Former Southold Town resident Dorothy (Ann) Fleet Malin passed away peacefully Dec. 14, 2013, at her home in Redding, Conn., after a courageous battle with lung cancer. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she had enormous love for her husband of 56 years, her two sons, their wives and her four grandchildren.

Ann was born Dec. 6, 1935, in Greenport, the older daughter of Dorothy (Cantrell) and Henry Landon Fleet. She inherited her father’s financial prowess and her mother’s musical and hospitality gifts. A proud graduate of Mattituck High School, and salutatorian among her 32 classmates, she enrolled at Mount Holyoke College, the first from her high school to attend that institution in 99 years. She graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke in 1957 with a degree in economics.

She married the love of her life, Clement (Clem) Biddle Malin, in Cutchogue and moved to San Antonio, where he was serving in the U.S. Army. Over the next 21 years, she moved an additional eight times in support of her husband’s career — to Princeton, N.J.; New Rochelle, N.Y.; Paris; The Hague; London; Pelham, N.Y.; Falls Church, Va.; and, finally, Weston, Conn., where she and Clem lived for 32 years until their recent move to Redding. She moved willingly and enthusiastically each time, taking houses and turning them into homes. She was a wonderful cook and an avid reader and conversationalist who always made people feel welcome in her home. She was also a skilled pianist, an avid gardener and a diehard University of Connecticut women’s basketball fan.

Ann worked as a bank officer before she became a full-time mother in 1960. She returned to the working world in 1975 when she rediscovered her childhood hobby of philately. She spent the next 19 years working as a stamp describer for several auction houses and founded a company to bring stamps into elementary and secondary schools, combining her love of stamps and of children.

In addition to her work, Ann served in various volunteer roles for her college, in leadership roles for the Weston League of Women Voters and on the boards of the Weston High School scholarship committee and the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company. She was a firm believer in women’s education and worked hard to see that talented young people would have the funds needed to attend college.

Survivors include her husband, Clement Malin of Redding; her sons, Henry (Susan), of Plymouth, Minn., and Thomas (Valerie), of Westport, Conn.; her beloved grandchildren, Andrew, Patrick, Madison and Brandon; her sister, Sally Boenau (Doug) of Hendersonville, N.C.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Private burial was held in Cutchogue and a celebration of her life will be held in the spring.

Donations in her memory can be made to Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075 or to a charity of your choosing.

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Margaret Jean Daniel of Peconic and West Islip died Dec. 28 at her Peconic home. She was 82.

She was born in London, England, Aug. 14, 1931, to Flora and Charles Bowles and came to America with her husband, Frank, as a newlywed in 1952.

Ms. Daniel was a homemaker who also worked as a department supervisor at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, retiring in 1994.

Family members said she loved flowers and gardening and was a longtime member of the West Islip Sumpwams Garden Club, where she served as president and treasurer. She was a member and thrift-shop volunteer for Good Samaritan Hospital Guild, they said, and also loved to travel, visiting countries includingTurkey, China, Holland, Italy and France.

Predeceased by her husband and her sister, Joan, Ms. Daniel is survived by her daughter, Paula, of Peconic, and her son, Gregg, of Ormond Beach, Fla.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Jan. 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Fredrick J. Chapey & Sons Funeral Home in West Islip, where a memorial service will take place at 3 p.m.

James G. (Jerry) Minogue of Mattituck died Jan. 6. He was 83.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Jan. 9, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck, where funeral services will take place Friday, Jan. 10, at 10 a.m. Interment with U.S. Army honors will be at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to North Fork Community Theatre or the Mattituck Historical Society.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.

James G. (Jerry) Minogue of Mattituck died Jan. 6. He was 83.

The family will visitors  Thursday, Jan. 9, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services will take place Friday, Jan. 10, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment, with U.S Army honors, will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations to the North Fork Community Theatre or the Mattituck Historical Society.

Former longtime East Marion resident John J. Volinski died Dec. 11, 2013, in Brooksville, Fla. He was 81.

He was born June 4, 1932, and lived most of his life on Shipyard Lane, also known locally as Volinski Lane, according to family members. Mr. Volinski was an honored fireman, serving the East Marion Fire Department for 50 years. Family members said he was known to all who loved him as “Poppa” and always had “a smile to spare and a heart of gold.” His granddaughter, Shanna, remarked that he would be “forever missed.”

Mr. Volinski is survived by his wife of 57 years, Patricia (née Reden); his brother William; his daughters, Dawn Diaz Rosa and Lori Jimenez; his grandchildren, Shanna Volinski, Michael Jimenez Jr. and James Van Brunt; and his great-grandchildren, Michael Jimenez III, Mackenzy McDaniel and Sebashton Jimenez.

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Esther Francis Campbell of Southampton died Jan. 2, 2014.

She was born Feb. 15, 1924, to Dr. Carl Bennison Campbell and Emma Frances Shaffer in Puritan Mines, W.Va.

“Estee,” as she preferred to be addressed, was valedictorian of the Class of 1940 at Seton Hill Academy in Greensburg, Pa., graduating at the age of 16. She attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., for two years before transferring to Penn State University to study journalism. At Penn State Estee met Charles Bishop Scarborough Jr., of Scranton, Pa., whom she married in 1943. He was training to fly B-17 bombers in World War II. They were divorced in 1954. Her second husband was Richard Gilliam Peabody of Kansas City, Mo.

Estee was an accomplished writer and actress, co-founding The Footlight Players in 1950, a theater company in Coshocton, Ohio, where she performed leading roles and wrote the playbills, setting the stage for two significant “firsts” in her professional life. Estee was Kansas City’s first female weathercaster, broadcasting on KCMO-TV, and the first female critic for Daily Variety in Los Angeles, working with the redoubtable Army Archerd. She was a publicist for the movie industry until her retirement in 1991.

Estee loved words. She was a strict and ruthless grammarian armed with a formidable vocabulary and biting wit. In retirement she began her days by doing The New York Times crossword puzzle in ink in 20 minutes, then venturing out to augment her income playing bridge.

Estee’s youngest child, Cynthia Ellen Scarborough, preceded her in death, as did her only sibling, Mary Lois Summer. Estee is survived by two sons, Charles Bishop Scarborough III and Jeffrey Campbell Scarborough; two daughters-in-law, Ellen Ward Scarborough and Alice Hoppe Scarborough; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. Peter Larsen Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Southampton.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport.

It was Estee’s wish that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons.

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Lifelong Cutchogue resident Eugene F. Chituk passed away from cancer Dec. 24, 2013, at Eastern Long Island Hospital. He was 77.

Gene was born Feb. 24, 1936, to Antone and Josephine Chituk and married his sweetheart, Dotty Ficner, Sept. 24, 1961. They recently celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary.
Gene was predeceased by his two brothers, Jon R. Chituk and Antone Chituk, and is survived by his wife, Dotty; his three children, Donna McGahan, Eugene Chituk and Diane Harned; his sister, Joan Domaleski; and two grandchildren, Ryan Harned and Brendan Chituk.

Gene was a graduate of Mattituck High School, a former member of the Cutchogue Fire Department and a communicant and collector at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church. He was a farmer and a master carpenter and later in life worked with his son’s company, Chituk Pools, Ltd., as a pool technician for over 20 years.

Gene loved spending time with his family and his dogs and was an avid NASCAR race fan. He was a collector of classic cars and a “Mr. Fix-it” who could repair anything. A kind, loving, easy-going North Forker, he enjoyed fishing, beaching and boating on Peconic Bay. Family members said, “We’ll always remember Gene as the husband, father and grandfather who relished life’s simplicity, whether it was mowing the lawn or walking his dogs. Always smiling and offering a positive word, Gene will be sorely missed.”

The family received friends Dec. 29 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated Dec. 30 at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, Father Stan Wadowski officiating. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery, also in Cutchogue.

Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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Former Greenport resident Yvonne R. Walker of Stamford, Conn., died Dec. 31, 2013, in the Bronx. She was 73.

The family received visitors Jan. 6 in New York City. Interment took place at Berlin Cemetery in Berlin, N.J.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.

Former Cutchogue resident Richard Ahlers died Dec. 7, 2013, in Neptune Beach, Fla. He was 56.

Born July 20, 1957, to George and Patricia Ahlers, he grew up in Cutchogue and lived most of his life on the North Fork.

Mr. Ahlers is survived by his sons, Richard Jr., of Neptune Beach and Thomas, of Laurel; his father; and his siblings James, Geri Terry, Susan Simmons and Patricia Hardilek.

A memorial service was held in Neptune Beach Dec. 14.

Longtime Cutchogue resident Phylis A. Graeb, known as Pam, passed away Dec. 27, 2013, at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, surrounded by family and friends. She was 79.

Phylis Graeb

She was born Jan. 16, 1934, in McKeesport, Pa., to John and Catherine Mason. She married Robert Graeb June 6, 1953, in Mineola. Together they raised their four children in Mattituck before moving to Cutchogue, where she lived for over 20 years.

Until her passing, she was an active member of Mattituck Presbyterian Church, the East End Bowling League and Island’s End Golf and Country Club, where she proudly shot a hole-in-one. Pam was a charter member and past president of the East End Lions Club and Mattituck Lioness Club. While her children were growing up, she was involved in the PTA, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, 4-H and Mattituck Yacht Club. She had also been a business teacher at Eastern Suffolk BOCES in Riverhead.

Pam is survived by her children, John Graeb and his wife, Diane, Laurie Lechner and her husband, Kenneth, Pamela Doroski and her husband, Gene, and Thomas Graeb and his wife, Diane; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, sister and a great-grandson.

A memorial service was held Jan. 4 at Mattituck Presbyterian Church.

Funeral arrangements were handled by Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue.

Donations can be made to Mattituck Presbyterian Church in Pam’s name or The Myositis Association in her name and in honor of her daughter Laurie Graeb Lechner.

Delma L. Burton of Mattituck died Dec. 31, 2013, at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 91 years old.

Ms. Burton was born March 30, 1922, in Borgo Val di Taro, Italy, to Giuseppe and Marcella (Pellegrinelli) Fusina.

She had a wonderful life and loved Mattituck, her son recalled.

Predeceased by her husband, Joseph C. Burton, in 2008, she is survived by her two children, Dr. Joan Burton of Knoxville, Tenn., and Joseph C. (Cindy) Burton of Glenwood Landing, N.Y., and three grandchildren, Sarah, Patrick and Laura.

Graveside services took place Jan. 10 at Calverton National Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

Memorial donations may be made to ACDS (Association for Children with Down Syndrome), Attention: Erica, 1823 Thomas St., Merrick, NY 11566.

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Kathleen T. Lazarus of Jamesport died Jan. 12 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 57.

Ms. Lazarus was born Dec. 5, 1956, in New York City to Raymond and Therese Keating and had worked as a registered nurse with the Dominican Sisters. She married Joel Lazarus Aug. 15, 1982, in Port Jefferson.

Family members said she loved animals and enjoyed bird-watching, photography and stained glass.

Predeceased by her father, Ms. Lazarus is survived by her husband, of Jamesport; her sons, Jonathan, of South Carolina, Jesse, of West Sayville, and Sean, of Greenvale, N.Y.; her mother; her brother, Raymond Keating; and five grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue, where a funeral service will take place during the evening hours. Cremation will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to North Fork Animal Welfare League.

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Former Greenport resident Yvonne Regina Walker, a longtime resident of Stamford, Conn., died Dec. 31, 2013, at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. She was 73.

Becky, as she was known to her family, was born Nov. 12, 1940, to Josephine Watkins-Johnson. She grew up on Kaplan Avenue in Greenport and attended Greenport High School. As a teenager, she played piano at the AME Zion Church in Greenport and ran an informal business making and selling pizza and baked goods to family and friends.

Ms. Walker earned associate and bachelor’s degrees in nursing and graduated from St. Mary’s School of Pediatric Nursing in Bayside as well as Glen Cove School of Practical Nursing. She became a registered nurse and held positions at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, the V.A. Hospital in West Haven, Conn., and other health facilities in Stamford, Conn., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Philadelphia. She also attended modeling school in New York City.

Ms. Walker owned several vintage cars and family members said she enjoyed baking, playing piano and guitar for her nursing patients and friends and touring mansions and professionally decorated homes.

Predeceased by her brother Wendel Watkins and her stepfather, Ralph Watkins, she is survived by her mother and her brother Thomas Watkins Sr., both of Greenport; her sister, Donna Watkins of Southport, Conn., and Greenport; and many other relatives and friends.

The family received visitors Jan. 6, 2014, at Unity Funeral Chapel in New York City. Burial took place Jan. 7 in Berlin, N.J.

Donations can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, a favorite charity of Ms. Walker’s.

Maria Argentina DeLagneau of Mattituck and Brooklyn died Jan. 11, 2014, at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. She was 78.

She was born Aug. 25, 1935, in Nicaragua to Leopoldo and Julia DeLagneau and worked as a beautician.

She is survived by her daughter, Maria DeLagneau-Cianfrogna of Mattituck; her son, Andrew DeLagneau-Corredor of Brooklyn; her sister, Blanca, of California; her brothers, Chester, Roger and Leopoldo; and two grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Jan. 17, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will take place Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue.

Frank Joseph Wolff Jr. of Cordova, Md., died Jan. 4, 2014, at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton. He was 82.

He was born in Brooklyn Sept. 26, 1931, to Gertrude (Miller) and Frank Joseph Wolff Sr. He attended Cornell University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in agricultural education in 1953 and a Master of Science in education in 1955. He later earned his Master of Science in administration from City University of New York, where he was also an adjunct professor. In addition, Mr. Wolff served in the U.S. Army, retiring as a major.

He and his wife, Arlene, married Sept. 30, 1978, in Woodbury, Conn. They resided for 20 years in Dix Hills, where he worked at the Department of Education for the State of New York and as assistant superintendent for Nassau County Board of Education Services. The couple moved to Cordova, Md., in 1989.

Mr. Wolff is survived by his wife, Arlene; his children, Barbara Zaveski of Southold, Katherine Barry of Palm Coast, Fla., Julie Wolff of Huntington and Patrick Wolff of Cordova; his brother, James Wolff of Fly Creek, N.Y.; his sister, Janet Lowe of Ithaca; grandchildren Jillian Stahler, Erin Bednoski and Stephen Clacherty, all of Southold; two additional grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

A funeral service took place Jan. 9 at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home in Easton, Md., where a Masonic memorial service was conducted by Coats Lodge No. 102 AF&AM Masonic Lodge. Burial will be at a later date in Woodbury, Conn.

Memorial donations in memory of Mr. Wolff may be made to Friends of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 1231, Cambridge, MD 21613 fws.gov/blackwater or in memory of Maj. Frank Wolff, Retired U.S. Army, National Association of Atomic Veterans, attn: Fred Schafer, National Commander, 130 Cleveland St., Lebanon, OR 97355-4505, NAAV.com.

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Rose Roth of Mattituck passed away Jan. 6, 2014. She was 88.

Rose was born in Brooklyn May 18, 1925, to Salvatore and Celia Salvati. She married Alfred Roth June 5, 1948, and was married for 65 years. Together they raised their children in Franklin Square before moving to Mattituck, where they lived for over 40 years. She had a wonderful life and loved Mattituck and the North Fork.

Rose is survived by her husband, Alfred; three children, Kathryn Brewer of Cutchogue, Laura Weber of Hicksville and Michael, of California; a brother, Alex Salvati of South Carolina; five grandchildren, William Brewer, Jeffrey Brewer, Michael Weber, Anthony Weber and Stephen Weber; and two great-grandchildren, Ainsley Brewer and Sidney Brewer.

The family received friends Jan. 8 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 9 at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, Father Peter Narkiewicz officiating. Interment was at Cutchogue Cemetery.

Memorial donations in Rose’s memory may be made to San Simeon by the Sound Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 61700 Route 48, Greenport, NY 11944.

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Katherine Wallace Silleck of Manhattan and New Suffolk died of pancreatic cancer Jan. 5, 2014, at her Upper East Side home. She was 72.

She was born in White Plains and grew up in Hartsdale, Bronxville and Scarsdale, attending local public schools. She graduated from St. Mary’s School in Garden City, attended Centenary College for two years and graduated from Cedar Crest College in 1964. Family members said she loved spending summers at the family beach house on Kimogener Point in New Suffolk.

After brief employment with First National City Bank and Chemical Bank, Ms. Silleck began her teaching career. She started at All Souls Day School in New York City and continued her career at Heavenly Rest Day School in New York (later known as Trevor Day School).

Family members said she was a beloved teacher who taught hundreds of kindergarten and pre-K students, retiring after a career of more than 30 years. They also mentioned that, after retiring, she demonstrated her love for fashion, always picking out clothing and accessories for her friends.

Ms. Silleck is survived by her brothers, Bayley, Gordon and Tom, as well as many other family members, who will “greatly miss her.”

A memorial service and reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. at Episcopal Church of St. James the Less in Scarsdale. Interment will be at the church cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to The Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research, lustgarten.org.

Robert Fletcher Ketcham of East Marion died Jan. 14, 2014, at the age of 86.

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.

Ruth Martin Heidtmann of Southold died at her home Jan. 13, 2014. She was 97.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. at DeFriest Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Interment will take place at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Southold.

Memorial donations may be made to San Simeon by the Sound Nursing Home, 61700 County Road 48, Greenport, NY 11944.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Suffolk Times.

Former Greenport resident Richard William Jensen died Jan. 3 in Port Charlotte, Fla., after a brief illness. He was 80.

He was born Sept. 18, 1933, in New York City to William and Gretta Jensen. A retired bayman, he also worked many years at the New Suffolk Shipyard during the 1970s.

Mr. Jensen spent the final weeks of his life catching blue claw crabs and enjoying himself on the water in the company of his close friends David and Deni Hansen.

He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia, and son Eric and is survived by four sons: Richard, of East Marion; Ted, of Licking, Mo.; and Warren and Todd, both of Greenport.

Arrangements were private.