Obituaries

Ms. Sleed, a playwright, children’s book author, and television host who had survived the Holocaust as a child, died at home here on June 14.

Russell Blue of Water Mill, an architect whose firm designed houses and spaces on the East End, in New York City, and across the tristate region, died of cardiac arrest on April 15 at Future Stars Tennis in Southampton. He was 64.

A memorial service for Lucas DeSario of East Hampton, who died at sea in June of 2023 at the age of 35 after having been missing for a few weeks, will take place on Saturday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on James Lane.

As a private duty nurse and a leader of the La Leche League, Joan Marie Hollenbeck of Barnes Landing, Springs, “counseled countless young mothers with breastfeeding struggles,” her family said.

Nick Vernon Crumm of Montauk, a lifelong surfer who also enjoyed skiing, ice hockey, and pickleball, died of Alzheimer’s disease on June 12. He was 72.

If Mary Kernell Graves, who, at the age of 72, died of an apparent heart attack at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital's emergency room Monday morning, liked you, you were lucky, if she loved you, you were blessed.

Janet Schellinger Halliday of Sag Harbor, a waitress, house cleaner, and scallop enthusiast, died on May 18 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 99.

Rose Marie Schultz, who was known as Tink, a dedicated horsewoman, died of Alzheimer’s disease at home in Springs on May 29. She was 85. 

Audrey White, a gardener, interior designer, and former Amagansett resident, died at home in San Marcos, Calif., on June 2. She was 90.

Wendy Lynn Schellinger-Schwob, a 13th-generation Bonacker, died on April 22 in Vero Beach, Fla., where she had lived since 2007.

Walter Maynard Jr., a retired securities analyst and portfolio manager who worked for decades for Morgan Stanley, died on May 3 at his house in East Hampton. He was 91.

Mary Lavelle, a former domestic worker born in Ireland, died on Sunday in Connecticut. She was 102 and had lived in Springs and then East Hampton for many years.