Joe Zucker, whose work is in the permanent collections of more than 40 museums worldwide, died on May 15 at home in East Hampton. He was 82.
Joe Zucker, Protean ArtistJoe Zucker, whose work is in the permanent collections of more than 40 museums worldwide, died on May 15 at home in East Hampton. He was 82.
John Simons, a former Montauk commercial fisherman known to friends as Johnny Angel, died on May 15 in Virginia Beach. The cause was emphysema and lung cancer.
A funeral service for Janet Schellinger Halliday of Sag Harbor will take place today at 11 a.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. Burial at Oak Grove Cemetery in Amagansett will follow. She died on Feb. 18 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue at the age of 99. An obituary will appear in a future issue.
Oscar M. Lopez of Montauk died of a heart attack on May 10 at Stony Brook University Hospital. He was 77. He is survived by his wife, Mirta Lopez, and daughter, Carolina Swanson of Springs, and by two grandchildren. An obituary will appear in a future issue.
Robert Fariel, Lifeguard, InnkeeperAs the first captain of the East Hampton Town lifeguards, a position he held for nearly 30 years starting in the 1960s, Robert Fariel saved many lives and raised a generation of lifeguards to come. A childhood survivor of polio, an athlete, an Army veteran, and a longtime teacher of earth science at Sewanhaka High School, Mr. Fariel died at home — the Sea Breeze Inn in Amagansett — on May 10.
Denice A. SchoenDenice A. Schoen, who worked for the Springs School District for decades as a crossing guard and later a janitor, died of cancer at home in Springs on May 8. She was 65.
Maria-Louise SidoroffMaria-Louise Sidoroff, a teacher, archaeologist who traveled the world, and Montauker, died on May 9 in Hobe Sound, Fla., after a prolonged illness. She was 87.
A service for Robert Dale Nielsen of East Hampton will take place on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home here. A celebration of his life will follow at Kizzy T’s at 47 Montauk Highway in East Hampton from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Sheila Dunne Jones BonoSheila Dunne Jones Bono, a retired special education teacher who worked first in East Hampton and later at the Tuckahoe School in Southampton, died of complications of a stroke on April 15 at the Acadia Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Riverhead. She was 80.
Visiting hours for John J. Karpinski of Amagansett and Long Beach, Miss., will be Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, with a funeral Mass at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk at 11. Burial will be at Calverton National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. that day. Mr. Karpinski died on April 23 at the age of 74.
Sheila Isham, 96, Widely Shown ArtistSheila Isham, an artist whose work had been shown in gallery and museum exhibitions around the world, died of pneumonia in Manhattan on April 9. She was 96. Ms. Isham lived in Sagaponack for over 50 years and had a painting studio in Southampton.
Barbara Ann AndersonBarbara Ann Anderson of East Hampton, a former switchboard operator and accounting secretary, died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Feb. 22 of complications related to surgery. She was 80.
A lunch celebrating the life of Janet Rose Dordelman of Springs will be held on May 4 at noon at the Springs Firehouse. Mrs. Dordelman, who ran a beauty salon in the hamlet for many years, died on Aug. 8 at the age of 89.
Mark H. Nason died on April 9 in Vandalia, Ohio. Mr. Nason grew up in East Hampton and was an Air Force veteran. He was 67. A service will be held at a later date in Ohio.
Paul F. Nugent Jr.Dr. Paul Fordham Nugent Jr., a native of East Hampton, was an Air Force officer, flight surgeon, and military hospital commander who later served as medical monitor for NASA’s manned spaceflight program. He died in Cincinnati on April 6 at the age of 95.
Peggy Anne BradtPeggy Anne Bradt, beachgoer, bridge player, and Amagansett part-timer, died of complications of vasculitis on March 23 in New York. She was 91.
Peter Burling RobinsonPaid Announcement: Peter Burling Robinson died Wednesday, April, 10, of complications of a brain tumor after a long illness. He was the great-granson of Frank A. Burling, the founder of the East Hampton Star and the Southampton Press.
Sarnie OgusSarnie Ogus, a dance therapist who lived in East Hampton from 1991 to 2012, died on April 2 at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx. She was 97.
Carol Elaine LambertCarol Elaine Lambert, an animal lover and Elvis Presley fan formerly of Springs, died on March 18 in Port Charlotte, Fla. She was 85.
Faith Louisana Forte Hermany A prolific performer internationally in television, theater, film, at nightclubs, and on the radio, one who later had a second career in real estate, Faith Hermany of Montauk died at home on March 2 at the age of 97.
A memorial for Doris Brill Karp, who died on Oct. 19, will be held on April 21 at 2 p.m. at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in East Hampton.
Herminia Vecino of Montauk died on April 2 in Southampton at the age of 99. Arrangements are being handled by the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.
John David RossJohn David Ross, a member of the Bridgehampton Fire Department for his entire adult life, died on April 2 in Ephrata, Pa., where he had been living with his daughter. He was 88.
A memorial for Jaki Jackson, a yoga teacher here for many years who lived in Springs, will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the East Hampton Presbyterian Church.
Paid Announcement: Judith Lee Suchy of East Hampton died at East End Hospice’s Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Westhampton Beach on Thursday, March 14. She was 82 years old.
Peggy Virginia WilfordPeggy Virginia Wilford of East Hampton and Hernando, Fla., a social worker, died on March 24 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead at the age of 87. A funeral will be held on Friday, April 5, at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Bridgehampton.
Stuart WeissStuart Weiss of East Hampton, a photographer and bicycle enthusiast, died on March 16 at East End Hospice’s Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. He was 89.
Timothy R. ReillyTimothy Robert Reilly, a brick mason and wood sculptor who grew up on Three Mile Harbor Road, died in Alabama on March 21. He was 78.
Jennifer C. Mulligan Jennifer Close Mulligan, who was active in the L.V.I.S. and the East Hampton Library, died on March 2 at East End Hospice’s Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 76.
Jennifer Leak D’AuriaAn actress whose career included both film and television credits, Jennifer Leak D’Auria of Jupiter, Fla., died at home there on March 18. Formerly of East Hampton and Amagansett, she was 76.
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