Richard Bono, 86
Richard Bono, who ran Bono’s Small Engine Repair in East Hampton for decades, died at home here on Nov. 27. He was 86 and had been in declining health for the past year.
Barbara Patricola-McNiff
Barbara Patricola-McNiff, who owned and operated the Devlin-McNiff real estate business in East Hampton with her husband, John, died on Nov. 21 at home here. She was 81.
Merrie Bennett Gay
Word has been received of the death of Merrie Barbara Bennett Gay, a lifelong resident of Springs, on July 15 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 63 and had been ill with cancer for two years.
Ellen Frank, 75
Ellen Frank, an artist, scholar, writer, and founder of the Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation in Springs, died last Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She was 75. An obituary will appear in a future issue.