Lawrence E. Brown

Lawrence E. Brown, a longtime resident of Sag Harbor, died at his home on October 6, succumbing to Parkinson’s disease.

Mr. Brown was born in Harlem, N.Y., on October 20, 1941, the son of Irving and Gussie (Davis) Brown. He lived in Greenwich Village and Chelsea before moving to Sag Harbor with his wife Gloria in 1990.

He was a master wood refinisher before retiring in 1990. He enjoyed walking into town, drinking coffee at Java Nation, playing chess and talking with people.

He is survived by his wife, Gloria D. Brown. He is also survived by siblings Betty Brown, Elaine Fergus, Mary Boyd, Brenda Roberson and Alvin Brown, and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial will be planned for spring 2014.

Catherine McMahon

Catherine (Hennessey) McMahon of Bridgehampton, age 87, passed away at her home on October 10. She was predeceased by her husband, Arnold “Frank” McMahon in 1972.

She is survived by a brother, Joseph Hennessey, and children Kyle Lach (Joseph), Koral Gregor (Jeffrey) and Daniel McMahon. She was known as Mom Mom to her 10 grandchildren, who survive, Ashley, Kendra, Benjamin, Brooke, Erin, Courtney, Bryan, Ryan, Kate and Quinn. She is also survived by seven great-grandchildren, Morgan, Brodie, Jeffrey, Caroline, Elliott, Henry and Emma.

Mrs. McMahon will also be missed by her caregiver, Tamar Telia.

Visiting was at Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton. A Mass of Christian Burial was said at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary in Bridgehampton, with interment at Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary Cemetery in Southampton.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to East End Hospice or Dominican Sisters.

Joseph Ferrante

Joseph Ferrante, a former resident of Sag Harbor, died on October 2 at the age of 88.

Mr. Ferrante was born in Brooklyn on May 28, 1925. His father was an iceman who made his rounds with his horse and wagon. His father inherited a luncheonette and also operated a mini wine industry from the basement. Family members all took turns minding the store and crushing grapes.

Mr. Ferrante was drafted into the Army Air Force at the age of 18 and served as a gunner on a B-24 in the 450th Bomb group, 15th Army Air Force, flying  50 missions out of Italy, bombing the Romanian air fields.

He went to aeronautics school, worked at Fairchild Republic Airport until it closed, and ended up at Brookhaven National Laboratories where he worked for thirty years as a technical supervisor on the bubble chamber, the colliding accelerating beams, assisting the physicists and engineers in their search for the prime source of matter. He lived in Lindenhurst, and then in Stony Brook.

He loved baseball and bowling. In 1995, at the age of 71, in the midst of a blizzard, he bowled a 300 game which was reported in local newspapers describing him as the oldest man on Long Island to bowl 300. He also got his name inscribed on the wall of the East Hampton Alley, since closed. He bowled until recently, finally giving it up this last year.

Joe and Lynne Ferrante met in 1976 at Parents Without Partners. They lived in a winter rental on Lake Panamoka while their Wading River house was being built. Mrs. Ferrante opened an art gallery, Chrysalis, Ltd. in Westhampton Beach and  they later moved to Water Mill where they renovated a hundred-year-old barn. They later sold the barn and moved to Sag Harbor where they built another house, and then to East Hampton where they have lived for the last ten years.

Mr. Ferrante is the last surviving member of the original Ferrante family; his mother and father, Nicholas and Anna, his sisters, Anne Provens and Emma Cozzolino, and his brothers Peter and Andrew, predeceased him.

He leaves behind his beloved wife, Lynne Addelston Heffner Cortes Ferrante, daughters, Joanne Rewinski [Michael], Francine Ferrante, and Lori Ferrante, his granddaughters, Lisa Rewinski, Janine Rewinski, and Julie Rewinski, his nieces Cora Gilbert, Andrea Ferrante, his nephews Ralph Cozzolino [Jackie], Peter Provens [Denise], Michael Caligiuri, Joseph Caligiuri and their children. He was also very loved by Lynne’s children, Lynne Elise Calabrese [T.J], and grandchildren Amanda, T.J., Daniel, Sara, Christopher, Kaeli, Chloe; well regarded by Andrew Heffner, Kevin Heffner [Danielle], Tracy Jones [Rob], Bruce Heffner, Wendi Heffner, Caryn Malchman [David], and grandchildren  Matthew, Joshua, and Noah.

Jessie Fick

Jessie Fick, a lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, died at Southampton Hospital on October 15. She was 97 years old.

Born in Sag Harbor on May 24, 1916, she was the daughter of Antone and Susan (Bumbl) Valancius.

Mrs. Fick worked at the Bulova Watchcase Factory and had been a member of the Sag Harbor Ladies Auxiliary.

Mrs. Fick was predeceased by her husband Henry Fick. She was also predeceased by siblings Russell Valancius, John Valancius, Anthony Valancius and Jean Jennings.

She is survived by children Ronald Fick of Wainscott, Sharon York of Sag Harbor and Susan Pluchino of Sag Harbor. She is also survived by grandchildren Nicole Shipman, Craig Fick and Jessica Pluchino, and great-grandchildren Brittany Fick, Erin Shipman and Tori Fick.

A funeral Mass was held at St. Andrews RC Church on Friday, October 18. Interment was at Oakland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Beverly Ann Wolpack

Beverly Ann Wolpack, a resident of Sag Harbor for 52 years, died at the Peconic Bay Medical Center on Wednesday, November 6. She was 82.

Born in Hawthorne, N.J. on April 12, 1931, she was the daughter of John Henry Kirkman and Ella (Baker) Kirkman.

Mrs. Wolpack worked as a pharmacy technician, and after retirement volunteered for several organizations, including Welcome Home, Birthright and the Sag Harbor Whaling Museum.

She is survived by her husband, Mitchel Wolpack, and son Glen Cerrato of Riverhead. She is also survived by grandchildren Marybeth Cerrato Boyd of Cary, N.C., Glen Cerrato of Sunrise, Fla., and Jessica Cerrato of Southampton.

Clara A. McMahon

Clara A. McMahon, a former resident of Sag Harbor, died at St. Patrick’s Manor in Framingham, Mass., on November 7. She was 97.

Mrs. McMahon was born in Lucas, Iowa, on August 1, 1916, the daughter of Chester and Lona Belle (Dudley) Blakely.

Mrs. McMahon was predeceased by her husband, John L. McMahon, Jr.

She is survived by children Carol Lord of Framingham, Mass.; Janice McMahon of San Casciano, Italy; John T. McMahon of Bayswater, North Victoria, Australia; William McMahon of Highland Village, Texas. She was predeceased by her daughter, Denise McMahon. She was also predeceased by nine siblings.

Mrs. McMahon is also survived by eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass was held at St. Andrews RC Church on November 12, with interment at St. Andrews Cemetery.

Eva Mae McDonald Collins of East Hampton died Tuesday, December 3, at the Westhampton Care Center. She was 88. A funeral is planned for Monday, December 9, at 10 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Church in East Hampton. A full obituary will appear in next week’s edition.

Jane Miller, a lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, died in Sayville, L.I. on Sunday, December 1, She was 82 years old.  Graveside services will be held today, Thursday, December 5, at St. Andrews Cemetery in Sag Harbor at 1 p.m.  A full obituary will appear next week.

Mary E. Hamma

Mary E. Hamma, a resident of Sag Harbor Village for over 25 years, passed away at Southampton Hospital on December 8. She was 87 years old. The daughter of Irish immigrants, Mary and Michael Fitzpatrick, she was born in the Bronx, NY on October 21, 1926.

Mrs. Hamma was raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn where her parents owned a soda fountain and deli. She attended Bushwick High School and Scudder Secretarial School. Early in her married life she moved with her family to Valley Stream where they lived for 15 years. She subsequently lived in Fort Salonga, L.I.; Las Colinas, Texas; Miller Place, L.I. and Huntington, L.I.

Before moving to Sag Harbor, Mrs. Hamma worked as a teaching assistant at Fort Salonga Elementary School for several years and later as an executive secretary for Mobil Oil in Manhattan.

Mrs. Hamma was a member of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Bridgehampton, where she was a frequent participant in their Bible study group. She was also a member of the Homemakers of Sag Harbor, a hospital volunteer at Southampton Hospital, and an officer in the Sag Harbor chapter of AARP.

Mrs. Hamma was predeceased by her husband of 35 years, Robert Hamma, and by her siblings Richard Fitzpatrick and Bernice Fitzpatrick.

She is survived by her children Susan Hamma and her husband, Chris Thompson, of Sag Harbor; Nancy Hamma of East Quogue; Robert Hamma and his wife, Kathy Schneider, of Granger, IN; and Gerard Hamma of Wilmington, DE. She is also survived by grandchildren, Erica Thompson and Daniel Thompson of Sag Harbor, Kathryn Clavin and Brendan Clavin, formerly of Sag Harbor, and Perri Hamma, Danae Hamma, Natalie Hamma, Peter Hamma, Christine Hamma, and Sarah Hamma.

Visitation at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor will take place on Friday, December 13 at 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A funeral mass is to be held at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Church in Bridgehampton on Saturday, December 14 at 9:30 a.m. with internment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation or East End Hospice.

Eva Mae McDonald Collins

Eva Mae McDonald Collins of East Hampton died at the Westhampton Care Center on Tuesday, December 3. She was 88.

Born October 22, 1925 to Charles Leonard and Mary Jane (Burke) McDonald, Mrs. Collins grew up in the fishing village in Montauk. When the family home was lost in the 1938 Hurricane, the McDonalds moved to another location in Montauk. Mrs. Collins spent her childhood in Montauk, attending Montauk Elementary School, and living in the hamlet until she was married .

Mrs. Collins graduated from East Hampton High School in 1942. In 1951 she married James Collins and together they built a house on Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton, which is where they raised their four children.

Mrs. Collins worked part-time jobs during her married life — her first job was at the Amaden-Gay Agency and she worked as a bookkeeper for long time family friend John Defalco Builders — but her family always came first.

She was a devout Catholic and church was a very important part of her life.

Mrs. Collins leaves behind her sisters, Frances Ecker of Montauk and Celina Seitz of East Hampton. Her four children, Jim Collins Jr. and Laurie of Southampton, Chuck Collins and Ellen of East Hampton , Patty Collins Sales and Tony, of East Hampton, and Teresa Collins of Amagansett also survive, as do her grandchildren, who called her Nana, James Collins III, Patrick Collins and Chrissy, Tara Ann Collins, Charlie Collins, Bill Collins, Molly Sales and Becca Sales, and a great grandson Patrick Collins, Junior. A large extended family of nieces, nephews and cousins also survive and mourn her loss.

Mrs. Collins was predeceased by her husband, Jim, in 1986 and her brother Vincent McDonald. Her beloved grandson Gregg Lee Rickards died in 2012.

Funeral services were held Monday at Most Holy Trinity Church in East Hampton, with family friend Msgr. Charles Guarino officiating. Burial followed at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery in East Hampton.

The family has requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Westhampton Care Center, Montauk Food Pantry, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, In Jordan’s Honor, or the charity of their choice.

Betty Jane Hermann

Betty Jane Hermann, a lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, died at the Hamptons Center in Southampton on December 12. She was 75.

Mrs. Hermann was born in Sag Harbor on July 8, 1938 the daughter of Louis and Hilda (Loper) Bennett. Mrs. Hermann was a member of Pierson High School’s class of 1958.  Before her retirement she worked at Sag Harbor Industries.

Mrs. Hermann is survived by her husband Donald Hermann of Sag Harbor and her daughter Debbie (Lucia) Rumrill of Claremont, New Hampshire.  She is also survived by seven nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her sister Florence Squires of Riverhead and brother Frank Bennett of Dunnellon, Florida.

Her remains were cremated. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation or the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Jutta Rose

Jutta Rose was born in Hanover, Germany January 17, 1918. A holocaust survivor, she died last week at 95 of natural causes.

Her last five years were fraught with pain and suffering from falls and deteriorating scoliosis. Her spouse of 33 years Romany Kramoris cared for her at home, along with East End Hospice the last 10 days. Her father Fritz Nathan Rose, Jewish, and brothers owned an industry that sold heavy equipment for farming. Her mother Franziska Meyer Rose, a Christian, assumed the position of wife and mistress of a large household with servants and nannies. Her mother was trained as a mezzo soprano, fine pianist, and lieder singer. In 1924, at age 6, childhood education began at the exclusive Victoria Lyceum. By 1934 at age 16 anti-Jewish sentiments were growing in all levels of German society and Ms. Rose was thrown out of school by Nazi Law as a “mischling 1^st grade,” half-Jew (Jewish father, Christian mother) and out of her sports clubs tennis, skiing and mountain climbing. She and other Jewish children were abused and mistreated, many sent out on the “Kindertransport.”

During her school years a non-Jewish, blonde, blue-eyed friend Hilde Domeyer and her family protected Ms. Rose in school confrontations and eventually hid her in the Alps in their small mountain summer house.

In 1938, when 20 years old, she met Henri Nannen a student, with whom she became engaged. He was a staunch anti-Nazi activist, and after Ms. Rose’s testimony in his favor as an anti-Nazi, he founded the world famous magazine “Der Stern”.

On November 9, 1938 — Kristal Nacht (The Night of Broken Glass) —, the Nazis came to the Rose residence, dragged her bleeding father down the steps and put him into a truck with his brothers going to Buchenwald Konzentration Kamp. Franziska Rose demanded the Nazis leave as she was a Christian. Their home was confiscated, later. This Mischling status kept her out of conservatories and universities. Mrs. Rose was put into forced-labor in Hannover.

Franziska’s status as a Christian enabled them to flee to Bremen where her sister Darce Meyer helped them and where Jutta continued private singing studies in 1940. They then fled to Berlin where Ms. Rose studied with Professor Emge at the Musiche Hochschule, and then both were put into forced-labor at Telefunken, Berlin, getting miniscule pennies as pay, not enough to survive on, from the German government.

In 1942 they escaped Berlin and went to a friend’s ski and summer hut in The Alps. In 1944 Telefunken was bombed, crippling all transportation. When word was received that all “1^st Grade mischlings would be put away in Konzentration Kamps,” Hilde Domeyer again rescued Ms. Rose while her mother was pulled to Chicago by family friends.

After the arrival of the American troops, who ended the war, Ms. Rose returned to Bremen State Opera performing as a Walkyrie, Wagner. Meeting renowned teacher and singer Kathleen Kersting, they joined forces and created The American Opera Co.,  based in Milan. For seven years they toured throughout Italy, Spain, Germany, and Austria. Ms. Rose’s most famous role was Salome, in R. Strauss’ opera “Salome.” She also sang major roles in Manon, Tosca, Carmine, Aida, Ariadne, Zauberflote, Rusticana, The Medium, Merry Widow and many others.

In 1957 the Kersting/Rose studio set out for New York City (Yonkers), with the help of pianist Mary Van Ness, then Carnegie Hall. On Kersting’s death in 1960, Ms. Rose taught at The Manhattan School of Music, relocated on Bleecker Street for 14 years, when she made the most dramatic change in her teaching style from opera to the American Broadway Theater. She specialized in the Broadway repertoire and songs through her last days of teaching. She then moved to a 14^th Street studio where she taught for 26 years.

She participated in a three-hour interview for Steven Spielberg’s Shoah Project. In their 33 years together Ms. Rose and Ms. Kramoris enjoyed traveling to Salzburg, Germany, Austria, Mexico, Egypt, and various parts of America, including Milwaukee – Ms. Kramoris’ hometown.

Ms. Rose kept lifelong friendships with first students including Nathan Lane, Frank Langella, and Maria Tucci and many members of the Choral Society of the Hamptons. Three of her local students won first prize over three consecutive years in the singing competition at Mirra Banks and Richard Brockman’s Annual Playhouse Project – Louis Murillo, Elizabeth Oldak, and Kyra Christopher.

Thirty-three years ago,  in 1980, Ms. Rose bought her dream – a little white house by the sea reminiscent of Italy, in Bay Point, The Muschelhaus (Seashell House). Participation in the Bay Point Property Association, long walks and swims at Long Beach in Sag Harbor which she adored kept her busy with Ms. Kramoris, whom she lovingly married as official spouse eight years ago. She is survived by cousins Donald Rose, of Long Island, and David Rose, of Tennessee.

Donald B. Moser

Longtime magazine journalist and former Smithsonian Magazine editor Don Moser died of cardio-pulmonary arrest at his home in Sag Harbor, December 8. He had had Parkinson’s disease for many years.

Mr. Moser was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932.He was a budding naturalist, falconer, and lover of everything out of doors. He became a lifelong avid birder, amateur astronomer, fly fisherman, and fly rod builder, spending much time with epoxies and varnishes in the basement of his Washington, DC, home trying to avoid what he called “the cat hair problem.”

Mr. Moser studied at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, leaving after his sophomore year when his tuition money ran out. He then worked as a fire lookout for the US Forest Service in Idaho and Wyoming while waiting to be drafted. When that happened in 1953, he had wanted to see combat. But the Korean War had ended, and instead he spent two years, he said “pushing pencils, peeling potatoes and driving trucks” at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, and Fort Benning, Georgia. In the mid 1950s on the GI bill, he studied at Ohio University and worked summers as a seasonal Park Ranger in Grand Teton and the Olympic National Parks. After graduating in 1957, Mr. Moser got a fellowship to study writing with novelist and Pulitzer Prize winning author Wallace Stegner at Stanford University. In 1962, Mr. Moser’s first book, “The Peninsula,” photos and text about Olympic National Park, was published by The Sierra Club.

Mr. Moser later attended the University of Sydney in Australia as a Fulbright Scholar. There he worked part time as an editor for Angus and Robertson Publishers. In 1961, he was hired as a military affairs reporter for LIFE Magazine. He lived in New York City. He took a six-month leave of absence from LIFE to work as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Interior Stuart Udall. On his return he became assistant sports and adventure editor. He spent days traveling though the south covering a then-aspiring boxer, Cassius Clay.

In 1965, he became Los Angeles Bureau chief covering the Watts Riot, the Alaska Earthquake, and Hollywood. He left LA to become Life’s Asia Bureau Chief in Hong Kong, devoting much of his time to covering the war in Vietnam. His work in Southeast Asia was later recognized along with Stanley Karnow, David Halberstam, Richard Harwood and Norman Mailer in a collected volume, Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism 1959-1969, published by the Library of America. When LIFE folded in 1972, Mr. Moser was an assistant managing editor.

Mr. Moser went on to write a Newbury Prize nominated semi-autobiographical novel, “A Heart to the Hawks,” and three Time Life Books, “The Snake River Country,”“Central American Jungles,” and “The China Burma India Theater.” He wrote about the Philippine Islands, the Big Thicket of East Texas and Portugal’s Azore Islands for National Geographic Magazine.

In 1973, between the novel and the Snake River, Mr. Moser met his future wife, and bird watching companion Penny Lee Ward of Shabbona, Illinois. She was a farm girl and not afraid of ticks. They had their first date in at Dick’s Country Inn in Hayfield, Iowa, where they drank beer, ate pork tenderloin sandwiches, and listened to a jukebox playing Loudon Wainwright Junior’s 1972 hit, “Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road.” Don and Penny married in East Hampton in 1975.They lived in both Washington, DC and Sag Harbor.

In 1977, he joined the staff of Smithsonian Magazine as an executive editor. When founding editor Edward K. Thompson retired in 1981, Mr. Moser became editor. “Don ran the magazine in the independent tradition of H.L. Mencken at the American Mercury and Harold Ross at the New Yorker,” wrote the magazine’s science editor John P. Wiley, Jr., “his subjective judgment, and his alone, determined what would run. No committees, no voting. Judging by the results — two million subscribers, a National Magazine Award and a stack of other prizes — it was a formula for success.”

After his death, longtime Smithsonian associate editor Lucinda Moore reminisced: “While Don was in charge, we not only benefited from his editorial genius, but from his fair-minded, even-keeled approach to management. I can’t recall a single display of egotism from Don, even when egos flared all around him. I will never forget his kindness, integrity and gentle leadership. He will live forever in my memory as an exceptional person, whole balance, judgment and wisdom set the standard by which all managers are measured.” Current editor for museums Beth Py-Lieberman called him “The gentlest of gentlemen.”

Mr. Moser retired in 2001 to fish and fool around the Eastern End of Long Island. He had once, as a park ranger, pulled a moose out of river ice in the Tetons. And so in later years his wife recruited him to become a rescue/transport volunteer for the Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons, a wildlife hospital in Hampton Bays. He was quite good with swans, Mrs. Moser said, even when they bit him. Baby possums made him laugh. He’d had a pet rat as a child.

Moser was preceded in death by his parents, Donald Lyman and Katherine McHugh Moser of Ohio, and his brother, Lieutenant Colonel Mark Moser of Raleigh, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Penny, brothers Gilbert of Sharonville, Ohio, and Dennis of Chesterfield, Missouri, and many terrific nieces and nephews. Mr. Moser was cremated and his ashes will eventually be scattered in the Gulf Stream, which he thought would be a good way to travel. A gathering of friends and family will be held in spring or summer in Washington, DC. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Kestrel Project, The Peregrine Fund, 5668 West Flying Hawk Lane, Boise, Idaho, 83709.

Mary Ann Alioto

Mary Ann (Griffin) Alioto,  77, of Sag Harbor died peacefully at home on December 20, after a long battle with lung cancer. She is survived by her second husband of 25 years Vincent.

She was born in Brooklyn on March 19, 1936 to Mary and Joseph Paulinski. Mrs. Alioto became the big sister to Jeanette (Nilsson) and Joseph as they lived their childhood on the Northside.

Mrs. Alioto retired from Southampton (Todds) Nursing Home where she worked with her future daughter-in-law Rosemary in the Recreation Department. A devoted grandmother to Michaela and Sean Griffin, and Erin Connolly-Griffin, she loved to spoil them with gifts and crafts she made. She cherished the time she spent with them and her family during trips and holidays, said the family.

As a resident of Sag Harbor and Southampton over many years, Mrs. Alioto touched the heart of many people, said the family, and truly cared about the lives of everyone she knew. The care and concern her fiends showed her toward the end of her life was heart warming and her family is eternally grateful to everyone.

Mrs. Alioto was the wife of the late Harry D. Griffin and is preceded in death by her first born son, Terrance Griffin. She is survived by her sons John Griffin and his wife Rosemary, Timothy Griffin, her best friend and sister Jeanette Nilsson, as well as many nieces and nephews and their families.

A funeral service was held Saturday, January 4, at O’Connell Funeral Home in Southampton. A private burial will be in the spring.

Donations in Mrs. Alioto’s name may be made to: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Mary D. Schaefer

Mary D. Schaefer, a summer resident of Sag Harbor for over 50 years, died at Glen Cove hospital following a short illness on Sunday, December 15. She was 93.

Born in Brooklyn on October 14, 1920, she was the daughter of Melbourne and Mary (Considine) Lucas. The family relocated to Oceanside, Long Island in 1926. Mrs. Schaefer was the second in her family to graduate from Oceanside High School, a school that her offspring attend to this day.

During World War Two Mrs. Schaefer worked retail in Hempstead, Long Island. She married John E. Schaefer on her 25^th birthday, October 14, 1945. They spent their first few years of married life living in Rockville Center before moving to Brookville in the 1960s. There, Mrs. Schaefer was a founding member of St Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church. The Schaefers bought their Mill Road home in Noyac in 1960 and both became very involved in the Noyac community, including being founding members of the Noyac Golf Club. They also had a home in Hillsboro Beach, Florida.

Mrs. Schaefer was a homemaker who enjoyed her family, gardening, her Golden Retrievers and Collies. Her son James K. Schaefer of Brookville said that his mother particularly enjoyed the beaches in Noyac and Northampton and the winters she spent in Florida.

Besides her son James, she is survived by two other sons, Robert L. Schaefer of Rockville Center and John E. Schaefer of East Quogue and a daughter, Mary E. Stabenfelt of Larkspur, California. She is also survived by four siblings, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband who died on April 13, 2013.

A funeral service was held at St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in Brookville on December 17. Interment was at Calverton National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to Long Island Lutheran High School in Brookville.

Thomas Tomossonie, Sr.

Thomas Tomossonie, Sr., a lifetime resident of Sag Harbor, died at Southampton Hospital on December 30, 2013. He was 69.

Born at Southampton Hospital on January 10, 1944, he was the son of John Tomossonie and the former Bernice Galanti.

He was graduated from Pierson High School and went on to work for the Southampton Town Sanitation Department at the Sag Harbor Transfer Station.

He is survived by his wife, Catherine Atkinson and sons Thomas Tomossonie, Jr. and Dennis Tomossonie, Jr., both of this village. He is also survived by his sister Margie Tomossonie of Sag Harbor and a brother John Tomossonie of East Moriches.

He is also survived by one granddaughter, one niece and one nephew.

Visitation will be Thursday, January 9, 2014 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home. A graveside service is Friday, January 10, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St Andrews Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps.

Sheila Rudansky

Sheila Rudansky, a resident of Springs, East Hampton, died at her home there on October 31, 2013 as the result of complications from Parkinson Disease. She was 85.

Mrs. Rudansky was born in New York City on March 22, 1928, the daughter of David and Mary (Klein) Karp.

Mrs. Rudansky grew up in Hewlett, L.I., and attended New York University. She was a working mother of four children, who owned and operated her own real estate brokerage and then moved into retail sales at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bendels and Bloomingdales.

She is survived by her four children, Donna Bookman of Old Saybrook, Conn., Daniel Rudansky of Sag Harbor, Matthew Rudansky of Manhattan, and Rachel Rudansky of Bridgehampton. She is also survived by grandchildren Rebecca, David, Alison, Andrew, Alexandra and Julia, and great-grandson Zackery Lew.

She is also survived by a brother, Harry Karp, of Red Bank, N.J.

A graveside service was held at the Independent Jewish Cemetery, East Hampton, on November 3, 2013.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to The National Parkinson Foundation, PO Box 5018, Hagerstown, Md., 21741-5018, or Parkinson.org.

Eileen Essay

Eileen R. (Mc Partlin) Essay, 71, passed away January 3, 2014 at Southampton Hospital with her family by her side.  Mrs. Essay was born in Bridgeport, Conn. August 16 1942 to Frank and Madeline Mc Partlin.  Her family moved from Connecticut to Sag Harbor when she was 6 years old.  Mrs. Essay attended St. Andrews Parochial School through 8th grade and continued her education at Pierson High School graduating in 1960.  She attended Good Counsel College (currently known as Pace University) graduating in 1964 with a degree in English.  Shortly after graduating college Mrs. Essay was hired by the Sachem School District in the greater Ronkonkoma area on Long Island.  She taught 2nd and 3rd grade at both the Cayuga and Gatelot Elementary Schools.

She met her future husband Robert Essay at the Hansom House in Southampton in the late fall of 1968.  She accepted her first date going to the Annual Southampton Fire Department Banquet in January 1969.  They married April 3, 1971 and settled down in Southampton.  Their son Robert Jr. was born in 1973 followed by a daughter Kathleen three years later.  After the birth of her son Mrs. Essay devoted all of her time to raising her children.

In 1981 she and her husband purchased a plot of land in Fort Pierce, Florida.  They built a family home complete with a guest house in 1986.  Since then they have enjoyed spending part of the winter months at their second home entertaining friends and family.

Mrs. Essay was active in church activities at the Basilica Parish at Sacred Hearts.  This included being a member of the Altar Rosary, Prayer groups and senior citizen luncheons sponsored by the Church.  Mrs. Essay was also involved in “Meals on Wheels.”  This is where a home cooked meal was supplied by members of the group to seniors in need throughout the community.  Mrs. Essay was an avid reader and in her later years turned to books on tape.

Mrs. Essay was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 16.  Despite this disability Mrs. Essay would never complain about her situation.

“She showed us how to live with challenges by radiating an upbeat positive spirit that was infectious to everyone she met,” said the family.  ”A fighter to the end she carried such zest for life each and every day.  When facing a difficulty no matter big or small she would simply adapt and overcome.  She was generous with her love, kindness, empathy, time and made friends wherever she went”

Mrs. Essay was predeceased by her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Robert Essay Sr. and children Robert Essay Jr. of Southampton, Kathleen Essay and son-in-law Francisco Romero Baez of Jackson Heights, Queens.

She is also survived by grandchildren Alex and Isabel Romero Essay, a brother F. Joseph Mc Partlin and sister Marie T. (Mc Partlin) Brenner both of Sag Harbor.

Burial was at the Sacred Hearts Roman Catholic Cemetery, Southampton.

In lieu of flowers the family kindly requests donations be made to the Dominican Sisters of Human Resources of the Hamptons.

Joan C. Egan

Joan C. Egan, former parish secretary at St. Andrews Church in Sag Harbor, doed in West Palm Beach, Fla. , on January 11. She was 81 years old.

Born November 13, 1932 in Rockville Centre, L.I., she was the daughter of Einar and Agnes (Kelly) Christiansen.

Mrs. Egan was an involved and dedicated mother and grandmother, loved her six children and five grandchildren. She enjoyed simple pleasures like playing cards and board games with family and friends, challenging herself with gigantic jigsaw puzzles, and laughing her way through life. Her working life was varied, and included employment as the parish secretary at St. Andrew’s R.C. Church in Sag Harbor, as well as other employment in East Hampton. Following a move to Florida in 1973, she worked for the Palm Beach County Utilities Department, Nurmi Electric, and Southern Linens. She took great joy in assisting others and always keeping fresh coffee available. She liked, and was well-liked by many colleagues at all her workplaces.

Mrs. Egan is preceded in death by her siblings Harold and Don Christiansen (Jane), Mildred McLeod (Don), Thelma Herzog (Joseph), Elizabeth Hoffman (Robert), and Dagney Patthey (Frank) as well as her husband Thomas Francis Egan and their first-born son Thomas. She is survived by her children James (Nancee), Margaret, Kevin (Jan), Patrick (Becky) and Kathryn, as well as her grandchildren Diana, Kelly, Jennifer, Sarah, and Ryan.

A funeral mass will be held at St Andrews R.C. Church on Monday, January 20, at 10 a.m., after which she will be interred beside her husband in St. Andrew’s Cemetery, Sag Harbor.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Helen Miller Daniels

Helen Miller Daniels passed away at Southampton Hospital on January 16, 2014 due to complications of pneumonia. Mrs. Daniels was a lifelong resident of East Hampton, living her entire 87 years in a radius of one mile and considering herself a true Bonacker. She was born on October 31, 1926 to Wilbur and Frances Miller. Her family tree has also included the Lesters, Bennetts and Collums.

Mrs. Daniels attended school where the East Hampton Middle School is now located. In those days she walked to and from school, regardless of the weather. When she was 11 years old her father unexpectedly showed up at school to take her and her brother home because of a bad storm. This turned out to be the Hurricane of 1938.

She married Albert Daniels Sr. in 1946 when they were both 19 and he was home on leave from the Army before being deployed to Europe. When he returned they lived in Springs and were married for 56 years until Albert’s death in 2002.

Mrs. Daniels worked as a bookkeeper for Ernie Dayton’s Hardscrabble Builders and for The Golden Eagle in the 1960s and 1970s. She loved to read and read several books each week. She also loved to bake and even up until her passing would have a tin of cookies and brownies ready for a visit from the great-grandchildren. She also made birthday cakes for each member of the family until announcing at the age of 85 she thought it was finally time to retire.

Mrs. Daniels is survived by her son, Albert Jr. and his wife Susan; her grandson Mark and his wife Marlene; her granddaughter Kaitlin and her husband Ryan; and great-grandchildren Faith, Mark Jr. and Paige. She was interred on January 20 in the family plot at Round Swamp Cemetery, just steps away from the house were she was born. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be sent to East End Hospice or the East Hampton Village Ambulance.

Alberta A. Chipman

Alberta A. Chipman, 95, died January 16, 2014 at the Matthew House, Auburn, N.Y. She was born September 20, 1918 in Sag Harbor, the daughter of the late Charles and Florence Edwards Avery. The late George E. McAvoy was her stepfather.

Mrs. Chipman was a 1935 graduate of Pierson High School and continued her education at Packard Business Institute in New York City. After graduating, she worked for the Long Island Lighting Company and The Town of East Hampton. She married Carl Chipman in 1944 and moved to Auburn. Mrs. Chipman was employed for 17 years at the Cayuga County Probation Department before retiring. Both she and her late husband, Carl Sr. enjoyed traveling and visiting friends and family.

Mrs. Chipman was a former member of the Fleming Senior Citizens, a member of the Sand Beach Reformed Church at the time the church was closed, and a member for 75 years of the Order of the Eastern Star – Riverside Sunrise Chapter #399 located in Riverhead, N.Y. Mrs. Chipman lived for more than 60 years on West Lake Road, Auburn.

She is survived by her three sons, Carl Jr. (Judi) Chipman, of Little Rock, Ark., George Chipman, of Auburn, N.Y., and Paul (Lynne) Chipman, of Auburn, N.Y.; five grandsons, Michael (Sue) Chipman, Kevin Chipman, Matthew Chipman, Jeffrey Chipman, and Douglas Chipman; two great-grandsons, Josh and Sam Chipman, and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, stepfather, and husband, she was predeceased by her sister, Bernetta Sweezey.

Burial will be in Sand Beach Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fleming Federated Church, Hospice of the Finger Lakes, or the Matthew House.

Irene Widunas

Irene Widunas, a lifelong resident of Sag Harbor, died on Friday, January 31, 2014 at the age of 74. She passed away at Stony Brook Hospital of natural causes.

Ms. Widunas was born on February 2, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of John Widunas and Mary Rezgis Widunas Moelter (both deceased). She had one brother, George Widunas, Findlay, OH. She died two days before her 75th birthday.

Ms. Widunas received her Bachelor of Science degree (School of Nursing) from Adelphi University located in Garden City, NY, and her Master’s Degree in Critical Care (School of Nursing) from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY.

She retired as the head nurse of the Intensive Care Unit after 35 years of service in 2003 from Southampton Hospital.

She was a member of St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church, Sag Harbor.

Ms. Widunas had one daughter, Mary Duarte Dellon, Gaithersburg, MD. She had three grandchildren: Ricky, Eric and Jason.

She loved anything and everything about cats, her three grandchildren, reading and playing backgammon at the beach, and traveling the world with her close friends.

A funeral service was at Yard;ey & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor.

The family kindly requests donations to be made to Human Resources of the Hamptons, 168 Hill Street, Southampton, NY 11968.

John de Poo with his wife, Lauren.

John de Poo, a wonderful, humorous, and kind man, died on Feb 20, 2014 in Key West, Florida. He was born on April 18, 1924, and was the son of Isabelle Anti de Poo and Dr. Julio de Poo – the founder of de Poo Hospital in Key West. His father and grandfather were both doctors who practiced originally in Havana, Cuba. He was a descendant of the poet Martina Pierra de Poo and explorer Fernando de Poo. John was proud that he had been able to swim in the warm waters of “Playa de Poo” in Asturias, Spain.

As a child, John attended school in Key West and then a military “finishing school” in Cuba, Academia Militar de Pittman, where he learned to speak Spanish fluently. At 15 years of age, John became an apprentice at the machine shop at the Naval Base in Key West. He enjoyed working with his hands, whether making tools at work or playing the drums with bands after work.

On Leonard Bernstein’s visit to Key West in August, 1941, he met a group of teenagers, including John, on the beach and listened to Cuban music on their radio. John took Mr. Bernstein to his family home to listen to Cuban records on his father’s Victrola. They listened to the music together as John played the various beats of the music on his bongo drums. Mr. Bernstein, much impressed, wrote some music called “Conch Town” while visiting, which was later used in “West Side Story.”

At 17, John enlisted in the United States Merchant Marines the day after Pearl Harbor Day, and served on tankers that delivered fuel, troops and supplies. He proudly served “every day of World War II and still lived to talk about it,” as he used to say. During World War II, the Merchant Marine death rate was the highest compared to all other branches of the military. At one point, John and his fellow crewmen were forced to abandon ship when it caught fire. He received Atlantic and Pacific War Zone Medals for his service.

At the conclusion of the war, and just 2 weeks after arriving home to Key West, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and because of his war service, was sent to instructor school. At his first base, the senior officer told John he would be instructing men how to cook! When John explained that he had no cooking experience, the officer said, “We know what we’re doing, the Army has been around a long time. Just read this book to the men.” John managed to teach his class how to cook, reading the book each night and staying one step ahead of the class.

After his Army service, he attended Florida State University on the GI bill to become an anesthesiologist. John wanted to make his father proud by becoming a doctor, but he also had a very caring nature and wanted to help others. During his schooling, while serving a grueling internship in a morgue, he realized becoming a doctor was not for him.

John left college and became a Monroe County Florida Deputy Sheriff, was elected to and served as a Key West City Commissioner and also worked as a master carpenter at Boca Chica Naval Station in Key West. He caught several high-profile criminals during his tenure as a Deputy Sheriff, and retrieved a boat from Cuba that fugitives had stolen. John had many different careers, but in all of them, his ability to tell stories and speak Spanish served him well.

John learned to cook very well and was well-known for his wonderful Cuban dishes of Picadillo, Arroz con Pollo and Flan. One summer in the 1970’s, he became personal cook for New York Governor Hugh Carey, while simultaneously appearing on stage in a play. He was personal assistant to Judith Hope during her time as Town Supervisor of East Hampton. He also accompanied Walter Weiss to Havana to interview Fidel Castro, as Mr. Weiss needed an interpreter.

John led an adventurous life; high-diving into shallow pools of water as a child, racing motorcycles, windsurfing, hang-gliding, and trying anything that would satisfy his daredevil spirit. He was the first person to windsurf Napeague Harbor and taught many to windsurf, including Jack Graves of the East Hampton Star, and Erling Hope of Sag Harbor, who won numerous windsurfing competitions. In his later years, John enjoyed paddle boarding at Mecox Bay and walking Haven’s Beach in Sag Harbor.

He acted in over 30 plays, appearing at Guild Hall in East Hampton, The Bridgehampton Community House, and Tennessee Williams Theatre in Key West. He was a Shakespeare scholar who could quote lines from the playwright’s numerous plays.

He drew caricatures of friends and painted, sewed clothing and boat sails, welded metal gears and “parts” into sculptures, crafted many unique but functional items for his own home as well as those of his friends. He was a highly skilled craftsman who built homes, decks, crafted furniture from driftwood, and built sailboats and catamarans.

Close friend, movie producer Peter Dohanos, cast John in the Hallmark movie “Stubby Pringle’s Christmas.” John was happy to be in the movie, but more delighted to ride in the limousine to the set with Beau Bridges and Julie Harris, who starred in the movie. He appeared as a dentist in magazine commercials, and in television commercials for Audi; he never forgot having to parallel park that darn car on Main Street in East Hampton over and over.

He loved to dance and enthralled us with tales from his days in Cuba, where girls would attach glowing fireflies to pins and put them in their dark hair before coming to dance with the boys at the military school.

He enjoyed listening to the Sag Harbor Community Band each summer, marching on the sidewalk with the youngsters who came to hear the band with their families.

John enjoyed music, especially Cuban music, and played the bongo drums, maracas, guiro, claves, as well as the harmonica. He played his harmonica for the last time during the full moon in February in Key West, entertaining a group of friends by the backyard fire pit, the moonlight bouncing off the gulf waters and a cool breeze on his face. His audience clapped and John beamed with pride; he always enjoyed entertaining an audience.

Because of his unique storytelling abilities, he was often asked to do public speaking and emcee charity auctions; he spoke masterfully at the Buckminster Fuller geodesic dome ceremony in Miami.

John was well known for his complex practical jokes, zany annual photo cards, and that devious twinkle in his eye. He was a master storyteller and could mimic accents and mannerisms perfectly.

In the 1970’s, John started splitting his time between Long Island and Key West and also traveled extensively throughout the world. He worked over 25 years for John Caramagna Builders in East Hampton, building houses designed by the architect Charles Gwathmey. He was an enthusiastic adventurer who had an eye for detail and a unique philosophy of life, which was “Less is More”. He believed that the less possessions a person had, the more time they could spend enjoying life and less time looking after possessions.

A unique man to the end, John contracted a unique illness, West Nile Encephalitis, in the summer of 2013, but recovered splendidly with the help of his wonderful doctor, Dr. William Blake Kerr of Wainscott. A special thank you is extended to Dr. Kerr and his caring staff for making ordinary visits to the doctor extraordinary, as well as helping John recover from West Nile.

John left his home in Sag Harbor February 1st of this year and arrived in Key West in time to deliver Valentine’s Day flowers and cards to many friends. He watched the Sochi Winter Olympics, awed by the skill and artistry of the participants. The night before he died, thrilled with the speed of the bobsledders and snowboarders, he declared, “I want to fly like that!” He died suddenly the next morning from an aortic aneurysm and went swiftly, just the way he had hoped his end would come, a quick exit with a smile on his face.

He served as a father figure to many teenagers, teaching building trades, windsurfing, sailing, driving, as well as a playful and joyful engagement with life and with other people. His generous and loving heart made him a friend to all and he will be missed by those he touched throughout his life. He was truly the epitome of the Renaissance Man, a polymath.

John is survived by his wife Lauren Chase de Poo, who is honored to have spent the last 14 years happily by his side. He will be missed by so many people, including his surrogate families: Marlys and Daisy Dohanos; John, Nina, Peter, and Daisy Landi; Mary, Oliver, and Maxwell Ryan; Chester, Pilili, Bede, and Chet Knowles; John and Jude Caramagna; Leif, Judith, Erling, Nanao, Nisse, Soren, Isaiah, and Luka Hope. Luka, you shared such a special bond with John and there’s no need to fight over who gets the recliner now.

There will be a joyous celebration of John’s life in East Hampton in May, details to be announced. It will be a celebration not only because we will share food, wine and a beautiful view of Gardiner’s Bay, but we will share stories of this truly amazing man and how he touched all of us in his very special way.

H. Richard Stortz, a resident of North Haven for the past 16 years, passed away on May 10, 2014 at Southampton Hospital. He was 92.

Mr. Stortz was born on June 15, 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey, the son of Henry and Anne (Warner) Stortz. He graduated from Clifford High School in East Orange in June 1939 and served in the Navy from April 1942 until December 1945, when he was honorably discharged. Mr. Stortz worked as an expeditor for the Western Union for 42 years.

Mr. Stortz was predeceased by his parents; wife, Jane Stortz, née Baldwin; and sister, Elizabeth Fawcett.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Geralyn Stortz of West Caldwell, New Jersey; a grandson Corin, also of West Caldwell; niece Anne Thiele and her husband Don; great niece Amy Thiele Bowyer and great nephew Casey Thiele.

A service will be held on Friday, May 16 at 11 a.m. at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home. Internment will be at Oakland cemetery.

Lillian L. Kohnken, who lived in Sag Harbor for over four decades, passed away on May 10, 2014 at her home here. She was 86.

Mrs. Kohnken was born on October 24, 1927 in East Rockaway to Charles A. Peter, Sr. and Maude (Dehlman) Peter. She attended East Rockaway High School. She was a retired secretary at the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and at St. Andrew’s Church. She was a member of the Secular Order of Franciscans.

Mrs. Kohnken was predeceased by her parents and husband, Charles. She is survived by a brother, Charles A. Peter of Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania; son Chris, daughter-in-law Tracy and grandson Robert, all of Sag Harbor.

A service will take place in early summer.

Howard M. Maisel, of New York and Sag Harbor, born June 11, 1931, passed peacefully from this world on May 8, 2014, at his home in Manhattan. He had battled pancreatic cancer for nearly a year.

Mr. Maisel leaves behind his wife Eve France, his children Miriam Maisel, David Maisel and Jennifer Maisel, his brother Jay Maisel, his granddaughters Jessie Fontana-Maisel and Julia Maisel-Berick, and his daughter-in-law Lynn Fontana and son-in-law Michael Berick.

In addition, he leaves behind his step-children Kim France, Michael and Shirim France, Todd and Shanna France, and grandchildren Eli, Henry, and Abe, and many nephews, nieces and dear friends who hold him in their hearts. He joins in death his first wife, Joan Epstein Maisel, and his parents Milton Maisel and Rose Schiffman Maisel.

A graduate of Cornell University, Mr. Maisel became president of Columbia Cement Incorporated. He was also an executive for Britsh Petroleum in London. He also served on the boards of Temple Adas Israel and Children’s Rights. An avid reader and champion of the arts, Mr. Maisel never stopped learning, said his family.

A memorial service in celebration of Mr. Maisel’s life will be held Monday, May 12 at noon, at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel, 1076 Madison Avenue, New York City. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Good Shepherd Services goodshepherds.org or the NPCF pancreaticcancerfoundation.com

Marie Elizabeth Duman Coyle, a resident of Sag Harbor for the past 13 years, died at Southampton Hospital on Monday, May 19. She was 97 years old.

Born on January 11, 1917 in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of James and Anne (Springer) Duman. Prior to moving east she had also lived in Port Washington, L.I.

Mrs. Coyle was a homemaker.

She is survived by her children, Marie (Richard) O’Connell of Cottage Grove, Minn., Patricia Kaiser (Karl) of Sag Harbor, Peter Coyle of Durham, N.C., and Lorraine Coyle of Sag Harbor.

She is also survived by grandchildren Beth, Amy, Cathy and Christopher, and great-grandchildren Jackson, Savannah, Cash, Christopher, Wyatt and Chloe.

She was predeceased by her siblings, Bill, Raymond, Regis, Louis, Leonard, Urban and Alma, all of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

A funeral Mass will be held this Friday, May 23, at 11 a.m. at St. Andrews R.C. Church in Sag Harbor. Interment will follow at Oakland Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center, Hampton Bays.

Arnold J. Cox, a retired Boston police officer, died at his home there on Friday, May 16. He was 58 years old and had previously lived in Sag Harbor.

Born in Southampton on July 22, 1955, he was the son of Arnold C. and Ellen (Menaik) Cox, both deceased. He is survived by his sister, Nora Cox Conahey of Sag Harbor.

Mr. Cox was a 1973 graduate of Pierson High School and attended Stonehill College in Brockton, Mass.

A funeral service was held on Wednesday, May 21, at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. Interment was at Oakland Cemetery.

Warren Stewart Wolf, 86, husband of the late Ina Hundinger Wolf, passed away unexpectedly on May 11, 2014, in Norwalk, Conn.

Mr. Wolf was born September 5, 1927 in Brookline, Massachusetts and grew up in Bronxville, New York, graduating from Bronxville High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Science in 1952 and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering in 1953, both from Lehigh University. Mr. Wolf was a long-time resident of both Larchmont, N.Y. and Sag Harbor and recently of Darien, Conn.

He is survived by his daughters Barbara Wolf, of Baltimore, Md., Louise Ferencz, of Wilton, Conn., his brother Charles Wolf and Charles’ wife Minnie Wolf of Eureka, Calif., his grandchildren, Emily and Matthew Ferencz, son-in law John Ferencz.

He had more than a 50-year career as a chemical engineer and built a successful chemical corporation. He was a ham radio enthusiast (call sign “N2CNH”) and an avid boater. His incredible generosity, charm and wit will always be remembered by those who were privileged enough to know him.

A memorial church service was held at Christ and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Westport, Conn. Remains were interred in the family plot at Christ’s Church in Bronxville.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to Boys and Girls Club or America, the American Heart Association, or The American Cancer Society.

Manfred Sobotka, a resident of Sag Harbor for 41 years, died at Southampton Hospital on Sunday, May 4. He was 84 years old.

Born in New York City on November 17, 1929, he was the son of Frederick and Lillian (Roberts) Sobotka.

Mr. Sobotka had a career as an aeronautics and electrical engineer. Working for A.I.L. he traveled extensively for 29 years in the United States and worldwide working on government space projects. After retiring he worked an additional 17 years for Southampton Lumber Corp., followed by driving the school bus for both Sag Harbor and East Hampton school districts.

Mr. Sobotka was a graduate of Farmingdale College and Hofstra University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving three years, and was a member of the Patchogue American Legion.

Mr. Sobotka is survived by his wife, the former Frances Bill. He is also survived by children Fred Sobotka of O’Fallon, Mo., Patrick Page of Nescopeck, Penn., Debra Maceluch of Yaphank, L.I. and Kendell Thommen of Sag Harbor.

He is also survived by a sister, Meredith Perone, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a son, Peter Page, and a sister, Nadine Berardi.

A graveside funeral service was held Saturday, May 10, at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor, followed by interment.

The family asks that memorial donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Sag Harbor.

Robert L. Carter of McKeesport, Brooklyn, New York and Sag Harbor, beloved husband and father passed away peacefully in his room on Memorial Day, May 27, 2014 at the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years Joanne Williams Carter, his children Tiffany Carter, Janine Carter and their spouses, his son Anthony Prendatt-Carter, granddaughter Gabrielle Prendatt-Carter and his great-granddaughter Sparkle. Robert Carter served his country and his community with honor and was a member of the Chelberg Battle Post of the American Legion in Sag Harbor. He will always be greatly loved. Robert was 81 years old.

A private cremation is planned, with a memorial service at Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor at a later date.

In lieu of flowers or gifts, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Eastville Community Historical Society, and/or to Christ Episcopal Church, Sag Harbor.