Obituaries

Albert Sanders, who ran an innovative die-casting company and had a house in East Hampton for 40 years, died at home in Manhattan on June 7 at the age of 103.

Patricia Steffan, who worked in publishing and education, died on May 25 at Stony Brook University Hospital. The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Known as Patsy, she was 84 and had lived in Bridgehampton and New York City.

Helen Darlene Barnard, who grew up in Bridgehampton and was affectionately known as Ty, died on April 28 in Portsmouth, Va. The cause was complications of breast cancer. She was 70.

Kathleen Louise Neuhaus, a 44-year resident of East Hampton, died of congestive heart failure on June 3 at Sebastian River Medical Center in Florida. She was 76 and had been ill for several years.

George David Yates, a partner in the Dayton Ritz + Osborne Insurance Agency, was an absolute giant in every sense of the word, a big man in stature and an even bigger man about the truly important things in life. Mr. Yates, who was 74, died on June 2.

Tom Kochie of Sag Harbor, a prolific photographer on the South Fork, died on May 30 at North Shore University Hospital. He was 74.

Funeral services for Patricia (Patsy) Steffen of Bridgehampton, who died on May 25, will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in that hamlet.

Allen Lester Gribetz, an influential figure at the Bloomingdale’s department store for many years, died at home in Manhattan on May 18 after being in home hospice care for five months. He was 93 and had owned houses in Sagaponack, Amagansett, and on Shelter Island.

A memorial for Robert Brierley Loughead Jr., an important figure with the Village Preservation Society and the East Hampton Healthcare Foundation, will be held on June 16 at 3 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton. Mr. Loughead died on Aug. 23, 2022.

Carlo Grossman, the developer of Amagansett Square, died at home in East Hampton on May 5. Mr. Grossman, who was 90, had Parkinson’s, kidney, and cardiovascular disease.

Sarah Kramer Delson, who had many friends on the South Fork, where she often visited the homes of her mother and brother, died on May 4 at home in San Francisco at the age of 61.

Gary Lidell Bowen, a television director and longtime member of the Directors Guild of America, died on May 10 in Malibu, Calif., where he lived with his wife, Ruth Preven, and their dog, Kimba.