Dennis Swenkowski of Southold died suddenly Jan. 16 while cruising aboard the Norwegian Breakaway. He was 66.
The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Jan. 22, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Jan. 22 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue with Father Stan Wadowski officiating. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
A complete obituary will follow.
June Marov of Greenport died Jan. 15. She was 87.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Interment took place at Calverton National Cemetery
Memorial donations may be made to Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301.
A complete obituary will follow.
Dec. 1, 1915-Dec. 19, 2013
Former longtime Greenport resident Zola Van Dyne Pemberton Peckham of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., peacefully took Heaven by storm Dec. 19, 2013, at the age of 98.
Zola was predeceased by her loving husband of 46 years, Jack, and 11 brothers and sisters. She is survived by her brother Hector (Jay); her children, Bruce (Lynn) and Connie (Mike); grandchildren John (also known as that nice young man from the fire department) and his wife, Marianne, Jacqueline (Michael Tan), Heather (Becci) and Jim (Janis); great-grandchildren Chelsea, James (known as Bill) and Jameson Tan; many nieces and nephews; her beloved New York Yankees; and Sam the Duck.
“Oh the life I have lived!” Zola lived a very full life (think Rose in the movie “Titanic” — minus the actual Titanic, of course — but there was quite the hurricane that hit Greenport in ’38); a life that left Zola with wonderful stories that she shared with everyone.
Our Nana espoused the most pure and selfless love, a love of life and how to live with passion and gusto. She demonstrated an unconquerable love for family, friends and everyone who crossed her path. She was known for sharing the things that mattered, except her famous potato salad recipe.
Throughout her life Nana’s constant question to all of us remained, “How can I help?” Zola regularly demonstrated the importance of staying true to oneself, especially when ways perceived as stubborn drove everyone around her wild as they tried to deal with it.
She will be sorely missed by all who were fortunate to have known her. Remembrances of Zola should be with a feeling of celebration, not sorrow.
Arrangements were handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Memorial contributions may be made to Floyd Memorial Library, 539 First St., Greenport, NY 11944.
In the spring, our “Daughter of the Island” will be laid to rest in her beloved Greenport, where one can hear the sound of the bay under skies that ring with the cries of sea birds.
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Caryl Richards Kiendl, formerly of Mattituck, died Jan. 10, 2014, at Peconic Landing in Greenport. She had just turned 90 years of age.
Caryl was born Jan. 5, 1924, in Forest Hills. She was the daughter of Rosina (Smith) and Judge Edward A. Richards. She attended the Cathedral School of St. Mary in Garden City, followed by the University of Colorado at Boulder. After school, Caryl worked for American Airlines.
She married Frederick William Kiendl (Rick) on May 23, 1953. They had known each other since childhood, growing up as next-door neighbors in Forest Hills.
Caryl was a lifelong Long Island resident, summering in Mattituck and wintering in Forest Hills. Until she moved to Peconic Landing, Caryl resided in her family home, built by her father, in Salt Lake Village, in Mattituck. Her love for the North Fork and its shores was deep. She grew up on Peconic Bay, sailed on its waters and loved to paint its shores and creeks. She was an avid golfer and a member of the North Fork Country Club for over 50 years. Her greatest love in life was to be surrounded by her devoted family and friends, all of whom meant the world to her.
Caryl is survived by her two children and their families: her daughter, Kim R. Kiendl (married to John Mason) of Doylestown, Pa., and her son, F. William (Bill) Kiendl (married to Felicia Far) of Charlotte, Vt. She also leaves three grandchildren, Ian Mason, Will Kiendl and Julia Kiendl.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. Memorial services will be private.
Contributions in Caryl’s name may be made to her favorite library, Mattituck-Laurel Library, P.O. Box 1437, Mattituck, NY 11952.
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Helen Warner Bicking of Mattituck and Manasquan, N.J., passed away peacefully Jan. 16, 2014. She was 75.
She was born in Brooklyn to Bill and Marion Warner, grew up in Garden City and is an alumna of Averett College in Danville, Va.
Helen maintained residences in both Manasquan and Mattituck, where she spent time walking her dog, Ozzie. She enjoyed floral arranging, playing bridge, gardening and traveling. She was happiest when gathered with her family and many friends. She derived great joy as president of the Friends of Mattituck-Laurel Library, generating funds for children’s programs. Helen had a wonderful life and was greatly loved.
She is survived by three children, her son Ted and his wife, Bienn; her son John and his wife, Kelly; and her daughter, Kathy; and her grandchildren Jake, Shea and a third who will be born next month. She is also survived by her brother, Robert Warner, his wife, Wendy, and their children, Farrell and Sarah.
A celebration of Helen’s life will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, from 4 to 6 p.m, at Neary-Quinn Funeral Home in Manasquan, N.J. Additionally, a memorial service will be held in Long Island this summer.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Mattituck-Laurel Library.
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Emma Tschiember of Southold died Jan. 20. She was 91.
For more than 30 years, she had been a supervisor with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold, Father Peter Garry officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
Additional information is available from DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes. There will be no public calling hours.
Memorial donations to the Southold Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971 would be appreciated.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.
Dennis J. Swenkowski of Southold died suddenly Jan. 16 while cruising aboard the Norwegian Breakaway. He was 66 years old.
The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, Father Stan Wadowski officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
There will be no public calling hours. Additional information is available from DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.
Jane Taggart of Southold died Jan. 21. She was 90 years old.
The family will receive visitors Sunday, Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church, Father Peter Garry officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
Additional information is available from DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.
Robert (Bob) Fletcher Ketcham of East Marion died Jan. 14, 2014, at Riverhead Care Center. He was 86 years old.
He was born Sept. 9, 1927, in Greenport to Robert Fletcher and Erna (Howell) Ketcham. He graduated from Greenport High School and attended the Art Students League of New York. Known by many as “Long John,” he worked locally as a sign painter and was a gifted artist. He loved music and was an avid reader and an accomplished cook.
He was predeceased by his wife, Lois Sanford Ketcham, and his sister, Barbara Cook.
He is survived by his sister-in-law, Linda Shriefer of Southold; his nieces, Shelly Walker of Riverhead, Kimberly Zevits of Montville, N.J., and Judith Cook Palmer of Germantown, Tenn.; and his nephews, Dayne Baldwin of Mattituck, Michael Cook of Alameda, Calif., and Walter Cook of East Hampton.
Interment took place at East Marion Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a future date.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.
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PIKE FAMILY COURTESY PHOTO | A recent photo of Otis Pike playing a banjo at a family party.
Longtime East End Congressman Otis Pike died in Vero Beach, Fla., Monday. He was 92.
Mr. Pike, a Democrat in a largely Republican area, represented the First District in Congress for 18 years, starting at a time when the district covered all of Suffolk County and part of Nassau County, said his daughter, Lois Pike Eyre of Riverhead.
He also was a Riverhead Town Councilman/Justice for seven years before being elected to Congress. (The councilmen served a dual role as justices of the peace at that time.)
Mr. Pike spent 20 years as a syndicated newspaper columnist for Newhouse Newspapers after leaving Congress.
Before getting into politics, Mr. Pike was a decorated Marine pilot during World War II, where he flew dive bombers and night fighters in the Pacific, Ms. Pike Eyre said.
“He was proud of that,” she recalled. “He earned a Silver Star.”
Ms. Pike Eyre said her father was involved in politics almost as long as she can remember.
“I was five when he was elected as justice of the peace in Riverhead, and he was still in Congress long after I graduated college,” Ms. Pike Eyre recalled.
Mr. Pike was the First District Congressman from 1961 to 1979. He lost an election for the congressional seat in 1958, but then never lost another one, having chosen not to seek reelection in 1978.
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“He was sort of a bigger than life guy,” said a longtime friend, Irene Pendzick of Riverhead. “You thought of him as a people’s congressman. When he was home from Congress, he would be working on his boat on the Peconic River. You’d never know he was a congressman. Dressed in these paint-stained pants and an old shirt.”
Mr. Pendzick said Mr. Pike was an environmentalist before it was fashionable.
“He saved thousands and thousands of acres,” she said.
“I feel like an era has passed when somebody like him Otis dies,” she added. “He was in elected office at a time when it was a public service. Not this stuff we have today.”
Land next to the Enterprise Park at Calverton is called the Otis G. Pike Preserve, and he also has a preserve named for him on Fire Island, his daughter said.
Ms. Pike Eyre said her father was famous for wearing a bow tie, and he loved music.
“He used to play the ukelele when he was campaigning and he would write songs about political situations that were appropriate to the occasion. They were very funny,” she said.
Mr. Pike also played the banjo and encouraged all of his children to play instruments, she said.
He moved to Florida shortly after his retirement from Congress, his daughter said.
When family members went down to Florida to visit him at Christmas, they all brought their instruments — her husband, John Eyre, even purchased a used keyboard from a Florida store — and they played music for the neighbors, Ms. Pike Eyre said.
Mr. Pike married Doris Orth in 1946 and the couple stayed married until her death in 1996. In addition to Ms. Pike Eyre, they had two sons, Douglas Pike of Paoli, Pa., and Robert Pike of Riverhead, himself a former town councilman, who died in 2010.
Mr. Pike’s second wife, Barbe Bonjour Pike, is a former Riverhead Free Library director whom he married in June 2003, Mr. Pike Eyre said.
Mr. Pike had been ill in recent years, and was in a hospice facility toward the end of his life, his daughter said.
A memorial service for him will be announced at a future date, she said.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Planned Parenthood, the Riverhead Free Library, the Nature Conservancy or a local public television or public radio station, Ms. Pike Eyre said.
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Edith Fenn of Mattituck died at her home Jan. 22. She was 90.
The family will receive visitors Friday, Jan. 24, from 3 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 25, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
A complete obituary will follow.
Andrew Leone of Southold died Jan. 23 from injuries sustained in an industrial accident at a property in Mattituck. He was 30 years old.
The family will receive friends on Monday, Jan. 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
A complete obituary will follow.
Helen Victoria-Horton of Mattituck died Jan. 22 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 86.
The family will receive visitors Sunday, Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church, officiated by Father Stan Widowski. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
Memorial donations may be made to Mattituck Fire Department Rescue Squad or American Heart Association.
A complete obituary will follow.
Jane T. Taggart of Southold, 90, passed away Jan. 21, 2014.
Born Oct. 26, 1923, to Samuel and Jane Hundt, she was raised in Jamaica Estates, where she attended The Mary Louis Academy. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Claire Conlon.
Jane held a position at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company before marrying William S. Taggart, with whom she had four children, William Jr., Carol, John and Eileen.
A resident of Wantagh before retiring to Southold, Jane enjoyed spending time with her family and gardening and was an avid bowler for many years, serving as an officer of the ladies leagues. She enjoyed traveling; her last big trip, at age 75, was to Hawaii with her daughters and their families. With her cane, she hiked all around the volcano lava. She was also an avid and skilled card player; bridge and gin rummy were her favorites.
She is survived by her brother, William, and her children: Bill; Carol; John and his wife, Tricia, and their children, Richard, Peter and Matthew; and Eileen and her husband, Steve, and their son, Stephen.
The family will receive friends Sunday, Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. A funeral Mass will be held Monday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Southold.
In lieu of flowers, feel free to send a donation to Catholic Charities.
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Helen Victoria-Horton of Mattituck died Jan. 22, 2014, at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 86.
She was born Nov. 21, 1927, in New Suffolk to Edward and Mary (Kreskowski) Victoria. Growing up in New Suffolk, Helen loved the Great Peconic Bay. She spent her youth clamming, fishing, scalloping and frolicking on the beach with her brothers, sisters and neighborhood friends.
After her marriage to Byron Horton, she worked the family farm until retirement. More than anything, Helen loved her family. She always had a smile on her face and could crack a joke at a moment’s notice.
Helen was predeceased by her siblings, Stanley, John, Paul, Peter, Chester, Mary Sophie and Stella. She is survived by her beloved daughters, Mary (Doug) Bogovich Sr. and Janet Stewart; her grandchildren, Doug (Dawn) Bogovich, John (Jessica) Stewart, Kathleen (Michael) DiSilvio and Ryan Bogovich; her great-grandchildren, Amber and Alex Bogovich and Raylan and Isla DiSilvio; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive visitors Sunday, Jan. 26, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday, Jan. 27, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church, Father Stan Wadowski officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
Memorial donations to the Mattituck Fire Department Rescue Squad or the American Heart Association would be appreciated.
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Funeral arrangement have been made for Andrew Leone of Southold, who was killed in an industrial accident at a property in Mattituck on Thursday afternoon. He was 30.
The family will receive friends on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Heart Association are appreciated.
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Edith Sinnott Cullen Fenn of Mattituck passed away Jan. 22, 2014, at the age of 90.
She was born Oct. 16, 1923, in Brooklyn to Francis J. and Marguerite (Babcock) Sinnott.
Edith graduated from The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica in 1941 and received her secretarial degree from Stratford Junior College in Danville, Va., in 1943. She married Paul T. Cullen June 15, 1946, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. They lived in Garden City and East Williston, where they raised their six children, until Paul’s death in 1974.
Edith’s highest priority in life was being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her faith in God inspired everyone around her and guided her through life’s difficult times. Edith also worked part time as a secretary at St. Aidan School in Williston Park and St. Agnes High School in Rockville Centre and later was a full-time secretary in the social services department at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn.
She married Theodore C. Fenn in 1977. They lived in Manhasset for nine years, until Ted’s death in 1986.
Edith retired to Mattituck in 1987. There she loved to share with her family her happy memories of childhood summers, grow her beautiful flower garden and participate in local Audubon Society activities. Edith was an active parishioner at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, serving as an outreach volunteer and as a Eucharistic minister to the homebound.
Predeceased by her sister, Gloria F. Sinnott, and her brother Francis J. Sinnott Jr., Edith is survived by her brother the Rev. James P. Sinnott, MM, a Maryknoll missioner serving in Seoul, South Korea; six children, Christine (Paul) Wissert of East Meadow, Paul (Margaret) Cullen of Glen Head, Marguerite (Edmund) Giordano of Cutchogue, Peter (Lyuba) Cullen of Livingston, N.J., Irene (Robert) Hungerford of Chilmark, Mass., and Edith (Cameron) McAlpine of North East, Md.; 10 grandchildren, Gregory, Brian, Jeffrey, Elizabeth, Katherine, Daniel, Douglas, Joshua, Sarah and Stephanie; and four great-grandchildren, Megan, Jake, Abby and Caleb.
The family received visitors Jan. 24 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 25 at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church. Interment took place at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
Memorial donations can be made to Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545-0302 or East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
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Samuel Luque Jr. of Sarasota, Fla., and Greenport died Jan. 8, 2014, in Florida. He was 70.
He was born Sept. 24, 1943, to Samuel and Ethelle Luque of Long Island City, Queens, the first of six children. He served with distinction in the U.S. Army and had a successful career at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Association of Securities Dealers.
Predeceased by his first wife, Eileen (Sierra); his brother, Earl, and his sister Peggy, Mr. Luque is survived by his wife, Francine; two children, Christian, of Virginia, and Danielle, of Washington, D.C.; his sisters Emily, Deborah and Barbara; and many loving nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Mr. Luque is also survived by Francine’s children, Elena Victoria of Maryland and Chuck Prato of Vienna, Austria, and their children.
A funeral Mass was held Jan. 17 at St. Mary R.C. Church in Ridgefield, Conn.
Memorial donations in Mr. Luque’s memory may be made to St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport, Eastern Long Island Hospital or a charity of the donor’s choice.
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Emma F. Tschiember of Southold died Jan. 20, 2014, at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. She was 91.
She was born in Queens Sept. 29, 1922, to Leopold and Emma (Maulin) Kusold.
A Southold resident for many years, Emma had been a supervisor in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office for over 30 years.
Emma enjoyed the state of Maine, where she bought and sold real estate. She will also be remembered for her fondness of animals, especially cats.
Predeceased by her husband, Martin, in 1988, she leaves her son, Alan M. Tschiember, and daughter-in-law, Mary Jane Tschiember, of Southold.
The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 24 at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold. Interment took place at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.
Memorial donations to the Southold Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971 would be appreciated.
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Mattituck resident Leonard (Lenny) Beckenstein, 88, died peacefully in his sleep Jan. 27, 2014.
Lenny grew up in Brooklyn. His mother, born Agnes Murray, was a Ziegfeld dancer who met her husband, Albert Beckenstein, at Roseland Ballroom. Lenny joined the Army Air Force after high school and trained as a bomber pilot. After earning a mechanical engineering degree on the G.I. bill, he worked in almost every aspect of the textile industry.
As the head of research and development for the Singer Corporation, he secured many patents for the company, inventions that fueled the double-knit phenomenon of the ’70s. He then ventured into a variety of his own businesses, including a factory in Roslyn where he manufactured women’s golf shirts for the Izod corporation.
An avid golfer who won a Nassau County senior golf championship in the ’80s, Lenny was also a sailor who found his paradise on Long Island Sound. In 1985 he built, largely by himself, the Mattituck home he has shared for 22 years with his wife, Joyce Beckenstein.
A passionate jazz aficionado, Lenny passed his love of music to his son Jay Beckenstein, a jazz saxophone player whose band, Spyro Gyra, continues to enthrall audiences all over the world. Son Neil Beckenstein, of California, inherited the engineering genes, and Bennett, a computer graphics designer, acquired his father’s sharp visual eye and free spirit. In addition to his three sons, Lenny is survived by four granddaughters, Claire, Alexandra, Isabel and Nora.
Arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes. A private funeral took place graveside at Wellwood Cemetery in Wyandanch Jan. 28. Friends will gather at the Beckenstein home Saturday, Feb. 1, for a memorial celebration of Leonard’s life.
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