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William Fredrick Metz Jr.

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Former Southold resident William Fredrick “Ricky” Metz Jr. of Fort Myers, Fla. died Sept. 29, 2014. He was 31.He was born in Naples, Florida on March 23, 1983, to Mary Ann (née Hand) and William Fredrick Metz, Sr. and was a graduate of Southold schools.

Ricky had been an insurance sales representative for Alta Health Insurance in Florida.

Ricky was known to say “music is the love of my life” and he also found enjoyment in snowboarding and art in all its forms including tattoos.

Ricky was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Southold

He is survived by his parents, William and Michelle Metz of Southold and Mary Ann and Tim Bohonan of Southold; siblings, Brianne (TJ) Hart, Kieran Bohanan and Kathryn Krakowka; grandparents, Patricia Bohanan, Roger and Dar Metz and Ruth A. Rossi and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

The family received visitors Oct. 7, at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where services were officiated by the Rev. Dr. Peter J. Kelley.

Those wishing to remember Ricky in a special way can make a donation to the North Fork Animal Welfare League.

 


Angel Soto Jr.

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Angel Soto Jr. of Greenport died Oct. 8. He was 83. 

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Oct. 12, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A funeral mass will be held Monday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport. Burial with U.S. Army honors will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to San Simeon by the Sound, Greenport Fire Department Rescue Squad, or Eagle Hose Company.

A complete obituary will follow.

Jack Levin

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Jack Levin, 105, died peacefully Oct. 7, 2014, surrounded by family and friends. 

He was born at the family home on West Street in Greenport Jan. 16, 1909, to Martha and Harry Levin (of Levin’s Men’s Shop) and came of age in the aftermath of World War I. During the Great Depression he worked as a paperboy, potato digger and on an oyster boat to help support his family. He graduated from Greenport High School in 1927, and this past summer, was the oldest living graduate at the high school reunion.

In 1933, Jack hitchhiked to Florida, where he supported himself by driving a bakery truck early in the mornings. So began his long tradition spending winters in Florida where he played golf with his brothers, Irv and Arthur and friends.

In the mid ’30s, Jack was chosen Supervisor Horton to operate the new beach concession stand for Southold Town. Jack’s Shack was born.

Jack enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II and after training at Fort Dix in New Jersey, he sailed to England on the Queen Mary and from there went to North Africa with the Eighth Army. As a master sergeant, he crossed to Sicily and marched up Italy to Florence and Rome as the war was ending. He was a member of the small U.S. soldier delegation personally welcomed into Rome by the Pope at the Vatican.

Upon returning home from his military service, Jack was given the lease again to operate the “Shack” and began building Terrace Cottage Colony and other businesses. He was a man of energy and foresight, who found himself with the right ideas in the right place at the right time. Sound Shore Motel (now Sound View Inn) opened in 1953 with 13 units. It expanded over the years and in the late ’60s,, Jack bought Soundview Restaurant, adding the well-loved piano bar and the Gold Room to the original structure.

He met his future wife, Donna Downing on a blind date while she was teaching kindergarten in Greeport. Married in 1953, they became parents to four children who worked together to build the businesses.

Jack bought farm fields across the street from Sound Shore Motel in the late ’60s with the hope of turning it into a golf course. The dream was never realized, but part of that land has become Arshamomaque Preserve, saving a piece of the North Fork for everyone to enjoy. Jack and a group of other local men later founded Island’s End Golf Course in 1965 and he took delight and pride in being made an honorary member, still playing golf at 100.

Jack was a civic-minded man. He was a long-time member of Tifereth Israel Synagogue, where the Levin family created a memorial park honoring his son Andrew. He supported many causes and assisted many individuals and employees who were in need of help. Jack was a modest man who knew what it was like to struggle. He was resilient, always looking towards tomorrow; an enthusiastic American dreamer who wasn’t afraid of doing hard work to achieve his goals. Jack remained involved in his businesses well into his 90s. When asked about the secret to his long life, he would reply “hard work and loving life.” Jack was proud of his four children, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by his beloved son, Andrew in 1998 and his wife Donna in 2001, Jack is survived by his daughters, Jody Levin, Ellen Wiederlight and her husband, Marc, Rachel Murphy and her husband, Michael; his granddaughter, Martha Hansen and her husband, Johne and their three children, Bryce, Drew “Doobee” and Trey; grandson, J. A. Wiederlight; grandson Daniel Murphy; granddaughter Halle Murphy; and his brother, Arthur. He will be greatly missed as a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, businessman, and someone who helped make our beautiful North Fork an inviting place to live.

Arrangements were handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

This is a paid notice. 

Mildred Harriet Enright

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Mildred Harriet Enright of Southold died Oct. 7. She was 93. 

Ms. Enright was born Jan. 29, 1921, in Howard, Kansas to Cora and Oscar Haile. While in Kansas, she taught in a one-room school house and later moved to Oklahoma, working in a high-end men’s clothing store.

Rachel Caim, Ms. Enright’s daughter said Ms. Enright became involved square dancing after moving to Oklahoma, serving as president of her square dancing club. She also enjoyed embroidery. After moving to Southold, Ms. Enright became an active member of First Presbyterian Church.

Predeceased by her husband, Clarence Enright, and her daughter Betty Deroski, Ms. Enright is survived by her four children, Gary, Linda and Patricia Rolfs and Ms. Caim; four stepchildren, Mark Enright, Beverly Blanton, Walter Enright and Brian Enright; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held Friday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Southold.

Memorial donations may be made to senior programs at First Presbyterian Church in Southold or Maureen’s Haven.

Irene Tirelli

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Irene (Garzilli) Tirelli passed away peacefully on October 11, 2014 in West Nyack, N.Y. at the age of 102.  

Born in New York City Nov. 30, 1912, to Vincenza and Vincenzo, her family moved back to Italy shortly after her birth. She returned to the United States at the age of 16, where she married her beloved Michael Tirelli, who predeceased her in 1985.

She was predeceased by siblings, Anna, Nunzio and Michael; her son Anthony and daughter-in-law Viola. She is survived by daughter, Marie and her husband, Bruce of West Nyack, her son Vincent and his wife, Louise of Southold and son Angelo and his wife, Ann of Huntington, NY.

She leaves behind 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins in both the United State and Italy. Irene was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend who loved nothing more than being surrounded by family.

Visiting hours were held Oct. 14 at Joseph W. Sorce Funeral Home in West Nyack. A Catholic church service was held on Oct. 15 at Saint Anthony’s Church in West Nyack. She was laid to rest alongside her husband Michael at Raymond’s Cemetery in the Bronx.

Ruby Gaffga memorial set

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A memorial worship service for Ruby Gaffga will take place Saturday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Mattituck Presbyterian Church. Rev. George Gaffga will officiate.

Ms. Gaffga died July 25 at the age of 90.

Lidya Buzio

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Lidya Buzio, artist, sculptor, and ceramist, died of cancer Sept. 30, 2014 at her Greenport home at age 65.  

Buzio’s work was widely acclaimed in the ceramics field and was seen in major exhibitions in museums across the country and internationally. Inspired by the buildings and skyline of lower Manhattan, her most noted ceramic vessels – combining cylinders, cones, and hemispheres – twist and juxtapose the rooflines, architectural details, and water towers of the city into a magical panorama that captures the urban scene while retaining a surreal quality. Her works are unique in the ceramic medium, fusing painting and sculpture with the red clay substratum.

Born in Uruguay, in 1948, she studied with artists of the Taller Torres-García in Montevideo. Buzio moved to New York City in 1971. Early in the 1990s, she moved to Southold and then in 2001 to Greenport, where she incorporated the land and seascape of the North Fork into her work. Her work was seen locally and at Art Sites gallery in Riverhead.

Buzio’s ceramics are in the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Smithsonian National Museum of American Art in Washington, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Everson Museum in Syracuse, the Victoria & Albert in London, the National Museum Taiwan, and many other museums and private collections.

She is survived by her sister, Cecilia de Torres; her brothers Carlos Buzio in Florida and Julio Buzio in Uruguay; her husband Dan Pollock, and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

Contributions in her name may be made to the Southold Animal Shelter, southold.nfawl.org.

This is a paid obituary. 

Carl J. Czajkowski

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Carl J. Czajkowski of South Jamesport died Oct. 14 in a diving accident. He was 66. 

He was born May 23, 1948, in Brooklyn to John and Helen Czajkowski and married Donna (Wallcott) June 5, 1971, in Brooklyn.

Mr. Czajkowski earned  a PhD from State University of New York at Stony Brook and worked as a research scientist at Brookhaven National Lab. He was a member of the American Society of Metals and a past president of East End Surf Club. Family members said he enjoyed diving, playing bridge and watching horror movies.

Predeceased by his parents and brother Richard, Mr. Czajkowski is survived by his wife, Donna, of South Jamesport; his daughters, Kim Flournoy of San Francisco and Lori Lebel of Clifton Park, N.Y.; his brother John, of Florida; and nieces and nephews.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Oct. 19, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will be held Monday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. at Old Steeple Church in Aquebogue. Interment will take place at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

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


Bethzy Lopez, 7, ‘charged right through’ her obstacles

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Bethzy Lopez in 2012.  (Credit: Fe Fuerza Vida, Spanish language newspaper of the Diocese of Rockville Centre)

Bethzy Lopez in 2012. (Credit: Courtesy of Fe Fuerza Vida, Spanish language newspaper of the Diocese of Rockville Centre)

Bethzy Lopez lived life to the fullest, those who knew her said.

The 7-year-old loved dressing up and painting her fingernails: pink and purple were her favorite colors to splash on the end of her fingers.

The Greenport girl also loved attending birthday parties, going to church and playing with her two younger siblings.

“No matter what her obstacles were she just charged right through them,” said Sister Margaret Smyth of the North Fork Spanish Apostolate, who was close with Bethzy and her family. “She was bright, funny, and bilingual.”

Bethzy died Sunday after living with a genetic disorder that affected her heart and lungs, and prevented her body from getting enough oxygen. She was tethered to an oxygen tank by a tube inserted in her throat and she was the size of a 1 1/2-year-old child, Sister Margaret said. 

“All her life she reacted like every other child,” Sister Margaret said. “She loved to tease and she liked being the center of attention.”

Greenport elementary principal Joseph Tsaveras informed the district of the young student’s death today in an email.

“It is with deep regret, that I inform you that we have lost one of our young Porters,” he wrote. “She was truly an inspiration to all. She was just 7 years young. She fought a tough battle with the will to never give up.”

She was in the presence of family at Stony Brook University Medical Center when she died.  Services are being handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport, where details are still being worked out.

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Blaine Burton Jr.

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Southold resident Blaine Burton, Jr., formerly of Garden City, died Oct. 17, 2014. He was 78.  

Blaine was an avid fisherman, sailor, and handyman. He proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard for four years and had a long and successful career as a bond trader at Smith Barney. He was the cook of the family and everybody looke d forward to his Sunday morning pancake breakfasts.

Blaine is survived by his wife, Beatrice; his six devoted children, Brad (Kathy), Diana (Macall), Judy (Nick), Kristin (Walter), Bill (Rose), and Bryan (Cara). He was a loving grandpa of Matt, Lisa, Katherine, Megan, Kara, Nicole, Patrick, Kenny, Tyler, Mike, Jill, Billy, and Jake.

His love of his family and the sea will never be forgotten.

The family will receive visitors Monday, Oct. 20, from  2 t0 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.  The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold, officiated by  by Father Peter Garry. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorial donations to St. Patrick’s R.C. Church would be appreciated.

This is a paid notice. 

 

 

Elizabeth Bernich

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Elizabeth Bernich of Southold died at her home Oct. 18, 2014. She was 87. 

She was born in New York City, Feb. 10, 1927, to Elizabeth (née Joyce) and Bernard Reddy and was a graduate of Haaren high school in New York City.

Immediately after graduation, Elizabeth began working for Manhattan Life Insurance Company; retiring after 37 years of service as an executive secretary.

She married John Bernich at St. Paul the Apostle RC Church in New York City and together they made their new home in Astoria. In 1962, they built their home in Southold and moved here permanently in 1982.

She was a Pink Lady with the Ladies Auxiliary of Eastern Long Island Hospital and enjoyed traveling; notably her voyage aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2.

Predeceased by her husband John Bernich in 1988; she leaves several cousins and a dear friend, Dolores Jacobs of Peconic.

Graveside services will be held oThursday, Oct. 30, at 11:30 a.m. at Flushing Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

This is a paid notice. 

Carroll J. Harvey

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Longtime Mattituck resident Carroll J. “Jack” Harvey died Oct. 19 at Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook. He was 96.

Mr. Harvey was born Aug. 30, 1918, in Roseland, Va., to Hersey Homer Harvey and Maxie (Wood) Harvey. He spent his childhood and young adult years in Virginia.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1944. He was wounded during the invasion of Normandy and received a Purple Heart. He later worked for the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets in Riverhead for 30 years.

Mr. Harvey was a past member of Mattituck Fire Department and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2476 in Riverhead. He was a current member of Mattituck American Legion and Mattituck Presbyterian Church.

Predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Stella, in 1995 and his daughter Beverly Jean Beakhurst, he is survived by his son, Carroll J. Harvey Jr. of Roseland, Va.; his daughter Judy (Tom) McDermott of Rochester; two granddaughters, Mary Kathleen (Dave) Fohrkolb of Mattituck and Carolynne Harvey of Ridgewood, N.J.; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue, where a service will take place at 6:30 p.m. Interment will take place Thursday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m. at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Mattituck Presbyterian Church.

This is a paid notice.

Florence La Riviere

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Florence “Dolly” La Riviere of Southold died Oct. 16, at San Simeon by the Sound in Greenport. She was 86. 

She was born June 1, 1928, in Greenport to Margaret (Dingle) and Harry Mitchell. She graduated from Greenport High School, Virginia Intermont College, and attended Barbizon Studio of Fashion Modeling. Ms. La Riviere married Raymond La Riviere, July 12, 1954.

She grew up in the restaurant business, first working for her father at his legendary restaurant, Mitchell’s in Greenport. Then she continued working alongside her husband and other family members at various eateries such as Porky’s, the Seafarer and Mitchell’s. She and her husband were part owners of Mitchell’s Restaurant and Marina in Greenport and for some time Raymonds in Southold. Her last position was at the North Fork Country Club in Cutchogue.

Family members said she had a mischievous sense of humor, enjoyed her pets, reading, yard sales, clamming, bike riding, bird watching, fishing on the Boston Whaler, and a good game of knock rummy with her husband.

Ms. La Riviere is survived by her children, Patricia La Riviere-Hom of Southold and Remi of Las Vegas, Nev. She was predeceased by her husband; and siblings, Harry, Arnold, Robert, Richard Mitchell, and Trudy Pounds.

A private interment will be at Calverton National Cemetery. Arrangements were made at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.

Memorial donations may be made to North Fork Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971, or to any of the organizations established to defeat dementia or Alzheimer’s.

Edward J. Bage

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Edward J. Bage

Edward J. Bage

Former Southold resident Edward J. Bage, age 84, of Potsdam, died Oct. 7 at Claxton-Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg, N.Y., after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. 

Edward was born Sept. 1, 1930 in Hempstead, the son of Frank Bagenski and Katherine Laska. As a young boy,

Edward learned the plastering trade and worked construction with his father and brothers. He graduated from Hempstead High School and, later attended Union College where he was a member of the college football team. He entered the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War in 1951, and was honorably discharged in 1953.

Edward earned degrees in construction engineering from Farmingdale Agriculture and Technical Institute, and mechanical and civil engineering from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. He was an all-star member of the Farmingdale institute football team.

Edward married Sandra Marshut at St. Aidan’s Church in Williston Park on August 29, 1954. They were married for 60 years.

He worked commercial construction, and then built military aircraft at Sperry Rand Corporation on Long Island. He acquired a New York State professional engineer license and became proprietor of a custom-design construction business. He also served as Southold Town Engineer.

Edward later was an engineer for ARAMCO in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia where he lived with his wife for four years. He returned to the U.S., and worked as an engineer, including projects for SUNY/Stony Brook, and the United States Department of Agriculture Plum Island Animal Disease Center. After retirement, he served as code enforcement officer for the Village of Greenport.

Edward was a member of the Jaycee’s and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. He was a member of the Southold Yacht Club, and president of the Southold Rotary Club. He was president of the Southold Republican Club, and became a Democrat, standing vigil with Veterans for Peace.

He will be remembered for his construction talent, and sense of humor. He was an avid reader and historian of U.S. and European political history. He was politically engaged, and possessed a strong civic commitment.
Edward is survived by his wife, Sandra; daughters, Lynda and Karen Bage; a granddaughter, Coral Pondysh; and sisters Frances and Felicia. He was predeceased by brothers, Joe, Frank, and Adam; a sister, Elizabeth; and two nephews.

Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Church in Potsdam, and Edward was buried with military honors at Bayside Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity. Online condolences can be sent to garnerfh.com.

This is a paid notice.

Anthony P. Domaleski

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Anthony P. Domaleski of Cutchogue died Oct. 19, 2014. He was 93. 

“Tony” was born in Brooklyn, April 29, 1921, to Stephania (née Targonski) and Alexander Domaleski and attended Oregon Road School where he learned English and then Mattituck High School.

On September 26, 1948, he married the former Jane Orlowski.

For many years, he was a potato farmer with A & H Domaleski Farm with his brother Henry. Later, he grew strawberries by the red barn on the North Road in Cutchogue.

Tony was a communicant of Our Lady of Ostrabrama Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Holy Name Society, the Cutchogue Polish Democratic Club and the Farm Bureau.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jane; a son John Domaleski of Warren, R.I.; a daughter Karen Helinski of Southold; a brother, Henry Domaleski of Cutchogue; and three grandchildren, Kristen Helinski, Ryan Klauk and Erin Klauk. He was predeceased by a daughter Alice Domaleski on October 6, 1989.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, Oct. 22,  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 Thursday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations to the Cutchogue Fire Department, 260 New Suffolk Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935 would be appreciated.

This is a paid notice. 


Valerie F. Leoniak

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Valerie Leoniak

Valerie Leoniak

Longtime New Suffolk resident Valerie F. Leoniak, died Oct. 30 at Mather Memorial Hospital. She was 69. 

She was born June 21, 1945, in New York City to William and Enid Bollman. Valerie had previously lived in Danbury, Conn.; Fredon and Sparta, N.J.; Greenwood Lake, Queens, and West Hempstead. She attended The Mary Louis Academy and St. John’s University. Valerie spent her childhood summers in Cutchogue and was happy to retire to the area.

Valerie was a homemaker who loved golf, baking, hand quilting and gardening. Family members said she was a gifted watercolor artist, who captured the beauty of the North Fork in her paintings. She loved spoiling her dogs, Skipper and Waldo.

Valerie was a member of Sacred Heart Parish and the Cedarettes at Cedar’s Golf Course.

Family members said she bravely battled illness several times throughout her life and maintained grace throughout. They wish to thank doctors, nurses, and staff who cared for Valerie during her difficult days.

Valerie is survived by her husband, Peter of New Suffolk; her daughters, Elizabeth McDowell of Massachusetts and Catherine Santopadre of Colorado; her sons, Michael, of Garrison, N.Y. and Nicholas, of Colorado; and six grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Nov. 2, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will be held Monday, Nov. 3, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Mattituck. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations may be made to in Valerie’s name to Cedars Golf Club, 305 Cases Lane, Cutchogue, NY 11935.

This is a paid notice. 

John Zuhoski Jr.

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Longtime Cutchogue resident John Zuhoski Jr. died peacefully Nov. 1 with his family by his side. He was 87.

He was born July 31, 1927, in Greenport to John and Anna (Ruskowski) Zuhoski. He worked in Cutchogue as a farmer and was a 60-year member of Cutchogue Fire Department. Family said Mr. Zuhoski enjoyed spending time on the water and fishing with his longtime friend, Jesse.

Mr. Zuhoski is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lucille (née Troyan); his children John (Theresa) Zuhoski III of Bay Shore, Michael (Geraldine), David, Gary, and Steven (Kristen) Zuhoski and Anne (Wesley) Lasota, all of Cutchogue, Laurie (Jack) Steiner of Southold, Sharon of Middle Island and Lisa Eastwood of Riverhead; 23 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren; and his brother, Alex, of Cutchogue. He was predeceased by his sister, Helen Orlowski.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Nov. 4, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue, where firematic services will take place. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue.

This is a paid notice.

Norma Louise Grzesik

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Norma Grzesik

Norma Grzesik

Norma Louise Grzesik died at her Greenport home Oct. 26, 2014, surrounded by the love of her family.

She was born the first of three children, to Armand and Laura Boule Janson, Nov. 25, 1925 in Brooklyn. Norma married Stefan Grzesik in 1948 and shortly after, they purchased property in Greenport on L.I. Sound, summering there until 1983, when they retired. At that time, they moved from their permanent residence in Lindenhurst to their summer home in Greenport.

Norma and Stefan spent their “golden years” enjoying many family gatherings and the beautiful sunsets over the Sound. Norma loved reading, needlework, gardening, playing cards, talking to her grandchildren and Skyping on her iPad with her great-grandson.
She was an active volunteer at San Simeon by the Sound and also at the Dominican Sisters thrift store.

Norma was a member of St. Agnes Church in Greenport for 62 years where she was a Eucharistic minister and member of the Rosary Alter Society. She enjoyed having lunches and playing cards with her friends. Norma was also a member of the Red Hat Society, treasurer of the Greenport Homemakers and volunteered her time the the Friends of Floyd Memorial Library.

She is predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Stefan, her sister, Eileen Kuchinski and her brother, Lee Janson. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Gordon and son-in-law, Bob Gordon; her son, Stephen Grzesik and daughter-in-law, Donna Grzesik; four grandchildren, Cindy and Matthew Grzesik, and Michael and Eric Gordon; a granddaughter-in-law, Andy Gordon; and one great-grandson, Graham Gordon.

She will be greatly missed by her family and many friends.

A memorial service will be held Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m. at St Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport. Memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the American Breast Cancer Foundation or Stony Brook University Hospital Cancer Center.

Arrangements were handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.

This is a paid notice.

Inez Hall

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Inez Hall

Inez Hall of Greenport passed away Oct. 28, 2014. She was 92. 

She was born in Bough, England, June 30, 1922, the daughter of Reginald and Violet Wordsworth. Ms. Hall served during World War II in the British Army from 1940 until 1943, as a driving instructor, staff car and transport driver for the 477 Cmt regiment.

As a teenager, Ms. Hall was a long-distance swimmer and loved sailing boats around Plymouth Harbor in England. She came to the United States after marrying Andrew Dasch, an American soldier serving in England during the war. After coming to America, she was an avid antique collector and dealer for over 60 years and was still going to flea markets and yard sales at age 92.

Ms. Hall was predeceased by her husbands Andrew Dasch, Vito Mannino and Robert Hall; her brother, Alex Wordsworth; her sister, Brenda Holiday; her son, Andrew Paul Dasch; her stepdaughter, Susan Hall; and her grandson, David Dasch Jr. She is survived by her sons, John and David Dasch of South Carolina; two daughters, Shirley Dasch (Bob) Krug of Florida; and Linda Mannino (John) Sondgeroth of East Marion; stepsons, Robert Hall of Saint James and Bruce Hall of Port Jefferson; sisters, Madeline West and Elizabeth Snook of England; brothers, Christopher Wordsworth of Auckland, NZ and Robin Wordsworth of Switzerland; grandchildren, Joey, Lisa, Jason, Rob, Jenny, Rich, Matthew, Darlene, Dawn, Diane, Jennifer and John; and many great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Services were private.

Memorial donations may be made to Eastern Long Island Hospital.

This is a paid notice.

Lillian A. Smith

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Lillian A. Smith of Southold died Oct. 31, 2014, at Stony Brook University Hospital. She was 76. 

She was born Jan. 26, 1938, in Astoria, Queens, to William and Elizabeth (née Smith) Ardus and was a graduate of Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park.

On April 9, 1960 she married Donald B.J. Smith in Garden City.

For 21 years, she was a patent clerk for the law firm of Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser of Garden City.

From 1968 to 2002, she lived in Floral Park, at which time, she moved to Southold. Here, she was an active member and former deacon of First Presbyterian Church in Southold

Predeceased by her husband, she is survived by two sons, Donald of Manhattan and Mark (Kristine) of Southold; a brother, James Ardus of Floral Park; and two grandsons, Mark and Kirk.

The family received visitors Nov. 4 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Religious services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Peter J. Kelley.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 787, Southold, NY 11971.

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