Barbara Burnside of Springs, a garden volunteer with ChangeHampton who late in life became politically active here, died of cancer on Jan. 6. She was 79.

Mary Bennett Petersen, who grew up between New York City and her grandparents’ house in East Hampton, died on Dec. 31 after a long illness. She was 88.

Robert Young Jr., who was 35 and lived in East Hampton, died on Jan. 6 following cardiac arrest. A wake will be held on Friday evening at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home here, with a funeral at Most Holy Trinity on Saturday.

Patricia M. Ryan, an E.M.T. and driver for the East Hampton Ambulance Association for 34 years, died at home here on Jan. 7. She was 90.