Obituaries

Gordon Francisco Pacheco

Gordon Francisco Pacheco

Feb 15, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA -Gordon Francisco Pacheco, 44, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday morning, February 12, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Dearborn, Michigan, he was a son of Edward Pacheco and Edith Carleton Dettore Pacheco. Gordon was a project manager at Computer Science Corporation and had a passion for music and life. He loved the company of his family...

Leonard Harold Prince

Leonard Harold Prince

Feb 14, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Leonard Harold Prince, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Marlene Charlotte Hirstreet Prince, died Monday morning, February 13, 2012, at Savannah Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Isidore Prince and the late Sylvia Schechter Prince. Mr. Prince was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. He was...

Gladys Tattnall Gordon

Gladys Tattnall Gordon

Feb 12, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA  - Gladys Tattall Gordon, 86, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Adam Gorden, died Saturday afternoon, February 11, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. The funeral service will be held Wednesday evening, February 15, 2012 at 6 o'clock at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church - 3922 Acl Blvd., Savannah. Interment will be private.

Major Force (Ret.)

Major Force (Ret.)

Feb 11, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA  - Major Maurice "Smitty" Solomon Smithberg, U. S. Air Force Reserves (Ret.), 90, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Betty Katz Smithberg, died Friday afternoon, February 10, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Joseph Smithberg and the late Leah Barnett Smithberg and a brother to the late Leon Smithberg. He...

Estella Gonzalez

Estella Gonzalez

Feb 11, 2012

BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - Estella Gonzalez, 60, of Bluffton, South Carolina, wife of Pedro Tasbille, died Tuesday morning, February 7, 2012 at Hospice Savannah. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Copeland Funeral Service - 1 Copeland Drive, Beaufort, South Carolina. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the...

John Craig Hopkins

John Craig Hopkins

Feb 10, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA  - John Craig "Crash" Hopkins, 91, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday afternoon, February 9, 2012. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Christopher Columbus Hopkins and the late Edith Colson Hopkins. John served his country in the United States Navy aboard the USS Frederick Funston in the North African and Sicily campaigns of World...

John Stephen Gettinger

John Stephen Gettinger

Feb 9, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA  - John Stephen Gettinger, 50, of Savannah, Georgia, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, February 8, 2012, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Ann Rogers Gettinger and the late Senior Master Sergeant James Edward Gettinger. John was a member of Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church. He was in the Special Olympics and won 7 Gold...

David Clare Page

David Clare Page

Feb 9, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA  - David Clare Page, 72, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Joyceline McGuinty Page, died Tuesday evening, February 7, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Udney, Ontario, Canada, he was a son of the late Robert Milton Page and the late Ila May Martin Page. Mr. Page was a communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. He...

John Charles Slagle

John Charles Slagle

Feb 4, 2012

POOLER, GEORGIA - John Charles Slagle, 77, of Pooler, Georgia, husband of Carol Susan Philips Slagle, died Saturday morning, February 4, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late John M. C. Slagle and the late Elaine Brigode Slagle. Mr. Slagle was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Pooler. He was...

Robert "Bobby" Harper,

Robert "Bobby" Harper,

Feb 4, 2012

THUNDERBOLT, GEORGIA - Robert Eugene "Bobby" Harper, Sr., 79, of Thunderbolt, Georgia, husband of Carolyn Ann Williams Harper, died Wednesday evening, February 1, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Sylvania, Georgia, he was a son of the late Otis Alvin Harper, Sr. and the late Ruby Daniel Harper. Bobby was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church.  He...

Madgelene Koss Stynchula

Madgelene Koss Stynchula

Feb 2, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Theresa Magdalene Koss Stynchula, 73, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Andrew Ralph Stynchula, died Thursday morning, February 2, 2012, at her home. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Donald William Yost

Donald William Yost

Feb 1, 2012

WAPAKONETA, OHIO - Donald "Don" William Yost, 79, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, husband of Susan Kay McElroy Yost, died Tuesday evening, January 31, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Frank Yost and the late Lois Hess Yost. Don served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War....

Myrna Harrell Martin

Myrna Harrell Martin

Jan 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Myrna Harrell Martin, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Charlie Luther Martin, died Thursday evening, January 26, 2012, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Tarboro, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Luke Harrell and the late Frances Alford Harrell. She was Miss Tarboro, North Carolina in 1949 and was a top ten runner up...

Elizabeth Jeffers Halbert

Elizabeth Jeffers Halbert

Jan 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elizabeth Jane Jeffers Halbert, 87, of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Lloyd Monroe Halbert, died Monday morning, January 30, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Thomas Joseph Brady,

Thomas Joseph Brady,

Jan 30, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Thomas "Tom" Joseph Brady, Jr., 80, of Savannah, Georgia, husband of Delores Keith Brady, died Monday morning, January 30, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Thomas Joseph Brady, Sr. and the late Nellie Kelly Brady. Mr. Brady was a communicant of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. He was...

Eugene Dale Ashman

Eugene Dale Ashman

Jan 27, 2012

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA - Eugene (Gene) D. Ashman, 72, husband of Nancy Ashman of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Hospice Savannah. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Ida C. Seltzer Ashman and the late Harold G. Ashman. Gene was a United States Army veteran and a graduate...

Elaine Spiva Watson

Elaine Spiva Watson

Jan 25, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Elaine Spiva Watson, 59, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Robert "Bob" M. Watson, Jr., died Wednesday morning, January 25, 2012, at Hospice Savannah after a long fight with cancer. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Earnest E. Spiva and late Vivian Spiva Williams. She was a board member of the Justice for...

Terry J." Floyd,

Terry J." Floyd,

Jan 24, 2012

MIDWAY, GEORGIA - Terry Wilson "T. J." Floyd, Jr., 19, of Midway, Georgia, died Sunday morning, January 22, 2012, in Fleming. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Terry Wilson Floyd, Sr. and Debbie Doty Floyd. T. J. was a member of LifeSpring Worship Center in Bloomingdale. He graduated from LifeSpring Christian Academy as the Class of 2010...

Maxine Lasky Schildkraut

Maxine Lasky Schildkraut

Jan 23, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Maxine "Midge" Lasky Schildkraut, 71, of Savannah Georgia, wife of Herbert "Herbie" Schildkraut, died Sunday morning, January 22, 2012, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Maurice Lasky and the late Shirley Katner Lasky. After graduating from college she worked for the Savannah Evening Press as a reporter....

Bernice Zelbovitz Forstot

Bernice Zelbovitz Forstot

Jan 20, 2012

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Bernice "Beezy" Ruth Zelbovitz Forstot, 88, widow of William Lionel Forstot, died Friday morning, January 20, 2012, at Palmetto Richland Health in Columbia, South Carolina. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Philip Zelbovitz and the late Sarah Abramson Zelbovitz. Mrs. Forstot was an active member of Congregation Agudath Achim and was a...