Karl and Lea Sutker
Clothier
c.1935-c.1951
Walterboro, SC
FAMILIES: Sutker
After they married in 1935, Karl (1910-1994) and Lea Sutker (1916-2015) opened a clothing and appliance store in Walterboro, and helped found Temple Mt. Sinai Synagogue there in 1950 before they moved to Beaufort. In Beaufort, the couple opened Beaufort Yacht Basin, a marina on the Intracoastal Waterway, and The Galley restaurant. After 1955, Lea worked for Schein’s, Fox Jewelers, United 5&10, and People’s Bank in Beaufort.
Main Image: Temple Mt. Sinai groundbreaking, Walterboro, South Carolina, 1950. Karl Sutker, second from left.
Collection of Paul Siegel.