Sydney Roberts Shuman, a leading light in New York City’s philanthropic community, died on Sept. 7 at home in Manhattan. She was 82 and had lived part time in East Hampton.

Colette Douglas of New York City, a member of the Bridgehampton Club for over 60 years, died on Saturday at the age of 96.

Arthur Ganz, an English professor at City College of New York for over 30 years who published several books on playwrights, died of pneumonia in New York on Aug. 17. The summertime East Hampton resident was 95.