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Obituaries

John David Ross

John 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.

Apr 11, 2024
Timothy R. Reilly

Timothy 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.

Apr 4, 2024
For Jaki Jackson

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.

Apr 4, 2024
Peggy Virginia Wilford

Peggy 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.

Apr 4, 2024
Stuart Weiss

Stuart 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.

Apr 4, 2024
Judith L. Suchy

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.

Apr 4, 2024
Timothy R. Reilly

Timothy R. Reilly of Anniston, Ala., who grew up here and graduated from East Hampton High School in 1965, died last Thursday at the Clay County Nursing Home in Alabama.

Mar 28, 2024
Jennifer Leak D’Auria

An 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.

Mar 28, 2024
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.

Mar 28, 2024
Jaki Jackson, 92, Was Pioneering Yoga Teacher

Jacqueline (Jaki) Riddick Jackson, a fixture in East Hampton for more than 60 years, “built a recognized place in the community as a teacher, mentor, and friend to countless people,” her daughter, Danielle Parris Canfield, wrote. A yoga teacher here for many years, she was prompted to retire from teaching at the age of 92 by a surprise diagnosis of colon cancer last June. Her daughter said that she “died with dignity” on Oct. 22, with “her small family and friends” at her bedside. 

Mar 21, 2024
Virgil Suciu, 75

Virgil Suciu, after escaping the Communist regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, immigrated to the United States in 1974 and went on to sponsor several Romanian families that eventually helped establish a small community of Romanians on the East End. He died of cardiac arrest on March 13 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. 

Mar 21, 2024
Gloria M. Giles

Gloria M. Giles of Sag Harbor died on Sunday in Richmond, Va. She was 66.

Mar 14, 2024
Kenneth Wayne Carter Sr.

Kenneth Wayne Carter Sr., a star East Hampton High School basketball player who was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame in 2013, died on Feb. 27 in South Carolina. He was 63.

Mar 14, 2024
Richard T. Bono

Richard T. Bono of East Hampton and Ballina Mayo, Ireland, died on Feb. 26.

Mar 14, 2024
For Noreen Barbour

The family of Noreen C. Barbour of Sagaponack will receive visitors on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church.

Mar 14, 2024
Jennifer Mulligan

Jennifer Mulligan of East Hampton died at East End Hospice’s Kansas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue on Saturday. She was 76 and had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Mar 7, 2024
Hal Buckner, Sculptor

Hal Buckner, who for more than 20 years focused on the female figure as the central imagery in his artwork, died at home in Water Mill on Jan. 26. He was 85.

Mar 7, 2024
Emily Cobb, Actress, Gardener, Animal Lover

Emily Morgan Cobb, a Broadway stage actress and early supporter of the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, died at home in Springs on Feb. 26 at the age of 102.

Mar 7, 2024
Joan Dickson

Joan Dickson of Amagansett, a social worker, birdwatcher, and later in life an accomplished painter and printmaker, died on Oct. 30. She was 92.

Mar 7, 2024
Faith Hermany

Faith Hermany of Montauk died in her sleep at home on Saturday. She was 97.

Mar 7, 2024
Ann Chapman

Ann Williams Chapman, a board member of the East Hampton Library for 40 years who was actively involved in its expansion and fund-raising activities, died on Jan. 22. She was 96.

Mar 7, 2024
Martha Whelan Robinson

Martha Mary Whelan Robinson, who grew up in East Hampton, “dedicated her life to finding housing for the homeless and the developmentally challenged” and later worked to expand literacy education. She died of A.L.S. on Feb. 7 at the age of 65.

Mar 7, 2024
Barbara B. Clarke, 83, Lifelong Horsewoman

Barbara B. Clarke, an all-around horsewoman and lifelong teacher of “the art and skills of horsemanship,” died at home in Bridgehampton on Feb. 15, a day after her 83rd birthday.

Feb 29, 2024
Martha Whelan Robinson

Martha M. Whelan Robinson, who grew up in East Hampton, died at home in Connersville, Ind., on Feb. 7. She was 65 and had been ill with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, for seven years. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Feb 29, 2024
Frank R. Sofo, Artist and Illustrator

Frank R. Sofo of Springs, a prolific painter and illustrator who was active in the South Fork’s arts community for many years, died on Jan. 16 at Stony Brook University Hospital. The cause was complications of inflammatory vasculitis. He was 80.

Feb 29, 2024
Gene Roarick

Marshall (Gene) Roarick of East Hampton, an outdoorsman, woodworker, business manager, and Air Force veteran, died at home on Jan. 27 at the age of 92.

Feb 29, 2024
Allan Weisbecker, Surfer and Author

The Star has received word that Allan Weisbecker, “a surfer, a seeker, an author, and, above all, a pirate,” in the words of a friend, died on Sept. 24 in Northern California. The cause of death is uncertain. Mr. Weisbecker, who spent many years in Montauk, was 75.

Feb 22, 2024
Norah McCormack

Norah McCormack, a social worker who volunteered with the food pantry in Sag Harbor and the Friends of the John Jermain Memorial Library, died last Thursday at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital following a stroke. She was 81.

Feb 22, 2024
Elisabeth Varese

Elisabeth Louise Bastion Varese, who had worked in advertising in New York and London, died last Thursday in Florida. Formerly of East Hampton, she was 101.

Feb 15, 2024
Harry Alan Meeker

Harry Alan Meeker of Springs and Melbourne, Fla., a retired teacher and Korean War veteran, died on Feb. 5 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne after a fall at home. He was 96.

Feb 15, 2024