Obituaries

Charles H. Deering of Springs, an Army veteran and member of East Hampton American Legion Post 419 whose pastimes included cooking, hunting, fishing, and photography, died on Dec. 22 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He was 98.

Michael Kinney, who was drawn to Montauk in the late 1960s for work and surfing, and later ran the industrial arts program at the Montauk School, died of cancer on Dec. 10. He was 73.

Paid Notice: Alice Ann Clifton, 94, passed away on January 13 in her home in Water Mill, surrounded by her loving family.  

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.

A funeral Mass for Charles H. Deering of East Hampton, who died on Dec. 22 at age 98, is to be celebrated on Jan. 24 at 9:45 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Smithtown.

Gordon M. Grant, a lifelong resident of Springs who began contributing photographs to local newspapers while he was still in high school, died of colon cancer on Jan. 9. He was 53.

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.

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.

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.

Paid Notice: New York Times best selling author and long-time Amagansett resident, Vincent Lardo, passed away on December 24th, after a long illness.

The family of Gordon M. Grant will receive visitors on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeal Home in East Hampton. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in East Hampton. 

A wake for Patricia M. Ryan of East Hampton will be held on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. Mrs. Ryan, who was 90, died on Jan. 7. A funeral Mass will be said on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Paid Notice: Patricia Matos of East Hampton, NY, passed away on December 15th — three days short of her 66th birthday, at her home in Whalebone Woods.

Paid Notice: Patrick A. Gerschel, a distinguished financier, real estate executive, and cultural leader with deep ties to Lazard Frères and international institutions, died after a lifetime marked by professional achievement and public service.

Paid Notice: Pierre G. Henri Pasteur passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025, at his home in East Hampton, New York. 

Barrett Franklin Kalb, a pilot, lawyer, and entrepreneur formerly of Amagansett, died on Dec. 11 in North Carolina. He was 94.

Robert A.M. Stern, a leading American architect whose forceful advocacy of Classicism and function defined his projects in East Hampton and around the world, died on Nov. 27 at 86.

Robert Weisberg, who was instrumental in building the original cable television system in East Hampton, died on Dec. 1 in Manhattan. He was 98.

Paid Notice: Alexander Michael Colonna, who passed away on Dec. 17, lived in many different places, moving from New York City to New Jersey in his youth, spending several years in Colorado, and eventually settling on the East End of Long Island, a place he had come to know as a child thanks to his great-grandfather.

Cora Weiss of East Hampton and New York, an activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times, died of lymphoma in New York City on Dec. 8.

Mary Louise Crommett, who opened the independent Sears catalog store in East Hampton, died on Nov. 18 in Bakersfield, Calif.

Paid Notice: David W. McElroy, a beloved husband, brother, father, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 31, 2025, at the age of 85.

A funeral for Alexander Michael Colonna of East Hampton, who died on Dec. 17, will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Graveside services for Paul Henry Gazzola of East Hampton, who died on Monday, will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in East Hampton. Mr. Gazzola was 73. 

Louis John Arceri, known as LJ, died at home on Bow Oarsman’s Road in East Hampton on Nov. 30. He was 69.

Roger G. Lang, an executive with Federated Department Stores since the 1960s, died on Nov. 28 at Peconic Landing in Greenport. An East Hampton resident since 1973, he was 83 years old.

The family of Phillip G. Mannino, who died on Saturday, will receive visitors on Thursday, Dec. 18, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Scott-Rothwell Funeral Home in Hampton Bays. A funeral Mass will be said on Friday at 11 a.m. at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Bridgehampton, with a reception to follow at the church. 

Paid Notice: Michael George Cooke, 80, a Montauk resident for almost fifty years, passed away peacefully on November 24th at Treasure Coast Hospice in Florida after a brief illness.

Edward F. McGuire Jr., an East Hampton native who worked for the Long Island Lighting Company for 32 years, died on Friday in Melbourne, Fla. He was 92.

A service for Michael Kinney of Montauk will be held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.