Obituaries

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.

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.

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.

Allan Abraham Retzky of Amagansett, who came to creative writing later in life and published works of fiction in the pages of The Star and elsewhere, died at home on Saturday with his wife of 61 years, Susan Retzky, at his side. He was 86 and had congestive heart failure.

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.

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.

Patricia Wadzinski, a vice president, associate broker, and global real estate adviser for Sotheby’s International Realty in East Hampton, died at home on Talkhouse Walk here on Sunday. She was 74.

Mary A. Hyer, who had a 20-year career with Bridgehampton National Bank and volunteered with the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church outreach program, died on Jan. 30 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. A 44-year resident of Amagansett and East Hampton, she was 91.

Margaret Frances Samet, a medical laboratory manager and interior decorator who lived in Amagansett and East Hampton after retiring, died on Dec. 10. She was 96.

Robert M. Cooper, who “represented the best of Bonac” and ran the Cooper Trenching Corporation for more than 30 years, died at age 80 on Saturday at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Bruce E. Lyon, formerly of Tyrone Drive in Springs, died at home in North Carolina on Jan. 20 after a long illness. He was 81.

Loretta Grabowski of East Hampton, a skilled baker popular with the neighborhood children, died on Saturday at the San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. She was 91.