Obituaries

Edwin "Ted" Caldwell Hentz

Edwin "Ted" Caldwell Hentz

Jun 16, 2022

Edwin "Ted" Caldwell Hentz, 82, of White Rock died Thursday June 16, 2022 at The Heritage at Lowman. Born on Feb 2, 1940 in Anderson, SC he was a son of the late E. Olin and Mary Paget Hentz. Ted was an alumnus of Presbyterian College and MUSC. Upon graduation from medical school, Ted joined the United States Army completing...

James  Cay  Baker

James Cay Baker

Jun 14, 2022

James Cay Baker, 83, of 20828 US Highway 76, Newberry, SC, went to be with the Lord on June 14, 2022. James was the son of Cay and Essie Adams Baker of Newberry. He was a retired Quality Control Inspector at V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant, Jenkinsville, South Carolina. He was also a former employee of the Atlantic Group, working at...

Dominic John Maddalena

Dominic John Maddalena

Jun 11, 2022

Dominic John Maddalena, 94, of Newberry, died Saturday, June 11, 2022. Born on April 19, 1928 in Ridgway, PA, he was a son of the late Tony and Angeolina Viola Maddalena. Dominic was a member of St. Mark's Catholic Church and a US Navy Veteran. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Hughes Maddalena; children, Dolor John Maddalena (Alisha), Rosemary...

Richard "Rick" C & Sharon Irene Zeien

Richard "Rick" C & Sharon Irene Zeien

Jun 6, 2022

Richard "Rick" C. and Sharon Irene Zeien, both of Little Mountain, SC are now together in Heaven, after concurrent battles with illness. Sharon, age 66, died Thursday, April 28, 2022 and Richard, age 64, died Monday, June 6, 2022. Born on May 11, 1955 in Peterboro, Ontario, Sharon was a daughter of the late Harold Arthur and Irene Barbara Ross....

James R. “Jimmy” Tingley

James R. “Jimmy” Tingley

Jun 2, 2022

James R. "Jimmy" Tingley, age 73, of Newberry died Thursday June 2, 2022 at his home. Born November 2, 1948 in Catawissa, PA, he was a son of the late Harold W. and Irene Bittenbender Tingley. James served in the US Air Force and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He spent his career as a carpenter in the...

Virginia Mae "Ginny" Heath

Virginia Mae "Ginny" Heath

May 26, 2022

Virginia Mae "Ginny" Heath, age 100, of Prosperity, died Thursday, May 26, 2022 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Born on May 1, 1922 in Neenah, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late Archibald and Leone Sweetland Heath. Ginny attended St. Marks Catholic Church for many years. Growing up in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and during the...

Martha Shealy Riddle

Martha Shealy Riddle

May 24, 2022

Martha Shealy Riddle, 94, of Little Mountain died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at her home. Born on March 5, 1928 in Chapin she was a daughter of the late Oscar Roland and Mary Sites Shealy. Martha was a long-time member of St. Peter Lutheran Church, where she served as Sunday School teacher, Bible School teacher, and on the Bereavement committee....

Leonard "Lenny" E. Sherwood, Sr.

Leonard "Lenny" E. Sherwood, Sr.

May 23, 2022

Leonard "Lenny" E. Sherwood, Sr., 66, of Pomaria, SC, passed away on May 23, 2022, at White Oak Manor, Newberry, SC. Graveside funeral services and inurnment will be held at 2pm EST on June 24, 2022, at Beaufort National Cemetery, 1601 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC 29902. Mr. Sherwood was born September 21, 1955, in Worcester, Massachusetts to the late Oliver...

Karen Keever Chasteen

Karen Keever Chasteen

May 23, 2022

Karen Keever Chasteen, 76, of Newberry, died Monday, May 23, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Born in Vincennes, Indiana, Karen Chasteen started her exciting life as the daughter of an Army Air Corps pilot. After obtaining her education, Karen married and began her life serving others as an Air Force wife. She lived in several countries...

Ralph Wade Kneece

Ralph Wade Kneece

May 20, 2022

Ralph Wade Kneece, 39, of Newberry, died Friday May 20, 2022 at his residence. Wade was born on April 28, 1983 in Newberry, a son of James C. Kneece Sr. and the late Rene' Wulfjen Kneece. Growing up Wade enjoyed the outdoors. He spent many hours exploring, hunting, and riding 4-wheelers with friends. As an independent soul, he has worked...

Michael Shawn Phillips

Michael Shawn Phillips

May 20, 2022

Michael Shawn Phillips, 47, of Newberry died unexpectedly on Friday, May 20, 2022 at Lexington Medical Center. Born on July 24, 1974, in Pomona, CA he was a son of the late Samuel and Candise Broom Phillips. Shawn worked as a Finance Manager with Quick Credit in Newberry. He loved all things Clemson University and enjoyed basketball, especially Michael Jordan....

Gloria Rose Pitts Brehmer

Gloria Rose Pitts Brehmer

May 18, 2022

Gloria Rose Pitts Brehmer, 82, widow of Henry Fellers Brehmer, Sr., died peacefully on May 18, 2022 at Springfield Place in Newberry, SC. Gloria was born in the Trinity community of Newberry to the late Hugh Forest and Helen Williams Pitts. She was the last surviving member of her family. Gloria graduated from Bush River School and married her high...

David Michael Winchester, Sr.

David Michael Winchester, Sr.

May 16, 2022

David Michael Winchester, Sr., 73, of Newberry, died Monday, May 16, 2022 at Prisma Health Baptist Hospital. Born on December 14, 1948 in Union, he was a son of the late H. B. and Margaret Hooper Winchester. David began his career as a handyman doing construction repairs for various companies. Over time, he amassed several homes and began his own...

Norman G. Way, Jr.

Norman G. Way, Jr.

May 10, 2022

Norman G. Way, Jr., 93, passed away May 10, 2022 following a long period of illness. He was born in Greenwood, SC on January 7, 1929, the only child of Margaret Lee Way and Norman G. Way. The family Resided in Rock Hill, SC, where Norman lived for more than four decades before moving to Prosperity, SC. Norman worked in...

James "Jimmy" Ralph Owens

James "Jimmy" Ralph Owens

May 8, 2022

James "Jimmy" Ralph Owens, 85, of Chapin died Sunday, May 8, 2022 at his residence. Born on November 20, 1936 in Columbia, SC, he was a son of the late Margaret Joseph Pinson and Ralph Turner Owens. Jimmy spent a career as a sales associate at Sears and later owned and operated O'Kelly's convenience store in Eastover. Still unfilled, he...

Marvin G.  "Pete" Petersen

Marvin G. "Pete" Petersen

May 4, 2022

Marvin G. "Pete" Petersen, age 89 of Chapin died Wednesday, May 4, 2021 in Lexington. He was born May 21, 1932 in Virginia, NE, a son of the late Mark L. and Hanna R. Petersen. Growing up on a farm and learning the values of family and hard work, Marvin's life took a new turn when he was drafted to...

Cornelia Suber Long

Cornelia Suber Long

May 3, 2022

Cornelia Suber Long, 95, widow of A. Pat Long, of Pomaria died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at J.F. Hawkins Nursing Home. Born on August 1, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Willie J. Suber, Sr. and Edna Leitzsey Suber. Cornelia was a graduate of Newberry College and a long-time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She served as...

Sharon Irene Zeien

Sharon Irene Zeien

Apr 28, 2022

Sharon Irene Zeien, 66, of Little Mountain died Thursday, April 28, 2022. Born on May 11, 1955 in Peterboro, Ontario, she was a daughter of the late Irene Barbara and Harold Arthur Ross. She worked for many years as a secretary for various departments within the State of Michigan, ultimately retiring as the secretary to the Warden of the Standish...

Loree Diane Wrenn

Loree Diane Wrenn

Apr 24, 2022

Loree Diane Wrenn, 68, of Chapin died Sunday, April 24, 2022 at her residence. Born on February 13, 1954 in Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late Loree Young Wrenn and Brice Stewart Wrenn. She was a member of Chapin United Methodist Church. Diane spent her career working as a Registered nurse and providing care to patients and...

Benny Lou "Blue" Carlton Brigham

Benny Lou "Blue" Carlton Brigham

Apr 18, 2022

Mrs. Benny "Blue" Carlton Brigham, 89, of Boone, NC died Easter Monday, April 18, 2022, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, in Winston-Salem, NC. Born in Newberry, SC on September 26, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Vernon Courtney Carlton, Sr. and Laura Gladys Havird Carlton. Blue attended Newberry High School, the University of South Carolina in Columbia,...