Catherine Boss  passed away on March 23, 2013, at the home of her daughter, Virginia, in Fairfield, Conn. She was 97 years old, living in complete independence until she died.

Born Katerina Lamberta on June 24, 1915 of Italian immigrants, she was both mother and sister to her three younger brothers after the death of her own mother at an early age.  She supported and guided them all into adulthood.

A 45-year resident of Sag Harbor, Mrs. Boss was a parishioner of St. Andrew’s RC Church, and a member of the Columbiettes and the Sag Harbor Golf Club. A former AT&T employee, she was also a member of the Pioneers Club. An active community volunteer, Mrs. Boss was an avid reader, golfer, and bridge player who loved to travel with her family to the Caribbean.

She was predeceased by her loving husband of 61 years, Charles L. Boss, and her son, Charles E. Boss.  She is survived by daughters, Virginia Speciale and Carol Reilly. She also leaves 11 grandchildren, Monica Inghilterra, Richard Speciale, Heather Giffuni, Nadine Brandes, Justin Reilly, James Reilly, Jennifer Resto, Charles Boss, Karen Stumpf, Daniel Boss, and Douglas Boss, their spouses, and many great-grandchildren. In addition, she leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews and their spouses and families.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Andrew’s Church in Sag Harbor, NY, and VITAS Hospice Care, 99 Hawley Lane, Suite 1204, Stratford, CT 06614.

Dorothy Schiavoni, age 88, died on Sunday, March 24, 2013, at Southampton Hospital.

Born in Southampton on June 17, 1924 to Herbert Henry Brown and Rose Ward Brown, Mrs. Schiavoni graduated from Pierson High School in 1942 and worked at the Bulova Watchcase Factory. In 1944 she married Charles W. Staudinger and they had two children, Melanie Staudinger Buttonow and Randolph Staudinger. Widowed in 1960, she later married Guido Schiavoni and had a daughter Carla Marie Schiavoni.

“She always said that the mainstay of her life was nature and throughout her life she loved flowers, plants and gardening,” said the family. “She was an avid crossword puzzle doer and could solve any cryptoquote in no time. She loved Latin music and Steel Band, particularly Vivienne and the Merrymakers. She was great at interior decorating and making costumes, and was an amateur painter.”

Mrs. Schiavoni was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, AARP, the Historical Society and the Friends of the Library. At the time of her death she belonged to St. Andrew’s Church, the Columbiettes and the Senior Citizens Nutrition Center.

She is survived by seven grandchildren, Randy Staudinger, Michelle Fryo, Mark Staudinger, Marlena Maher, Tara Brinka, Jimmy Butts, Jr. and Thomas Schiavoni; six great-grandchildren and devoted friends Lee King and Lil Wils.

Mrs. Schiavoni was remembered for her friendliness and her courageous and valiant fight against her illness at a prayer service held March 27.

Dolores Pharaoh of Sag Harbor died at Southampton Hospital on Tuesday, April 9, at the age of 80.

Visitation will be at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor today, Thursday, April 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Andrew R.C. Church on Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m.

A full obituary will appear next week.

A memorial service for Eugenia Bartell will be held on May 4th at Montauk Community Church at 2 p.m.

Her Family has requested that all donations be made to ARF of the Hamptons, Box 901, Wainscott, NY 11975.

Joan Lorraine Watson, a resident of Noyac for the past 25 years, died at Southampton Hospital on Saturday, April 13. She was 85 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of Thomas and Amelia (Grote) Watson.

Mrs. Watson was an educator and school principal. A graduate of St. John’s University, where she received bachelors, masters and doctorate degrees, she taught junior and senior high school in Levittown, L.I., and elementary school in Catholic schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

She was Principal of School of Religion, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Brooklyn from 1962 to 1964, before beginning her career in the Levittown School District. In 1982 she became district-wide chairperson for coordination of social studies.

Ms. Watson is survived by her good friend and caregiver, Tatiana Rozentale. She is also survived by her aunt, Dolly Grote, and cousin, Kenneth Watson.

Visiting was held at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor on Wednesday, April 17, with a Mass following at St. Andrews R.C. Church.

Interment was at Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, L.I.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, or Southampton Town Police PBA.

Ann Marie Arancio, a resident pf Sag Harbor for 17 years, died at Stony Brook University Hospital on April 22. She was 81 years old.

Born at home in Astoria, N.Y. on July 26, 1931, she was the daughter of John and Mary (O’Keefe) Mulcahy.

She graduated from Bryant High School in Queens and later married “the love of her life, James Arancio.” They were married for 57 years.

A homemaker, Mrs. Arancio was a member of the Irish American Society, the East Hampton Power Squadron and was a volunteer with the Dominican Sisters.

“Mom used to say that her life with my dad has been one long fishing trip … some of their first dates were fishing trips,” said daughter Patricia Arancio Remkus. “They loved to fish wherever their travels took them and they did travel extensively. Their last trip in October was to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.”

In addition to her husband and daughter, Mrs. Arancio is survived by a son, James E. Arancio of Smithtown, L.I. She is also survived by grandchildren, Joseph & Michael Remkus of Sag Harbor and Victoria, Genevieve and Giovanna Arancio of Smithtown.

“She loved Sag Harbor and the many friends she made since coming here permanently in 1996,” said the family. “She will be missed for her tremendous love, generous spirit and compassion.”

Visiting will be at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor on Friday April 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, April 27, at St. Andrews R.C. Church at 9:45 a.m. Interment follows at St. Andrews Cemetery.

Ellen Gillespie Carney (nee Ernst), beloved wife of David Carney, both long-time residents of Sag Harbor, passed away on April 18, at Southampton Hospital after a brief stay of one week.

A full obituary will appear at a later date.

Michael J. Helstowski, a lifelong resident of Bridgehampton, died at Southampton Hospital on April 26. He was 49 years old.

Mr. Helstowski was born in Southampton on July 29, 1963, the son of the late Raymond Helstowski and Margaret Harrington Dominski, who survives.

Mr. Helstowski, a Pierson High School graduate, was a self-employed mechanic.

“Michael was a very unique and memorable individual. Sculpted and shaped by the life he was born into and further molded by the people he held near to his heart, Michael was a very peaceful, caring and gentle man,” said the family. “[He had] a constant interest in learning as much as possible about many things, such as nature, science, farming, birding, mechanics, music, cars, motorcycles, movies, guns, fishing, shellfish, women, etc.”

In addition to his mother, Mr. Helstowski is survived by three siblings, Kenny of East Hampton, Lee of Michigan and Jackie of Sagaponack.

Services were held on Monday at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home. Remains were to be cremated.

The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, or the Bridgehampton Ambulance Corps.

Peter V. Darrow of New York and Sag Harbor passed away peacefully on May 19, 2013 surrounded by family and close friends. He was 62.

During a 35-year career as a corporate lawyer, Mr. Darrow was a partner in two law firms – Mayer Brown, and most recently, DLA Piper. While based in New York, Mr. Darrow traveled extensively to Mexico and Latin America, handling complex debt financing involving some of the largest companies in the region. He was born in Ann Arbor Michigan, the son of Peter and Charlotte Noble Darrow.

Mr. Darrow was a graduate of Columbia College and earned a masters degree from Trinity College Oxford. In 1978 he graduated from the University of Michigan Law School. He was a member of its Law Review.

Mr. Darrow was an avid athlete and highly accomplished oarsman. Time spent on his one-man shell, rowing within the bays and inlets around Sag Harbor were, he often said, among his most peaceful moments, and he was a member of the Sag Harbor Community Rowing Club.

In 1980, Mr. Darrow, his brother Duncan and their mother Charlotte purchased a rambling rooming house on Jefferson Street in Sag Harbor. Over many years they turned it into a family compound – occupied by both brothers, their mother, wives, children and golden retrievers. They all called it their “port in the storm.”

Once the Darrows moved into their new home, they invited all their new neighbors over for an Open House during the Thanksgiving weekend. It soon became an annual tradition and, last year, Mr. Darrow was among the hosts for the 32^nd annual Open House; the tradition will be continued.

After their mother died of cancer in 2001, Peter and his brother Duncan Darrow along with help from friends and neighbors established Fighting Chance, a free-of-charge cancer counseling center for residents of the East End of Long Island. Mr. Darrow was proud that it became a local community resource, helping many on the East End successfully navigate their cancer journey.

Mr. Darrow is survived by his beloved wife, Denise and two children from a former marriage: a daughter Meredith of New York and Los Angeles, and a son Peter, a student in Boston. He is also survived by his devoted brother Duncan and his wife Wendy. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to: Fighting Chance – Free Cancer Counseling Center; PO Box 1358; Sag Harbor New York 11963. A memorial service is scheduled for May 29, 2013 at All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Avenue (at 80th street) at 4 pm.

For family and friends on the East End who would like to pay their respects, visiting hours also have been arranged on Saturday, May 25, 2013 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Yardley & Pino Funeral Home located at 91 Hampton Street in Sag Harbor.

Kennett Love, a longtime resident of Sag Harbor and a former foreign correspondent for The New York Times, died at Southampton Hospital on May 13 as a result of respiratory failure. He was 88 years old.

Born August 17, 1924, Mr. Love had a long career as a journalist, covering the Middle East for the Times in the mid-1950s, writing about the CIA-orchestrated plot to overthrow Iran’s democratically-elected prime minister; the discovery of an ancient boat near the Great Pyramid of Giza intended to carry the spirit of the pharaoh Cheops to the underworld; and the Suez Canal crisis — which he later turned into the book, “Suez: The Twice Fought War  — among many other stories.

Mr. Love left The Times in 1962 to cover culture and foreign affairs for the magazine USA1. He later taught journalism at the American University in Cairo and worked for the Peace Corps.

Mr. Love attended Princeton University and was a pilot in the Navy Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he married Felicite Pratt, in 1946 (she died in 2002), and continued his studies at Columbia University. His newspaper career began at The Hudson-Dispatch in Union City, N.J. He joined The Times in 1948, working in the morgue before becoming a reporter in 1950.

He was a contributor to the New York Times Magazine, Washington Monthly, and Middle East Journal among other publications and had been a correspondent and contributor to both ABC and CBS.

Mr. Love was also an avid and accomplished sailor, who taught celestial navigation at the East Hampton Marine Museum. He frequently sailed the waters of eth East End, and, in 1983, sailed from Sag Harbor to Dark Harbor, Me., in an 18-ft. ketch-rigged open skiff. He regularly made ocean voyages in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific in his own yachts and on professional yacht deliveries.

He also designed several building projects, including a 2,700 sq.ft. house in Sag Harbor and a 5,000 sq. ft. passive solar house in East Hampton.

Mr. Love is survived by his partner Blair Seagram; two daughters, Mary Christy Love Sadron and Suzanna Potter Love; two sons, John and Nicholas; two sisters, Mary Lehmann and Nathalie Love; his niece Rue Matthiessen Shaughnessy; his nephew Alex Matthiessen; and five grandchildren.

John Henry Fitzgerald, 91, passed peacefully at his home in Palm Coast, Florida on May 18, 2013 with his much-loved wife Madeline by his side. Mr. Fitzgerald was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on August 9, 1921. He served in the U. S. Navy during WWII. Mr. Fitzgerald and his wife both enjoyed an adventurous spirit each becoming private pilots with Mr. Fitzgerald having an extensive career as an Air Traffic Controller at Kennedy Airport for 35 years.

Mr. Fitzgerald was a pioneer in Radar Installations throughout the country and is recognized by the Smithsonian Institute in this field.

After raising a family in Syosset, Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald retired to Sag Harbor where they were active members of the community for over 30 years. Locally, he was known for his 10 years of competing in triathlons, winning for his age group in every race.

“John’s quick wit and gregarious personality will be deeply missed by friends and family alike,” said the family.

Mr. Fitzgerald is survived by his loving wife, Madeline, sons Jeffrey, Lawrence, Edmund, Christopher, Matthew, daughters Mary and Amy and grand dog Winston.

Denise May Schramm was born in Beechhurst, New York in 1928 to Charles and Ruth (Hedeman) Garmy. She attended Flushing schools and graduated from two years at Barmore School in Manhattan.

Summers and holidays were spent on Actors Colony Road with the Hedeman grandparents at Eastwell, their home since 1933. It was there that she met her new neighbor, Robert Schramm. They married on March 8, 1952 while he was in the Army. Two years later they relocated to Muttontown, New York and then Locust Valley 15 years later. In 1979, they relocated full time to North Haven.

Her family was her most important job and her love of children attracted all the neighborhood kids as well as sponsoring Fresh Air Kids from the city to stay with her at Actors Colony Road.

Volunteering at Glen Cove and Southampton Hospitals as a “Pink Lady” was one of her favorite things and her off-duty green thumb was evident in all the indoor and outdoor plants that thrived on their properties. When not gardening or other landscaping, she enjoyed sitting at the beach, listening to the waves and the seagulls.

In 2012 she was diagnosed with hydrocephalus and made the best of it with her family by her side. Her daughters Dede and Kim were by her side when she died.

She is survived by her husband, Bob; daughters Dede O’Connell, Sue Higgins, Kim Cannon, son Robert; grandchildren Trebor, Heidi, Ashley, Meredith, Tommy, Christopher, Catherine and Elizabeth; and great grandchildren Damian and Jordon.

Donations to East End Hospice, Dominican Sisters or charity of choice are appreciated.

Lillian Wils died on May 16, 2013 at Southampton Hospital at the age of 87.

Born in South Hempstead on September 24, 1925, she was the only daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth Olsen.

A 53-year resident of Sag Harbor, Mrs. Wils was married to Harry Wils, Sr. They had seven children, Barbara Field of Ellenton, Florida; Harry (Patty) Wils, Jr. of Sag Harbor; Mary (Philip) Battaglia of Houston, Texas; Thomas (Lynn) Wils of Vail, Arizona; Margaret (Richard) Henn of Sag Harbor; Dorothy Wils of Hazelton, Pennsyvlania; and Patricia Malloy of Sag Harbor.

She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her huband, Harry, and brothers, Norman and Lenard Olsen.

Memorial donations can be made to the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corp., PO Box 2725, Sag Harbor, NY, 11963.

John E. Schaefer, 93, died on April 13 at North Shore Hospital.

Born on September 1, 1919 in Blue Point, New York, Mr. Schaefer graduated from Southside High School, Rockville Centre in 1936. He joined the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor, fighting in the Philippines and later in the Korean War. He rose to the rank of lieutenant.

After World War II, he married Mary D. Lucas and settled in Rockville Center. After establishing himself in banking, they moved to Brookville, L.I. He worked with the Bank of Rockville Centre Trust Company, Chemical Bank and J.P. Morgan Chase from which he retired in 1977.

In 1960 he bought a house in the Northhampton section of Noyac in Sag Harbor. The  following year he became a founding member of the Noyac Golf Club. He continued to play golf until a couple of years before his death.

He was a past commodore of the Northampton Colony Yacht Club and past president of the Sea Club, Hillsboro Beach.

Mr. Schaefer is survived by his wife, sons John Jr. of East Norwich, Robert of Rockville Centre and James K. of Brookville; daughter Mary E. Stabenfelt of Larkspur, California; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Memorial donations are requested to be sent to Lutheran High School Association of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, 131 Brookville Road, Brookville, New York, 11545.

Memorial masses at St. Andrews R.C. Church in Sag Harbor will be Sunday, June 9 at 8:30 and 11:30 a.m.

John Corwith White Jr. died at his home in Sagaponack on Tuesday, May 21st with his family by his side. He was 91. Mr. White, who was known as “Red” was born on December 18, 1921 to John C. White Sr. and Aulis Ena Tuthill Tillotson White. He attended the Sagaponack school through the 8th grade and graduated from Bridgehampton High School in 1939. He was the eleventh generation of his family to live in Sagaponack.

Fascinated with flying from an early age, he hitchhiked to Conneticut while in high school, purchased and then flew back a Piper Cub airplane using a road map for navigation. He attended flight engineering school at Mitchel Field in Uniondale, N.Y. Upon graduation from flight school, he tried to enlist for the war but was turned down for service because of color blindness. Shortly thereafter, he was hired by American Airlines as a flight engineer in the Air Transport Command. The flights delivered supplies to the European theater and carried back wounded. That assignment lasted three years.

Though Red’s first love was flying, eventually he returned to take over the family farm when his father became ill and died in 1946. He and his farm helpers raised potatoes, cucumbers for pickles, did custom grain harvesting and baling, and built and engineered equipment to do the same.

In 1947, he married Elizabeth Jean Chambers of Long Branch, New Jersey who he met while she was visiting her family in Sagaponack.

In 1954, he joined the Bridgehampton Fire Department where he served as captain of both Packard and Rescue Companies, before becoming department chief in the mid 1980s. In 1999, the Town of Southampton recognized Mr. White’s 45 years of exemplary service to the volunteer fire service with a special proclamation. He continued as an active member attending meetings until recently.

Mr. White also served on numerous boards including Cornell Cooperative Extension and Sagaponack School. He was a member of the choir and Trustee of Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church and co-chaired the restoration of the sanctuary there in 1964.

Mr. White always cared about the land and served on the first local land use committee in 1957. His gift of 11 acres enabled the establishment of the northern portion of the Sagaponack Swamp Preserve, now held by the Nature Conservancy. He served as a director of the South Fork Land Foundation for more than 30 years. In 2007 Mr. and Mrs. White were recognized by the Peconic Land Trust, Sagaponack Village, Town of Southampton, Suffolk County and the State of New York for their commitment, patience and perseverence in sucessfully protecting the bulk of their Sagaponack family farm from future development and preserving it for future generations.

He was predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Elizabeth Jean Chambers White in 2011 and is survived by four children, John N. White, Barbara White Ford, Jeffery White and Thomas White and one grandchild, Eliza Topham-White.

Visitation hours with the family are 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, May 30 at the Brockett Funeral Home Southampton. A firefighter’s service will be held at 7:30 p.m. A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m., Saturday, June 1, at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, 2429 Montauk Highway. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Organ Fund of the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 3038, Bridgehampton, NY 11932-3038 or to East End Hospice P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978

Denise Menard Feder, 89, of Madison, N.J., passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Born and raised in Paris, France, Denise came to the United States in 1949, where she lived in New York City. She lived in Madison for 45 years, spending summers at Sag Harbor.

Mrs. Feder was a teacher at the Chatham Adult School for over 25 years, teaching hundreds of people French and had a devoted following she called the Cercle Francais. In her younger years, she was a runway model for Oppenheim Collins in New York City. She was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed cooking, gardening, boating, and shopping.

Mrs. Feder was big on family traditions, hosting an annual New Year’s Eve party for over 55 years, where her crepes were a highlight. She was an avid gardener and loved spending her summers swimming and waterskiing on Noyac Bay.

“Denise loved life, the opera, ballet,” said the family; “but her most cherished moment were those when she was surrounded by all her family.”

Predeceased by her husband, Dr. David O. Feder, Mrs. Feder is survived by her four children, Peter, Stephen, Sonia and Danielle, and 10 grandchildren and family in France.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, May 30, at 9:45 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Church, 312 Ridgedale Ave., in East Hanover, N.J. Cremation will be private. Visitation was at the Wm. A. Bradley & Son Funeral Home, Chatham, N.J. To send condolences to the family, visit www.bradleyfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Doctors Without Borders P.O.Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5030.

A memorial service for Lysbeth Elting Rogers will be held at St. Andrew’s Dune Church, 12 Gin Lane, Southampton, this Saturday, June 1, at 2 p.m. Rev. Peter Larsen will officiate. Family and friends are invited to 192 Highland Terrace, Bridgehampton, following the service.

Henry A. Mund, Jr., age 87, of Lewes, Del. passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Country Rest Home in Greenwood, Del. He was born in Forest Hills, N.Y. on September 30, 1925, son of the late Henry A. Mund, Sr. and Edna Mund. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Alice Mund (March10, 2013).

Mr. Mund served in the European Theatre during World War II from 1943-1946 as a staff sergeant-infantry. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was part of what is now known as the Greatest Generation. His comment on the Greatest Generation was “I was getting drafted and I fought like hell just to stay alive, there was not a damn thing great about it.”

Mr. Mund would later attend Syracuse University, graduating in 1951 with a B.A. Degree in Civil Engineering Sociology and he also attended New York University, Graduate School for one year studying Sociology. He served as councilman and chairman on the East Hampton Town Board between 1964 and 1973 and as executive assistant to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the New York Assembly, Perry Duryea, in Albany, N.Y. from 1966 to 1979.

He held positions as vice president for marketing & business development at Greenman Pedersen Engineering and senior vice president and Long Island regional director at Empire State Development, all in the private sector but utilizing his governmental capabilities throughout.

“He worked in the political arena a good portion of his life and made things happen in government and believed in the rights of people,” said the family, “and that is being a statesman.”

“Henry never met a stranger,” the family said. “He could run into people he knew in whatever country or state he happened to be in. He enjoyed boats, the sea, sunsets, sunrises and most of all friends.”

Mr. Mund is survived by his son Henry A. Mund III and wife Nancy of Alna, Me.; his two daughters:  Kate L. Mund of Amagansett and Lauren L. Mund of Lewes, Del.; three grandsons:  Daniel Mund and wife Lindsey, Nathan Mund and Travis Loschen; his brother-in law: James Hill and wife Lorraine and their children: Marsha Hopping, Charles Hill and Peter Hill.

A graveside service for both Henry and Alice Mund will be held on Saturday, June 15, at 1 p.m. at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Cooper Lane, East Hampton. An afternoon tea will follow at the LVIS, 95 Main Street, East Hampton in honor of Mrs. Mund and happy hour at the American Hotel, Sag Harbor, from 5-6 p.m. in honor of Mr. Mund.

Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The National World War II Museum, PO Box 97336, Washington, DC 20090-7336.

You may visit Mr. Mund’s Life Memorial webpage and sign his online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com

Former Rockville Centre resident and resident of Noyac for over 50 years, John E. Schaefer Sr. died on Saturday April 13. He was 93 years old.

Born in Blue Point, L.I., Mr. Schaefer was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving as a first lieutenant in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

He was a retired vice president of JP Morgan Chase after a 40-year career that began at the Bank of Rockville Center Trust Company. He was a trustee emeritus of Molloy College, and a founder member of the Noyac Golf and Country Club. With a lifelong passion for golf, he was also a member of Rockville Links, and had four hole-in-ones to his credit.

Mr. Schaefer was pre-deceased by his brother, Lawrence Walter Schaefer, Sr. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary D. Lucas.

He is also survived by children John (Janet) Schaefer, Jr., Robert L. (Pan) Schaefer, James K. Schaefer, and Mary E. (Dave) Stabenfeldt. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Interment was at Calverton National Cemetery.

A scholarship at Molloy College has been set up in Mr. Schaefer’s memory. Donations can be sent to Molloy College 1000 Hempstead Avenue Rockville Centre, NY 11571 to the John E. Schaefer, Sr. Scholarship Fund attn: Mr. Edward Thompson.

Cecilia Maser (nee Lawlor), 87, died March 15 in Burbank, Calif. Born on Main Street, Sag Harbor, Mrs. Maser grew up in South Orange, N.J., and raised her family in Colonia, N.J., before moving to Boynton Beach and later to California.  She was a loving and generous mother, wife and friend, who enjoyed playing cards, volunteering, reading and watching her favorite TV shows.

Mrs. Maser was predeceased by her husband, Walter, and her daughter, Marilyn Odachowski. She leaves behind two daughters, Eileen Ferreri and her husband, Bill, of Somerset, N.J., and Karen Maser and her companion Gregory Chapman, of Valley Village, Calif.; a brother, Vincent Lawlor of Glastonbury, Conn.; son-in-law Anthony Odachowski, and three grandchildren, Katie Liastro and Stephen and Megan Odachowski. A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Gertrude Cemetery, 53 Inman Ave., Colonia, N.J.