Obituaries

Helene Ungar Adler

Helene Ungar Adler

Mar 5, 2020

Helene Ungar Adler passed peacefully away on March 5, 2020, after a short illness. She was born March 6, 1927, in Patterson, New Jersey.?? Her father, Leonard Ungar, a life-long resident of Savannah, returned her to Savannah when she was three years old; her mother, Lillian K. Ungar, was from Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, Helene, accompanied by her parents...

Joseph Leon Kerr,

Joseph Leon Kerr,

Mar 5, 2020

Joseph 'Joey' Leon Kerr, Jr., 62, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday morning, March 5, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Joseph Leon Kerr, Sr. and the late Ann Reed Kerr. Joey was of the Catholic faith. He was a 1976 graduate of Jenkins High School. Joey was an electrician with the...

Arlene Neufeld Steinfeldt

Arlene Neufeld Steinfeldt

Mar 5, 2020

Arlene Neufeld Steinfeldt, 78, of Savannah, Georgia, and wife of Dr. Michel 'Mike' Franklin Steinfeldt, died Thursday afternoon, March 5, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Thelma Neufeld. She grew up in Hewlett, New York. Arlene graduated from Leslie College in Cambridge, Massachusetts with a degree...

Capt Navy (Ret.)

Capt Navy (Ret.)

Mar 3, 2020

Captain Georgia Elizabeth Spellman, United States Navy (Ret.), 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 2020, at her home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Murtaugh Anthony Spellman, Sr. and the late Marie Ballantyne Spellman. Georgia was a lifelong communicant of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. She graduated from St. Vincent's...

Rachel Lynn Parrish

Rachel Lynn Parrish

Mar 1, 2020

Rachel Lynn Parrish, 37, passed away March 1, 2020. She is survived by her sons, Logan and Gage Markin; her father, Gary Parrish of Savannah; her mother, Rebecca L. Morgan Parrish of Statesboro; a sister, Ashley Parrish of Savannah; two brothers, Austin Parrish of Savannah and Alex (Brandi) Tomosino of Pennsylvania, and her paternal grandmother, Dorothy Parrish. The family will...

Helene Cohen Streicher

Helene Cohen Streicher

Mar 1, 2020

Helene Cohen Streicher, 81, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Jack Streicher, died Sunday morning, March 1, 2020, at her home with her family by her side. The funeral service will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, March 4, 2020, at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Steven B. Henkin.

Mark Joseph Fishel

Mark Joseph Fishel

Feb 29, 2020

Mark Joseph Fishel, 60, of Savannah, Georgia, died Saturday afternoon, February 29, 2020, at Candler Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 1 o\'clock Tuesday afternoon, March 3, 2020, at the graveside, Bonaventure Cemetery, conducted by Rabbi Avigdor Slatus.

Annie Rahn Braddy

Annie Rahn Braddy

Feb 28, 2020

Annie May Rahn Braddy, 98, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, February 28, 2020, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center with her family at her side. Born in Savannah, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late John Fox Rahn and the late Ida Stewart Rahn. Mrs. Braddy was a member of Ferguson Avenue Baptist Church for more than 50...

Major Army (Ret.)

Major Army (Ret.)

Feb 27, 2020

Major General Leroy N. Suddath, Jr., age 89, died on February 27th, 2020 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Born in Savannah on February 21,1931 at the Old Oglethorpe Sanitarium to Lucille and Leroy Suddath, he was the youngest of five children including Tom, Bill, Mary Ann, and Lucille. He attended Charles Ellis School, Richard Arnold Junior High School, Savannah High School,...

Jeannette Mcelveen Yarbrough

Jeannette Mcelveen Yarbrough

Feb 25, 2020

Jeannette McElveen Yarbrough, 84, of Edgefield, South Carolina and formerly of Savannah, Georgia, widow of Richard Johnson Rosenberg and Alfred 'Al' Boyd Yarbrough, died Monday evening, February 24, 2020, at University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia. Born in Jeff Davis County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Mooney A. McElveen and the late Ida Carter McElveen. Mrs. Yarbrough was...

Ivan Eduardo Cobos

Ivan Eduardo Cobos

Feb 24, 2020

Ivan Eduardo Cobos, 20, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, February 24, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Alexis Lucha Smith

Alexis Lucha Smith

Feb 23, 2020

Alexis Erin Lucha Smith, 42, of Deltona, Florida and wife of Shawn Jay Smith, died Sunday evening, February 23, 2020, at Candler Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Cheryl Gail Hargrett

Cheryl Gail Hargrett

Feb 19, 2020

Wayne County's first woman deputy sheriff passes away. Death overcame our brave warrior, Cheryl 'Cherry' Gail Hargrett, at 3 p.m., Tuesday February 18, 2020, in Savannah, surrounded by her family and friends. Cherry was born on January 8, 1944 by lamp light on her grandparent's Yeoman farm in Screven, Georgia to nurse and legendary beauty, Doris Lorraine Miller Hargrett and...

Sylvia Lanier Maybaugh

Sylvia Lanier Maybaugh

Feb 14, 2020

Sylvia Jean Lanier Maybaugh, 75, of Savannah, Georgia, and wife of Jon Ray Maybaugh, died Thursday evening, February 13, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Augusta, Georgia, she was a daughter to the late Alan Claude Lanier and the late Edna Erselle Wilfong Lanier. Sylvia graduated from Hephzibah High School and went on to earn her nursing license...

John "Randy" Blackston

John "Randy" Blackston

Feb 12, 2020

John Randall Blackston, 71, formerly of Savannah, GA passed away February 11th surrounded by his loving family. Randy graduated from Herschel V. Jenkins High School, and went on to receive a BA from Armstrong State College and an MBA from Georgia Southern University. He is survived by his sons Jason (Kelley) and grandchildren Haley, Ella, and Kylie of Beaufort, SC,...

George Thomas Ryles,

George Thomas Ryles,

Feb 11, 2020

George Thomas Ryles, Jr., 92, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday evening, February 10, 2020, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born in Macon, Georgia, he was a son of the late George Thomas Ryles, Sr. and the late Dessie Mae Morgan Ryles. Mr. Ryles was a member of Skidaway Island United Methodist Church and a former member of St. Paul's Evangelical...

Brenda Samuelson Riccio

Brenda Samuelson Riccio

Feb 10, 2020

Brenda Grace Samuelson Riccio, 53, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of Clark Charles Riccio, died Monday morning, February 10, 2020, at Candler Hospital. Born in Pequannock, New Jersey, she was a daughter of Dulcie Curtis Samuelson and the late Roy Samuelson. Brenda was of the Lutheran faith. She earned her bachelor degree from William Paterson University. Brenda was a devoted...

Laura Louise Rahn

Laura Louise Rahn

Feb 9, 2020

Laura Louise Rahn, 62, of Savannah, Georgia, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, February 9, 2020, at Riverview Health and Rehabilitation Center under the care of Hospice Savannah. She was born to George Marion Rahn and Virginia Perry Rahn on February 14, 1957 in Savannah, Georgia. She graduated high school from Savannah Country Day School in 1975, then attended Armstrong State...

Laura Moore Angell

Laura Moore Angell

Feb 4, 2020

Laura Ann Moore Angell passed away peacefully at home on February 3, 2020 surrounded by her children, Haigh Angell, Carlton Angell, Frazier Angell and daughter-in-law Emelie Mckain. Laura was the daughter of the late Pat Moore of Savannah and Dallas, Texas. In addition to her children she is survived by her brother Stephen Moore of San Antonio, Texas. Laura grew...

Taso Petakos

Taso Petakos

Feb 2, 2020

Anastasios (Taso) Petakos , 78 of North Lauderdale, Fl, died on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Broward Health North, his wife Alexandra Petakos preceded him in death on June 6, 2014. Taso was born on March 4th, 1941, in Papadianika, Greece. His father was Panagiotis Petakos and mother Panagiota Petakos, his siblings are brothers Dimitrios, Sotirios, and sister Zoe. He...