Arthur H. Lewin died peacefully at San Simeon by the Sound in Greenport on July 30. He lived in Aquebogue his whole life and did not marry.

The son of Karl and Edna (Corwin) Lewin, he was born on Feb. 27, 1927, on the duck farm owned by relatives of the Worm family, now known as Broad Cove. He graduated from Riverhead High School and eventually joined the U.S. Army, serving as an honor guard at the Arlington National Cemetery.

When he returned home, he worked for his father, who incubated and hatched duck eggs for local duck farmers. He was also a stone mason, and worked for Harry Terry of Riverhead. He farmed the property with his father, Karl, and grew tobacco as well as many vegetables.

Family members said Arthur was an avid bowler, and was also an outdoorsman who hunted upstate on family property every year. He loved fishing, clamming and eeling in the ice in front of their house on Meetinghouse Creek. He also grew white sweet potatoes, which he sold locally. He enjoyed the simple way of life and loved working with his hands.

Arthur leaves behind many nieces and nephews and their families.

A memorial service will be held Sept. 22 on the Lewin property in Aquebogue.

Arrangements were in the care of Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead.

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Irene Bialeski of Mattituck died on Aug. 6. She was 85 years old.

The family will receive visitors on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 5 to 8 p.m., at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck.

The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Aug. 10, at 10 a.m., at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, officiated by Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt.

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

A complete obituary will follow.

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Ellen C. Young, 98, formerly of Greenport and Doylestown, Pa., died peacefully at her son’s home in Mattituck on Aug. 4.

Ellen was born Sept. 21, 1919, in Jamaica, N.Y., to Pauline (Eggeleston) and Harold Craft. She received a teaching degree from Columbia University in 1945.

Ellen married Fred Walter Young on Nov. 30, 1945. In 1950, they moved to Greenport, where Fred started Young’s Boat Yard and Marina, while Ellen taught third grade at Greenport School District until she retired in 1975. Upon retiring, Ellen and Fred moved to Doylestown, where Ellen enjoyed traveling and volunteering for Meals on Wheels for over 20 years.

Predeceased by her husband in 2000 and her sister, Elisabeth Craft, in 2010, Ellen is survived by her sons, Fred, of Mattituck, and Kim, of Ellicott City, Md. Ellen is also survived by five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A funeral service is planned for Saturday, Sept. 15, at First Presbyterian Church of Southold.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck is assisting the family.

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Peter J. Rackett of Medford, formerly of East Marion, died Aug. 8. He was 78 years old.

The son of Charles and Adele (Stankus), he was born in Greenport on Dec. 24, 1939.  He graduated from Greenport High School in 1957 and from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point in 1961.

He served in the U.S. Navy. He worked as a district manager for Verizon, as well as for the USMMA Alumni Association.

Family members said he was an avid runner and biker, and participated in biathlons.

He is survived by his sister Rebecca Becker, of Calverton.

Cremation will be private. There will be a memorial service held at a later date at King’s Point Merchant Marine Academy.

Arrangements were in the care of McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead.

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Robert H. Kiefer of Greenport, formerly of Shelter Island, died on Wednesday, Aug. 8. He was 84 years old.

Arrangements, incomplete at this time, are in the care of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.

A complete obituary will follow.

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Joseph A. Flaherty died at Peconic Landing in Greenport on Aug. 7, 2018. Joe was born in Kansas City, Mo. on Dec. 25, 1930. He received a physics degree from Rockhurst College in Kansas City in 1952 before joining the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1953. After his service, he took a job with NBC in New York City, where he met his wife Jan. The couple were married in 1957 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Last year, they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. 

Joe joined CBS in 1957 and would work there for almost 60 years, starting as a television design engineer and eventually becoming CBS vice president of technology. His career path was marked by innovations that revolutionized television broadcasting and consumer electronics. Chief among these innovations were electronic news gathering (ENG) and high definition television (HDTV).  Joe received many awards in recognition of his contributions to the television industry. He was awarded four Technical Emmy awards and two personal lifetime achievement Emmy awards. Internationally, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor, the Swiss Montreux Achievement Gold Medal, the Vladimir Zworykin award and many others.

Following his death, members of the television engineering industry have issued public tributes. CBS’s Robert Siedel wrote, “Dr. Joseph Flaherty’s lifetime of television innovation is unmatched in the television industry,” while Gordon Smith, the president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), remarked, “Joe’s accomplishments in the field of electronic news gathering and his pioneering role as the ‘Father of HDTV’ will never be forgotten.”

Joe is predeceased by his son, Mark. He is survived by his wife Jan; his sons, Patrick, Daniel (Traci), Michael (Ann) and Timothy; his daughter Margaret (Jeff) Griffith; his sister Kathleen Cresto, and 8 grandchildren.

A wake will be held Monday, Aug. 13 at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. The funeral Mass will be held  Tuesday, Aug. 14 at St. Agnes Church in Greenport, followed by a private burial at the Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale.

Memorial donations may be sent to the Community Fund of Peconic Landing, 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY 11944 or to Saint Agnes Church, 523 Front St., Greenport, NY 11944. Memorial donations can also be made to your local soup kitchen, food pantry, or homeless shelter.

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Steven G. Foster of Cocoa, Fla., formerly of Southold, died suddenly on July 7. He was 58 years old.

The son of Margaret (Green) and Barton, he was born in Greenport on May 17, 1960. He graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1978.

He married Nancy Huzsek in 1986. He worked for Suffolk County Department of Public Works for 19 years as a heavy equipment operator. Family members said he was a tree expert and loved being on the water fishing.

He is survived by his wife; his daughters, Krystal Ingelton and Emily, both of Cocoa; and three grandsons.

A celebration of his life was held July 22.  Steven was cremated at Island Cremation in Merritt Island, Fla.

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Robert A. Moeller of Greenport died Aug. 9, 2018. He was 82 years old.

The family will receive visitors on Sunday, Aug. 12, from 3 to 5 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.

Memorial donations to East End Hospice would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

A complete obituary will follow.

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Frances S. Charczuk of Southold died at home Aug. 10. She was 92.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Aug. 14, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Interment will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Calverton National Cemetery. The funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 10:15 a.m. that day.

A complete obituary will follow.

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Christian E. Rasmussen III of Cutchogue died Aug. 5. He was 75.

The son of Christian Rasmussen II and Gladys (Heim), he was born Jan. 27, 1943, in Freeport.

Mr. Rasmussen received an associate degree in nursing. For two years, he served in the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of private. He was a Vietnam veteran and received the National Defense Service Medal. He also attended the U.S. Army Airborne School, and received the Sharpshooter and Expert marksmanship badges.

For over 20 years, Mr. Rasmussen worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Mattituck as a mail carrier.

Family members said he enjoyed fishing and vacationing in Florida and Virginia.

Predeceased by his father in 2008 and mother in 2012, Mr. Rasmussen is survived by his sons, Christian Rasmussen IV and James Rasmussen of Laurel; his sister, Gale Crawford in Greenport and a niece.

Arrangements were in the care of Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. Interment took place at Calverton National Cemetery.

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James I. Melrose of Greenport died Aug. 6 at his home. He was 73. 

Mr. Melrose was born Nov. 11, 1944, in Huntington.

A celebration of Mr. Melrose’s life will take place Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Greenport Shipyard.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090.

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

A complete obituary will follow.

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A memorial Mass for former New York State Supreme Court and Nassau County District Court justice John DiNoto of Southold will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at St. Patrick’s R.C. Church in Southold. Father Peter Garry will officiate.

Mr. DiNoto died May 9 at the age of 83.

Donations to The Nature Conservancy would be appreciated.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home is assisting the family.

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Alice Johannsen, 86, formerly of Southold, N.Y., passed away suddenly at her home in Hendersonville, N.C. on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Alice was preceded in death by her devoted husband of 31 years, Carsten Johanssen, as well as her only son, John Albertson.

Alice was born in Floral Park, N.Y. on Sept. 22, 1931, to the late Lucy and James Wheeler and spent most of her life in Southold. After raising two children, she earned her bachelor’s degree as well as a master’s degree in nursing from Stony Brook University. Alice was passionate about the hospice movement and she was instrumental in the founding of the East End Hospice. Her efforts in that area continued after she moved to North Carolina, where she also worked with victims of domestic violence.

In addition to her nursing career, Alice was a gifted and prolific artist, her talent having been discovered when she was a child. Her beautiful watercolors have won numerous awards and many are currently on display in North Carolina.

Although her talents and accomplishments are noteworthy, Alice Johannsen was perhaps best known by those who knew and loved her, as an extraordinary human being. Throughout her life, she had been a model of integrity, compassion and unselfishness. Her acts of kindness are innumerable. She has truly left this world a much better place.

She is survived by her daughter, Jane Albertson-Kelly and her husband, Robert Kelly, as well as three stepchildren: Michael Johannsen, Mark Johannsen and his wife, Suzanne, and Kristin Grantz and her husband, Sherman. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren: Andrew Larsen and his wife, Julie, Jennifer Cunningham and her husband, Ben, Katherine Johnson and her husband, Matthew, Jill Cohen and her husband, Josh, John Albertson Jr., Marc Johannsen, Chris Johannsen and his wife, Kelly, Carsten Johannsen and his wife, Sue, Kirstin Jeffries and her husband, Alec, Jeff Grantz, Dori Schmidt and her husband, Blaine; as well as 11 great-grandchildren: Joseph, Alice, Lily, Emery, Davis, Callan, Zeppelin, Preston, Aidan, Carsten and Jolene. In addition, she is also survived by Jack Larsen and Carol Albertson, her niece, Barbara Mackinaw, as well as her former husband, Albert Albertson, who were all very special people in her life.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hendersonville, N.C., The Rev. Michael Cleland officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations may be made in Alice’s memory to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978-7048, or to your local animal shelter.

An online register book is available for family and friends by visiting thosshepherd.com.

Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of the arrangements.

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Grace A. Finora of Mattituck died Aug. 15 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 85. 

The family will receive visitors Friday, Aug. 17, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cutchogue.

A complete obituary will follow.

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James I. Melrose

James I. Melrose, native Long Islander and mariner, passed away peacefully at home Aug. 6, 2018. He was born in Huntington Nov. 11, 1944, the second of three Melrose boys raised by Edith and Robert Melrose of Lloyd Harbor and Greenport, N.Y.

Jim attended Walt Whitman High School followed by a brief time at Farmingdale University before he entered the workforce and honed his skills in machining and surveying. It was at this time he was to meet his wife-to-be, Midge Ruediger of Cold Spring Harbor, who attended C.W. Post College. Their courtship was interrupted when Jim received notice of being drafted into the Army. After basic training he was assigned to the 109th Maintenance Battalion, 9th Infantry Division, where he rose to the rank of sergeant E-5 while stationed in Vietnam. James and the soon-to-be Mrs. Melrose were married just over a month after his homecoming in 1968.

In 1968, combining his mechanical skills and love for the sea, Jim started his dock building company, Melrose Marine Service Inc., working out of Jacobson Shipyard in Oyster Bay. Originally started as a one-man operation, he turned it into a marine construction company that would build and service marine structures on the North Shore of Long Island for the next 50 years. In 1973 he built his 45-foot work tug, Dragon, which has been a fixture of the Huntington/Oyster Bay/Manhasset and Greenport areas for the last 45 years.

By 1980, Jim relocated to Greenport, his home until his death. He continued to work in Suffolk, Nassau, Connecticut and upstate New York. In the early 1990s, there was an opportunity for Jim and Melrose Marine Service to expand into the field of environmental cleanup. Jim used this opportunity to fabricate the equipment, unavailable at the time, including water filtration systems and a suction dredge for underwater vacuuming of areas contaminated by heavy industrial metals. He formed Seaway Environment Technologies with Chesner Engineering, through the help of NYSERDA, to clean sites such as the Hudson River. Collaboration with Cornell Institute would see this technology at work in a mock application at their Cedar Beach, Southold, outpost during the early 2000s.

Retirement would allow Jim to tinker in his shop on Albertson Lane and get back to sailing. Jim and his wife could be seen regularly sailing out of Sterling Harbor or rowing his Whitehall or in their two-man kayak.

Jim also liked to share his knowledge, helping friends, and to contribute to local waterfront programs. He was also known around Greenport for his school board attempt in 1993, which he lost, but his campaign to get computers into the school was not in vain.

Jim is survived by his wife of 50 years, Midge; three sons, Eric and Steven, both of Greenport, and David, of Brooklyn; David’s wife, Jodie; and their daughter, Ava.

An informal celebration of Jim’s life will be held at Greenport Yacht and Shipbuilding Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 3 to 7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090.

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

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Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary-general, co-recipient of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize and one-time Greenport resident, died in Switzerland Saturday at the age of 80.

Mr. Annan was born in Ghana and served two terms as secretary-general, from December 1996 to January 2007.

Before being named to that position, the diplomat, who spent much of his life working for the U.N., lived on Bay Avenue in Greenport in a house he purchased in 1987 and sold to comedy writer Tom Leopold in early 1996. The real estate agent on that sale was former Greenport mayor Dave Kapell.

In a 2013 column, former Suffolk Times publisher Troy Gustavson recalled that Mr. Annan called Mr. Leopold to ask how he liked the house. Mr. Leopold thought he was being pranked by a friend and “almost blurted out something most unfortunate. But he hesitated just long enough to realize that it really was the secretary-general of the United Nations calling to see how he was doing.”

Local residents recall that Mr. Annan didn’t draw attention to himself.

Mary Foster Morgan of Orient said she met Mr. Annan when she rented the Bay Avenue house.

“He was a reserved, calm man and, as some of his friends have pointed out, he also had a playful streak, which came across as tremendous kindness,” she wrote in an email. “In his summer house there was a room he called the Ghana Room, with artwork from Ghana, low tables and very low chairs. I would sometimes go in and sit on one of those low seats, and compare how different daily life must be in Ghana.”

Dorothy “Tod” Berks of Orient said Mr. Annan and his wife “lived quietly in Greenport.”

“We would just see them walking around,” she said. “They were a nice couple.”

Ms. Berks’ husband, sculptor Robert Berks, was commissioned in 1997 to do a bronze portrait sculpture of Mr. Annan for the United Nations International School.

Mr. Berks, who died in 2011, created hundreds of bronze portrait sculptures, including John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein and Abraham Lincoln.

The bronze portrait of Mr. Annan still resides at the United Nations, Ms. Berks said.

In October 2001, the United Nations and Mr. Annan were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Kofi Annan has devoted almost his entire working life to the U.N.,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee wrote at the time. “As Secretary-General, he has been pre-eminent in bringing new life to the organization. While clearly underlining the U.N.’s traditional responsibility for peace and security, he has also emphasized its obligations with regard to human rights.”

Photo caption: Kofi Annan (right) at the dedication of a sculpture depicting him at the United Nations International School in November 1997. The bronze bust was sculpted by the late Robert Berks of Orient (left). Robert Howard, a friend and benefactor of the UNIS, shakes Mr. Annan’s hand. (Credit: Robert Berks Studio Courtesy photo)

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Caroline A. Hoffmann of Shelter Island died August 20. She was 88 years old.

Funeral services and interment will take place on Friday, August 31, at 11 a.m. at Calverton National Cemetery, officiated by the Reverend John Moore. For those wishing to attend, please meet the funeral procession at the parking lot, opposite the administration building, at 10:45 a.m.

After the morning’s services, all are invited to join the family for a reception at Butera’s of Sayville at 12:30 p.m.

Arrangements are in the care of Shelter Island Funeral Home.

A complete obituary will follow.

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Mary Louise “Penny” Coyle, a lifelong resident of Greenport, died Friday, Aug. 24, at Brookhaven Hospital.  She was 77.

The daughter of Ruth (Grathwohl) and Frank “Sparky” Coyle, Penny was born in Greenport Jan. 13, 1941. She graduated from Greenport High School in 1958. She attended SUNY Oneonta, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1962, and received a master’s degree from Hofstra University in 1966. She taught in Huntington, Greenport and finally in Southampton, as Southampton High School’s summer principal.

Penny was a Greenporter through and through and a beloved, dynamic and valued member of the community. Always a whirlwind of energy, she was active in the blood drive and the Retired Teachers’ Association and was a deacon at First Presbyterian Church of Southold.

She enjoyed traveling; England, particularly Stonehenge, was a favorite destination. Stateside, she loved a good yard sale and bargaining for new treasures. She was also a die-hard Mets fan and never missed a game.

Penny was generous to a fault and always happiest helping others. She tutored generations of students and remained in touch with many of them. She is survived by her loving family, many cousins and a host of friends and neighbors.

The family will receive friends Friday, Aug. 31, from 4 to 7 p.m. at  DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.

Funeral services will be held Saturday morning, Sept. 1, at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Southold, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Peter Kelley.

Interment will follow at Sterling Cemetery in Greenport.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to North Fork Animal Welfare League in Southold.

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Lena Ottulich Occhi passed away Aug. 24. She was a talented artist and dedicated her life to serving as the link between the younger generations and our families’ cultural heritages.

Born in Astoria in 1927 to Italian immigrants, Dominic and Maria Pellegrinelli, she was the youngest of four children, Betty, Risty and Elsie, whom she adored.

She attended Washington Irving High School and Pratt Institute in New York City and began work as a greeting card illustrator.

She married her first love Louis Ottulich, and together they raised two children, Raymond and Cathie, in the same house her father built and she was born in.

Many years after the death of her husband Louie, she found love again with her second husband Joseph Occhi. They made a home and life up in Stone Ridge, N.Y. Joe’s son Eddie became a welcomed addition to her family.

Lena is survived by her son Raymond (Joan); daughter Cathie (Tom) Dickerson; and stepson Eddie (Linda). She was a loving Nonnie to her grandchildren: Ry (Diana), Nicholas (Kendra), Betsy, Cassi, Rachel, Michael and Christina; great-grandson Nolan; and Aunt Lena to many cherished nieces and nephews. She will live in our hearts forever.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Aug. 29, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. A prayer service will take place at the funeral home at 8 p.m.

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Fern Berry Mutlos of Lehigh Acres, Fla., formerly of Southold and Riverhead, died at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres Aug. 11, 2018. 

Fern was born Jan. 5, 1925 in Henderson, Mich. to Amiel and Gladys Siewert. She married John Berry in 1945 and they moved to Southold. Fern was a stay-at-home mother when their children were young, and later worked and retired from San Simeon by the Sound.

Fern was predeceased by her first husband John Berry, second husband John Mutlos, and her siblings, Letha, Gloria and Leo. Fern is survived by her daughters, Fern (Michael) Feren of Lehigh Acres and Kathleen Folts (Douglas) of Cutchogue; sons, John (Susan) Berry of Ocala, Fla. and Carl (Grace) Berry of Bellview, Fla.;  and three stepchildren , George, John and Paulette. She is also survived by six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five step-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be planned for a later date.

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