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Charles Benson Bloss

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Charles Benson Bloss of Aquebogue passed away peacefully Dec. 15 at the age of 78.Born Dec. 20, 1939, to Charles and Florence Bloss in Utica, N.Y., Charlie was a graduate of Riverhead High School, Class of 1957, and SUNY/Farmingdale in 1961. He worked for Young and Young before becoming Riverhead highway superintendent. On June 27, 1965, he married Patricia Maks and they had three children.

Charlie was a proud member of the Riverhead Fire Department since 1961. He served as captain of Washington Engine Co. No. 2, as fire commissioner for 10 years and as a member of the fire department Ironmen, and was Fireman of the Year in 1977.

Charlie was a past president of Riverhead Lions Club and a past president of Suffolk County Highway Superintendent Association. He played saxophone and clarinet for the Polka Boys and Polka Chips. He coached both Pop Warner and Little League. After retiring, Charlie and Pat enjoyed traveling.

The love of Charlie’s life was his nine grandchildren: Kurt, Alexa, Samantha, Corale, Jared, Rachel, Tori, Ava and James Jr.

He is survived by his wife; his children, Charles (Laura), James (Erika) and Penny (Mike) Hubert; and his sister, Jean.

Memorial donations in memory of Charlie may be made to Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research or a charity of your choice.

His wake will be held Wednesday, Dec. 19, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead, where a funeral will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.

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Michael A. LoGrande

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Michael A. LoGrande of Cutchogue, former Suffolk County executive and chairman of the Suffolk County Water Authority, died Dec. 18. He was 80.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Dec. 21, 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 at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, with Msgr. Joseph Staudt officiating.

Interment with U.S. Army honors will follow at Holy Sepulchre R.C. Cemetery in Coram.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice Inc. (Kanas Center), P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-7048.

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Kevin F. Monsell

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Former Mattituck resident Kevin F. Monsell of Moriches died Dec. 30, 2018, at Medford Multicare Center for Living. He was 57.

Funeral arrangements are pending. DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck is assisting the family.

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Patricia Curcuru

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Patricia Curcuru of Southold and Longboat Key, Fla., died Dec. 31, 2018, at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. The widow of Edmond Harvey Curcuru, she was 97 years old.

Funeral arrangements are pending. DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold is assisting the family.

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Eleanor Lillian de Reeder

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Eleanor Lillian (Silha) de Reeder of Southold died Dec. 21, 2018 at her home. She was 91 years old.

Funeral arrangements are pending. DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold is assisting the family.

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Adele Mueller

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July 25, 1952 – Dec. 17, 2018

Adele Mueller, formerly of New York City and Mattituck, was taken into the bosom of her Lord Dec. 17, 2018, at her home in Southold.

A loving wife, true friend and faithful child of God, she left her deep but gentle mark on many through her abundant, giving heart and dedication to those in need.

She was serious about her friendships and the bonds she forged were strong and lasting. The void left in her passing will be a long time healing but will be tempered by the remembrance of the warmth and grace she displayed in all she did.

To say she was a foodie would be an understatement. After a career in the publishing industry, she studied at the French Culinary Institute, learning the arts of bread baking and pastry, later adding the skills of a chocolatier to her repertoire. Feeding the hungry was always a priority -— from organizing and cooking Thanksgiving dinner at the homeless shelter, to collecting and distributing fresh vegetables to local food programs and pantries, Adele worked tirelessly. She also had a great love of the water and loved exploring the beauty of Peconic Bay. Her family and friends give thanks for the overwhelming flood of prayers and support from those whose lives she touched, as well as countless others.

She is survived by Bob, her husband of 31 years; her sisters, Stacey Winters and Pamela Dorrance; and her nieces Elizabeth Dorrance, Meredith Lederman, Sarah Seaman and Jennifer Dorrance; and her beloved cat, Meg.

A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at Mattituck Presbyterian Church Saturday, Jan. 19, at noon.

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Harriette Rosalie Schecter

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Harriette Rosalie Schecter of New York City and Jamesport, N.Y., passed away peacefully Dec. 22 in her home surrounded by her loving family.

Born Jan. 31, 1940, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Harriette grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, and was a diehard Brooklyn Dodgers fan. She was a devoted daughter to her parents, Jules and Esther Gerson. She married her lifelong love, Dr. Fred Schecter, June 19, 1960.

She leaves behind her husband; her devoted daughters and sons-in-law, Suzanne Schecter (Todd and son Grant) and Julianne Schecter Karsten (Russ); and her adoring grandsons, Van and Calvin.

Harriette graduated from Forest Hills High School in 1956 and Adelphi College and Syracuse University in 1960 as an English and education major. She was an active member of Temple Shaaray Tefila and served as treasurer and member of the sisterhood for many years.

Harriette was kind, loyal and generous beyond measure and spent her life giving to others, particularly her family and friends, and any baby she could get her hands on!

She often reflected on her treasured memories of Brookwood Camp, where she spent summers in her youth. Harriette enjoyed participating in all activities, particularly theater and drama. She took great pride and pleasure in playing the unforgettable Miss Adelaide in “Guys and Dolls” as a teenager.

She will be so very missed by all who knew her.

Special thanks to Loraine Reid, Metropolitan Jewish Hospice Care and Alliance Health Care for helping and caring for Harriette and her family so deeply. Funeral services are private.

Memorial donations can be made to Metropolitan Jewish Hospice Care and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Gary Anthony Piccione, M.D.

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Gary Anthony Piccione, M.D. died Dec. 22, 2018, at his residence at Peconic Landing in Greenport, N.Y., at age 98.

He was a magnificent physician, son, father, grandfather, husband, brother, uncle and philanthropist. Gary was kind, funny, and deeply spiritual. He understood his purpose was to relieve the suffering of others through his service and giving. He did that with great expertise, commitment, and joy. He always put his own needs second but somehow also found time to become excellent at golf, bridge, growing roses and appreciating the opera.

Gary grew up in Rockville Center, N.Y. He was plenty smart and graduated from Princeton at age 20 and from Columbia P&S Medical School at age 23.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and there, met his bride, Marilyn Radichel. They married in 1947 and were together for 60 years until her death.

In 1954, Gary was a founding doctor of North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset and served there for 46 years. They were leaders in civic and church matters. He was physician of the year at North Shore in 1992. He was also in private practice as a general practitioner/family practice specialist in Great Neck for 51 years during which time he delivered and otherwise served thousands of grateful patients including “courtesy (free) care” for doctors, nurses, and teachers, along with those who could not pay cash. He did not hesitate to exchange his services for payments such as duck eggs, tomatoes, spinach or a handshake.

He is survived by his three sons, Gary P. Barth, M.D., Paul M. Piccione, Ph.D. and Richard P. Barth, Ph.D. and their spouses, Kevin, Nancy and Nancy, respectively; five grandchildren, Dylan Barth, Ann Piccione, Christopher Piccione, James Barth and Catrina Barth; and one great grandchild, Inaya Barth; as well as his beloved little sister, Gloria LaBarbera and her children and grandchildren.

He will be remembered by all who met him as curious, kind, twinkling, handsome and humble. He made the world a much better place and leaves a legacy of goodness that could never be adequately described but which revolved around service to others.

Gifts in memory of Gary Piccione should please be made to causes which he described, in declining the honor of an annual lecture series in his name in 1999, as “humanitarian causes — starving people, floods, fires, earthquakes, Kosovo, Honduras and Colombia and not to well-funded institutions.”

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Michael LoGrande

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Michael LoGrande, a dedicated public servant, died at East End Hospice in Westhampton Beach Dec. 18, 2018, following an eight-month battle with esophageal cancer.

He was diagnosed two weeks after his daughter, Michele, died of cancer in March 2018. 

LoGrande was former Suffolk County executive, former Islip Town supervisor, Islip Town planning commissioner and chairman and CEO of Suffolk County Water Authority.

Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. After graduation he attended MIT where he received a bachelor of science in civil engineering. He received a master of science in urban planning at Columbia University and completed a Loeb Fellowship with a focus on environmental studies at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.

As a young planner, LoGrande worked in Suffolk County planning department where he played an instrumental role in the development of Suffolk County’s comprehensive plan. As the first Islip Town planning commissioner, he developed a town housing authority and community development agency for the purpose of rejuvenating once well-established downtown areas within Islip. In this capacity, he was an advocate for preservation of open spaces, such as the South Shore Nature Center in East Islip. He led the effort to create affordable housing within the town and successfully convinced New York State officials to convey the former Central Islip Psychiatric Hospital to the Town of Islip for the purpose of attracting broad array of mixed uses.

LoGrande’s crowning achievement for the people of Suffolk County was his successful preservation of the Long Island Pine Barrens, which cover nearly 100,000 acres. The Pine Barrens play a critical in protecting the water quality of the aquifer that is the water source for the people of Long Island. As chairman and CEO of SCWA, LoGrande negotiated tirelessly with multiple private water companies to bring safe, clean drinking water to the people of the East End of Long Island.

LoGrande is survived by his wife, Lorraine; his sisters, Patricia Lunetta and Grace LoGrande; his brother, Anthony LoGrande; his son Michael and his wife, Colleen LoGrande; his son John and his wife, Magdalena LoGrande; and his eight grandchildren, Michael J. LoGrande, Anthony B. LoGrande, Olivia L. Bongiorno, Anna M. LoGrande, Catherine M. LoGrande, John J. Bongiorno, Sophia M. Bongiorno and Matthew F. LoGrande.

The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 22, 2018, at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mattituck by Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt. Interment took place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Coram.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home served the family.

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Andrew E. Alfano

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Andrew E. Alfano of Calverton, formerly of North Babylon, died Dec. 21, 2018. He was 85.

Andrew was born April 15, 1933, in the Bronx to Marie (née Turrisi) and Edward A. Alfano.

He enjoyed fishing, boating, basketball, bird-watching and gardening. While in North Babylon, he was a member of Saints Cyril and Methodius R.C. Church in Deer Park.

Andrew is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth M. Alfano (née Gessman); his daughter, Cathy A. Dries and son-in-law Wayne Dries of Laurel; his son, James A. Alfano of Tampa, Fla.; his grandchildren, Amy Dries, Kelly Alfano and James Alfano Jr.; and siblings Peter Alfano, George Alfano and John Alfano.

The family received friends Dec. 26, 2018, at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services were held Dec. 27, 2018, at the funeral home, officiated by Father Patrick McNamara. Interment with U.S. Army honors followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations to Cornell Cooperative Extension or Trout Unlimited would be appreciated.

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Thomas Tarmey

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Mattituck resident Thomas Tarmey died at his home Dec. 21, 2018. He was 96 years old.

He was born in Manhattan Sept. 13, 1922, to Margaret (Meagher) and Thomas Tarmey. For many years, he was a principal bank examiner with the New York State Banking Department in New York City.

Formerly of Malverne, Mr. Tarmey moved to the North Fork in 1988. He was a member of the Mattituck Senior Citizens, AARP and the Knights of Lithuania No. 152.

He was predeceased by his wife, Anne (née Svabas), July 17, 1993.

Visiting hours will take place Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue. Father Mariusz Gorazd will officiate. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery.

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Dennis A. Hubbard

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Dennis A. Hubbard of Mattituck died Dec. 30 at East End Hospice Kanas Center for Hospice Care. He was 69.

He was born April 22, 1949, in Greenport to Virginia and James Hubbard Jr. 

Mr. Hubbard attended college, became a machinist for National Grid and married Carolann Sulzer.

He is survived by his wife; his brothers, James (Pamela), Michael (Marilyn) and Timothy (Lisa); eight nieces and nephews; and 10 great-nieces and -nephews.

Tuthill-Mangano in Riverhead assisted the family with private cremation.

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John C. McNamara

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John C. McNamara of East Marion died Dec. 30. He was 79.

Visiting hours will take place Thursday, Jan. 3, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Services will take place Friday, Jan. 4, at 11 a.m. at Orient Congregational Church, followed by interment at East Marion Cemetery.
A full obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.

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John T. Lake

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John T. Lake of Cutchogue died Jan. 1 at Southside Hospital. He was 68. 

Mr. Lake was the owner of John Lake and Sons Property Maintenance. 

Visitation will take place Saturday, Jan. 5, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue, which assisted the family with a private cremation. 

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. 

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Theresa Cramer

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Theresa Cramer died Dec. 26. She was 87.

Ms. Cramer was born April 14, 1931 and was a summer resident of Cutchogue for over 50 years. 

She was predeceased by her husband, John. Ms. Cramer is survived by her children, Lisa and Tony. 

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Anthony Palumbo

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Anthony Palumbo of Mattituck, former longtime resident of Patchogue, died at home Jan. 3. He was 80.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 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 on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, officiated by Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt.

Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations may be made to Maureen’s Haven, 28 Lincoln St., Riverhead, N.Y. 11901. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

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Ethel Lubina 

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Ethel Lubina

Ethel Lubina died Dec. 25 in Elkhart, Ind., where she had lived for 40 years. She was 74.

Ms. Lubina was born May 26, 1944, in Port Jefferson to Mary (Pokorny) and Joseph R. Lubina.

She graduated from Port Jefferson High School and worked for Airborn Instruments in Melville before moving in the early 1980s to Elkhart, where she worked for the brokerage firm Stifel until retirement.

She loved gardening, yard work, traveling and summer sailing out of Greenport with her sister and brother-in-law, Joyce M. and Richard K. Kearns of Greenport.

Ms. Lubina was predeceased by her parents and Mr. Kearns.

She is survived by her sister; her life partner, Larry Fleischman of Elkhart; and cousins Ray Lubina of Stuart, Fla., Susan Herring of Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Tommy Lubina of the Philippines.

A celebration of life service will take place at a later date.

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Margaret ‘Midge’ Marcell

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The third child of Loretta (Mahoney) and James Martin Dixon, Margaret came into this world May 16, 1918. Over the years she would be Margie, Mag, Midge and Aunt Midge. When she was 8 years old, tragedy struck the family and within six months their father and two younger brothers, Frances “Buddy” and Eugene, died. This left a deep impression on Midge, prompting her to forever persevere in being there for her mother, her siblings — Myron, Rita and Dorothy — and three generations of nieces and nephews.Two years of high school led her to earning a business certificate from the Academy in Southold. The Bureau of Fisheries in Riverhead was among her first jobs. During World War II, Midge worked the original IBM machines, which consisted of numerous wires that had to be manually moved in order to calculate payroll figures for the Greenport Basin Company’s PT boat builders. Navy officers commended her for her excellent work. After World War II, she clerked at her brother Myron’s grocery store. For many years she was a fixture in Terp’s Pharmacy, retiring at age 85 due to a heart attack. Customers still miss her soda fountain egg creams!

In 1951, marriage to Stanley “Ritz” Domaleski found her living on a farm bordering Long Island Sound. On her day off, she would pile nieces and nephews into her old gray Plymouth for swimming and fun at the Sound. Through family celebrations, sacramental receptions, sickness and death, Aunt Midge was there, lending her joy, comfort and abiding love. If there was music, she would be on the dance floor doing the Lindy with her sister Dot or great-nephews! Matriarch to 11 nieces and nephews, 36 “greats” and 52 “great-greats,” she was overjoyed to know number 53 will arrive in April 2019.

In 1964, she married widower Fred Marcell, a Southold policeman and owner of Southold Patrol Security after retirement. Midge altered patrol uniforms and kept the books. During their marriage she would take up golf and enjoy vacations to Canada, Nova Scotia and Europe.

While volunteering, despite long hours on her feet at regular work, she sorted at the Opportunity Shop and outreach, was a 2,000-hour pin recipient of Eastern Long Island Hospital volunteers, an active member of Stirling Columbiettes, the St. Patrick Rosary Altar Society and Southold Senior Citizens. Midge was a “giver” in the true sense of community.

At age 85, with her heart attack behind her, the next challenge was losing her sight, but she was determined to live on her own and she mastered the use of a programmed cellphone, TV remote, microwave and Lifeline. As carpal tunnel and arthritis robbed her fingers and hands of sensation, it became time for a helper in 2013 and life adjustments were made. Whomever came in to help found a person truly interested in their lives and a comforter who sincerely prayed for their needs. Her nieces and nephews teased that her nightly prayer was therefore a “litany” of extreme length as she prayed for each one of them by name as well!

Throughout her life, Midge’s faith sustained her. She applied her hearing to participate in the Eucharist every Sunday via Channel 29 at 11 a.m. without fail. St. Patrick Parish Eucharistic ministers brought her communion during the week to her great joy and theirs, as she was a great storyteller.

Beloved cats and dogs enhanced her life, including her first, Jetty, and Katie, who mourns her today, and animals in the forest. She captured the famous white deer fawn in the leaves at her home and took time to savor God’s creation, such as snow on trees or sunsets at the Sound.

In May of 2018, while celebrating her 100th birthday gathered with family and lifelong friends, in a clear, loud voice for all to hear, Midge stated, “I love you all!” On Dec. 22, 2018, Midge passed into God’s arms at ELIH, with nurses holding her hands and praying with her.

She was laid to rest Dec. 29 at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue following the Liturgy of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mattituck, officiated by Monsignor Joseph Staudt. DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home served the family.

Donations in her memory may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 or North Fork Animal Welfare League Inc., P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971.

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Charles Frazier Booth

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Charles Frazier Booth, age 98, of Greenport, N.Y., formerly of Old Greenwich, Conn. and Quogue, N.Y., died Jan. 7.

The son of Dr. Courtland Linden Booth and Juanita Snyder Booth, he was born in Portland, Ore., where he graduated from Lincoln High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 1942 and was a member of the Yale Glee Club.

After college he joined the U.S. Army, served in Florida and Hawaii and left the Army Air Force as a captain in 1945. After returning to civilian life he worked for Sterling Windows, Inc. in New York City and Chicago, then with the investment firm of Robert M. Ferguson, Associates. In 1955 he formed his own firm, Charles F. Booth Architectural Aluminum, based in Manhattan. He was a manufacturer’s representative for many companies serving the building trades in greater New York.

Charles survived his beloved wife, Jocelyn Bower Booth. Married in 1945, they were devoted to each other, their children, the Long Wharf Theatre and summers on Long Island. He and Jocelyn always made their home a welcoming place for their children, their many friends and an always evolving menagerie of rescued animals, including horses, turtles, owls, chickens, cats and many beloved dogs.

After Jocelyn’s passing, he moved to Peconic Landing, the retirement community in Greenport, N.Y., in 2003. There he enjoyed a loving relationship with Mimi Morris of New Haven, Conn. After her passing he shared his love of life with the warm and supportive staff with which he became quite close.

Charles was a member of Yale Club, Yale Glee Club Alumni Chorus, Quogue Beach Club, Quogue Field Club,and the Quogue Yacht Club. His sisters, Frances Wharton of Ojai, Calif. and Jean King of Burley, Idaho, predeceased him.

Charles is survived by his four children and their families; his oldest daughter, Jane and her husband, Robert Pomykala, their children Ben and Jonathan Pomykala and grandchild, Margaret Pomykala of Grand Isle, Vt.; Court Booth and his wife Reyne and their sons Charlie and Dylan Booth of Concord, Mass.; William Booth and his wife Ivy, and their son Lucas Booth of Old Greenwich, Conn.; and his youngest daughter, Sally Booth and her husband Jeffrey Cole and their children Sam and Jocelyn Cole of Mystic, Conn.

Memorial donations may be made to Island Harvest at islandharvest.org.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold is assisting the family.

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Patricia Nichols Curcuru

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Patricia Nichols Curcuru, a.k.a. “The Coke Lady,” age 97, passed away peacefully in her sleep at a local Long Island hospital Dec. 31, 2018, from old age.

Born in August 1921, Patricia, or “Pat,” grew up in Highland Falls, N.Y. She and her sister Penny were the daughters of George Nichols and Marie Howell. Years after the early death of Pat’s mother Marie, George remarried and had two more daughters, Nancy and Georgia. The four sisters kept in close touch their whole lives and planned family reunions later as the “Golden Girls.”

Growing up as a banker’s daughter, Pat learned the value of hard work and investing money at an early age. She worked summers at First National Bank of Highland Falls, working her way up to teller, as well as many other jobs. She tracked her pay carefully, and started investing in stocks at an early age, including her beloved Coca-Cola company. Pat started balancing her checkbook daily, a habit she kept up throughout every day of her life.

Attending the College of William & Mary for her undergraduate degree, she was a proud member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, as were her mother and grandmother. She continued her education and sorority work at Syracuse University with a masters in mathematics.

She married her Highland Falls sweetheart, Edmond Curcuru, shortly before he departed for the European theater in World War II as an officer fresh from West Point. Their first child, Steven, was born while Edmond was leading men with the 101st Airborne division in France and Belgium.

Patricia and Edmond moved frequently for Edmond’s management jobs after the war, while she did seasonal work as a tax preparer for H&R Block and a part-time real estate agent. They enjoyed traveling the world around, especially to any place with warm beaches.

Along with her gregarious personality, having a story for everyone and every situation, Patricia continued her life-long love affair with Coca-Cola. From drinking her daily Coke to collecting reproduction and historical Coke trays, posters and even several working refrigerated Coca-Cola coolers, she was known as “The Coke Lady” near and far.

Patricia called several places home in her life, including Palm Springs, Fla., Weston, Conn., Longboat Key, Fla. and especially Southold, N.Y., where she loved swimming in the bay and watching the sunset over the waves on the beach.

Patricia is survived by her remaining sons Kevin H. and Kim M. Curcuru; her grandchildren, Shane, Emily, Julie and Todd Curcuru; and her great-grandchildren, Roxanne Curcuru, Arin Mcgilvray and Alistair and Ariana Dreher.

Services will be held later this summer in Southold at the family plot.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold assisted the family.

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