The Year's First West Nile Positives
The Suffolk County health commissioner has announced the first mosquito samples to test positive for West Nile virus this year, 12 of them from samples collected late last month.
Loretta Orion, 77, Professor, Author, Gardener, Seamstress
Loretta Orion, a retired anthropology professor, author of two books, and former French teacher who developed the gardens at the Home, Sweet Home Museum in East Hampton Village, died on July 25 at home in Amagansett. She was 77 and had been in declining health after having been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease about 10 years ago.
Christopher M. Forsberg
Christopher M. Forsberg of Montauk, who used to spend summers at the Ditch Plain hotel owned by his parents and returned to the hamlet full time about 15 years ago, died in his sleep at home on July 13. His cause of death was unknown. He was 49 years old.
For Sue Feleppa
Sue Feleppa died last Thursday at home in Springs. She was 77 and had been diagnosed with lung cancer two years ago. A service will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 14, a Sunday, at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton.