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Obituaries

Stephen James Gauger

Stephen James Gauger, who worked at the late Gerson and Judith Leiber’s estate in Springs for 41 years, died on Dec. 21 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital of complications of Stage 4 lung cancer. He was 63.

Dec 29, 2022
Harry P. Kamen, 89, MetLife Executive

Harry Kamen, former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of MetLife, died at home in New York City on Dec. 20. A summertime resident of Wainscott, he was 89.

Dec 29, 2022
Thomas J. Lindsley

Thomas Lindsley, formerly of East Hampton and Springs, a world traveler, an amateur historian, and a cook, died in Schenectady, N.Y., of Covid-19 complications on Nov. 8. He was 71.

Dec 22, 2022
Rita L. Foster, 78, of Rita’s Stable

Rita Foster, who owned and operated Rita’s Stable in Montauk until 2020, died on Dec. 4 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.

Dec 22, 2022
Ernest C. Greene Jr.

Ernest Cecil Greene Jr., who served in the Marines from 1970 to 1974, died last Thursday at Windmill Village in East Hampton. He was 72.

Dec 22, 2022
William J. Hayes

William J. Hayes, an artist who became a design-builder on the South Fork in the early 1970s, died on Dec. 14 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue after a long illness. He was 89.

Dec 22, 2022
Geraldine Cronin-Soszynski

Geraldine Cronin-Soszynski, who traced her roots here back many generations, died on Nov. 13 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton. She was 96 and had dementia.

Dec 15, 2022
Catherine V. Babcock

Catherine V. Babcock of East Hampton died on Monday at the age of 98. A graveside service was to be held today at 10 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery on Cedar Street in East Hampton.

Dec 15, 2022
Susan Gullia, 89

Susan Gullia, a travel agent who specialized in customized trips for culturally oriented individuals, families, and groups, died of an apparent heart attack on Nov. 13 at home on Hawks Nest Lane in Amagansett.

Dec 15, 2022
Heidi Ann Kulp, 53

Heidi Ann Kulp, known as a “neighborhood mother” in East Hampton, died on Dec. 5. She had been in failing health for the past few years and living in East Patchogue.

Dec 15, 2022
Richard Bender, Architect

Richard Bender, an architect and professor of architecture and engineering who lived part time in Amagansett from 1961 to 1990, died on Oct. 8 of metastatic cancer at home in Oakland, Calif. He was 92.

Dec 8, 2022
Edward Kenneth Simons

Edward Kenneth Simons, who was known as Kenny, died of complications of Parkinson’s disease on Nov. 20 in Naples, Fla. Formerly of Springs, he was 80 and had been diagnosed two years ago.

Dec 8, 2022