Obituaries

Marie-Christophe de Menil, a child of a fabulously wealthy, cosmopolitan, and culturally prominent family, died on Aug. 5 at her apartment in Manhattan. A past resident of Amagansett and East Hampton, she was 92.

Ronald LeRoy Walker, a fan of travel and motorcycles who worked at Suffolk Community College, died of a heart attack at home on Sayre’s Path in Wainscott on Aug. 1. He was 78.

Paid Notice: Beloved wife, mother, mother in law, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, Beverly Jane Grimes, age 86, passed away, at her home in East Hampton, New York on August 17, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. 

Paid Notice: Joan Lorraine Harrington of Stamford, Connecticut, and Amagansett, New York, died on August 7th in Stamford. She was 90. 

Elena Bosch McCormick of East Hampton, who for many years worked at a foundation that promotes inclusive democracy and progressive social change, died on July 23 at Peconic Landing in Greenport. She was 94.

Phyllis B. Kriegel, an editor turned painter who spent summers in Springs for 30 years, died at home in Greenport on July 29. She was 95.

Robert Wilson died at home in Water Mill on July 31 after a brief illness. He was 83 and left behind not only a remarkable body of work as a theater director, playwright, and visual artist, but also the Watermill Center, a monument to his far-reaching vision. 

Carole Nadel, a teacher and founder of an advertising agency, died on July 20 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead after a long illness. Ms. Nadel, who lived on Mako Lane in Amagansett for more than 50 years, was 78.

Paid Notice: Diane H. Brubaker was born on March 21,1946, and passed away on June 29, 2025.

Robert Wilson, the theater director, playwright, artist, and founder of the Watermill Center, died after a brief illness on July 31 at home in Water Mill. He was 83.

Edward L. Schiff, an eminent authority on real estate law, died of heart failure on July 4 in New York City. A summer resident of Montauk for more than 40 years, he was 96.

Patricia Peterson, a pioneering fashion editor for The New York Times who became a vice president at the department store Henri Bendel, died at home in Manhattan on June 15. She was 99 and lived part time in Amagansett.

Paul Libin, one of the most influential and successful producers in Broadway history and a Springs homeowner for about 60 years, died on June 28 in a Manhattan hospital at the age of 94.

Paid Notice: How many people do you know who have cross-country skied on Georgica Beach? Richard Fabricant, who died on July 9 at 94, peacefully, at his home in East Hampton, was one of them. 

Visiting hours for Diane Brubaker of East Hampton, who died on June 29, will be held Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton.

A graveside service for Franklin Keith Reutershan will be held on July 12 at 10 a.m. at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton.

Gerald T. Keating of Springs, a Navy veteran whose global perspective was enriched by the 17 countries across Europe and Asia he visited during his military career, died on June 9 at the age of 94.

Terry Lydell Hochstedler of Bridgehampton, a pastor and financial administrator for a number of churches on the East End, died on June 17. He was 58.

Robert Emmett Gosman, who with his family built Gosman’s Dock from a modest chowder house on Montauk Harbor to an expansive complex of restaurants, shops, and a wholesale and retail seafood business, died last Thursday. He was 89.

Harris Yulin, who appeared in over 100 film and television roles, as well as countless theater performances dating back to 1963, died in New York City on June 10. A part-time Bridgehampton resident, he was 87.

Joseph S. Hull, who served as the grand marshal of the Montauk Friends of Erin St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1988, died on May 23. He split his time between Englewood, Fla., and Montauk.

Paid Notice: Debbie died peacefully under hospice care at a facility near her home in West Palm Beach, Fla, on June 3.

Paid Notice: William James Lester of Westhampton Beach, and originally from Amagansett, died June 19th at the Cannas Hospice Center after a long courageous battle with respiratory illness.

Paid Notice: On June 14th Annette Bengston passed away. She was 98 and had been the first woman to serve as the preident of the Amagansett School Board.

Paid Notice: Anthony Granitto passed away shortly after midnight on May 30th, 2025 due to sudden respiratory failure. He was 63 years old.

Barbara Jean Kane, who spent much of her youth in East Hampton and was a frequent visitor to the town, died on Jan. 18. She was 73 and lived in Mechanicsville, Va.

Philip James Cooley, a summer resident of Montauk who had a career as a City of New York hospital administrator, died in Medford on June 5. He was 84.

A service for Philip James Cooley, a summer resident of Montauk who died on June 5, will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Church in Flushing, Queens. 

Ronald Parsons Rioux, who grew up in East Hampton and worked as a teacher of math and science abroad for many years, died of cancer on May 19 in Dubuque, Iowa. He was 78.

Delia Ann English of Lincoln Avenue in Springs died on April 7 of complications of breast cancer. Ms. English, a former corrections officer, was 61.