Obituaries

Claude Alfred Schunemann

Claude Alfred Schunemann

Apr 24, 2017

Claude Alfred Schunemann, 95, of Richmond, Virginia and widower of Sophie Schunemann, died Monday afternoon, April 24, 2017, at Lexington Court in Richmond. Born in Savannah, Georgia on October 3, 1921, he was a son of the late Rosamond Augusta Mensing and the late Henry Fred John Schunemann. Claude served in the United States Army as a medical technician during...

Esther Gold Stein

Esther Gold Stein

Apr 23, 2017

Esther Gold Stein, of Savannah, Georgia and widow of Sidney Stein, died Sunday morning, April 23, 2017, at Buckingham South. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late William Gold and the late Rose Steuer Gold. Mrs. Stein was a member of Congregation Bnai Brith Jacob. She was a retired bookkeeper. In addition to her husband...

Jack Epstein

Jack Epstein

Apr 21, 2017

Jack Epstein, 85, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mildred 'Millie' Martignetti Epstein, died Friday afternoon, April 21, 2017, at Hospice Savannah. Jack was the loving husband of Millie and the loving father of their daughter, Helena Maria Maslansky and her husband, Jon, of Savannah, Georgia, and their son, Michael Josef Epstein and his wife, Karen Klinger of San Diego,...

Theresa Ventre Rondeau

Theresa Ventre Rondeau

Apr 21, 2017

Theresa \"Terrie\" Ventre Rondeau, 78, of Savannah, Georgia and wife of MSgt Donald 'Don' Isidore Rondeau, United States Marine Corps (Ret.), died Friday afternoon, April 21, 2017, at Candler Hospital. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was a daughter of the late Gregory Ventre and the late Rosaria V. Ventre. Theresa was a communicant of St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church....

Joseph Donald Perry

Joseph Donald Perry

Apr 21, 2017

Joseph 'Joe' Donald Perry, 63, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Mary Paula Perry, died Thursday afternoon, April 20, 2017, at Memorial University Medical Center. Born at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, he was a son of the late Joseph Marcellus Perry and the late Teresa Mary Weig Perry. Joe was a member of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church. He worked...

Yvonne Flynn Effinger

Yvonne Flynn Effinger

Apr 20, 2017

Yvonne S. Effinger, age 90, died peacefully in Savannah, Georgia, on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Yvonne was born on June 11, 1926 in Staten Island, New York: the only child of Nona Brown Seillier (Cobbtown, Georgia) and Louis Seillier (Saint Huruge, France). Yvonne and Nona moved often in her young life, as her father was an Executive Chef who worked...

Judith German Walker

Judith German Walker

Apr 20, 2017

Judith 'Judy' Frances Walker, 75, passed away in her home on Thursday, April 20, 2017, after a hard fought and courageous battle with cancer. Born on September 1, 1941 in Savannah, GA she is preceded in death by her parents, C. M., Sr. and Frances Leona (Burke) German and her grandparents, William Leon Burke, Sr. and Grace Burke Knight. An...

Terrell Hugh Floyd,

Terrell Hugh Floyd,

Apr 19, 2017

Terrell Hugh Floyd, Jr., 52, of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, April 19, 2017, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Gladys Vivian Lee Floyd and the late Terrell Hugh Floyd, Sr. Hugh was a member of Savannah Baptist Center Church. He was a residential carpenter. Surviving are his daughter, Jessica Neely and her husband,...

Harvey Augustus Weiss

Harvey Augustus Weiss

Apr 18, 2017

Harvey A. Weiss, beloved father and husband, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at age 82. A native of Jamaica, Queens, NY, he taught high school health education for 25 years prior to retirement to Bluffton, SC and Cary, NC. Survivors include his wife Cherie of Cary, NC; and three sons: Geoffrey of Apex, NC and his sons Seth and Ethan;...

Waynard Mark Hickox

Waynard Mark Hickox

Apr 15, 2017

Waynard 'Wayne' Mark Hickox, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday night, April 14, 2017, at Abercorn Rehabilitation Center and under the care of Spanish Oaks Hospice. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of the late Waynard Walter Hickox and the late Blanche Ione Howze Hickox. Wayne was of the Christian faith. He was a very caring and giving...

Janice Marie Proper

Janice Marie Proper

Apr 14, 2017

Janice M. Proper, 80, of Savannah, Georgia, died Friday morning, April 14, 2017, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah, Georgia. Janice was born in Binghamton, NY on August 25, 1936 to the late Fred Arnold and the late Marguerite Gage Arnold. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack B Proper, her mother-in-law Marie Horton Proper, and her sister...

Violet Hull Tierney

Violet Hull Tierney

Apr 12, 2017

Violet Hull Tierney, 98, of Savannah, Georgia, and widow of James Francis Tierney, died Wednesday morning, April 12, 2017. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Thomas Scott Davenport

Thomas Scott Davenport

Apr 10, 2017

Thomas Scott Davenport., 72 of Savannah, Georgia, died Wednesday evening, March 29, 2017, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service -410 Stephenson Avenue.

Herman Lewis Cranman

Herman Lewis Cranman

Apr 3, 2017

Herman Lewis Cranman, 93, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Helen Schmalheiser (Small) Cranman, died Sunday evening, April 2, 2017, after a brief illness. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was the son of the late Philip Cranman and the late Jeane Litman Cranman. He joined the Army Air Corps during his senior year at Benedictine Military School. Herman graduated Bombardier...

Mark George Hutchison

Mark George Hutchison

Apr 1, 2017

Mark George Hutchison, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, died Thursday afternoon, March 30, 2017. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service, 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Tassey Richard Salas

Tassey Richard Salas

Apr 1, 2017

Tassey Salas died peacefully on March 31, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born in Savannah on August 25, 1925. He is survived by his wife, Margarita; his son, Peter Salas; his daughter, Joan Weeks; son-in-law, Lee R. Weeks; grandson, Andrew C. Weeks; sisters, Helen Christopher, Venus Zmbounis and devoted cousin, Irene Andris; cousin, Steve Andris, and several nieces...

Peter Butterfield

Peter Butterfield

Mar 30, 2017

Peter Butterfield passed away March 29, his 89th birthday. Survived by his wife, Pat Butterfield; his three children, Swindt II, Cynthia, and Peter J.; and his grandchildren Ben, Sam, and Kaitlyn May. Peter was born in Jackson, MI. He enjoyed a childhood of summers spent at Clark Lake and Macatawa, MI, where he sailed and water skied. During the school...

Joseph Bird" Wilson

Joseph Bird" Wilson

Mar 29, 2017

Joseph Gordon 'Jay Bird' Wilson, 34, of Springfield, Georgia, died Wednesday afternoon, March 29, 2017, at his home. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he was a son of Richard Arnold Wilson and Janet Elaine Welch Wilson. Jay Bird loved spending time with his family, turkey hunting, listening to gospel music, and watching scary movies. Surviving are his parents; three sisters, Shandelah...

Alice Ness Schafer

Alice Ness Schafer

Mar 27, 2017

Alice Ruth Van Ness Schafer, 89, of Savannah, Georgia, died Monday morning, March 27, 2017, at St. Joseph's Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.

Charles Frederick Kraft

Charles Frederick Kraft

Mar 25, 2017

Charles 'Charlie' Frederick Kraft, 73, of Savannah, Georgia and husband of Bobbie Kay Johnson Kraft, died Saturday afternoon, March 25, 2017, at his home. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he was a son of the late Charles Frederick Kraft and the late Gertrude W. Klein Kraft. Charlie was a United States Army veteran having served in the Vietnam War. He attended...