter, Jordan Leigh Murns Josh, her great-granddaughter, Samantha Ann Murns of Savannah, her sister Corine DeLoach of Jessup, GA, nieces and nephe ...
Elizabeth Drane Dasher MAY 10, 1924 - APR 26, 2009
Elizabeth "Betty" Drane Dasher, 84, died April 26, 2009 at Marshview Senior Living. She was born in Savannah, daughter of the late Louis Edwin Drane and Clifford Washington Drane. She was a graduate of Savannah High School and a homemaker. Mrs. Dasher was a member of Isle of Hope Baptist Church. Her husband, Lowell B. Dasher preceded her in death. Surviving are two daughters, Jane D. Vandercook of Savannah; Marlene E. Dasher of Savannah; son, Lowell E. "Smoky" Dasher of Savannah; two brothers, Robert Drane of Norcross, GA; Jack Drane of Orange Park, FL; two grandsons, Michael Vandercook and hi ...
William P. Collins, Jr MAY 14, 1935 - APR 26, 2009
William Penn Billy Collins, Jr., 73, died April 26, 2009 at home under the care of Hospice and his loving family. Billy was a 1954 graduate of Commercial High School. He was very successful in the Mortgage and Home Improvement business. Billy supported many local charities as he always wanted to share his good fortune. He will be remembered for his never ending devotion and love for his "girls" and grandchildren. Billy loved the Lord and looked forward to his Sundays at Savannah Christian. He was preceded in death by his parents, Venice and Penn Collins and his daughter, Toni Harper. Survivor ...
Jerry Ellis JUN 19, 1956 - APR 25, 2009
"Gator" Gerald L. "Jerry" Ellis Savannah – Jerry "Gator" Ellis, 52, died, April 25, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. He was born in Savannah, son of Lewis Henry and Evelyn Stembridge Ellis. Jerry was an electrician with Memorial University Medical Center for twenty one years. He was a member of I.B.E.W. Local 508 and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Through the union, he was involved with CBS Sports working with the Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament and the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, boating and taking his dog, Happy to th ...
Annie Laura Simmons MAY 23, 1920 - APR 25, 2009
ANNIE LAURA SIMMONS Annie Laura Simmons, 88 died April 25, 2009 at Candler Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Savannah, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Eddie L. Brown and Minnie Brown. She attended and graduated from Savannah Chatham County Public Schools. She was a lifelong member of Bull Street Baptist Church. She was a member of the Pilot Sunday School Class and has served on many committees at church through the years with the Flower Share Committee being the most recent. She was an active member of the Exchangettes Club of Savannah. She retired from the Savannah Chat ...
Ottis Hale Eason APR 15, 1925 - APR 25, 2009
OTTIS HALE EASON Ottis Hale Eason 84, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Hospice Savannah. Mr. Eason was a native of Appling County and a longtime resident of Savannah. He was retired from the CSX Railroad after 35 years. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in WWII. Mr. Eason enjoyed reading and fishing. He was preceded in death by wife of 46 years, Lela Grace Eason, his parents, Ottis and Hannah Eason and two brothers, WP Eason and Donald Eason. He is survived by his sister, Mary Beth Mollico of Ashville N.C., two brothers, Joe Frank Eason and wife, Ann of Waycross, GA. and Georg ...
Winton Durrell Weitman DEC 24, 1927 - APR 25, 2009
WINTON DURRELL WEITMAN Winton Durrell Weitman 81, died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his residence under the care of Odyssey Healthcare. Mr. Weitman was a native of Tattnall, County and a longtime resident of Savannah. He was a member of Windsor Forest Baptist Church, BPOL Elks #183, the Savannah Shag Club, the Tattnall Travelers, the American Legion Post #36, and the Georgia Salzburger Society. Mr. Weitman was a retired Conductor from the Seaboard Coastline Railroad and he was a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean War. Mr. Weitman was preceded death by his wife Ronie Willia ...
Cmdr. John Nuckel, Jr. AUG 10, 1920 - APR 24, 2009
Cmdr. John Nuckel, Jr. U.S.N. Ret. Savannah- John Nuckel, Jr., 88, died April 24, 2009 at home surrounded by family and friends. Commander Nuckel was born in Phoenixville, PA on August 10, 1920, the son of the late Colonel John Nuckel and Edith J. Widdicombe Nuckel. John graduated from Penn State University in 1942 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. While at Penn State, he played on the Nittany Lions football team serving as their quarterback. In 1972, he received his M.S. degree in Public Administration from the University of Georgia. John served his country in the United States Navy and was a ...
Robert Wayne Pierce MAY 03, 1950 - APR 23, 2009
Wayne Pierce, 58, went to be with His Lord as a result of a tragic accident on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at his home in Olive Hill, TN. He lived most of his life in Savannah, GA, having lived and managed his own lawn care service in Olive Hill for the past 11 years. He was attending Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Savannah, TN. He was preceded in death by his father, Arnie L. Pierce, on January 26, 1977, and his younger sister, Vicki Johnson surviving spouse, Mark, on February 12, 2007. He is survived by his mother, Edith McDonald Pierce, who lived in Savannah for over 60 years, having ...
Debra Jackson Ellis OCT 05, 1957 - APR 23, 2009
Pooler - Debra Jackson Ellis, 51, died April 23, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and lived in Savannah and the Pooler area for thirty two years. Debra worked in the shipping industry for many years, most recently with United Arab Shipping Company. She was a member of Richmond Hill United Methodist Church. Her parents, Elmer and Katherine Jackson and brother, Lonnie Jackson, preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband of thirty two years, George F. Ellis of Pooler; daughters, Rachael K. Ellis and Whitney R. Ellis both of Pooler; son, Kyle J. E ...
Debra Jackson Ellis OCT 05, 1957 - APR 23, 2009
Pooler - Debra Jackson Ellis, 51, died April 23, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and lived in Savannah and the Pooler area for thirty two years. Debra worked in the shipping industry for many years, most recently with United Arab Shipping Company. She was a member of Richmond Hill United Methodist Church. Her parents, Elmer and Katherine Jackson and brother, Lonnie Jackson, preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband of thirty two years, George F. Ellis of Pooler; daughters, Rachael K. Ellis and Whitney R. Ellis both of Pooler; son, Kyle J. E ...
Tam Thi Dinh APR 23, 1949 - APR 23, 2009
Tam Thi Dinh, 59, died April 23, 2009 as a result from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born in Saigon, Vietnam and moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1993 for a brief time and then to Savannah. Mrs. Dinh worked for Friedman Jewelers for six years and also at Wizard Laundry. She was a Catholic. Her mother, Mieng Thi Phan preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband, Nghiep Nguyen of Savannah; sons, Thuc Nguyen of Savannah; Thien Nguyen of Atlanta; father, Rinh Van Dinh, brothers, Vinh, Duc and Tuan Dinh; sister, Mai Dinh all of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; sister, ...
Debra Jackson Ellis OCT 05, 1957 - APR 23, 2009
Pooler - Debra Jackson Ellis, 51, died April 23, 2009 at Memorial University Medical Center. She was born in Madison, Wisconsin and lived in Savannah and the Pooler area for thirty two years. Debra worked in the shipping industry for many years, most recently with United Arab Shipping Company. She was a member of Richmond Hill United Methodist Church. Her parents, Elmer and Katherine Jackson and brother, Lonnie Jackson, preceded her in death. Surviving are her husband of thirty two years, George F. Ellis of Pooler; daughters, Rachael K. Ellis and Whitney R. Ellis both of Pooler; son, Kyle J. E ...
Raymond L. Kuss JUL 21, 1940 - APR 23, 2009
Raymond L. Kuss SAVANNAH – Raymond L. Kuss, 68, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital, after a long illness. The Springfield, Ohio native was a longtime resident of Savannah. He was retired from the United States Army. Surviving are his wife, Kathy Kuss of Savannah; a son, Brian Kuss of Bluffton, SC; two daughters, Terry Sailor of Orlando, FL and Sherry Kuss of Savannah; and two grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2009, at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with f ...
Meredith Alaine Herrin APR 03, 2000 - APR 22, 2009
Meredith Alaine Herrin It is with great sadness that Meredith Alaine Herrin has left this earth on April 22, 2009 shortly after her ninth birthday. She has started a new journey without illness. Meredith loves life and is now in a place where she will always be comforted and forever in our hearts. She is sadly missed by her mom, Lindi Herrin, brothers, Dustyn and Brannen, father, Brett Herrin, maternal grandparents, Doug and Trudy Gurtzweiler, great grandparents, Nancy Nisely and Lowell Nisely who will comfort her in heaven, aunt Whitney Gurtzweiler, aunt Mandi and uncle Mike Huff, cousins Mad ...
Edith Nell Lee OCT 13, 1954 - APR 22, 2009
Savannah - Edith Nell Lee, 54, died April 22, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Savannah, daughter of Melvin and Helen Powell Lee. Edith taught history in the Savannah-Chatham School District for twenty years. Surviving are her mother, Helen P. Robinson of Savannah, GA; father, Melvin J. Lee of Midway, GA; brothers, Melvin J. Lee, Jr. of Rincon, GA; Frank B. Bland, III of Mulino, OR; sisters, Vickie June Lee of Rincon, GA; Gina Lee of Mtn. City, TN; Lisa Lee of Savannah; Virginia B. Eichenlaub of Covington, GA; and nieces and nephews. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 2 ...
Ida Elizabeth Fletcher McCray APR 19, 1921 - APR 21, 2009
Savannah, Georgia Ida Elizabeth Fletcher McCray passed away Tuesday morning April 21, 2009, two days after her 88th birthday. Born in Kittery Point, Maine on April 19, 1921 to the late Arthur Orville Fletcher and Nellie Julia Sawyer Fletcher. She was one of ten children. Growing up in the small coastal village of Kittery Point, Ida Elizabeth was an active member of the First Baptist Church there, and graduated from Traip Academy. Ida loved Maine and her family home on Foyes Lane Hill. She was a skilled and beautiful ice skater, and had many fond memories and stories of skating on Derring's P ...
Nicole Arlene Jordan NOV 03, 1987 - APR 20, 2009
Nicole Arlene "Niki" Jordan, 21, died April 20, 2009 at Hospice Savannah, Inc. after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Effingham County and lived most of her life in Savannah. Niki was a 2006 graduate of Johnson High School. Surviving are her mother, Natalie Stanford of Savannah; father, Tony Jordan of Lake Butler, FL; step-father, Jonathan Stanford of Savannah; step-mother, Wendy Jordan of Lake Butler, FL; sisters, Amanda and Hailey Jordan both of Savannah; step-sisters, Ashley Stanford of Savannah; Whitney and Brittney Jenkins both of Lake Butler, FL; step-brother, Kevin Johns ...
John K. Free MAR 13, 1917 - APR 19, 2009
John K. Free, of Savannah, GA, died Sunday, April 19 in an assisted living home in Carson, CA. John was born March 13, 1917 in Baltimore, MD and moved to Glen Cove, NY in 1963. He was 92. John was the Business Manager and Traveling Secretary for the New York Jets Football Team from 1963 to 1980. He joined them when they were originally the New York Titans. He was the first employee hired by Coach Weeb Ewbank for the newly-formed New York Jets and quickly became Weeb's right-hand man. During the playing season, John managed the overall operations of Shea Stadium. He was also responsible for the ...