Charles D. Sidorowicz, a long time resident of Mattituck, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 17, 2015 with his wife at his side. He was 71.

He served his country during the Vietnam War in the Armed Services. In 1974 he moved to Mattituck and opened American Furniture Stripping in Laurel. After selling that business he became a commercial fisherman. Throughout the years he plied the waters of Long Island Sound for lobsters and Peconic Bay for scallops. After 26 years of commercial fishing, he spent the following 13 years as the boat captain on a 60 foot DeFever trawler, which he rebuilt.

Charles was an avid Alpine and Nordic skier, snowboarder and golfer. He also enjoyed snowshoeing, sailing and the companionship of his many golden retrievers over his lifetime. He shared his passion of the outdoors with his wife of 41 years, Charle.

The family will receive friends on Monday, Dec. 21, from 9 to 10 a.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. Interment with U.S. Army honors, will immediately follow the service at St. Patrick’s R.C. Cemetery in Huntington.

Memorial donations to East End Hospice or North Fork Animal Welfare League would be appreciated.

Diane R. (Rolle) Miller of Aquebogue died suddenly Dec. 16 at the age of 62.

She was born Feb. 18, 1953, in Riverhead and attended St. John’s Elementary and Mercy High School in Riverhead. She received an associate degree from Virginia Intermont College in fashion merchandising.

After college she began working for Saks Fifth Avenue in Southampton as a seamstress and worked her way through the ranks to become the operations manager for many different stores throughout the United States including Cleveland, Dallas and Stamford, Conn., to name a few.

She met her husband Kenneth Miller in Dallas in 1986. They met at Addison Airport in Texas while Diane was flying with her brother, Mark Rolle. Diane learned to fly at the age of 17 and received her student pilot license while in high school. Diane and Mark got their love of flying from their father, Walter Rolle. Ken is also a pilot and certified aircraft mechanic. Diane and Ken owned an airplane that they built and flew throughout the United States to visit friends and family as far away as California. So aviation was an important part of her life.

Diane left Saks Fifth Avenue when new ownership took over in 1993 and returned to Riverhead to work in the family business. She kept her father and brother in line until Rolle Brothers closed in 2005. Diane went back into the aviation business and worked at Mattituck Aviation until it closed in 2010. In addition Diane worked part-time at East End Sporting Goods. Diane then went back to work into the retail business and after volunteering for East End Hospice for many years, became manager of the hospice thrift shop, where she worked until her death.

Diane always had a love for cats. From the time she was a child, she was never without one or two cats in her home. Diane also spent many years in the flower gardens around her house.

Predeceased by her mother Jean (Hutchinson) Rolle in 1981 and her father, Walter Rolle in 2009; Diane will be missed by her husband; her brother Mark and his wife, Kay; her nephews, Matthew and Mark Rolle and all her friends.

The family will receive visitors Monday, Dec. 21, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Saint John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue.

This is a paid notice.

Former longtime Southold resident Virginia Helen Leavay of Greenport died Dec. 17 at the age of 93. 

The daughter of Marion Beatrice (Le Strange) and Michael Francis Barry, she was born Sept. 14, 1922, in New York City. She received an academic scholarship at Cathedral High School in New York City and in 1940, graduated from Grace Institute Business College, also in New York City.

On Feb. 21, 1942, she married Edward Terence Leavay in New York City.

Ms. Leavay was a homemaker and from 1964 to 1973, worked as a personal secretary to the director of Levittown Public Library. She was a member of St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold.

Family members said she was a ballroom dancer and a ballroom dancing instructor.

Predeceased by her husband in 2007; her son, Christopher in 1952; and her daughter Jeanne Marie in 1970, she is survived by her son Kevin James Leavay, of Sag Harbor and Terence Edward Leavay of Southold; her daughters Suzan Donleavy-Johnston of Barryville, N.Y. and Kathleen Werner of Eastport; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A funeral mass will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice.

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

Basil “Pete” DeCastro, a longtime resident of Springs and Sag Harbor, died of cancer at home on the evening of Dec. 18, 2015.

Born in Sag Harbor Sept. 16, 1935, Basil Gordon DeCastro was the son of Astrid and Gordon DeCastro. In 1953, Pete graduated from Pierson High School in Sag Harbor and then attended Farmingdale Agricultural and Technical College from 1955 to 1957. He served several years in the National Guard before settling into a full-time career as a carpenter and builder — a profession he actively pursued until the very end of his life.

Pete had a “hands-on” approach to life and could justifiably point with pride to the many homes in the Hamptons area that he had built over the last 60 years. In semi-retirement he continued to do what he loved best by volunteering his skills to Habitat for Humanity and in helping renovate parts of Christ Church in Sag Harbor, while continuing to build houses.

In addition to building and excavating with his John Deere tractor, his favorite pastime was boating — most surely influenced by his heritage from two generations of DeCastros that made their living locally on the water in Sag Harbor. Their spirits must have smiled to see Pete zipping around the inlet at Bay Point in his Achilles raft or motoring about Gardiners Bay in his beloved Viking, September’s Song.

When not in Sag Harbor or Springs, he and his wife, Dale, could be found on Marco Island in Florida, where they enjoyed the warm winters and Pete would take his beloved 1952 Chevrolet pickup to car shows.

Pete was predeceased by his first wife, the former Margaret Helmdag, and his daughter, Barbara Margaret DeCastro.

Pete is survived by his second wife, the former Laura “Dale” Corwin Grathwohl; his son, James, of Delray Beach, Fla., and his granddaughter Jamie Primer and great-granddaughter, McKenna, both living in Carlsbad, Calif.; and Dale’s family, who all loved him dearly: Laurie Austin, Ned Grathwohl, Glen Grathwohl and their families, including grandchildren Skyler, Macie, Bryce and Garret Grathwohl and Mark, Michael and David Austin, and great-grandchildren, Amelia and Jace Austin. Also surviving Pete are his three sisters, Jane Cahill of Holbrook, Diane Scholtz of Naples, Fla., and Nancy Merrit of Sag Harbor.

Interment will take place Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor following a burial Mass at Christ Church. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.

Arrangements were entrusted to Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor.

This is a paid notice. 

Longtime Greenport resident James. A Bowden Sr. died Dec. 1. He was 85. 

The son of Lester Bowden and Goldie (Place), he was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Ellsworth, Maine and was the younger brother of Clyde and Ken.

Mr. Bowden served in the Korean War, where he was stationed for four years in Germany and held the rank of master sergeant. He continued working for the U.S. Government for an additional 36 years, where he was employed as a USRO and boiler plant operator for the United States Department of Agricultgure (USDA) Plum Island Animal Disease Center.

Family members said Mr. Bowden was good, kind-hearted, and and avid lover of nature and history. His son, James, described him as “the type of person who would take off his only jacket and give it to you during the worst snow storm.”He also loved caring for his roses, especially his favorite – the Queen Elizabeth Rose.

In addition to his son, Mr. Bowden is survived by his former spouse, Gertrude Bowden; his granddaughter, grandson and great-grandson; and his stepbrother, Charles Place of California.

Mr. Bowden was buried at Calverton National Cemetery with full military honors.

Former Southold resident Gasper J. “Gabby” Pisacano of Riverhead died Dec. 18. He was 85 and was also a former resident of Jamesport and Huntington. 

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Dec. 22, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23. Interment with U.S. Marine Corps honors will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations to the Community Christian Fellowship Orphanage Fund, P.O. Box 612, Mattituck, NY 11952 would be appreciated.

Lifelong East Marion resident William J. Volinski Sr. died Dec. 20. He was 78. 

He was born May 27, 1937, in East Marion.

Mr. Volinski was a 61-year member of the East Marion Fire Department.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia (née Zimmerman); his son, BJ; his daughter, Pam and one grandchild.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Dec. 23, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport, where a firematic service will be held at 7:30 p.m. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, at the funeral home, officiated by Father Richard Hoerning. Interment will follow at East Marion Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to East Marion Fire Department or East End Hospice.

Carmine P. Aiello of Cutchogue died Dec. 20 at his home. He was 87. 

A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations may be made to the U.S. Maritime Academy in Fort Schuyler, N.Y.

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

A complete obituary will follow.

Marlene Adrian Ferber of Greenport, 70, passed away Dec. 20, 2015.

She was born May 1, 1945, in Brooklyn and later earned a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College and a master’s degree from SUNY/New Paltz. She married Michael Ferber Dec. 30, 1969.

Marlene’s professional career included teaching and marketing and culminated in her becoming president of a division of a major international marketing corporation, working for many different companies. She was interviewed on television many times as an expert on using coupons for marketing and fulfillment.

After retiring, Marlene devoted herself to giving back to the community. She was a volunteer for the National Executive Search Corporation and the Cornell Gardeners Volunteer Organization at the Long Island Horticulture Society in Riverhead. She also became a master gardener and established a fragrance garden for the North Fork Animal Welfare League in Peconic, as well as serving on its board. When she became ill, she was in line to become the next commodore of Gull Pond Yacht Club.

She was an accomplished sailor and hiker and helped grow oysters in her spare time.

Marlene is survived by her husband of 46 years, Michael Ferber; her children, Dane (Erin) and Jesse (Brenda); her grandchildren, Aubrey and Evan; her sister Bunny, and other family and friends. Her sister Susie Pollack predeceased her.

Memorial donations may be sent to the North Fork Animal Welfare League (NFAWL), P.O. Box 297 Southold, NY 11971.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Congregation Tifereth Israel in Greenport.

Catherine Mary Schlick of Greenport died Dec. 9, 2015 in Greenport. The former longtime Hicksville resident was 94.

She was the aunt of Joseph Schlick and loving cousin of her godson, William Ryan, Kathleen DiPierro, Peggy Dykes, Eileen Finter, Rosemary Ryan, Patricia Caporale and Dorothy Stengele.

The family received visitors Dec. 11 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial followed at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church in Wading River. The Reverend John J. Barrett officiated. Interment was at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury with prayers by Deacon Fred Finter.

This is a paid notice.

Former Cutchogue resident Henry F. Grodski of Riverhead died Dec. 17, 2015. He was 94.

He was born in Brooklyn April 16, 1921, to Lucjan and Stanislawa (Mankiewicz) Grodski.

Mr. Grodski later married Ida (née Zazecki) and together they made their home in Cutchogue and Gardners, Pa., for many years. They returned to the North Fork and settled in Riverhead. Ida died March 13, 2011.

Mr. Grodski had been a farmer with Joseph Krupski Farms in Cutchogue.

Surviving are five children: Stella Manna of Brooklyn, Henry, of Pennsylvania, Thomas, of Nevada, David, of East Quogue and Dennis, of North Carolina; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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

Funeral arrangements were in the care of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

Longtime Mattituck resident Robert J. “Bob” Skinner died Dec. 19. He was 90.

The family will receive visitors Monday, Dec. 28, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will take place 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Parish in Cutchogue.

Ann Shengold, 62, died Nov. 26 at home in Mattituck with her mother Paula by her side, after a year-and-a-half struggle with lung cancer.

Her creativity was an inspiration to all who knew her, including friends, co-workers, family and strangers. She was director of the Smithtown Arts Council, where she worked for more than three years, and then assumed the position of director of the Knight Gallery of Spirit Square Arts Center in Charlotte, N.C.. When she left, she was missed by her colleagues, who spoke of the joy her innovative and artistic decisions brought to the Center. As an art administrator, she was known for bringing the best in national and international art to every venue she ever worked.

She spent a year of personal growth and retreat as the William Steeple Davis resident in Orient, continuing to develop the artistic gift with which she was born. In the 1990s, she further expanded her spirit and those of her acquaintances as she became a Reiki Master. She shared her expertise and love for art at the Parrish Museum in Southampton and then served as the Museum Director for the Montauk Lighthouse.

Throughout her illness, she was most comforted by her daily trips to New Suffolk Beach, where the consoling beauty of the surroundings fed her soul. She was a Muse to so many. Her spirit remains a shining inspiration.

This is a paid notice. 

Longtime former Cutchogue resident William “Bill” Peters, 91, passed away peacefully on Dec. 25 at home in Raleigh N.C. 

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Jean Peters of Raleigh; his brother, Bernie Peters of Southold, his children, Chris Peters of North Bellmore and Sue Segre of Raleigh and grandchildren Bekah, Auston, Liz and Sandi.

Bill retired at the age of 56 from Unysis Corp and made his summer home in Cutchogue the base of his retirement activities. Bill and Jean travelled, became extensively involved in the community and enjoyed their grandchildren during the 48 wonderful years he was a full-time resident of Cutchogue. Bill and Jean relocated to Raleigh NC in 2008 to be closer to family.

Bill is probably best known for his work volunteering at Cutchogue New Suffolk Library and Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council. He served as president of the board of trustees at the Library from 1984 to 1989 and was instrumental in making the library expansion when it opened in 1987 a reality. He served as president of Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council from 1990 to 1992 and treasurer for many years. He worked on the restoration of the Old House in Cutchogue from 1996 to 2006. Bill also helped Peconic Land Trust and the Town of Southold acquire and preserve the 105 acres of Fort Corchaug.

Donations in memory of Bill can be made to the Friends of the Cutchogue New Suffolk Library, P.O. Box 935, Cutchogue NY 11935.

This is a paid notice. 

Linda Vita Kenney of Cutchogue, age 66, died of ovarian cancer Dec. 20 in Sarasota, Fla. 

Born in White Plains May 15, 1949, Linda was the daughter of Dr. Domenic and Lenore Gabriele of Purchase, N.Y.

Linda, a registered nurse, worked in the nursing profession for 35 years both at Peconic Bay Medical Center and Eastern Long Island Hospital, doing everything from emergency room nursing to administration. But she genuinely liked working with patients, insightful about the problems of others, always trying to help.

After retiring in 2010, Linda and her husband could be found on Siesta Key in Sarasota, where they enjoyed the warm winters, Linda relaxing by the condo pool with her many pals.

Linda is survived by her husband Bob; daughter Megan; her son Bobby and her grandchildren, Luke and Harper.

This is a paid notice.

The following is a list of obituaries published by The Suffolk Times for Southold area residents who died in 2015. Click on the name of the deceased to read more about their life. 

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Abbott, Dorothy I.

Abbott, Sidney

Adams, Edward Stanley

Adams, Antone

Ajcuc, Julio Victor Tocay

Aiello, Carmine

Allison, Dave Wilcox Jr.

Armstrong, Paul William

Angrig, Patricia

Ashton, Rosemary E.

Auer, Dorothy

B

Baglivi Harry J.

Baier, Margaret

Barker, Elisa R.

Becklein, Wilfred J.

Bednoski, John L. Jr.

Bender, John Donald

Bennett, James A.

Besch, Allen

Beverly, Russell Walker

Blakely, Frances Lillian

Boeckmann, Brian R.

Boutcher, Marie R.

Boyle, Ann I

Bowden, James A. Sr.

Brandstetter, Lois

Breese, Anna Elaine

Brodarick, Marian

Brown, Elizabeth Ann

Burke, Brother Cletus

Burrows, Constance

C

Callaghan, Barbara

Callahan, John J.

Cameron, Barbara

Camier, Walter

Cannon, Angelica

Cappello, Saverino

Capon, Kenneth

Cardinal, Dorothy

Carroza, Jean Marie

Carvalho, Ann Livingston

Charters, James T. Sr.

Chimetti, George

Christie, Christine

Cole, Eileen

Condit, Joan M.

Conklin, Elizabeth

Conrad, John T.

Corwin, Florcence

Costello, Mary Ann Sledjeski Barr

Cottral, George Ace

Cox, Violet S.

Croon, June

Crowley, Kathleen

D

Dawson, Helen B.

Davis, Claude E.

Davis, Justin

deLoiselle, Nancy Doris

DeCarle, David

DeCastro, Bail “Pete”

Dellaquila, Matthew Charles

Denlea, Alice

Dennis, Edmund Ging

Dewar, Jack

Dickerson, Elizabeth M.

Dorazio, Rocco

Drum, Mary Shirley Serra

Dybalski, Stella A.

E

Ekster, Maryana

Engert, Edie

Esquirol, Joseph A. Jr.

F

Fabian, George

Faust, Eleanor Collins

Fedun, William C.

Ferber, Marlene Adrian

Ferrari, Marie Frances

Flatley, Cecilia Yoskovich

Flood, Virginia Theresa

Fogarty, Richard J.

Forosich, Anthony Thomas

Forte, William A.

Franke, Albert James

Frazzetta, Diane

Frohnhoefer, Joseph Jr.

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Gagen, Helen Lee

Gallicia, German Mendoza

Gartelmann, Robert H.

Georgianis, Catherine

Ghosio, Judythe Ann

Glanz, Shirley Thompson

Glover, Esther

Glover, Leander

Golisz, Leo

Grodski, Henry F.

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Halama, Henry

Halliwell, Helen M.

Hagglund, Hudson

Hanff, William

Harkins, Robert K.

Hart, Mary Vail

Hartman, Jessie M. Jr.

Hawkes, Rose Marie

Hayden, Gerry

Heck, William Edward Jr.

Heller, Marie Antoinette

Hergueter, Hope

Hermann, Betty Marie

Higgins, Paul Anthony

Hocking, Anne Elizabeth

Holland, Everett

Homan, Elizabeth J.

Hyatt, Robert L. Jr.

I

Itzkowitz, Joel

J

Jackson, Harry

Jacobs, Ronald Robert

Jefferson, Mary Ellen

Johnson, Joan Gilliar

Jones, Evelyn Marie

Jones, Lillian Louise

Johnson, Carol Joan

Johnson, Elsie D.

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Kaminsky, Grace Irene

Kaufmann, Grace G.

Katz, Donald

Kayser, Margaret

Kehl, Andrew

Kelleher, Faye E.

Keller, Janice

Kenney, Linda Vita

Kennedy, Laura M.

Kent, Joan Gay

Kenny, Peter, Jr.

Keogh, Cornelia

Kimball, Jamie Elaine

Kirsch, Andrew

Klipp, Kerry Wayne

Knight, Harold Holm

Koraleski, Felicia

Koutsoumbelas, Vasiliki

Kramer, Edward V. Jr.

Kreppein, Nancy Dale

Kriss, George

Krupski, Edith

Krupski, Stanley W. Jr.

Kube, Sheila

Kuehl, Joan

Kull, Frank S. Jr.

Kurovics, George James

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Lagudis, Nicholas

LaFreniere, Bessie E.

Lambrianides, Nicolas

Lauinger, George P.

Lazuta, Robert

Leavay, Virginia Helen

Lechmanski, Anita

Lee, Helen Gagen

Lee, Virginia Olga

Lenowicz, Walter F.

Lessard, Ruth M.

Lewis, Arlene Joan

Lewis, Burt G. III

Levie, Beatrice G.

Liszanckie, Elissa Olsen

Livni, Linda

Llewelyn, Marjorie

Lockwood, Edward “Ned” Whiting Sr.

Loetscher, John J. Jr.

Lohn, Patrick W.

Lombardi, Stephen R.

Longnecker, Thomas Henry Sr.

Lupoletti, Joy

Luscher, Charles Bernard Jr.

Luter, Pauline Quarty

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Mach, Stanley

Maginn, Virginia H.

Mallone, Howard Francis

Maney, Fortuna A.

Manice, Philip

Marcus, Scott Lawrence

Martocchia, Maria Conklin

Martocchia, Jerome A.

Masry, Bernice

Massimo, Antonio

Mastro, Leonard

Maus, Gurly Marion

May, John

Menard, Olivia Mae

McCarthy, Marilyn Jane Reed

McGirr, Mary Ellen

McNulty, Frank J.

Midula, Frank J.

Miller, Diane R.

Miller, Evelyn

Mitchell, Rita

Moczulski, Andrzej

Moisa, Henry

Monk, Joyce

Moran, Thomas J.

Mothersele, Muriel Ann

Mould, Jesse A.

Mueller, Betty

Mulligan, Jean

Murphy, Douglas E.

Mrowka, Ralph F.

Mrva, Stanka

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Neamonitis, George

Nesin, Arthur Maurice

O

Oltmanns, Warren John

Okun, Harlan

Orros, Anna

P

Page, John

Palmer, Dennis Charles

Panagopoulos, Georgia Francis

Papadopoulous, Athena

Parrish, Marie Eleanor

Pellegrini, Robert

Perge, Steve

Peters, William

Pettit, Robert Halsey

Peyser, Judith

Piccolo, Agnes

Piazzola, Saverio F.

Pisacano, Gasper J. “Gabby”

Ploth, The Rev. Richard

Pollock, Evelyn Agnes

Poliwoda, Jean

Praino, Julia

Prestia, John A.

Price, Norma Burgess

Purcell, Nancy C.

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Rackett, Frederick F.

Raynor, Helen Lessard

Ramsauer, Kenneth

Ranson, Calvin Trent

Reiter, Yvonne Perry

Reilly, Thomas

Reynolds, Wilson Fiske Jr.

Roache, Dorothy A.

Royalle, Candida

Ruettiger, Edwin J.

Rich, Franklin

Romanelli, Pat

Rowehl, Robert

Royalle, Candida

Rumpler, Virginia Lytle

Rynd, Helen Mary

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Sakarellos, Georgios

Savino, Helen C.

Schade, James

Scharadin, Margaret I

Schaedeel, Edwina

Schlick, Catherine Mary

Sedat, Dorothy

Sierra, Francisco Company

Sill, Julia

Skinner, Robert J.

Shaw, Robert Jr.

Sheehan, Vivian Young

Sidorwicz, Charles D.

Simchick, Maryann

Sinramm, Joan Ellen

Shengold, Ann

Sledjeski, Virginia

Small, Bertrice

Smith, Laura Katzer

Smith, Marinell T.

Smith, Robert P.

Smith, Tracy L.

Soukup, Janet T.

Spieler, Florence Walker

Spooner, Carol E. Kirpatrick

Spooner, Richard S.

Stanonis, Ronald

Stepnoski, Frank

Sucic, Catherine

Swain, Louis Cleon

Swan, Arthur

Sweeney, Carmen Rose

Sullivan, John P.

Sweeney, Jane Paris

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Talbott, A. Dorothea

Terp, Ambrose

Terry, Marion

Thornhill, Elbertie Hulse

Timpone, Angelo

Toepfert, John Walter

Tremski, Gloria

Tooker, Robert

Tuthill, Clara

Tuthill, David C.

Tuthill, Hallock Elliot

Tuthill, Shirely Wells Parker

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Vera, Elba

Viscardi, Lucile

Volinski, William J. Sr.

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Wacker, Robert

Wall, Thomas W.

Weinberg, Marcia

Wells, William Minor

Wetmore, William Walter Sr.

Whalen, Stephanie

Wheaton, Harriette A.

White, Devin

Wilcenski, Mitchell

Wiggins, Richard

Wigle, Layne Edward

Wilkinson, Robert

Wilson, Robert E.

Winters, Richard Albertson

Witte, Carol Ann

White, Kenneth E. Jr.

White, Rob

Worth, William W.

Wynne, Helen

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Zak, Cecilia

Zanieski, Anthony J.

Zarzecki, Louis S.

Zillo, Jean MacCarter

Zuhoski, Alex Charles

Zuhoski, Joseph “Bunny”

Zurawski, Donna Teresko

Editor’s Note: This list was compiled from obituaries submitted to The Suffolk Times by families of the deceased and area funeral homes. Obituaries not submitted to us for publication are not included.

Richard W. Lash of Jamesport died at Peconic Bay Medical Center Dec. 27, 2015. He was 60. 

Mr. Lash was born in Bay Shore Nov. 5, 1955, to Richard M. and Caroline (Chapin) Lash.

Following graduation from West Islip High School and New York State Maritime College, he was a tug boat captain for various employers for seventeen years and a member of Local 333- United Marine Division and the International Longshoremen’s Association.

He is survived by his siblings, Debora Masso, Amy Mahaffey and Andrew, Bill, Brian and Don Lash.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck assisted the family.

This is a paid notice. 

Carl Andrew Christianson, 91, died Dec. 31, 2015 at Kendal-Crosslands, Kennett Square, Pa. where he and his wife Marjorie have resided since 2003.

He was born Feb. 18, 1924, in Bronx, NY, the son of Philip A. and Gladys Sophie (Nilson) Christianson and graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic High School. He was married Feb. 4, 1945 to Marjorie Louise Hellstom, the love of his life, at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, NY.

At the time of their wedding, Carl was serving in the U.S. Navy and deployed soon after their marriage. Shortly after his return to New York after World War II, Carl and Marjorie made their home in Clifton, NJ., with their son Carl and celebrated the addition of sons, Robert Andrew, Thomas Edward and Ernest Philip to their family.

Carl was employed by Federal Telecommunications Labs, while living in New Jersey. The family moved to Chester, Conn., in 1955 where they created a home along the Connecticut River. While there, Carl worked at Pratt Reed in Ivoryton, Conn., designing piano actions which were patented as well.

In 1960, Carl and family moved to Southold, where they enjoyed family life on Cedar Beach. Carl was employed by Brookhaven National Lab until his retirement in 1989. At the pinnacle of his work life, Carl was heavily involved with the Isabel Project, traveling both nationally and internationally, often accompanied by Marjorie.

Carl and Marjorie enjoyed a rich retirement together, traveling and exploring much of the country and visiting friends and family along the way. Carl and Marjorie particularly enjoyed providing child care for all their grandchildren. They visited their college student grandchildren at their various campuses, enjoying all the details over a great meal. Carl enjoyed many hobbies, some of which were sailing and maintaining his old wooden sailboat, model railroading, working on cars and just about any type of woodworking project. In recent years Carl and Marjorie enjoyed country-line dancing and Scottish dancing.

Carl is survived by his wife of nearly 71 years, Marjorie; three sons Robert, and wife, Joan of Greenville, N.C., Thomas, and his wife Beverly of New Suffolk, Ernest, and his wife Kathleen of Essex Junction, Vt., and daughter-in-law Michaela Christianson of Woodland Park, Colo. He was predeceased by his son, Carl Arthur Christianson. He was the proud grandfather of seven grandchildren, Andrew, Arthur, Heidi (Jordan), David, Damon, Shawn and Kyle Christianson. He delighted in his great grandchildren Bethany and Natalie Jordan and Carl David, Oscar and Margaret Christianson. Carl was predeceased by sisters, Alma Beaman, Phyllis (Pratt) Koepke and Joan Matz and their spouses. Carl is survived by many cousins.

The family will receive visitors beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Remembrances will be shared at noon. Interment, with U.S. Navy honors, will follow at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Southold

Memorial donations may be made in Carl’s memory to the American Cancer Society.

This is a paid notice. 

Lillian Marie Wallace of Greenport died Dec. 24, 2015 in Jacksonville, Fla. She was 91.

The daughter of Edward and Mary Donnelly, she was born May 30, 1924. She married Lester Wallace April 21, 1946.

Predeceased by Lester in 1986, Ms. Wallace is survived by her daughter, Linda Wallace Stabile of Northport; her sons, Robert, of East Marion and Gary, of Jacksonville, Fla.; her siblings Walter, Edward and Albert Donnelly and John Walsh; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Jan 8, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport. Interment will take place at East Marion Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908.

Patricia Ann Vories, also known as “Trish,”of Shirley, New York was born June 21, 1954. Patricia returned to her heavenly home Dec. 17, 2015, after a valiant battle with heart disease. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. 

Born and raised on Long Island, Patricia attended Greenport High School in Greenport. After graduation she moved to New York City where she met and married Will Roger Vories in 1979. She attended Medgar Evers College, and then went on to enroll in Wilfred Beauty Academy where she received a license in cosmetology. Patricia was later on employed by Estée Lauder as a line coordinator where she worked until her retirement.

Patricia was loving, caring, determined, and just a go-getter at heart. Anyone who know her would say “Trish don’t play”. She was a devoted daughter, mother, grandmother and sister. She will be greatly missed.

She leaves to cherish her memory; her mother Earline Hepburn of Greenport; her five daughters and two sons, Celeste Vories of Mastic, Antionette Brown of Coram, Natasha Brown of Shirley, Justin and Tramell Shelby of Centereach; six grandchildren Lauryn Vories, Zaria Alston, Zyaire Jenkins, Haiden Brown, Roy Whitfield Jr. III and Maki Haynes, Jr. She was redeceased by her sister Darlene Jackson and is survived by five sisters, Sarah Hill, Geraldine Carter, Sabrina Crenshaw, Christine and Mary Shelby; five brothers, Hanson and James Postwaite, Larry Shelby, Nathaniel Beckwith, Charles Shelby, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Homegoing services were held Dec. 28 at Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in Greenport. Interment was in Calverton National Cemetery. The Rev. Nathaniel Heyward Sr. officiated.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold assisted the family.

This is a paid notice.