Obituaries

A native of Ireland whose family said she will “always be remembered for her unconditional love and care of others,” Kitty O’Neill of Wainscott and Woodside, Queens, died on Nov. 27 at the Lahey Hospital and Medical Center Burlington, Mass. She was 85.

Albert A. Zaccaria of Montauk, a Navy veteran who served as a medic aboard the U.S.S. Saipan during the Korean War and later became a schoolteacher, died at home on Nov. 23. He was 93.

Paid Notice: Jason T. Noble, who hailed from Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor, loved making music and mischief, poetry and paintings, and friends. He died at home in Brooklyn on Nov. 24 of causes related to a spinal-cord injury sustained in 2000. He was 49.

Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, an attorney and a founder and the current president of the Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation, died of esophageal cancer at home in Manhattan last Thursday. He was 80.

Barrett Whitman Jr., a retired Grumman aeronautical engineer who lived in Montauk full time since 1988, died at home on Nov. 15. He was 95.

Jeff Yusko of Wainscott died on Nov. 19 of complications from a traumatic brain injury he sustained about 18 months ago when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. He was 64.

A graveside service for Albert A. Zaccaria of Montauk, who died on Saturday at age 93, will take place on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Calverton National Cemetery.

Phyllis Italiano of Springs, a political activist and former host of “The Democratic View” on LTV, died of cancer at home on Oct. 28 at the age of 88.

Paid Notice: After a long valiant struggle against a rare progressively debilitating illness, Vicki Black passed quietly and with dignity under hospice care at Southampton Hospital; her husband and care-helper friends were by her side. 

Christina David Hupalowsky loved gardening, swimming, birding, and boating in her favorite place, Gardiner’s Bay, her husband, Thomas Hupalowsky, wrote. She died of lung cancer on Oct. 1 in Venice, Fla., at the age of 66.

Christian Gutierrez “lived his entire 21 years in the most wonderful way,” his family wrote. “He never held back from doing what he loved — spending time with family, cherishing his friends, and riding his motorcycle.” Mr. Gutierrez, an East Hampton High School graduate who grew up in Springs, died in a motorcycle accident in Riverhead on Oct. 6.

James Kelly of East Hampton and Tarpon Springs, Fla., a retired General Foods executive, sports enthusiast, and proud Irish-American, died at home in East Hampton on Nov. 2. He was 87 and had cancer for the last two years.

Despite a lifetime of health challenges, Diana Lee Foster, known as Lee to family and friends, maintained a positive outlook. The Montauk native died of pneumonia last Thursday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.

Frances Morey knew how to keep busy, and she did so into her 90s. She died at home in East Hampton on Nov. 13.

Residents of Sag Harbor knew Anthony Brandt as the chairman of its Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review, one of the regulatory boards charged with maintaining the authenticity and character of houses and other buildings in the village. A formidable advocate for preservation, he served in the role for seven years beginning in 1986, five years after he first moved to the village, and again from 2016 to 2019.

Jeff Yusko of Wainscott, who was severely injured in an accident while riding his bicycle in May 2023, died of his injuries at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Tuesday, surrounded by his family. Visiting hours will take place Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, with a funeral Mass to be said on Saturday at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m.

Phyllis Baker Hammond of Springs, a sculptor who worked in stoneware and metal, died on Oct. 23 in Los Angeles. She was 94.

A wake for Fran Morey of East Hampton, who died on Wednesday, will be held on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Mrs. Morey was 95.

Among her large network of friends, clients, and co-workers, Roseanne K. Lebwith of Springs was well known for her integrity and kindness, her family wrote. Mrs. Lebwith, who was known as Rosie to loved ones, died of a stroke at home in Springs on Nov. 1 after a brief hospital stay. She was 91.

A memorial service for Constance Mary Cafiso will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Sag Harbor, with a celebration of her life to follow at the Brick Kiln Road firehouse.

Paid notice: James R. Barry of Evans, GA. passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2024. From 1959 to 1991, Jim taught Social Studies at East Hampton Union Free School District, East Hampton, N.Y.

Phyllis Ann Lomitola of Montauk, who had a long career with Gurney’s Resorts, died on Oct. 20 in Tennessee at the age of 70.

Carol Ann McNally of Sag Harbor, a nurse for more than 40 years, died at Southampton Hospital on Sept. 28. She was 86.

A homemaker who raised five children and made Montauk her home for 22 years later in life, RoseMarie A. Kogut died on Oct. 10 at the Westhampton Care Center. She was 90.

Kevin James Maggrett Jr., who worked alongside his father at Maggrett Auto Body in Bridgehampton, died of a heart attack on Oct. 4 in Edmeston, N.Y. He was 46.   

Visiting hours for RoseMarie A. Kogut of Montauk will take place on Friday, Nov. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said the next day at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk at 9 a.m.

Peter Eckey, an East Hampton native who was an engineering manager for Northrop Grumman in San Diego for 39 years, died on April 19 in Escondido, Calif. He was 72.

A funeral Mass for Phyllis Ann Lomitola of Montauk will be said on Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in that hamlet. Burial at Fort Hill Cemetery will follow.

Robert Gale Skinner, who taught art at Southampton College from 1966 until he retired in 1996 as a professor emeritus, died on Oct. 4 at home in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was 94.    

Henry C. White, who was a maker of specialty leather goods and wallets, died at home in Delray Beach, Fla., on Sept. 29 after a three-month illness. Formerly a part-time East Hampton resident, he was 86.