Joseph Lonzie Coates

Jan 1, 2025

Joseph Lonzie Coates, age 83, of Awendaw, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. He was the beloved husband of Joan Brandt Coates. A Funeral Service will be held in his honor on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, located at 1494 Mathis Ferry Road, at 12:00 pm. Interment...

Jean Harlow Ansaldo

Jan 1, 2025

Jean Harlow Ansaldo, 87, of Bamberg, South Carolina, wife of the late Henry H. Ansaldo, Jr., entered into eternal rest Wednesday, January 1, 2025, after a long illness. 

Jean was born August 24, 1937 in Charleston, South Carolina, daughter of James Patrick Harlow and Hazel Murray Harlow. She graduated from Bishop England High School and moved to Johns Island, SC after...

Brandon Douglas Ziel

Dec 31, 2024

Brandon Douglas Ziel, 48, of Charleston, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 19, 2025, in the J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. A private burial will be held later. 

Brandon was born on October 4, 1976, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, son of Terry Lee...

Peter Bacot Read

Dec 31, 2024

PETER BACOT READ, 86, of Charleston, South Carolina, widower of Frances Evans Read entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 31, 2024. His Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 4, 2025 in the Chapel at Bishop Gadsden, 1 Bishop Gadsden Way at 11:00am. Burial will be private. A reception will be held immediately following the service. Arrangements by J. Henry...

Master Chief Stuart Orrin Erlandson

Dec 31, 2024

Master Chief Stuart Orrin Erlandson, 94, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, husband of Patsy Sue Elliott Erlandson entered into eternal rest Tuesday, December 31, 2024. His Funeral Service will be held Sunday, January 5, 2025 in the J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Northwoods Chapel, 2180 Greenridge Road at 4:00 pm. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service....

Markus John Potter Kruesi, M.D.

Dec 30, 2024

Markus John Potter Kruesi, M.D., 75, passed peacefully at home in Isle of Palms, SC on December 30, 2024. 

Born Oct. 14, 1949 in New York City to Dr. Oscar and Elizabeth Nott Potter Kruesi, Dr. Markus Kruesi was a renowned child psychiatrist and teacher, graduating from Columbia College and later Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. 

Dr. Kruesi dedicated his career to...

Franklin Russell Peters

Dec 30, 2024

Franklin “Russell” Peters, 69, passed away peacefully on December 30 in Charleston, SC surrounded by his family after a hard-fought battle with cancer. 

Russell was born on October 12, 1955 in Forsyth, GA to William Newton Peters and Mary Geneva Goodrum Peters. He was a mischievous child, known by “Bo” to his family, and would speak fondly of his childhood on...

Sophia Lawandales Demos

Dec 30, 2024

Sophia Lawandales Demos, 89, of Charleston, South Carolina, wife of the late Peter Demos, Jr., entered into eternal rest Monday, December 30, 2024. Her Funeral Service will be held Saturday, January 11, 2025 in the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, 30 Race Street at 11:30 am. Burial will follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive...

Ronald "Ron" Larry Cole

Dec 30, 2024

Ronald Larry Cole, 81, passed away December 30, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife, Martha Savedge Cole. Also survived by daughters, Jennifer Cole Clark, and husband Brax Clark, of Gulfport, MS, and Kathryn Cole Brasher, and husband Kris Brasher, of Coffeeville, MS and five grandchildren, Cook and Caroline Clark, and Cooper, Caleb, and Colby Brasher.

Also survived by brother,...

William Henry Porter, Jr.

Dec 29, 2024

William “Bill” Henry Porter, Jr., (age 70), of Mount Pleasant, husband of Kimberly “Kim” Collins Porter, died on December 29, 2024. Bill was born on March 12, 1954, to the late William H. Porter Sr., and Patricia Coleman Porter. He lived his formative years in a close-knit family in Winnsboro, SC. It was in Winnsboro on the same childhood street,...