James W. Trestrail of Southold died suddenly Dec. 17. He was 64.
Mr. Trestrail had been a grocer with Waldbaum’s in Mattituck.
Funeral arrangements, incomplete at presstime, are being handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Suffolk Times.
Edna Mae (Dickerson) Montgomery of Southold died Dec. 10. She was 97.
She was predeceased by her husband, Paul, in 1996 and her sons Donald, in 2002, and Richard, in 2010.
Ms. Dickerson is survived by her daughter-in-law Barbara (née Vloutely); three granddaughters, Catherine, Kimberly Dornauer and Brenda Brush; a great-granddaughter, Kaitlyn Dornauer; and two sisters, Lydia Numbers and Marion Niver.
Arrangements were handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. A graveside service was held Dec. 13 at First Presbyterian Church of Southold cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Southold.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.
DAYSMAN A. MORRIS
He was a Southold Rotary club president, a great-great-grandfather, an active member of local civic groups, a treasurer and board member of the church his father helped found, and a Navy veteran who dropped out of school to serve his country during World War II.
Daysman Morris, 89, of Southold died Monday of natural causes, bring to an end the long and accomplished life of a pillar of the Southold community.
“He was a joy,” said the Rev. Tommy Edmond of the Shiloh Baptist Church. “Basically, anything that needed to be done, he would do.”
Mr. Morris was born on March 22, 1924 in Southold along with his twin brother Vincent to G. Thomas and Anna Morris, who were among the first African-American families to settle in Southold.
Daysman Morris was the fourth of seven children. He attended Southold High school until his sophomore year, when he left school to enlist in the armed forces.
He served in the U.S. Navy for three years during World War II, and was stationed across the world, from Gibraltar to the Panama Canal. He was among the forces that invaded Iwo Jima and Okinawa in the Pacific theater.
He would eventually return to his education years later, and obtained his GED, something he was “very proud of,” family members said.
He married Nannie Morris (of no relation) in August 1949 and the couple had three children: Douglas, Lori and Sandra.
Mr. Morris became a partner of Morris Cesspool Service with his brother, Clarence, in 1953, assuming the role of sole owner two years later. He ran the hometown business for almost 40 years and retired in 1990, leaving the business to his son.
His father was a co-founder of the Shiloh Baptist Church, and Daysman would go on to serve on the church’s board of trustees and junior usher board, become president of the senior ushers, and volunteer as treasurer for the church. He also volunteered as the treasurer for the Eastern Baptist Churches Union.
Rev. Edmond, who has been pastor at the church for the past 15 years, said he greatly admired Mr. Morris for respecting others’ opinions, but standing firm on his own beliefs.
Rev. Edmond said Mr. Morris was fiercely independent, and wished to be more active than he could be in his later years.
He served as the treasurer for the nearby chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was a member of the local Freemason lodge and American Legion, and became the first African-American president of the Southold Rotary in 1986. He earned the organization’s Paul Harris Fellow award.
Services for Mr. Morris were held Friday morning at the Shiloh Baptist Church. He will be interred at Calverton National Cemetery with U.S. Navy honors.
He is predeceased by his brothers Vincent, Levi and Clarence and sister Alice Tucker.
He is survived by his sisters, Eleanor Lingo and Virginia Draper; his wife Nan; his three children and their spouses; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren as well as many other family and friends.
Memorial donations can be made in his honor to the Association of Help for Retarded Children Suffolk.
Henry Rutkoski of Mattituck died Dec. 22. He was 87.
Mr. Rutkoski owned and operated Hooterville Farms in Mattituck for many years and was an ex-chief and former commissioner of the Mattituck Fire Department.
The family will receive visitors Friday, Dec. 27, from 2 to 4 and 7 t0 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck, with Mattituck Fire Department services taking place at 7:30 p.m. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, officiated by Father Stan Wadowski. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Mattituck Fire Department.
A complete obituary will follow.
Rose E. Sahm, of Southold died Dec. 23. She was 89.
The family will receive visitors, Saturday, Dec. 28, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Funeral services will take place during this time.
Memorial donations may be made to Daughters of Divine Charity, 850 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10305
A complete obituary will follow.
Eugene F. Chituk of Cutchogue died Dec. 24. He was 77.
Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time, are in the care of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.
A complete obituary will follow.
Lois P. Harrison of Mattituck died Dec. 25. She was 83.
The family will receive visitors Monday, Dec. 30 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.
Memorial, donations to the Mattituck Fire Department Rescue Squad would be appreciated.
A complete obituary will follow.
James William Trestrail of Southold died suddenly Dec. 17, 2013. He was 64.
He was born April 12, 1949, in Queens to William P. and Elizabeth Joan (Gill) Trestrail. Raised and educated in Lindenhurst, he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
Formerly of Lindenhurst and North Babylon, he had lived on the North Fork for the past 10 years and had been a grocer with Pathmark in North Babylon and Waldbaum’s in Mattituck. In his free time, he enjoyed metal detecting.
Surviving are his wife, Daria, and two children, James Jr. and Andrea, all of Southold, and a sister, Linda Joan Trestrail of Lindenhurst.
Graveside services were held Dec. 23 at Calverton National Cemetery, with military honors rendered by the U.S. Army.
Funeral arrangements were handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.
Louis A. Williamson of Greenport died Dec. 28, 2013. He was 62.
He was born Sept. 4, 1951, in Key West, Fla., to Cullen West and Mary Ellene (Hall) Williamson. A 1970 graduate of Marathon High School in Florida, he excelled in athletics, was MVP for three years and held the distinction of the most consecutive free throws in a basketball game.
He married Rita Gebhardt in 1980 and together they made their home in Greenport. Louis had been a commercial fisherman.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, L. Adam (Catie) Williamson of Massachusetts, Karen Sue (Matt) Wolfersdorf of Kansas and Grace Ann Williamson, United States Air Force; his stepmother, Mattie Pearl Williamson of North Carolina; a brother, William E. Williamson of Georgia; a sister, Cullene W. Schneider of Louisiana; a granddaughter, Madison Jane Williamson; three nieces; and two nephews.
Mr. Williamson was cremated Dec. 31. Funeral arrangements were handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Our Lady of Mercy Regional School, attn: Lorraine DelGenio, P.O. Box 970, Cutchogue, NY 11935-0970, would be appreciated.
This is a paid notice.
Dorothy Jane Kirchner died peacefully at San Simeon by the Sound Dec. 28, 2013. She was 89.
She was born in Brooklyn March 20, 1924, to Edwin Steelman and Susan Carter Ray.
Predeceased by her two brothers and her son, Glenn, she is survived by her daughter, Dale (Bob) Kroepel of Southold and son, Guy (Marge), of Gales Ferry, Conn.; her grandchildren Claudia Ramone of Southold, Jeffrey King of Naperville, Ill., Kane Kirchner and Drew Kirchner, both of North Carolina, and Greg Kirchner and Lauren Kirchner, both of Connecticut; and eight great-grandchildren, Camille Ramone, Lucie Ramone, Matthew King, Evan King, Rob Kroepel III, Christian Kirchner, Isabel Kirchner and Emma Kate Kirchner.
A graveside service will be held Thursday, Jan. 2, at 11:30 a.m. at Orient Central Cemetery, the Rev. Patrick McNamara officiating.
The family has suggested that memorial donations be made to San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements were entrusted to Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.
This is a paid notice.
Linda J. Weir of Peconic died Dec. 28. She was 70.
The family received visitors Monday, Dec. 30, from 2 to 4 p.m. with services continuing from 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 10 a.m. St. Agnes R.C. Church by Father Thomas P. Murray. Interment will take place at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Suffolk Times.
Jan B. Hajek of New Suffolk died Dec. 19, 2013, at St. Catherine of Sienna Hospital in Smithtown. She was 59.
She was born in Riverhead May 17, 1954, to William and Janet Yetter and attended Southold High School.
Ms. Hajek, a homemaker, was predeceased by her husband, George, and is survived by her daughter, Chantel, of New Suffolk; her mother, Janet McGowan of New Suffolk; her sister, Jean Yetter of Hampton Bays; and one grandchild.
Arrangements for private cremation were handled by Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue.
Robert Peters of Southold died Dec. 23, 2013, during surgery in Manhattan. He was 75.
Family members and friends said Mr. Peters enjoyed boating locally, gardening and encouraging local artists and gallery owners. His Southold home, they said, was “a work of art for him and a never ceasing delight.”
During his career in the financial sector, Mr. Peters also became an art collector and dealer, focusing on ethnographic art from around the world. Friends and family said they will miss his stories, jokes and “direct view of whatever crossed his gaze.”
After a graveside service in Queens, Mr. Peters’ family received visitors at his apartment in Manhattan.
Joan Hughes of Laurel died Dec. 20. She was 67.
A memorial service will take place Sunday, Jan. 19, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue.
Memorial donations may be made to the Ehlers-Danlos National Foundation, 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102, or to the North Fork Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971
A complete obituary will follow.
Former Greenport Jeanne Dzenkowski Willumsen died Jan. 4 after a long illness. She was 83.
The family will receive visitors Friday, Jan. 10, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at O’Connell Funeral Home in Southampton. A funeral service will take place Saturday, Jan. 11, at the funeral home. Cremation will be private.
Memorial donations may be made to to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Long Island Chapter, 1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 2S13, Melville, NY 11747.
A complete obituary will follow.
Esther Francis Campbell of Southampton died Jan. 2. She was 89.
A memorial service will take place Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Southampton, officiated by the Rev. Peter Larsen.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.
Memorial donations may be made to Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons.
A complete obituary will follow.
Delma L. Burton of Mattituck died Dec. 31 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 91.
Graveside services took place Jan. 3 at Calverton National Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.
Memorial donations may be made to ACDS (Association for Children with Down Syndrome), Attn: Erica, 1823 Thomas St., Merriick, NY 11566.
A complete obituary will follow.
Betty Morgan Baker of Greenport and New York City died Dec. 24. She was 86.
A celebration of Ms. Baker’s life will take place at a memorial service, Monday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. at Orient Congregational Church, followed by a reception at Peconic Landing. Interment will take place privately at Sterling Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.
A complete obituary will follow.
Former Cutchogue resident Albert (Jack) Romeril Jr. died Jan. 1 at his Greenport residence. He was 87.
The family received visitors Jan. 4 at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service took place Jan. 5 at the funeral home. Interment followed at Cutchogue Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Eastern Long Island Hospital Foundation.
A complete obituary will follow.
Arthur W. Hahn III of Greenport died Jan. 2, 2014. He was 87.
He was born May 1, 1926, in the Bronx, N.Y., the son of Anna (Morgan) and Arthur W. Hahn Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Gertrude (Trudy) Hahn; his children, Russell W. Hahn and Arthur W. Hahn IV; twin grandsons, George C. and Henry J. Hahn; and his daughter-in-law, Diana Hahn. He was predeceased by his first wife, Joyce, on Dec. 20, 2005.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, Jan. 7, from noon to 12:30 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Graveside services and interment will follow at the Presbyterian church cemetery in Southold. Military honors will be rendered by the U.S. Army.
This is a paid notice.
