Dolores Mulvihill Zebrowski, a World War II veteran, former director of nursing at Southampton Hospital, preservationist and lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, died on Wednesday, October 24 at Southampton Hospital. She was 90 years old. Born on Glover Street on May 6, 1922, she was predeceased by her sister Elizabeth in 1919 and her brothers Daniel in 1991 and William in 2004.

Mrs. Zebrowski attended St. Andrew’s School and Pierson High School, from which she graduated in 1940. She attended the Southampton Hospital School of Nursing and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She was commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps in March of 1945, and was assigned to the 1247^th Hospital Train Unit, which was responsible for transporting groups of injured and sick soldiers returning from both the European and Pacific Theatres to hospitals near their homes. After the war ended, she served at the hospital at MacDill Field in Tampa, Florida until her discharge as a First Lieutenant in February, 1947.

Her service was recognized by the award of the American Theatre of Operations Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal, and more recently the New York State Medal for Merit. The 1247^th was also awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation during this period. Of her wartime service, which often required her to be the lone night-duty nurse on the hospital train, Mrs. Zebrowski said in a 2007 interview, “ I looked forward to it, because I like excitement and I felt a duty to go. Right now, if I could be young again, I’d be at the big hospital in Germany where all the Iraq injured are sent.”

Returning to Sag Harbor after her discharge, Mrs. Zebrowski began a long career at Southampton Hospital. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing and Masters Degrees in Nursing Education from NYU and in Health Administration from C.W. Post University. Rising through the hospital’s organization, she served as both Director of Nursing and Assistant Administrator. In these positions she was a champion of increased responsibility and recognition of the nursing service at the hospital. During this period, she was chosen to be one of a select group of senior nursing officials to visit the People’s Republic of China shortly after full diplomatic relations were restored in the early 1970s. After her retirement in 1984, she continued to serve the hospital and the community as a member of the hospital’s Board of Directors until 2007, closing out a career of service crossing six decades.

Her marriage to Charles Zebrowski in 1953 ended in divorce.

A world traveler, Mrs. Zebrowski traveled extensively to Europe, Russia, South America and the Far East aboard some of the world’s most famous ocean liners including the United States, the Bremen, the Michaelangelo, the Queen Elizabeth 2, and the Queen Mary 2. She completed the full world cruise on board the QE2 six times.

Devoted more to her family than perhaps to anything else in her life, Mrs. Zebrowski loved to share time and experiences with her many relatives. Whether it was having various family members join her for portions of her many cruises, hosting a table at the Hampton Classic or being the catalyst for many large family gatherings, she was at her best when planning the next event.

Mrs. Zebrowski became active in local preservation efforts which led in part to her decision to sell the family farm “The Brickilns” to the Town of Southampton as a nature preserve rather than to developers. This property is now the centerpiece of the Anna and Daniel Mulvihill Preserve, open for all to hike its trails.

Mrs. Zebrowski was active throughout the community. She was a 65-year member of the Chelberg & Battle Post of the American Legion, as well as an active member of the Legion Auxiliary, the Columbiettes and the Army Nurse Corps Association. She was a member of the Southampton Bath and Tennis Club, the Noyac Golf Club, the Sag Harbor Yacht Club, the Breakwater Yacht Club, and an avid supporter of the South Fork Natural History Museum, the Southampton Trails Association, the Group for the East End, the Peconic Land Trust and Cormaria Retreat House. She was a lifelong member and supporter of St. Andrew’s Church.

Dolores is survived by her nephew Daniel F. Mulvihill , and nieces Mary Pecoraro, Carol Ahlers, Nancy Mulvihill and Mary Ann Mulvihill-Decker as well as several cousins, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.

A wake will be held at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home on Sunday, November 4^th. from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, November 5 at St. Andrew’s Church at 11 a.m., with interment following at St. Andrew’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Cormaria Retreat House, P. O. Box 1993, Sag Harbor, NY 11963, or to the American Legion’s Chelberg & Battle Post #388 Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 541, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.

Martin Benjamin Rubenstien, a passionate athlete and sports fan, died at Southampton Hospital on Sunday, November 4. He was 86 years old and suffered from sudden metastasized bone cancer, for which he was diagnosed only nine days before his death.

Born in New York City on May 18, 1926, he was the son of Samuel and Jenny (Muirstein) Rubenstein. As a young boy he shined shoes to make money to go to the Polo Grounds to watch games.

Serving with the Seabees in World War II, Mr. Rubenstein was stationed in Okinawa where he was in charge of Japanese POWs, whom he taught to play baseball. After being discharged, he settled in Culver City, California, working in the film industry as a grip.

In 1956, he married the former Lona Flam.

Mr. Rubenstein, a longtime resident of East Hampton, established a pickup football team The East Hampton Star nicknamed The Rubenstein Team, which included several future all-county players. In addition he coached Little League baseball and Biddy League basketball.

“Sports was his life,” said the family. “He was the biggest Bonac fan.”

In addition to his wife, Lona Flam Rubenstein, Mr. Rubenstein is survived by his children, David of Laguna Beach, Calif.; Scott, of East Hampton; and Amy Ruhle, of Montauk. He is also survived by grandchildren Matt, Brian, Rebecca and David.

Stan Weiss, pharmacist and co-owner of the Sag Harbor Pharmacy, died November 15, 2012 after a sudden illness. He lived in East Hampton.

Born September 14, 1942, Mr. Weiss grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and went to Lafayette High School. He enrolled in the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy where he became good friends with fellow student Barry Marcus. After graduating in 1965, the two went their separate ways but remained in touch. After owning other pharmacies on Long Island, Mr. Weiss joined with Mr. Marcus in 2001 when the Sag Harbor Pharmacy became available for purchase.

“His family meant the world to him, like the rest of us,” Susan Marcus, wife of Barry Marcus, said of Weiss. “He loved the store, he loved the interaction with the people and he had a great life.”

A devoted husband, father and grandfather, Weiss is survived by his wife Myrna, twin daughters Lisa (John) Bash and Stacy (Ken) Erdheim, and  grandchildren Jesse Bash, Mariel Erdheim and Jeremy Erdheim.

Services were held November 25 at Gutterman’s Chapel, Melville. Memorial donations can be made to the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, 44 Woods Lane, East Hampton. Condolences can be sent to the Sag Harbor Pharmacy, PO Box 1050, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.

Ray D. Lingwood, died on November 22, 2012 at his Water Mill home three days before his 91^st birthday. He was born in New Rochelle, NY on November 25, 1921 to Ray and Anna (Hoyette) Lingwood. The family later moved to Southampton.

After graduating Southampton High School in 1939, he worked for Lillywhite’s on Jobs Lane, Southampton and as a carpenter with his father. In 1942 Mr. Lingwood joined the Army Air Corps in August 1942 and served in the Pacific as Sergeant in charge of a photographic unit until January, 1946 when the war ended.

In 1946 he married Anna Kuhlmann and worked at the Western Union Research Lab in Water Mill from 1946 to 1949 and again from 1953 to 1964. From 1949 to 1953 he was a grocer in the original Water Mill Market which he purchased in 1964. In 1971 the business expanded when Mr. Lingwood founded the Bridgehampton IGA. He liked to call it “The Unusual Supermarket” as it specialized in out-of-the ordinary items and friendly, personal service.

Mr. Lingwood, an avid gardener, enjoyed many trips both abroad and domestically. He was a member of Old Town Masonic Lodge, Loyal Order of the Moose, Bridgehampton Lions Club, Water Mill Community Club and also served as a trustee and rental agent for the Bridgehampton Community House.

Predeceased by his wife Anna and daughter Karen, who died in infancy, Mr. Lingwood is survived by his children Sharon Lingwood Dickinson and David R. Lingwood, both of Water Mill, grandchildren Joanna, Desiree, Constantine and Justin, and sister Nesta Remkus of Sag Harbor.

Services were held at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home, Sag Harbor on November 26 and 27. Interment is at Southampton Cemetery. Memorial donations can be made to East End Hospice, PO Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.

Ellen Menaik Cox, a lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, died at Southampton Hospital on Sunday, November 25. She was 86 years old.

Born in Sag Harbor on May 1, 1926, she was the daughter of Joseph and Helen Menaik.

Mrs. Cox was a graduate of Pierson High School and had worked at the Bulova Watchcase Factory.

She was predeceased by her husband, Arnold Cox.

She is survived by her children, Nora Cox Conahey of Sag Harbor and Arnold J. Cox of Boston. She is also survived by three grandchildren.

Visiting will be this evening, Thursday, November 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Friday, November 30, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery.

Christopher Thomas Stamp, an early manager of the rock band The Who, died in New York City on November 24 at the age of 70. Mr. Stamp, who had become a psychotherapist, also maintained a home and private practice in East Hampton. He loved the East End, said his family, and had a particular affection for Sag Harbor.

Mr. Stamp was born on July 7, 1942, in London, England, one of five children. His father was a tugboat captain.

He started working in the theater as a prop man thanks to the help of his older brother, the actor Terence Stamp, working on the original production of “West Side Story” in London.

In the 1960s he met Kit Lambert with whom he would discover The Who at the beginning of their career when they were performing under the name The High Numbers,  and managed them until 1974. The pair also created an independent record label, Track Records, which produced several of The Who’s most important albums, “The Who Sells Out,” “Who’s Next,” “Tommy,” and “Quadrophenia.” In addition, according to Variety, the label released singer-guitarist Jimi Hendrix’s groundbreaking early singles and albums, Arthur Brown’s pyrotechnic “Fire,” Andy “Thunderclap” Newman’s classic Townshend-produced single “Something in the Air” and Dutch band Golden Earring’s FM hit “Radar Love.”

Mr. Stamp was also executive producer of the 1975 Ken Russell film, “Tommy.”

Mr. Stamp and Mr. Lambert fell out in the early 1970s and, in 1976, Mr. Stamp moved to New York where he met and married his current wife Calixte in 1979. Both worked as psychotherapists and healers. He became a N.Y. State credentialed addiction counselor, a psychodramatist, a certified experiential therapist, a N.Y. State Licensed Mental Health Practitioner, a Reiki Master and a trauma specialist. He also was a non-denominational ordained reverend in the order of “The Sanctuary of The Beloved”. He had a practice of Buddhist meditation and went on silent retreats yearly at IMS. He studied with Stanislas Grof in holotropic breathing.

Mr. Stamp is survived by his wife of 33 years, Calixte; his daughters from a previous marriage in England to Sally Burgess, Rosie and Amie; his sons-in-law Edmund and Nicholas; his brothers Terence, John, Richard and his sister Lynette; his sister-in-law Pat, his auntie Maude and uncle Barney. He is also survived by six grand-children Esmé, Betsy, Maggie, Evie, Tom and Gracie, his nieces Lillie and Khedija and his nephew George.

“He also leaves the big tribe of friends and healers who was his family of heart,” said the family.

A celebration of Mr. Stamp’s life will be held at a service at The Old Whaler’s Church in Sag Harbor on Tuesday December 4 at 2 pm.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to the Chris Stamp Memorial Fund to benefit the Wolf Mountain Sanctuary, Post Office Box 385, Lucerne Valley, CA 92356 (http://www.wolfmountain.com/index.htm).

James Bernard Leonard, Sag Harbor, died November 22, 2012 at the age of 91.

Born in Brooklyn to James and Anne Leonard on March 2, 1921, Mr. Leonard was a retired pressman for the Daily News in Long Island City. He lived in Sag Harbor for the last 28 years.

Mr. Leonard, an Army veteran, was a member of Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, the Pressman’s Union and the Bridgehampton Senior Center.

He is survived by his wife Rose, children Thomas (Laura) of Dix Hills, NY and John (Laurie) of Palm Beach, FL and Sag Harbor, NY, son-in-law Ralph Prisco of Holbrook, eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and 15 nieces and nephews.

The funeral was held November 28 at St. Andrews Church, Sag Harbor, interment was at Oakland Cemetery.

Donald “Dode” Schellinger, a resident of Sag Harbor for 37 years, died at Southampton Hospital on November 27. He was 70 years old.

Born in Southampton on May 1, 1942, he was the son of Arthur and Ann (Ryder) Schellinger.

Mr. Schellinger was a graduate of Pierson High School and worked locally as a carpenter. He served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1968 with the 82^nd Airborne.

Mr. Schellinger was predeceased by his wife, the former Judith Warner.

He is survived by his children, Marie, Donald and Mark, all of Sag Harbor, and a brother, William, of Maine.

He is also survived by grandchildren Kassandre and Jusuf Schellinger of Sag Harbor.

Services were held at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home on December 2.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to the Sag Harbor Fire Department Benevolent Association, PO Box 2087, Sag Harbor, NY, 11963.

Jane Smyle, a resident of North Haven, died at home on Monday, December 10. She was 83 years old.

Born in New Haven, Conn. On January 6, 1929, she was the daughter of Eugene and Elizabeth (Francis) Wallace.

Mrs. Smyle was a school teacher.

She was predeceased by her husband, Ralph Smyle, in 1989.

Visitation will be at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home on Friday, December 14, from 7 to p.m. Graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oakland Cemetery.

Daniel Varuolo, a 27 year resident of North Haven, passed away at home on Monday, December 10. He was 87 years old.

Mr. Varuolo was born in Corona, Queens, and attended Newtown High School in Elmhurst. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II.

He married his wife of 62 years, Rosetta (nee D’Angelo) and they resided in Corona and then Seaford, L.I., where Mr. Varuolo worked as an electrician for the Lilly Tulip Corporation and later worked for the Nassau County Health Department. He also partnered with his brother Tony in a retail Go-Kart business for many years in Baldwin.

He and his wife moved to North Haven in 1985 and built their retirement home on Coves End Lane. Mr. Varuolo also worked in his nephew’s business, Emporium Hardware, in Sag Harbor. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus and worked as an usher at St. Andrews R.C. Church. He was also an active member of the Chelberg Battle Post 388 of the American Legion.

He is survived by his wife, the former Rosetta D’Angelo.

Visiting will be today, Thursday, December 13, at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Friday, at 10 a.m. at St. Andrews R.C. Church. Interment will be at Calverton National Cemetery.

Les Ardy, of Sag Harbor and England, passed away of metastic malignant melanoma on December 21 in Sandwich, England.

Mr. Ardy was born in London in 1934 to Harry and Kitty Ardy. After completing his National Service in the Royal Air Force, he became an accountant in London. His sharp brain and love of investing helped him create several property investment companies which he was actively involved with until his sudden death.

On his retirement from accountancy, he spent his time between his homes in England; Longboat Key, Florida; La Manga, Spain and Sag Harbor, where he was well known in the local community.

He is survived by Patricia, his loving wife of 52 years, two adoring daughters, Debbie Skinner (Alan) of Sandwich, England and Joanne Robbins of Sag Harbor, and grandchildren Georgina, Alexander and Elizabeth, who will miss their darling “Buddy.”

“All who knew him have been shocked by his sudden passing,” said the family. “He was a wonderful man, kind, helpful and, above all, full of fun and laughter. Everyone felt better by knowing him. He will be terribly missed by his family and friends but, as he would have wished, they will keep on having fun, and spreading joy and kindness in his memory.”

Funeral service will be held in Sandwich, England on January 14. Flowers are requested from family only. Donations may be made in Mr. Ardy’s name to the Melanoma Research Fund.

James H. O’Connell, 99, of North Haven, died January 1, 2013 at Southampton Hospital of pneumonia.

Mr. O’Connell, a native of Manhattan, first came to Sag Harbor with his late wife Veronica Margaret (nee Lynch) and young daughter Margaret for a family vacation in 1959. They later purchased a home in North Haven and moved here permanently in 1979, a year after his retirement from Met Life, where he had a 44 year career as an underwriter and in marketing.

Mr. O’Connell was the son of the late Daniel Joseph and Ellen Rose O’Connell, and the brother of the late Daniel Francis O’Connell.  Mr. O’Connell was a gifted orator who had an extensive career in public speaking and community theater both in New York and eastern Long Island.

Locally in the 1980s he appeared in, among others, productions of “Harvey” with the Spindrift Players and “Ten Little Indians” with the Maidstone Regional Theatre Company.

He served as a lector at his parish, St. Andrew’s in Sag Harbor, into his early 90s.  Mr. O’Connell was a 75-year member of the Knights of Columbus, having joined the order in 1937 in Manhattan, where he served as Grand Knight of Salve Regina Council twice, once in the 1940s and once in the 1970s.  Mr. O’Connell also served the K of C as a District Deputy in Manhattan in the 1940s, and as the Chairman of the Lecturer’s Bureau for the State Chapter in the early 1960s. After relocating to Sag Harbor, he transferred his membership to the Sag Harbor Council, where he was active until his death.

In addition to his daughter, Margaret O’Connell of Forest Hills, he is survived by his daughter Marie Bonkowski and her husband John, his niece Dale Sartor of Norwalk, Connecticut, his nephews Daniel and Robert O’Connell, two grandnieces, four grandnephews, two great-grandnephews and one great-grandniece.

A wake was held at Yardley & Pino in Sag Harbor on January 6. A mass of Christian burial was celebrated on January 7 at St. Andrews. Memorial donations may be made to the Knights of Columbus Sag Harbor Council, P.O. Box 707, Sag Harbor, NY 11963 or St. Andrews Parish, 122 Division Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.

Holly P. Zink Miller, a resident of Sag Harbor for 20 years, died on January 6. She was 58 years old.

Born in Fresh Meadows, N.Y. on November 16, 1954, she was the daughter of Frederick and Isabella (Kurajian) Zink.

A homemaker, she attended Francis Lewis High Schoool and Queens College, CUNY.

“Holly’s loving spirit and generosity were everyday gifts to her fmily and friends,” said her family. “She enjoyed sharing her extraordinary cooking, baking and chocolate-making talents with everyone she loved, and hosted many memorable celebrations at her home.

Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband, James T. Miller, and her son, Gregory Paul Miller, proprietor of Sag Harbor Service Station. She is also survived by a grandson, Gregory Paul Miller, Jr., and Nadia Covey, mother of her grandson.

A memorial service will be held at Yadley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor on Sunday, January 13, at 3 p.m.

“In our hearts, Holly will always stay loved and remembered everyday,” said the family.

Ethyl C. (Masheck) Comerford, 92, died on January 7, 2013 at the Fairview Nursing Home in Groton, CT, where she had lived since April 2012. Since 2005, she lived with her daughter, Rosemary Reid in Old Lyme CT. Born January 14, 1920 in Astoria, New York to Joseph Masheck and Rose (Cermak) Masheck, she attended Bryant High School and got her A.B. degree in 1940 from what was then known as St. Joseph’s College for Women in Brooklyn, New York. Following graduation she became a secretary at Universal Pictures, then an executive secretary at Kimberly Clark Corporation.

On September 8, 1956, she married Peter Comerford at St. Francis Church in Astoria, New York. They lived in Flushing, New York until Peter’s retirement. In 1965, after Peter retired, the couple moved to Sag Harbor with their two young children, Peter J. and Rosemary. Mrs. Comerford soon began a second career as an elementary school teacher in Most Holy Trinity School in East Hampton, and worked toward a master’s degree in elementary education, focusing on reading, at Southampton College.

She was active in Sag Harbor Counsel of the Columbiettes, as well as the Ladies’ Village Improvement Society, and was an active communicant at St. Andrew’s Parish, where she became the Director of Religious Education after her retirement from teaching in 1985.

A gifted writer, she was an occasional columnist for both the Sag Harbor Express (for which she wrote about life in the hamlet of Noyac, where she lived) and the East Hampton Star (where she wrote the school news column about Most Holy Trinity).

After moving to Old Lyme, she became a communicant at Christ the King Parish, where she often participated in the morning prayer group. She kept active with cooking, crocheting, swimming and spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her son, Peter J. of Portsmouth, R.I., his wife Diane and twin daughters Mary Rose and Caryn Leigh; her daughter, Rosemary Reid, of Old Lyme, CT., her husband Paul and children Daniel and Katie. She was predeceased by her husband of forty years, Peter, her brother Joseph Masheck, and five grandchildren, Patrick, Margaret, Brian, William and David Reid.

Funeral services were held at Christ the King Church in Old Lyme, CT. followed by interment at St. Andrew’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Fairview, the Odd Fellows Home, 235 Lestertown Road #1, Groton, CT., 06340

Paul Adolph Saurer died in his 84th year on New Year’s Eve 2012 at 7:45 in the evening. He was the beloved husband of the late Donna Saurer and devoted father of Paula (Arthur) Glad, Deborah (Robert Schmiedecke) Knoblauch, Paul (Danielle) Saurer and Robert Saurer. He was a loving grandfather of Christian & Lindsey Glad and Isabelle, Paul Jr., & Daniel Saurer. He was born June 14, 1928 in New York City to Gretchen and Paul Saurer, along with a younger brother William.

Mr. Saurer’s primary residences were Astoria Queens as a child, Nyack NY during his career, Sunny Isles, Florida and his most favorite place of all, Sag Harbor. He was proud of his German and Austrian heritage. He was a city kid, a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and Columbia University in business, a third baseman in his youth, a proud US Naval veteran, a member of the American Legion, an economist and business leader with Texaco, a little league coach, a World War II history buff, a volunteer at Southampton Hospital, a fisherman (particularly skilled at catching flatfish and digging clams), a lover of the beach (a favorite pastime with his family), wine and restaurant enthusiast, a Giants and Mets fan (Yankee harasser), a political junkie, spoiler of grandkids (ice cream at 7:00 AM one time), and most importantly a family man, a wonderful father and husband.

Woody Robbins of Sag Harbor and Longboat Key, Florida, passed away peacefully at his Florida home on January 12 at the age of 90.

Born in Newfoundland, Canada, Mr. Robbins was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and fought in the battles of Okinawa and Guadalcanal, receiving the Bronze Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart.

After World War II he joined the New York City Fire Department and was stationed to Harlem’s Engine 58, dubbed “The World’s Busiest Fire Engine.”

He is survived by his daughter Linda Arteri of Long Boat Key, Florida, son Gary Robbins of Sag Harbor and Judy Mills of East Hampton, grandchildren Burt Mills, Kristen Terry, Thomas Mills, Robert Arteri and Elizabeth Robbins, all who will miss Poppa very much.

He coached all his kids’ sports teams and was a second father to all of their friends.

A wake will be Tuesday, January 22 at O’Shea’s Funeral Home, Wantagh and burial on Wednesday, January 23, 11 a.m., at Pinelawn.

Rubye Hope Worth died on December 20 at Southampton Hospital. Born in Jersey City, N.J., she began visiting Sag Harbor as early as age three. Born into the Meyer family, they were long-time natives of Sag Harbor. Her grandfather, Morris Meyer, was one of the original 52 members and founders of the Temple Adas Israel, the oldest synagogue on Long Island.

Mrs. Worth summered in Sag Harbor where her grandparents owned businesses and homes, including the building where the Sag Harbor Variety now stands. Upstairs they would have meetings at the Meyer Hall.

At the age of 16 she first married Sag Harbor native Theron B. Worth, also known as Red. The marriage was annulled because of her young age and different faiths, she was Jewish and he was Catholic. They married again when she was 17 but it was again annulled as she was still under age. Nothing could stop them from begin together and they married for a third time when she was 18. They were together for 45 years until Red died in 1985. They had three children together and raised them in Sag Harbor. Mrs. Worth was well rooted in the community and loved by many. She will be remembered as being vivacious, glamorous, generous, kind and having a heart of hold. She will be very much missed.

She leaves behind her children Ronald (Bridget) Worth of Mastic Beach; Francine (Ernest) Casey of Riverhead; and Jacalyn Worth (Ronald Pollaci) of Sag Harbor, granddaughter Jennifer Worth Lyons, and her beloved Yorkshire terrier dog Maizie who is now living in Sag Harbor with her daughter.

A memorial service was held at The American Hotel on Sunday, January 13. The family requests that donations be made to Southampton Hospital or to any no-kill animal organization.

James Albert Christensen passed away at the Hampton Care Center on January 14, 2013 exactly seven weeks after suffering a brain hemorrhage.

He was born September 25, 1921 in Carrollton, Mich., to Iva (King) and Albert Christensen. He grew up in Saginaw, Mich., and graduated from St. Andrews High School, where he was on the Eucharistic committee, English club, Socialty fellowship, and the football team.

After graduation he worked for a General Motors plant that was converting to machine guns for the coming war.

Mr. Christensen joined the US Navy in 1942 and went to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Ill. He was then sent to the University of Minnesota for further training. His next base was at the torpedo testing range in Montauk, NY. While there he met his future wife, Leatrice Lorraine Basile at one of the dances held at the Montauk Manor.

Later he was at Providence, R.I. and was assigned to the cargo/attack ship USS Athene, AKA 22. The ship provided other naval vessels with vital supplies and also landed Marines at the battles of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and other Pacific islands. When Japan surrendered, “Chris” (his Navy nickname that stayed with him the rest of his life) spent time in Yokosuka, Japan. He received the American Area Ribbon and WWII Victory Ribbon. The USS Athene was awarded two battle stars for WWII service.

In June 1946 he married Leatrice (Lea) Basile in Christ Church, Sag Harbor, and moved to Saginaw. They later returned here and he worked as a glazier for Riverhead Glass Co. for over 20 years. When they closed he worked for Robert E. Otto Glass Co. for over 25 years.

Mr. Christensen enjoyed reading and woodworking, making many things for his home and family, including a two-story dollhouse with furniture for his oldest granddaughter, whose own daughter now has it.

Prior to hip surgery three-and-a-half years ago, Mr. Christensen and older son, Jim, were the only father and son veterans to march in the Memorial Day parades, the father a Navy vet of WWII and the son a Navy vet of Vietnam.

Mr. Christensen loved to play the harmonica and his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren always enjoyed listening to him, said the family.

Pre-deceased by a baby granddaughter, Tricia Christensen, a brother, Edward, and sister, June, he is survived by his wife, his son James Russell Christensen of Sag Harbor, daughter Toni-Lea Corwin and husband Tim, of Southampton, and son Richard Alan Christensen and wife Melinda of Southampton.

He is also survived by grandchildren Tamara Corwin Tillman and husband Glenn of Athens, Ga.; Jonathon Travis Corwin and fiancée Katie Dunn of Southampton; Alyssa Lorraine Christensen and fiancé Joe Brush of Southampton; Karianne Elizabeth Corwin of Monterey, Calif.; and Justin Richard Christensen of Southampton. Also, his great-grandchildren, Cory and Annalea Tillman of Athens, Ga.

In Michigan he leaves sisters Betty Mehl, Donna Furio and Shirley Dowd, plus twin brothers Jerry and Larry Christensen. Also many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial took place at St. Andrews Church on January 23, with Fr. Peter officiating. Interment was in the Basile family plot at Oakland Cemetery. Memorials can be made to St. Andrews Church or the Sag Harbor Ambulance Fund, PO Box 2725, Sag Harbor.

“Chris will be sadly missed by those who love him, and never forgotten,” said the family. “Someday we will all meet again in a far better place than this world.”

Irene McClain Wiedert, of Southampton, died January 20 at the age of 85. She was born on April 10, 1927 to William A. McClain and Helen Cusick McClain of Sag Harbor.

A graduate of St. Andrews Elementary School and Pierson High School, she was married to the late John E. Weidert who died in 2012. She resided in Sag Harbor and Southampton for many years. Recently she spent her winters in Lady Lake, Florida.

Mrs. Weidert was a member of the Sag Harbor Golf Club for most of her life. She was proud to have participated in numerous golf championships and her family still displays the trophy she won in 1948. In recent years, painting became a hobby and she had numerous oil paintings on display in her home.

Another favorite pastime was unearthing her family genealogy regarding the Silveys, O’Sheas, McLanes, and the McClains, by many visits to the National Archives in Washington, DC and the John Jermain Memorial Library in Sag Harbor.

Mrs. Weidert is survived by a brother, Gene McClain, of North Haven; her three sons, Mark, and wife Dorothy, of Frederick, Md.; David of LaJolla, Calif., and Robert and his partner William Simkins of Palm Springs, Calif.; three granddaughters Katherine Weidert Sentz, Tracy Weidert and Colleen Weidert. She was predeceased by a sister, Helen McCrosson and two brothers, Donald and Robert.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to East End Hospice, PO Box 1048 Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.

Visiting was at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home on Wednesday. St. Andrews R.C. Church will hold a Mass on Thursday, January 24 at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at St. Andrews Cemetery.

Claudia F. Luttmann, a 40-year resident of Liverpool, N.Y., died Saturday, January 12, at the Iroquois Nursing Home.

Born in Long Island City, N.Y. on June 2, 1921, Mrs. Luttmann moved to central New York in 1967 with her family. She was retired from CNA Insurance.

Predeceased by her husband George L. Luttmann, Sr., in 1988, she is survived by her daughter, Adele L. Clark of Liverpool; son, George L. Luttmann, Jr. of Liverpool;, granddaughter, Christine (Gery)Newbold of England; great-granddaughter, Charlotte Newbold of England; sister, Ruth Weydig of Verona, NY,  and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 15 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Syracuse, NY. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor.