Norma Steiner

Norma M. Steiner of the North Fork and Florida, died Oct. 1 in Riverhead. She was 85. 

Ms. Steiner was born June 9, 1929, in Buffalo, to Chester and Kathleen Bradley. She served in the Civil Air Patrol during Word World II and, following graduation from Riverside High School in 1947, attended the University of Buffalo.

She worked for many years in healthcare administration at the Central Islip Psychiatric Center and was extremely active in numerous community organizations including the U.S. Power Squadrons, the Navy League, the American Cancer Society, the Abilities Foundation, the Girl Scouts, and the Lioness Club of the Islips, of which she served as president.

Predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Ward, and two children, Nancy and Bryan, she is survived by two daughters, Kathleen Pillai Thomas and Sally Beth Steiner; a son, W. Bradley Steiner; and one sister, Carol Burandt; as well as many grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

A funeral mass in her honor will be held at St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church in Largo, Fla. on Dec. 22.

A memorial for Paul Stoutenburgh will take place Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at Southold High School main auditorium, 420 Oaklawn Ave.

The longtime North Fork environmentalist died July 13 at the age of 92.

Walter A. Peterson of Hampton Bays, died Nov. 4, 2014 at Southampton Hospital. He was 72.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, November 9, 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, November 10, at 10:15 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Amagansett.

A complete obituary will follow.

This is a paid notice.

Phyllis Lombardi

After a long battle with cancer, Phyllis Lombardi died peacefully in her home on Nov. 5 at the age of 79. 

Born Feb. 22, 1935, she grew up in Flushing and Great Neck with her brother, Robert Safarik.  In pursuit of her desire to be an English teacher, she attended the College of New Rochelle and received her Master’s degree from Hofstra University, where she met her beloved husband, William Lombardi.  Phyllis’s love for English shined through in all aspects of her life, not only as a high school English teacher for 21 years in the Middle Country School District, but as a freelance writer for the Suffolk Times and Dan’s Papers and her uncanny ability to just talk with people about anything and everything.  She was a wonderful conversationalist.

Phyllis’s  greatest love was that of her and William’s  three children, all adopted through the Angel Guardian Home in Brooklyn, and raised in Selden. They moved to their current home in Cutchogue after the children were grown.

Phyllis was a beloved community member and loved the North Fork, actively participating with the Cutchogue Homemakers, the North Fork Parish Outreach, and the Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild in Cutchogue, not to mention her freelance writing.  There was many a day she could be found in her sewing room making quilts and placemats and bibs or sitting on the back deck with her notebook composing fun, quirky and thoughtful articles.  She was loved by all and will be sorely missed.

Phyllis is survived by her husband, Bill; her brother, Robert; her three children, David Lombardi, Christine Buswell, and Stephen Lombardi; and her two grandchildren, Brian Buswell and  his wife, Chelsea Buswell, and Kaitlyn Buswell.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Nov. 9, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, Nov. 10, at noon at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, Father Stanislaw Wadowski officiating. Interment will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations may be made to Angel Guardian Home in Brooklyn.

This is a paid notice. 

Philip “Jeff” Weiss of Cutchogue and Baldwin died Nov. 5 at Eastern Long Island Hospital. He was 86.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Nov. 7, from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 8, from noon to 5 p.m. Cremation will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimers Assocation.

A complete obituary will follow.

Anne Anasagasti of Southold died Nov. 9 at The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton. She was 77. 

She was born Aug. 4, 1937, in East Meadow to John and Laura Quigley and worked as a check filer at North Fork Bank Data Center.

Ms. Anasagasti was predeceased by her husband, Charles, in 2004 and is survived by her children, Charles, Stephen, and Carolyn, all of Florida and Michael of Southold; her brother, John Quigley; her sister, Susan Quigley; and four grandchildren.

A Mass was held Nov. 11 at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold. Ms. Anasagasti was cremated and a private burial will take place at Calverton National Cemetery at a later date.

Dolores J. Fenn, formerly of New York City and Sag Harbor, passed away Nov. 4, 2014, at Stony Brook Hospital on Long Island. For the past three years, she had been a resident of Peconic Landing in Greenport. 

Born in Patterson, N.J., in 1925 and growing up in Lincoln Park, Dolores lived a rich life with interests in world travel, photography, fine arts, fashion, gourmet cooking, and needlecraft. In the early 1950s, she had the opportunity to live in Rome, Italy, holding a job with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. She lived in Rome for five years, using vacation time to travel throughout Europe and parts of the Middle East. When she returned to the United States, it was with a copious amount of slides, colorful tales, and a lifelong interest in international cooking.

For over 50 years, Dolores lived in Manhattan and weekended in Sag Harbor, home of her sister, Camille Fenn Hedges, and her brother, Otto Fenn. She frequently visited Paris, where another brother, Gene Fenn, was a prominent fashion photographer. During her years in New York, she took Chinese cooking lessons and would do her “homework” on weekends by cooking elaborate Chinese feasts for her family. She became an avid collector of cookbooks, fine tableware, postcards, artists’ books, and children’s books.

Dolores earned a bachelor’s degree in art history from Columbia University and later got a master’s in library and information science. Knitting, embroidery, and other types of needlework were favorite pastimes of hers.

In late 2011, she put the family home, Sag Harbor’s Gingerbread House, up for sale and moved to Peconic Landing. She joined many interest groups and took many classes there, including fine art, music appreciation, needlework, and history. Dolores was an active member of the art committee, took many trips to New York City, and painted portraits of her friends’ pets. She lived an active life up to her last day and passed away with her makeup perfectly done, as she would have wanted.

She was buried Nov. 10, in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Arrangements were in the care of the Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.

This is a paid notice. 

Longtime North Fork resident Carol-Lynn Manno passed away June 30, 2014,  in the care of Spartenberg Hospice in South Carolina in the arms of her mother and sister. She was born Feb. 23, 1956. 

Carol struggled with a rare cancer that left her paralyzed, yet to the end she was determined to beat the cancer and walk again.

Carol was a loving daughter, hardworking, loyal to many friends, an avid motorcyclist and member of American Bikers Aimed Toward Education (ABATE). She will be missed by many for her sincere acts of kindness and thoughtfulness to others.

Carol leaves behind her stepfather and mother, Christopher and Catherine (née Cuozzo) Gawelko; sisters, Cynthia and Mary-Ellen Manno; nephew, Jeremy (Daci) Slater; niece, Christina Chadwick; two great-nephews; two great-nieces; her uncles James and Dominick Cuozzo; and many cousins. She was predeceased by her father, Thomas Manno; and her grandparents Frank and Wanda Cuozzo and Sebastian and Louise Manno.

The request for no services was honored by Carol’s family. She wanted to remembered as she was before the illness ravaged her body.

“Ride Hard – Live Free,” My beloved daughter, my “Rebel With a Cause.”

This is a paid notice. 

Longtime Greenport resident Rosemary Hughes died Nov. 9 at San Simeon by the Sound. She was 76. 

She was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Greenport to Mary and Edward Reiter. After graduating high school, she married Russell Hughes in 1957 in Greenport.

Ms. Hughes was a member of First Baptist Church in Greenport.

Predeceased by her husband, Ms. Hughes is survived by her sons, Daniel, Joe, Ted, and James, all of Greenport, John of Florida, and Tom of East Marion; her daughters, Jane Parker of Greenport and Nancy Wolfteich of Florida; her brothers Ted and Robert Reiter; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren..

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Nov. 16, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Greenport, officiated by Pastor Thomas LaMothe.

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

Orient resident George Ritchie Latham Jr. passed away in his home Nov. 15. He was 96. 

Born in East Williston Feb. 27, 1918, he was the only son of George and Elizabeth Edwards Latham. He attended high school at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, and later Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. where he met his future wife, Kathleen Leslie. They were married in May 1941.

Ritchie owned and operated Port Washington Lumber Company in Port Washington and was a long-term board member of the Roslyn Savings Bank. Upon retirement, he returned to Orient where he had spent summers all his life. He became a member of the Southold Town Planning Board, on which he served for many years. Everyone who knew him was a friend.

Ritchie was a well-loved local historian. He did quite a lot of traveling, but his heart was always
in Orient.

Ritchie is survived by his wife; his four children, David (Linda), Priscilla, James, and Zoë; his sister, Ann Bliss of Andover, Vt.; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first son, George Ritchie III; his sisters Mary Louise Blank and Margaret Strachan; and one grandson, Joseph.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Nov. 21, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A church service will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, at 11 a.m. at Orient Congregational Church.

Memorial donations may be made to the Peconic Land Trust.

This is a paid notice.

Former longtime Cutchogue resident George Richard Ahlers, 82, of Pataskala, Ohio passed away peacefully Nov. 9, 2014 at Mt. Carmel East Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, after a heart attack, surrounded by his family. 
George was born July 9, 1932, in Brooklyn. He was a proud U.S. Army veteran, who served during the Korean conflict.

George was retired from the construction business after working as a custom home builder on Eastern Long Island for many years.

He enjoyed cooking, and spending time with his family and his dog Foxie.

George is survived by his loving wife Barbara (née Pritt); his two brothers, Robert (Yvonne) Ahlers and David (Janice) Ahlers; his children, Geri (Dale) Terry, Susan Simmons, James Ahlers and Patty (Charles) Hardilek; his stepchildren, Traci (Phil) Cochran, Tiffani DeSanto, and Michele (Jason) Villa; numerous grandchildren and two nephews. He is predeceased by his son Richard.

There will be a private family celebration of life.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

This is a paid notice. 

Marjorie Jeanette Baldwin 96 of Greenport passed away Nov. 14, 2014 in Indianapolis, Ind. 

She was born July 15, 1918, in Greenport to Vernon and Elsie (née Seymour) Vail. Marjorie married Frederick E. Baldwin II, Aug. 6, 1944. He preceded her in death Dec. 30, 1999.

Marjorie had been a seamstress for William J. Mills Company in Greenport. For over 50 years she had a garden at her Greenport home and spent many winters with husband Fred in Naples, Fla.

Survivors include Marjorie’s children, Donna Vail (Dale) Hartman  of North Port, Fla. and Frederick E. (Judy) Baldwin III of Indianapolis; her grandsons, GT, Adam and Travis Brooks and Ryan and Reid Baldwin; and five great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Romana Tabor.

Services will be private and inurnment will take place at a later date in East Marion Cemetery in East Marion.

Arrangements were handled by Swartz Family Church and Chapel – Funeral and Cremation Services in Greenwood, Ind. Online condolences may be sent to the family at swartzmortuary.com.

This is a paid notice. 

Former Jamesport resident Bartley C. Mahan died suddenly on November 13, 2014 at his home in Mattituck. He was 58. 

Mr. Mahan was born in Stamford, Conn. June 11, 1956, to Julia (née Swita) and Charles Mahan. He had lived in Mattituck for the past seven years and had been a transporter at Peconic Bay Medical Center.

Family members said he loved animals and found enjoyment in art and reading and playing his guitar.

Mr. Mahan is survived by his partner, Diane Dibble; four children, Desiree, Charles, Bartley, Jr. and Ryan; and a brother, Rory Mahan.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Nov. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck, where the Rev. George Gaffga will conduct services at 7 p.m.

Tom Twomey. (Credit: Steve Latham courtesy photo)

Tom Twomey, the founder and senior partner of the largest law firm on the East End, as well as an influential figure in politics, died suddenly at his home in East Hampton on Sunday. He was 68.

As an attorney, Mr. Twomey led the fight against the Long Island Lighting Company’s proposal to build four nuclear power plants in Jamesport in 1977 while he worked for the Long Island Farm Bureau. In 1975, he played an instrumental role in getting Suffolk County to create its landmark Farmland Preservation Program.

Mr. Twomey also organized a civic organization on the South Fork called “Halt the Highway,” which led the fight against a proposed extension of Sunrise Highway from Shinnecock Hills to Amagansett in the 1970s.

His wife of 34 years, Judith Hope, is a former East Hampton Town Supervisor. She had also served as chairwoman for the New York State Democratic Committee.

Joe Gergela, the executive director of the Long Island Farm Bureau, said he was “in shock” by the news of Mr. Twomey’s passing.

“Tom’s been counsel to the farm bureau my entire stay here, which is 26 years,” Mr. Gergela said. “He’s a tremendous personal friend, advisor, mentor, and strategist. He was just a tremendously talented wonderful man.”

Mr. Gergela said the victory against LILCO’s plan to build nuclear power plants in the Jamesport was one of the few times that a power company lost a court battle.

Mr. Twomey’s law partner of 26 years, Steve Latham, described Mr. Twomey as being in fine health and said he unexpectedly died of a heart attack Sunday morning.

He said Mr. Twomey “was a one-man operation when I came out here, so I doubled the size of the firm when I joined, which is amazing to think about when you look at the size of the firm now.”

In 1973, Mr. Twomey moved to East Hampton and established his law office in Riverhead, where it’s currently located.

The firm, now known as Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin and Quartararo LLP, currently has 28 attorneys and 55 employees, according to its website.

“Tom was really a mentor and even a father figure to me, even though we’re only four years apart in age,” Mr. Latham said. “You never realize how much you’re going to miss someone until they’re gone.”

Mr. Twomey had a great political influence on state and national levels, and included former President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, among his friends, Mr. Latham said.

He was also appointed as chairman of former Gov. Mario Cuomo’s East End Economic and Environmental Institute in 1993, which was instrumental in extending farmland preservation efforts statewide and boosting the East End tourism and wine industries, Mr. Latham said.

Mr. Twomey was the son of a New York City police detective and spent summers vacationing with his family in Mattituck, according to an obituary provided by Mr. Latham with the approval of Mr. Twomey’s family.

He also had a passion for the history of the East End, and in particular, East Hampton Town, where he was named town historian and helped lead the town’s celebration of its 350th anniversary in 1998.

Mr. Twomey also served as president of the East Hampton Library board and served on the executive committee of the Guild Hall Cultural Center in East Hampton.

He owned a plane, was a pilot for more than 40 years, and also owned and restored a 1928 Flint Depot Hack automobile. Mr. Twomey was also a distant relative of the famous pirate, Captain Kidd, and even collaborated on a screenplay about the pirate with author Tom Clavin.

Mr. Twomey, who was born on Dec. 8, 1945,  is survived by his wife and stepchildren, Misse and Erling Hope; three grandchildren, Soren Hope, Isaiah Aqui and Henry Luka Hope, and by his sisters, Mary Claire Vrtodusic of Oakdale, and Florence Cope of East Marion.

Services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 18 James Lane in East Hampton and a reception will follow at East Hampton Point, located at 295 Three Mile Harbor Road-Hog Creek Road. Visitation will take place on Friday at Yardley Pine Funeral Hom, located at 94 Pantigo Road in East Hampton from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

For further information, call Janice Olsen at 727-2180.

Donations can be sent in Mr. Twomey’s name to the East Hampton Library.

tgannon@timesreview.com

Kenneth Havens Payne III, of Shelter Island and Canaseraga N.Y., passed away Nov. 12, 2014. He was 58 and an 11th-generation Shelter Islander. 

Kenneth is survived by his son, Beau (Alexandra); his daughters, Sarah and Ashley; and sisters, Penelope and Patricia. He is also survived by two grandchildren and his beloved canine companion, Jake.

Cremation arrangements were entrusted to The Shelter Island Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made in Kenneth’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

This is a paid notice.

Dr. Patrick J. Restivo of Calverton died at Nov. 10 at Westhampton Care Center. He was 78 years old. 

He was born June 29, 1936, to Anna (Sciortino) and Charles Restivo in Brooklyn and later attended St. Michael’s College and Georgetown Dental School. Family members said he was a well-respected dentist in Westhampton Beach.

From 1964 to 1966, he served honorably with the U.S. Air Force.

Dr. Restivo was a member of the Community Christian Fellowship of Mattituck.

Surviving are his daughters, Anita Rowland of Syracuse, Patricia Saur of Cologne, Germany and Felicia Metcalf of Westhampton and 7 grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Nov. 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Saturday, Nov. 22, at 10:30 a.m.

This is a paid notice. 

Littia Floyd of Greenport died Nov. 15. She was 61. 

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 29, at 11 a.m. at Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in Greenport.

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

A complete obituary will follow.

Ericka Rose Auer of Southold died on Nov. 20. She was 18.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Nov. 23, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Nov. 24, at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Southold. The Rev. Dr. Peter J. Kelley will officiate. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Greater New York Chapter, Long Island Office, One Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 2S13, Melville, NY 11747 or the North Fork Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971.

James Manos

Longtime Southold resident James Manos died Nov. 21. He was 87. 

He was born Dec. 11, 1926, in New York City to Xanthippe (Vavoulis) and Charles Manolakos and received a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School.

Mr. Manos served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1952, achieving the rank of lieutenant. For 20 years he served as a Social Security judge for New York.

Family members said he was an avid bridge player and fisherman.

Predeceased by his wife, Stella, in 2012, Mr. Manos is survived by his son Charles Manos and grandsons, James and Robert, all of Huntington; his son, Peter (Alexandra) Manos and granddaughter, Christina, all of Atlanta, Ga.; and his brother, William of Southold.

The family received visitors Nov. 23 at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A funeral service took place Nov. 24 at Sts. Anargyroi, Taxiarchis and Gerasimos Greek Orthodox Church in Greenport, officiated by Father Jerasimos Ballas. Interment took place at Calverton National Cemetery with U.S. Navy Honor Guard.

This is a paid notice.

Bertha K. Gancarz of Cutchogue died Nov. 23 at her home. She was 84. 

The family will receive friends Wednesday, Nov. 26, from 9 to 11 a.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated the same day at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Church Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice.

A complete obituary will follow.