Obituaries

Paid Notice: Dr. John J. Cossentino, age 93, of St. Petersburg, Fla., and formerly of Fort Myers Fla., Brooklyn, Malverne, Rockville Centre, Montauk, and Southampton, sadly left our world on October 5, 2025 after a life richly lived in service and kindness.

Darlene Marie Lancaster, a former deputy East Hampton Town clerk and member of the Montauk Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary, died at home in Montauk on Oct. 16. She was 76.

Jerry P. Keeler of Springs died on Oct. 6 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton. He was 86.

Air Force Maj. Kevin Joseph Reilly Sr., formerly of Montauk, died on Sept. 13 in San Diego, where he had moved in March. He was 77.

Chip Dayton, a rock-and-roll photographer with an impressive portfolio, died of cardiac arrest on Sept. 9 in Skowhegan, Me. The former East Hamptoner was 74.

Paid Notice: Charles F. Hummel, noted author and expert on the Dominy craftsmen of East Hampton, passed away on September 14th peacefully at his home in Delaware.

Jason H. Bertanzel, who had lived on Swamp Road in East Hampton for much of his life, died of a heart ailment on Oct. 2 in Manorville, where he resided for the last year. He was 45.

Paid Notice: Kathleen Ingrid Burns, known as Deedee and Kathy to her family and friends, died in New York City on September 28th with her beloved son Thomas by her side.

David Seeler, a respected landscape architect and owner of the Bayberry Nursery in Amagansett for many years, died of acute myeloid leukemia on Sept. 28 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He was 83.

The family of Devin Brevard will receive visitors on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, and again on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church here.

Caroline Ernst Hackney, a summer resident of Howard Street in Sag Harbor who had a long career in fashion, died of complications related to Alzheimer's disease on Sept. 24. She was 83.

Edward J. Schmidt of Springs and Riverhead, a history teacher for 33 years at South High School in Valley Stream, died on Sept. 9. He was 93.

Lee Maria Choron, who ran a five-and-dime in Pelham, N.Y., for 30 years and lived part time in Montauk since the 1970s, died on May 3 at the age of 95.

Paid Notice: A memorial service for Susan Comey Dayton will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m.

Elaine Jones, an outspoken observer of local politics who, when neither of the town’s major parties met her expectations, founded and led her own, died at her family house in Amagansett on Sept. 18. She was 82.

A memorial service for Phyllis Kriegel will be held on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Ashawagh Hall in Springs.

Marilyn Fitterman, a former president of the New York State branch of the National Organization for Women who lived part time in East Hampton, died on Tuesday at her second home in Florida.

Neil Kraft, the creative director behind groundbreaking campaigns at Calvin Klein, Esprit de Corps, and Barneys New York, died at home in East Hampton on Sept. 6. He was 68.

A wake for Elaine Jones of Amagansett, who died on Sept. 18, was to be held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. On Wednesday, a celebration of her life will take place at 11 a.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in East Hampton, followed by interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, and a reception at the Amagansett Fire Department.

Paid Notice: Our beloved Daniel Leopold Horwith died in his apartment in Wappingers Falls, N.Y., on September 7, 2025. He was 34 years old. 

David D. King, who ran his own plumbing business, David King Plumbing and Heating, died at home in East Hampton on Sept. 9. He was 71 and had cancer.

June Marlene Bubka, hairdresser, caterer, bank teller, and, most of all, mother, died of a heart attack on Sept. 5. She was 77.

Rick Davies, founder of the British rock-and-roll band Supertramp, which sold more than 60 million albums worldwide and produced hit songs including "Take the Long Way Home," "Bloody Well Right," "Dreamer," "Give a Little Bit," and "The Logical Song," died at home in East Hampton on Sept. 6. He was 81.

Jeffrey L. Laytin, an attorney and a founding partner of the Lewin & Laytin law firm, died on Sept. 4 at the Old Hollow Lane, East Hampton, residence he called home for 30 years. He was 80.

The family of June Marlene Bubka of East Hampton, who died on Sept. 5, will receive visitors on Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor.

N. Hilton Rosen, a residential and commercial real estate developer in New York and East Hampton, died at his home overlooking the East River in Manhattan on Aug. 9. He was 92.

Simon Parkes of East Hampton, a noted painter, art conservator, adviser, and collector, died of cancer on Aug. 20 at the age of 71.

Victor Caglioti, an art professor and painter who showed widely on the East End, died of Covid-19 in Greenport on Aug. 26. He was 90.

Craig R. Humphrey, a professor of sociology and a sailor, died at home in East Hampton on July 31. He was 82.

Thomas David Talmage, a former East Hampton Town engineer, died at his house on Long Lane in East Hampton on Aug. 26. He was 65 and had Parkinson’s disease.