Obituaries

Kerry S. Baker, an office manager and Girl Scout and 4-H leader who settled in Springs in 1986, died in hospice care on April 22. She was 71.

A funeral for Nick Epstein of East Hampton will be held on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons. Burial will follow at Shaarey Pardes Accabonac Grove Cemetery on Old Stone Highway in Springs.

Effie Jane DeCristofaro, who worked at the East Hampton Laundry on Race Lane and later did domestic work for many families here, died at home in Springs on April 17. She was 92.

Herbert Stanford Podell, a founding partner at New York State’s largest tax certiorari practice, died at home in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 9. A part-time East Hampton resident, he was 94.

A wake for Ken Dodge will be held on Tuesday, April 21, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at 11 a.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in East Hampton, with a reception to follow at the American Legion in Amagansett. 

Paid Notice: Faith Edwards Cofer, 99, of Amagansett entered into eternal rest in Mount Pleasant, SC on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Leo L. Snyder, a carpenter and 35-year employee of the East Hampton Village Department of Public Works, died at home in East Hampton on April 9 at the age of 78.

Nelda Elvira Brickner, who with her husband owned and operated the 1770 House in East Hampton Village from 1968 to 1975, died in hospice care on April 1 in East Northport. She was 98.

Ralph Scott Barter of East Hampton, a member of the village’s Department of Emergency Medical Service for 15 years, died of lung cancer on April 4. A graveside service will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery on Cedar Street. 

A Mass will be said in honor of Edward F. McGuire Jr., a native of East Hampton who was known as Frank, on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. A celebration of his life will follow at the American Legion Hall in Amagansett at 1 p.m.

Paul Francis Keber of East Hampton and White Plains, a marketing and sales executive at WCBS Newsradio in Manhattan for many years, died at home in White Plains on Feb. 21.

Paid Notice: Captain Paul George Forsberg, 86, of Montauk, New York, and Tarpon Springs, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Tarpon Springs, surrounded by family. A titan of the American fishing industry, a relentless advocate for fishermen’s rights, and a pillar of the Montauk community for more than seven decades, Captain Forsberg leaves behind a legacy as vast and enduring as the waters he spent his life navigating.

A funeral for Regina R. Foley of Montauk will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the East Hampton Presbyterian Church.

Ian Adam Nathanson, a writer and producer of video games, died of a heart attack on March 10 while working on his property in Springs. He was 45.

Robin Kaplan, a bookseller, writer, and successful real estate broker formerly of East Hampton, died of pneumonia in Oakland Park, Fla., on Feb. 9. She was 74.

Carmine DiSunno, the patriarch of the DiSunno family of Amagansett and the “son” of the Mike DiSunno and Son excavating company, died on Sunday of complications of kidney failure. He was 85.

Georgette Sloane of Georgette’s restaurant, which opened in the 1970s overlooking Three Mile Harbor, died in New York City on Jan. 25. She was 99.

Patricia Louise Scofield Burnett, who was involved in starting the Springs Food Pantry, died at home in Springs on Feb. 24 at the age of 98.

Patricia S. Burnett of East Hampton died on Feb. 24 at the age of 98. The Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton is handling arrangements.

Paid Notice: Kevin Graham, fondly known as “Unk” or “Bapa” by his granddaughter and “Doc” by his friends and colleagues, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and school psychologist, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2026, surrounded by family. He was 79.

Paid Notice: It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Leonard W. Cohen, of Cedar Grove, New Jersey. Leonard passed away on February 21, 2026. Throughout his 89 years, he touched many lives with his wisdom and kindness.

Paid Notice: James E. Clark, a lifelong resident of East Hampton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 19th, with his two daughters, Tracy Clark-Cherry and Marilyn Clark, at his side.

Paid Notice: Rochelle M. Rosenberg was “one of a kind,” a true pathfinder in the world of advertising in New York City during the heyday of Madison Avenue. There she met her husband, Arnold, a commercial photographer and apprentice of Irving Penn.

Larry Keller, a native of Montauk who still holds an East Hampton High School record in discus, died of a heart attack on Feb. 1 in New Hampshire. He was 49.

Stuart Juckett, who had a long career with IBM, died in Sarasota, Fla., on Jan. 29. He had roots in East Hampton Village and had lived in Amagansett more recently. He was 79.

Alexander Michael DiJulio, an artist, gallerist, and food entrepreneur, died of cancer at home in Springs on Feb. 4 at the age of 36.

Diane Rosemary Lewis of Round Pond Lane in Sag Harbor, a teacher who spent more than 20 years in the Plainedge public school system in Nassau County, died in Sag Harbor on Feb. 3. She was 94.

James F. Darrell, a Cub Scout master, trustee of the East Hampton Methodist Church, and food delivery driver for Meals on Wheels, died on Jan. 9 at Stony Brook University Hospital. He was 80.

Marie D. Whalen, a grade school teacher for many years at P.S. 90 in the South Bronx, died at her son’s house in Montauk on Feb. 3. She was 100.

Paid Notice: Mary Elizabeth Tomlinson Hickey died on December 10, 2026, in the Wilson Health Care Center of Asbury Methodist Village, Gaithersburg, Md.