Former Mattituck resident Hudson Hagglund of Riverhead died Aug. 12 at the Riverhead Care Center. He was 88.

He was born in Manhattan to Lorenza and Gladys Hagglund.

Mr. Hagglund served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He worked as a postal carrier in Riverhead for over 30 years, where friends said he loved his job.

He was a member of Southold Seniors and Southold American Legion.

Friends said he was a chess and bridge player, who was very sociable and loved people and telling jokes.

Predeceased by his wives Mary in 1999 and Gloria in 2013, Mr. Hagglund is survived by many friends.

A service will take place at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 14, at Calverton National Cemetery.

Arrangements were in the care of Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cuthogue.

Elisa R. Barker, formerly of New York City and Nassau Point, died Aug. 5, 2015. She received her Masters Degree in education from Fordham University and taught in Germany, Italy and Plainedge on Long Island.

Elisa is survived by her daughters, Marisa and Nadia; her sister, Rosa; her brother-in-law, Thomas; her son-in-law, Kenneth and grandchildren, Olivia and Zoe.

Elisa will live forever in our hearts.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home assisted the family.

This is a paid notice. 

Former East Marion resident Carol Joan Johnson of Greenport died Aug. 12. She was 86.

A graveside service will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, at St. Agnes R.C. Church Cemetery in Greenport.

Memorial donations may be made to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, 34 Washington St Ste 200, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 02481.

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

A complete obituary will follow.

On Friday, former Greenport resident Arthur Swan called his close friend Patsy Rogers to tell her how happy he was in his new home in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.

“He was on vacation at the Black Sea and he was able to go into the water in his wheelchair,” said Ms. Rogers, a composer and music teacher who lives in New Suffolk. “That made him very happy.”

Mr. Swan, a longtime voice coach, teacher and accomplished flutist, died the next day in Tbilisi. He was 90.

The fourth of six children, Mr. Swan was born near Sioux City, Iowa, in 1925. The family later settled in Neola, a place Mr. Swan referred to in a 2014 Suffolk Times article as a “grubby little hard-weather town” in the northern portion of the Dust Bowl.

After graduating from high school, Mr. Swan studied English literature at Oberlin College in Ohio — but what he really wanted to do was sing.

“I was singing well enough in college that they allowed me to give a senior recital in the conservatory,” he said last year. “After that, I went to New York to become ‘wonderful.’ ”

In Manhattan, Mr. Swan studied with Edyth Walker, an internationally famous opera singer and voice coach, and Else Seyfert. He even sang a 15-minute piece from the Wagner opera “Lohengrin” at Carnegie Hall.

Around 1950, Mr. Swan joined a theater troupe, becoming an accomplished flute player and traveling the country. After briefly moving to Germany, he returned to New York City and soon got a job teaching at a nursery school near Columbia University.

Later, Mr. Swan worked as a third-grade teacher and principal at various Manhattan schools, including the experimental New Lincoln School and Professional Children’s School.

“He was a fantastic teacher,” said Ms. Rogers, adding that Mr. Swan was teaching English to students in Georgia until his death. “He loved teaching little children in particular.”

Mr. Swan discovered the North Fork through his friend and fellow teacher Elsa Barnouw, who maintained a cottage on Shelter Island that had no electricity or running water. The area quickly became one of Mr. Swan’s favorite places, he told The Suffolk Times.

“It was heaven,” he recalled. “Nobody knew we were there.”

It was around this time that Mr. Swan began devising “Wit Twisters,” a rather difficult game of anagrams that appeared for two decades in the Saturday Review of Literature and, during the 1980s, in The Suffolk Times and Riverhead News-Review.

Mr. Swan moved to Greenport in 1973. Around 1981, he began teaching what he referred to as “enrichment classes” to local children.

During these classes, held in his home, Mr. Swan said he was “able to encourage the children, who were already just bursting with intellect.” In recent years, Mr. Swan’s livelihood had been giving voice lessons to students of all ages.

He and his wife, Gulnara Tserekidze, moved to Ms. Tserekidze’s native Georgia, in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, in September 2014.

“When he moved to Georgia, he acquired a family, which was a great joy to him,” Ms. Rogers said Monday. “[Gulnara’s] whole family loved him and took him in.”

In addition to his wife and her relatives, Mr. Swan is survived by his brother Jon of Yarmouth, Maine; his sister Kristin Lent Gros of Paoli, Pa., and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Charles, his sisters Felice and Zaide, and his partner, Robert Hood.

Funeral services will be held in Tbilisi on Tuesday, Aug. 18. A memorial celebration of Mr. Swan’s life will be held locally at a later date, Ms. Rogers said.

Caption: Arthur Swan in his former living room in Greenport in 2014.

ryoung@timesreview.com

Violet S. Cox

Violet S. Cox passed away Aug. 4, 2015, in Windsor, Calif. due to complications from pneumonia. She was 93. 

Violet and her twin sister, Sidnee, were born in Brooklyn Oct. 9, 1921. They grew up with their parents, Frank and Sidnee Sittig, until their mother’s death in 1939, when they moved to their grandmother’s house down the street. They attended Packer Institute while growing up, followed by a year at Smith College. In 1943, Violet joined the U.S. Navy where she worked as a radio operator on a blimp base in Santa Ana, Calif., transmitting Morse code, achieving the rank of radioman second class. Following World War II, she attended The Arts Students League in New York City where she specialized in figure drawing. She later enjoyed painting portraits in oils and, after retirement, painting watercolor landscapes.

Violet married Harold N. Cox in 1948, in Brooklyn. Two years later they moved to New Hyde Park where they raised two children, Alice and Sidnee. Violet worked at the Winthrop University Hospital (formerly Nassau Hospital) in Mineola for 20 years as a laboratory assistant. She remained in New Hyde Park until a year after Harold’s death (1994) when she moved to Southold in to be near her husband’s sister, Mary L. Cox.

Violet lived on Town Harbor Lane and was delighted to be close to the beach and make some wonderful new friends. She had a passion for trees, having almost a dozen planted on her property through the years. The nurseryman who planted the trees finally told her “Mrs. Cox, that’s enough trees!” She also had a soft spot for hungry cats that came calling.

Violet loved to sing, and participating in church choirs was her lifelong joy. Before and during the first year of her marriage she sang in the Plymouth Church choir in Brooklyn, and later sang in the choir at the Community Church of East Williston. Upon her move to Southold, she attended several churches, finally settling on the Southold United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir until her 91st year.

In 2013, due to a health condition that required daily care, Violet moved to Windsor to live with her daughter Sidnee and son-in-law, where she remained until her death.

Violet is best remembered by family and friends for her big smile, her inquisitive, enthusiastic nature, and her loving, generous heart. She is survived by her twin sister, Sidnee Lohman of West Hartford, CT, two daughters, Alice Mignerey of College Park, Md. and Sidnee Cox of Windsor, and one grandson, Paul Keith of Washington, D.C.

A memorial service will be held for Violet Sunday, September 20th at 3 pm. at North Fork United Methodist Church in Cutchogue.

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Longtime Greenport resident Arthur Swan died after a brief illness Aug. 15 in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, where he made his home. He was 90 years old.

He was born William Arthur Swan to the Rev. Wilbur F. and Enid (Sutton) Swan on May 29, 1925, in Akron, Iowa. He graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio in 1946. He lived and worked in New York, Germany and England and came to Greenport in 1973.

Mr. Swan is survived by his wife, Gulnara Tserekidze, of Tbilisi; his brother Jon, of Yarmouth, Maine; his sister Kristin Lent Gros of Paoli, Pa.; and many loving nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Charles, his sisters Felice and Zaide and his partner, Robert Hood.

Mr. Swan was a professional flautist, singer, teacher of music and literature, elementary school teacher and principal of the New Lincoln and Fieldston Lower schools in New York City.

He co-wrote a widely read (to this day) book, “Adventures With Children in Early School Years” (1986), and was the creator of Wit Twisters, puzzles that appeared weekly in the Saturday Review of Literature and this newspaper. Family members said his greatest joy was teaching and mentoring young singers whose musical careers he helped to develop.

Funeral services were held in Tbilisi on Aug. 18.

A memorial Mass for Kaitlyn Doorhy will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at Our Lady of Good Council Church in Mattituck. Ms. Doorhy died Aug. 22, 2014, at the age of 20.

A friend of the Doorhy family will speak about organ donation and becoming an donor.

Family and friends are asked to wear their Kaitlyn Doorhy t-shirts or the color pink.

Former Southold resident John T. Conrad of Venice, Fla., died July 25. He was 98.

He served in the U.S. Army as a counterintelligence officer during World War II.

Mr. Conrad was a member of the Southold Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a 50-plus-year member of Southold Fire Department, Protection Engine Company 1.

Mr. Conrad is survived by his wife of 77 years, Josephine; two children, Thomas, of Southold and Janet Hrisko of Ortonville, Mich.; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Interment will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Calverton National Cemetery.

Philip Mancine

Philip Mancine of Shelter Island died at Stony Brook University Hospital Aug. 17, 2015. He was 58 years old.

Phil was born on Feb. 27, 1957, in the Bronx. He graduated high school and attended continuing education classes at Hyde Park Culinary School while working his way up in the restaurant industry. He worked as a chef on Fire Island, and in St. Thomas, Vail, and Vermont where he made many friends. He then came to Shelter Island where he worked at the Shipwreck and Cargo, The Inn Between, Gardiner’s Bay Country Club, and finally Goat Hill’s Phil’s Place. Phil spent the last ten years working at the Shelter Island Hardware Store where the Gurney’s became like family to him. They were medically accommodating to him after his kidney transplants and ongoing medical treatments due to cancer.

After Phil’s first kidney transplant, he was instrumental in raising money and advocating for the building of the children’s skate park on Bowditch Road on Shelter Island. He personally raised $5,000, which the town matched for the project’s completion. More recently, Phil worked for the town Recreation Department as an aide for its open gym. He was hoping to return to work at the gym because he always had hope that he would get better. Phil was brave and strong, he never complained, and he never stopped fighting. He enjoyed life every day, no matter what.

Phil was a kind, happy, helpful and hopeful person. He loved his family, especially his nieces and nephews. Each one was so special to him. They made him so happy.

Phil is survived by his wife, Cynthia Michalak, whom he married Feb. 10, 1991 on Shelter Island; his brother, Thomas (Brooke) of Palm Bay, Fla. He is predeceased by his sister-in-law, Eleanore Crittenden and survived by her two children, Sara and Andrew; he is survived by his sister-in-law, Christine Cole (Monte) and their son, David (Meredith); his sister-in-law, Joan Tehan (Chris), their children, Andrea (Josh), Joseph (Anne), and their children, Charlie and Claire; his brother-in-law, John Michalak and his children, Ben (Nicole), Margaret and John (Megan) and their daughter, Evelyn. Phil was also pre-deceased by his nephew, Christopher Tehan and his niece, Catherine Michalak. Phil was also very close with his wife’s cousins, Jennifer Toth Beresky (John), Louis Toth and his three sons, James, Christian, and Louis (Kate) and their new baby, Lily Rose.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Aug. 20, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Shelter Island Funeral Home. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Our Lady of the Isle R.C. Church on Shelter Island with Father Peter DeSanctis officiating.

Phil will be cremated so he can come home to his best friend and wife, Cynthia, to the home they built and lived in for 20 years.

Please send donations in Phil’s memory to the Gift of Life Foundation who was so kind to Phil over the years and which was started in memory of a friend, Cheryl Hannabury.

This is a paid notice. 

Dorothy E. Sedat

Dorothy E. Sedat of Greenport died Aug. 10 at Stony Brook University Medical Center. She was 90. 

She was born March 24, 1925, in Queens to Elizabeth and John Zwicki.

Ms. Sedat earned a master’s degree in education and had been a teacher at Sewanhaka, Cold Spring Harbor and Oyster Bay high schools.

She married Edelhard Sedat Nov. 1, 1947, in Springfield Gardens, N.Y.

Family members said she was an avid gardener and bridge player and taught mahjong at Peconic Landing.

Predeceased by her husband in 2012, Ms. Sedat is survived by her daughter, Karen, of Pittsburgh; her son, Robert, of Waterford, Conn.; her sisters, Virginia Nelson of Richmond, Va., and Marjorie Rogers of Jupiter, Fla.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A graveside service took place Aug. 13 at Calverton National Cemetery.

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

John L. Bednoski Jr.

John L. Bednoski Jr., also known as “Cat,” passed peacefully at his home in Peconic Aug. 11, 2015.

John was born to Lucy (Jernick) and John L. Bednoski Sr. March 29, 1948, at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport. He graduated Southold High School in 1966 and served eight years in the U.S. Army National Guard.

John was the first Polish Democrat to be elected in the Town of Southold. He proudly served his community as a Democrat-elected Town Trustee for eight years. His first job, which geared way toward town politics, was putting bumper stickers on car windows and on doorknobs of residents’ homes, which was allowed “way back when.” His first real job was at Polywoda Beverage in Southold, where he learned the way of the world and “how to shoot darts.”

John was a mason by trade, and was also a bartender at Oats Tavern and Fishermen’s Rest, where he worked for 25 years. He later opened and operated the Half Shell East and West with his sons Jayme and Joel from 1997 through 2004. He was a liquor salesman with Peerless Importers for 20 years, working out of Brooklyn.

A lifelong resident of Southold, John proudly served his community in many ways. He was the past president of the CYO Basketball League, Mattituck Softball League, Southold Little League, Riverhead Bowling Association, co-founder of the Bummy Hudson Open Scholarship, past president of the Democratic Committee, Cutchogue Democratic Association, leader of the United Methodist Youth Group, member of Mattituck Civil Association, member of PAL Football, Triangle Yacht Club, George Mason Parent Alumni Association, and numerous other organizations throughout the town.

He was the beloved husband of Corinne (née Case); loving father to Kevin Goldsmith (Sandy) of Lansdowne, Va., Joel Lawrence (Patrick-Retton) of Alexandria, Va., and Jayme Leigh (Erin) of Southold. John was the very proud grandfather of Parker and Sydney (Kevin), Alyse (Joel) and Lindsey, Abbigail and Lauryn (Jayme). He left behind Jernick cousins from Shelter Island, Grigonis cousins from Southold and his cousin/brother/best friend, Ken Wokosky of Aquebogue.

John, as everyone knew, was an activist for the Democratic Party locally and nationally. He was an avid sports fan and loved music. He entered several music contests on WLNG and with DJs throughout Suffolk County and most always came out on top. He loved baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates in particular. That was his team. He had always been a New York Yankees fan, until the Pirates came into his life. He also loved the Bruins, Redskins and the Jets.

The family received visitors Aug. 14 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Peter Kelley. Interment will be at a later date at Willow Hill Cemetery in Southold.

This is a paid notice. 

John May was many things, but complacent was not one of them.

As board chairman at Peconic Landing for the last dozen years, he strived to make the Greenport lifecare community the best place for seniors to enjoy their retirement. The nationally ranked tennis player, who continued to compete into his 80s, was also a loving husband and father of 11 children.

The Southold resident for more than 25 years died Friday from complications due to kidney disease. He was 87.

Family, colleagues and friends, including former Congressman Tim Bishop, recalled Mr. May as a perennial optimist who got the most out of life at every possible turn.

“He was incredible,” his son, Paul, said in an interview Saturday. “He was a completely involved father and grandfather. My kids were devoted to him.”

Mr. May is survived by his wife, Elinor, and children Nancy, Robert, Paul, Marilyn, Jeff, Kathy, Barbara Mahoney, Joan, Peter, Jack and Suzy West, as well as 27 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Outside of the family, Paul said his father was widely known and adored for his commitment to the local community.

“He really commanded a room,” Paul said. “Whenever you mention ‘John May,’ people always have very strong, very positive reactions.”

Mr. May had served on Peconic Landing’s board of trustees since its inception over two decades ago and served as chairman since 2003.

“One of the reasons Peconic Landing exists today is because of John May,” said Peconic Landing president and CEO Robert Syron. “This man was just brilliant. He was one of the most influential men in my life.”

Mr. Syron described his colleague as a wise man who always believed in doing the right thing and who always put the interests of the community first in his business decisions.

“He’s one of the finest men I ever met in my life and I will ever know,” Mr. Syron said.“Men of his wisdom, character and values are absolutely amazing when you get to spend time with them and I got to spend 11 years with him.”

During Mr. May’s tenure, Peconic Landing was awarded the Business of the Year award in 2010 from The Suffolk Times. (The newspaper also awarded his wife the Civic Person of the Year award in 2001.)

LeadingAge New York, a state-wide organization of retirement communities, awarded Peconic Landing the Innovation of the Year award in 2012 for developing a “Community Connection” program.

Mr. May dedicated himself to ensuring top-quality accommodations and care for all patients at Peconic Landing, Paul said.

“Dad took an approach to Peconic Landing that he wanted it to be the kind of place where he would want to be,” Paul recalled, adding his father also served on boards at Long Island University and Eastern Long Island Hospital.

He was involved in politics, too. In 1996, he hosted a fundraiser to kick off Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy’s campaign and he did the same in 2002 for Mr. Bishop, whom he had known for more than 30 years.

“I considered him to be one of my mentors,” Mr. Bishop said. “He was a dear friend and a very loyal supporter.”

The former congressman also recalled Mr. May as a “remarkable man” who affected his life in a variety of ways and said he admired the way he lived his life.

“Professionally, he taught me how to work my way through a problem,” he said. “He was very careful, deliberative and methodical in the way he approached issues.”

Mr. Bishop particularly admired the way Mr. May “attacked life.”

“He was not a spectator,” he said.“He threw himself into everything, whether it was tennis at age 85 or skiing into his 80s or throwing himself into the affairs of his community.”

One of Mr. May’s greatest passions in life was tennis, a sport he played for nearly seven decades and accumulated a variety of awards and accolades. During his college years at University of North Carolina, his team finished third in the nation in 1948.

Mr. May was also ranked nationally with the United States Tennis Association and continued to play in a variety of tournaments, including the Times/Review’s Bob Wall Memorial Tennis Tournament. In 2011, Mr. May was honored by the Long Island Division of the Eastern Division of the United States Tennis Association as the outstanding player for men’s singles 80 and above.

“I enjoy the physical exercise,” Mr. May told The Suffolk Times after receiving the award. “I enjoy the beauty of tennis. I enjoy the competition and I enjoy the fact you can learn new things every time you play.”

Eileen Walker, Mr. May’s longtime mixed-doubles partner, said they practiced together every Sunday and often made up their own drills to improve their games.

“John was an amazing player and I didn’t let up — he didn’t want me to,” Ms. Walker said. “He gave everything that he had to that game and he helped better me as a result.”

Beyond the court, Mr. May was special to his teammate — equal parts mentor and friend.

“He was a truly amazing man,” Ms. Walker said as she fought back tears. “He was inspirational to me. I just hope I can live my life like he did. He gave everything he had for life and for people.

“He was so humble and so positive.”

One fond memory for Paul, who also plays tennis, was when his father came out to the court one day to help him prepare for a match. Once Mr. May left the court, Paul said he started to hear whispers.

“I heard two of the guys I hit with say, ‘I think that’s John May!’ as if it was Tiger Woods,” Paul said. “He’s a legend around here.”

clisinski@timesreview.com

Doug Murphy of Greenport died Aug. 22 at his Greenport home. He was 71.

Mr. Murphy was the proprietor of Eagles Nest Paddling Company in Orient.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.

The family suggests to “pay it forward” by doing something nice for someone else in Mr. Murphy’s memory.

A complete obituary will follow.

Beatrice G. Levie of Laurel died at Peconic Landing in Greenport Aug. 24, 2015. She was 89. 

The daughter of Jean (Agapitos) and George Gigiras; she was born in New York City Oct. 19, 1925. She married Edward H. Levie in New York on Sept. 29, 1946.

Family members said she was a devoted homemaker, who previously lived in Jamesport

Predeceased by Edward H. Levie April 18, 2004, she is survived by a daughter, Laura Gunder of Laurel; a son, Edward, of Whitestone, N.Y.; a sister, Evie Scapetis; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Religious services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 at the funeral home, officiated by Father Joe D’Angelo. Interment will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.

Evelyn Marie Jones

Evelyn Marie Jones, 83, of East Marion passed away peacefully at her home with family by her side on Aug. 25, 2015. Her death, as her life, was defined with grace, dignity and her unfailing concern for others. 

She was the only child of Charles and Mary Pivrnec of Ridgewood, N.Y. Evelyn graduated from Grover Cleveland High School in January 1949 and received a Bachelor of Science in education from Oswego State Teachers College in 1952. While attending Oswego, Evelyn met the love of her life, John E. Jones (Jack), and they were united in marriage Aug.16, 1952.

After the birth of their first child in 1953, Evelyn left her fourth-grade teaching position in Pleasantville, N.Y., to devote her life to her family. Together, Evelyn and Jack raised their six children in Port Washington, where they resided for 42 years.

A devoted and loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Evelyn’s family was her pride and joy. Her faith, selflessness and compassion were an inspiration to all who knew her.

Evelyn is survived by her husband of 63 years, John E. Jones, and her six children, Lorelyn M. Jones of Kennebunk, Maine; Kathleen J. (Dan) Brammell of Cherry Hill, N.J.; Donna J. (J. Walter) Sledge of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Robert J. (Margaret) Jones of Seattle, Wash.; Patricia M. Larsen of Chattanooga; and John E. Jones Jr. of Atlanta, Ga. She is also survived by seven granddaughters, one grandson, and one great-granddaughter.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport. A private interment will take place at St. Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale.

Memorial donations may be made to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

A special thanks for the thoughtfulness and kind support over the past several months of the East Marion-Orient Homemakers Club.

This is a paid notice. 

Marinell T. Smith of Riverhead died Aug. 24, 2015. The former longtime Westhampton resident was 89. 

She was born Sept. 21, 1925, in Clovis, N.M. to Pearl Nellie (Jackson) and John W. Thompson.

Mrs. Smith was the widow of retired Major Joe H. Smith, Jr. of the U.S. Air Force, who died Aug. 11, 2008; grandmother of CandaceJoe Jacobs of Mattituck and KimberlyJoe Jones of Virginia; great-grandmother of Jonathan and Megan Jacobs and mother-in-law of Robert Reilly of East Moriches. She was predeceased by her daughter, MariJoe Reilly Aug. 6, 2005.

Interment services will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at Calverton National Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

This is a paid notice. 

Stephanie J. Whalen, née Mendrala, was born Nov. 17, 1921, and passed to God’s glory Aug. 19, 2015 in Oneonta, N.Y. 

She was predeceased by her beloved husband, John. Surviving are her sons John (Audrey), Edward (Jeannie), Stephen and Robert (Patricia). She was the loving grandmother of Heather Piscatelli, Bert Whalen, and Sean Whalen; great-grandmother to Nicholas Whalen, Alexandra Piscatelli and Cassandra Whalen; and a dear aunt to many nieces and nephews, for whom she made many chocolate shakes.

Visiting hours were held Aug. 21 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home, where Deacon Jeff Sykes conducted prayer services. Interment took place Aug. 22 at Pinelawn Memorial Park, where services officiated by Deacon Thomas Hennessy.

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A memorial service celebrating the life of Greenport resident Joy Luploletti will take place at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 29, at Peconic Landing in Greenport. Ms. Lupoletti died July 14 at the age of 82.

Family and friends are invited to share stories of Ms. Lupoletti. Tea and light refreshments will be served.

William H. Hanff Jr. died Aug. 25 at his home in Greenport. He was 75.

The family will receive visitors from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Horton Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A funeral service is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Greenport. Burial will follow at Sterling Cemetery in Greenport.

Memorial donations may be made to the Stony Brook University Cancer Research Center, Eastern Long Island Hospital or St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.

A complete obituary will follow.

Ruth M. Lessard of Mattituck died Aug. 27. She was 87.

The family will receive visitors Monday, August, 31, from 5 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.

A complete obituary will follow.