Joseph Aversano, a board member and driving force at the East Hampton Historical Society for 25 years, died of cardiac arrest at home on Egypt Lane here on June 25. He was 72.

Joan Regan McGivern of East Hampton and Palm Beach, Fla., died in her sleep in Palm Beach on May 5. Mrs. McGivern, who was 91, had been an interior decorator connected with Ellen McCluskey Associates for many years.

Jeff Dell, a film editor, artist, and collector of art who lived in East Hampton, died at his Upper East Side, Manhattan, residence on June 6 after a short illness. He was 87.