June Metzner died Nov. 29. She was 86.

She was born June 23, 1932, in Jackson Heights, Queens, N.Y.

She attended St. Gabriel’s Elementary School and Mary Louis Academy High School and was a graduate of Hunter College and Saint John’s University. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Huntington, N.Y.

Ms. Metzner was the loving wife of Joseph for over 61 years and a devoted mother to Mary Jean, Martin and Dawn, Bill and Christine. She was a loving grandmother to Amber, Andrew, Christopher, Heather and Kim and her two great-grandchildren, Nella and Vita. She also leaves behind her beloved shi-tzu, Tinkerbell.

The family will receive visitors from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue.

A funeral Mass will take place at noon Monday, Dec. 3, at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck.

Memorial donations may be made to Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council.

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Don Bridge died Nov. 26 at the age of 70 at his residence in Loris, S.C.

Promoted to the rank of sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, Don served a tour in Vietnam and received a Bronze Star medal.

Don spent much of his life as a bayman and resident of Southold. His siblings, Daniel Bridge, Diane Carlson, Dwight Bridge and Darlene Brush, have lost not only a great brother, but also a loving friend. Don’s humor brought laughter to all who knew him, and his kind heart was a gift.

Memorial donations may be sent to Southold Animal Shelter, 269 Peconic Lane, Peconic, NY 11958.

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Nancy Louise Palahnuk of Southold died Dec. 2 at San Simeon by the Sound Nursing Home. She was 81.

Born Oct. 31, 1937, to Audrey Liebl and James M. Booth, Ms. Palahnuk later graduated from Sewanhaka High School and New York Physician Aid School.

On May 18, 1957, she married Nestor Palahnuk and together they made their home in New Hyde Park, Mineola, Franklin Square and Hicksville. In 2001, they moved to the North Fork.

Nancy had been a curator at Hicksville Gregory Museum.

Surviving are her husband, Nestor; her daughter, Laurie Ann Palahnuk of Island Park; her son, Michael Nestor Palahnuk of Lenhartsville, Pa.; and siblings James Liebl of East Northport, Stephen Ueland of Hudson, N.Y., and Wendy Shaw of Fort Myers, Fla.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where religious services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5. Interment will follow at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Southold.

Memorial donations may be made to North Fork Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971.

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George Evangelos Damalas of Greenport and New York City died at his home in New York City Nov. 26. He was 78 years old.

He was born in Kalamoti Chios, Greece, June 10, 1940, to Evangelos George and Sevasti (Triantafillos) Damalas. At the age of 18, he began his life in the United States and his restaurant career as owner of Blair coffee shop and Angelo’s Deli. He later launched St. George’s Painting where he made his mark.

In his free time, Captain George enjoyed his boats: the Spitfire, the Georgianna and the Lizaki and became obsessed with fishing. His pride was the catch of the blue marlin off the coast of Kauai, the mahi mahi in Puerto Rico and most recently, the wahoo in Cabo San Lucas. He was also a huge World Wrestling Entertainment fan.

He will be remembered for his strong work ethic, love of family and friends and his generosity.

Surviving is his wife, Lisette Coly; his children, Angelo, George and Anastasia; and his granddaughter, Nicoletta.

The family received friends in New York City Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Redden Funeral Home. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated Thursday, Nov. 29, at St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church with the Rev. Al Demos officiating. Interment was at Cutchogue Cemetery.

Those wishing to remember George in a special way may make a donation to North Fork Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 297, Southold, NY 11971 or Visiting Nurse Service of New York, 107 East 70th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY 10021.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold assisted the family.

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Robert W. Olmsted of Mattituck died Nov. 28 at the age of 77.

He was born Nov. 2, 1941, in Greenport to Sidney and Dorothy (Donnelly) Olmsted. After graduation from Mattituck High School, he served for four years in the United States Navy. For 32 years, he was a warehouseman for United States Department of Agriculture on Plum Island.

Surviving is his wife of 51 years, Jeanette (Alderman); two daughters, Gina Decker and her husband Christopher of Mattituck, and Dianne Prendergast and her husband Michael of Dover, Del.; a brother Sidney Olmsted of Mattituck; and three grandchildren, Clifford Rausch Jr., George Costello III and Mia Prendergast.

He was predeceased by his sister, Dianne Olmsted.

The family received friends Dec. 3, at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Interment, with U.S. Navy honors, was at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation or Katinka House.

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William L. Wysocki Jr. of Orient died at home Dec. 1. He was 96.

He was born July 20, 1922, in Orient to William and Veronica (Jurgielewicz) Wysocki.

He served three years in the U.S. Army as a Technician Third Grade and worked as a maintenance mechanic for Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.

Mr. Wysocki married Joyce A. Young April 15, 1950, at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue.
A 68-year member and ex-chief of the Orient Fire Department, he received a Fireman of the Year award and numerous service medals. He also belonged to the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and served as a deacon of Orient Congregational Church. He was an avid Mets fan whose hobbies included clamming, gardening, NASCAR racing and spending time with friends and family.

Mr. Wysocki was predeceased by his wife in 1996; a son, Webster; and siblings John, Benjamin, Helen Cameron, Sophie Hayes Osborne, Bertha Vaughan and Anne Moon. He is survived by his children Betsy (Kim) Dzenkowski of East Marion, Winifred (Michael) McCarthy of North Ridgeville, Ohio, and William G. (Bernadette), of Orient; siblings Stephanie Maxwell, Elizabeth Busso and Thomas; nine grandchildren; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Dec. 4, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. Private cremation will be followed by interment at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Orient Central Cemetery. Pastor Ann Van Cleef will officiate.

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June Chute of Southold died peacefully Dec. 3 at the East End Hospice Kanas Center for Hospice Care. She was 67.

Ms. Chute was born on June 10, 1951, to Alexander and Frances Zultoski of Riverhead.

Ms. Chute is survived by her son, George W. Schneider, April Garrett and their daughters, Charlie Marie and Alex Janet.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Dec. 9, from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.

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The North Fork recently lost a prominent businessman in the community: Robert Celic Sr.

But to his family, friends and loved ones, he was so much more.

Mr. Celic, 73, was born in Riverhead in 1944 and lived on the East End for most of his life. His parents owned Broad Cove, a duck farm in Aquebogue, as well as a potato farm in Mattituck.

Mr. Celic died Nov. 17 at his Mattituck home. A funeral service took place Nov. 21 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Interment followed Nov. 23 at New Bethany Cemetery in Mattituck.

His niece, Linda Riley, said he spent much of his younger years with his Riverhead Boy Scout troop and eventually became a Scout leader. Ms. Riley and Mr. Celic, seven years apart, helped each other learn and grow.

“He’s my brother in my heart,” she said. “He helped raise me.”

Ms. Riley said they often played baseball on the sprawling farmland behind their Riverhead home. She said she remembers him, at about age 12, driving a homemade go-kart through the Aquebogue farm.

At one point when Mr. Celic was 13 years old, his parents left town for a vacation. Over the span of three weeks, he managed to negotiate and finalize a deal to sell part of his father’s building lot. After his parents returned, the deal was officially completed. From that point on, according to his younger daughter, Penny Maher, he was invested in real estate.

“He was certain of what he wanted to do, even at that early age,” Ms. Maher said.

Mr. Celic graduated from Riverhead High School in the early 1960s. He earned degrees in business administration and finance at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Ga., in 1966 and moved to Mattituck, staying close to home.

While building a name for himself in the industry, Mr. Celic met his future wife, Deborah Penny. They married May 3, 1969, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead and had five children: Robert Jr., Christian, Devon, Kimberly and Penny. The family lived in Mattituck.

In 1978, at 34, Mr. Celic bought the Mattituck Agency from co-founder Stanley Sledjeski. He branded himself as a real estate agent through Celic Realty, which was taken over by Douglas Elliman in 2003.

Ms. Riley said her brother was a passionate cook. Most Christmases and Thanksgivings were celebrated in his Mattituck home.

Ms. Maher said that when she was younger, her father cooked dinner because her mother was driving the kids to after-school activities.

“After we’d sit down to eat, he’d always go, ‘Not bad! Good flavor!’ and now we say it all the time,” she said.

Last year, Mr. Celic cooked Thanksgiving dinner for the family, Ms. Riley said. At the dinner table, he joked, “Next year, I’m not cooking. We’ll order Chinese.”

This year, the family came together on Thanksgiving Day and ordered Chinese as a way to remember their beloved relative.

Mr. Celic was also a longtime member of the Lions Club of Mattituck, which he served as president in 1986-87, and played golf at North Fork Country Club in Cutchogue.

His daughter Kimberly Celic said her father’s down-to-earth, emotional personality pushed him to be successful in the business world.

“He’s always been empathetic,” she said. “I think that’s where people, especially in sales, could trust him. He wouldn’t push someone into a home they didn’t want, or belong in.”

In the same light, she said, it allowed him to succeed in daily life.

“He was never looking to prove something,” Kimberly said. “He was organic — it was never to show people what he was about. He followed his heart in everything he did.”

Ms. Maher said her “kind and forgiving” father was always in touch with his emotional side, not afraid to cry and show his true feelings. She said he was an incredibly caring father.

“For the most part, he was my hero,” she said. “He told us he loved us all the time, every day.”

Devon Celic, who lives in Florida, said he and his father wrote letters back and forth as a way to maintain connection, and he models his own life after his father’s.

“If I can live even a quarter of the kind of life he did, I’ll be happy,” he said.

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Robert H. Young

Robert H. Young, 92, of Hendersonville, N.C. passed away Nov. 30 at Pardee Hospital, N.C. 

Born in Southold, N.Y., he was a son of the late Marguerite Howell and William Emmett Young. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, William Emmett Young Jr. and John Donald Young; and his sisters, Priscilla Lyndes and Phoebe Cushman.

Robert graduated from Southold High School and continued his education earning a B.S.E. from Cortland State Teacher’s College in 1949, a M.S.E. from Hofstra University in 1953 and a director’s certificate from New York University in 1960.

After graduation from high school, Robert entered military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving with valor and distinction as a radio gunner. Following graduation from Cortland State Teacher’s College, Robert began devoting a lifetime toward tapping resources of youth as a recreation director for the Suffolk County Second Supervisory BOCES in 1949 and 1950. Robert then became the director of health, physical education, athletics and recreation for the Island Trees Public Schools in Levittown, N.Y., from 1960 to 1965. For the next 16 years, until his retirement in 1981, Robert served as the district supervisor of health, physical education, recreation, athletics and health services for the South Huntington Union Free School District. Following this tenure, Robert served in an administrative capacity for N.Y.S. Public High School Athletic Association, Section XI. 

Robert gave his energy, talent and acumen to many professional affiliations and activities to include NYSAPHER, AAHPERD, Section VIII and Section XI committees, Special Olympics, March of Dimes and the South Huntington Teen Center. In 1984, Robert was inducted to the Cortland “C” Club Hall of Fame. In 1987, Robert and his late wife of 68 years, Audrie Thomas Young, retired to Etowah, N.C.

He is survived by his two daughters, Robin Young Sears and husband Peter, of Woodstock, N.Y.; Cynthia Young Sadrakula and husband Michael, of Bedford, N.Y., and Flat Rock, N.C.; and two granddaughters, Taylor Young Sears and Elizabeth Lee Sadrakula. Additionally, many nieces and nephews survive.

The family will receive friends in the Kirby Memorial Chapel of Shuler Funeral Home, Hendersonville, N.C. Friday, Dec. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. A service of remembrance will be held at 4 p.m. A celebration of life and interment in Cutchogue Cemetery, Cutchogue, N.Y. will take place in the spring of 2019.

Memorial donations in memory of Robert Young ‘49 can be made to Cortland College Foundation, P.O. Box 2000, Cortland, N.Y. 13045, or Special Olympics New York-Long Island Chapter, 560 Broadhollow Road, Suite 106, Melville, NY 11747.

Online Condolences may be offered by visiting shulerfuneralhome.com.

Shuler Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Geraldine Wells

Geraldine S. Wells of Oceanside, Calif., formerly of Southold, N.Y., died at her home Nov. 28. Gerrie was 87 years young.

Gerrie was born April 2, 1931, in East Hampton, N.Y., and later moved to Greenport N.Y., where she was raised by her stepfather and mother, Elizabeth Grace Smith. Her father, Vivian Smith, worked on a fishing boat and was lost at sea during the hurricane of 1938 off the New England coast. His name is included on a memorial at the Montauk Lighthouse of the fishermen who lost their lives during that severe storm.

Gerrie met Mason Wells while living in Greenport and they married in 1950. They resided at a Cutchogue farm on Skunk Lane with his grandparents, Ada and Dr. John H. Wells.

Gerrie worked as a nurse at Eastern Long Island Hospital and was instrumental in bringing the first nursing union, #1199, to Eastern Long Island.

In 1978 she, her husband and family moved to Omaha, Neb., and then to Oceanside, Calif., where she resided until her death.

She was predeceased by her brother, Joseph Smith, of New York. She is survived by her sister, Marilyn Smith Maine, of New York; daughters Karen of Southold, N.Y., and Conni of Vista, Calif.; her sons, David and Brad of Oceanside; five grandchildren, Sienna and Daniel of California, Jacob and Jeremy Bullock of California and David Anthony of Arizona; and four great-grandchildren, Zaleia, Ely, Orion and Hawkins Bullock of California.

Gerrie’s ashes will be interred in the family plots of (Barnabus T. Billard family) at the North Fork United Methodist Church in Cutchogue, N.Y., and (Joseph Smith family) at the Catholic Church in East Hampton.

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Charles C. Stroup of Aquebogue died Dec. 8 at Peconic Bay Medical Center Skilled Nursing Center in Riverhead. He was 89.

Mr. Stroup was born March 31, 1929, in Henry, Tenn., to Clyde and Mattie Stroup.

He graduated Henry High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1953. In 1960, Mr. Stroup married Marian (Sobotka) in Riverhead. He worked as an iron worker for Local 361.

Mr. Stroup is survived by his wife, Marian; his children Debra, of Greenport and Bonnie, of Ecuador; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services and burial took place Dec. 10 at Calverton National Cemetery and were handled by McLaughlin-Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead.

Memorial donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

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Southold resident Robert C. Mallgraf died Dec. 11 at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. He was 93.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Dec. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, with firematic services at 6 p.m.

Graveside services will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Willow Hill Cemetery in Southold.

Memorial donations may be made to Southold Fire Department.

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Corinne L. Moore of Southold died Dec. 9 at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. She was 85.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at First Presbyterian Church of Southold, officiated by the Rev. Peter Kelley.

Interment will follow at Cutchogue Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church Deacons Fund or the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

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

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Muriel “Meet” Tolman Rawlings

Muriel “Mert” Tolman Rawlings died peacefully at home surrounded by family Dec. 13. 

She was born in Greenport April 11, 1931, and graduated from Greenport High School. 

She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Calvin Rawlings; her children, John (Darlene) Brush of Cutchogue, Sandee (Rich) Tompkins of Carthage, N.C., Darline “Mope” (Rob) McGinness of Orient, Carolee “Deets” (Sean “Tiger”) Doucett of Greenport and Bob (Hope) Brush of Magnolia, Texas. 

Mert has six grandchildren: John Brush, Lisa Brush, Melissa McGinness, Sarah Piper, Max Brush and Billy Doucett. She also has five great-grandchildren. Her step-children include Suzette Short, Rose Martinez, Michelle Gray and Michael Chastain.

A special thank you to East End Hospice. Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport assisted the family with arrangements. At Mert’s request, no services will be held. 

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Kathryn F. Fraser, a longtime resident of Nassau Point, Cutchogue, died Dec. 14 at the age of 81.

Ms. Fraser was born May 14, 1937, in Queens to George and Rita Kujawski. She attend college for two years. She married Charles E. Fraser on Oct. 26, 1963. The Frasers lived in Cutchogue until moving to Riverhead eight years ago.

She worked in real estate sales with Lewis Edson in Cutchogue for 25 years. She was a member of the Eastern Long Island Quilters Guild, AHRC and the Jamesport Homemakers. She was a member, with her husband, of the North Fork Country Club for 60 years.

Her hobbies included quilting, swimming, knitting, cooking and skiing. She was a New York Giants fan.

Ms. Fraser was predeceased by a son, Richard Kenneth Fraser, on 9/11. She is survived by her husband; her daughter, Margaret Aaron; son Leland “Scott” B. Fraser; daughter-in-law Suzanne S. Fraser; three grandchildren, Graham Fraser, Aidan Fraser and Christopher Aaron; and one great-grandchild, Richard Hunter Fraser.

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

Memorial donations may be made to the Children’s Tumor Foundation.

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Robert E. “Bob” White Jr. died at his home Dec. 14.He was born in Greenport, Long Island, N.Y., to Robert E. and Lillian (Santacroce) White in 1949.

Bob married Kristin Kovaleski in 1978 and recently celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary. In 1990 he and his family moved to Fancy Gap, Va., where they owned Fox Trail Family Campground, an RV park that was highly rated in the state, located at the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway. In 2005 he and his family moved to Hayes, Va., to retire, where he resided until his death.

Even though he had moved to Virginia, Bob kept in touch with many of his friends and fellow veterans via Facebook. Bob was a veteran who served in Vietnam as a sergeant in the Army’s military police. He served in that theater during the war and was also deployed to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. He remained a member of Burton Potter American Legion Post No. 185 in Greenport for over 34 years. He was also a lifetime member of both the VFW for Korat Thailand Post No. 10217 and General Anthony Wayne Post No. 58. Prior to moving to Virginia, Bob was a police officer with the Shelter Island Police Department and also worked at his father’s family-owned hardware store in Greenport, White’s Hardware.

Bob’s sons followed in his exemplary footsteps of public service. Robert E. White III was a paramedic and later a well-respected nurse in the medical community at Riverside Regional in Newport News and Riverside Walter Reed in Gloucester, Va. Bob was preceded in death by Robert III in 2016. Gregory is a sergeant with the James City County (Va.) Police Department.

In addition to his son Gregory, Bob is survived by his wife, Kristin, and brother, David, who resides in Florida. He leaves behind many good friends, such as his next-door neighbors Bennie and Sherry Williams, who have become family.

A service of Christian Liturgy officiated by the Rev. James Cowles will take place Saturday, Dec. 29, at noon at Hogg Funeral Home in Gloucester Point, Va. Bob’s ashes, along with those of his son Robert III, will be scattered at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family desires that memorial contributions be given to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1893, Memphis, TN 38101, or online at donors@stjude.org, or to Officer Down Memorial Page, P.O. Box 1047, Fairfax, VA 22038.

Come to Me
God saw you getting tired, and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you, and whispered “come to me.” With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away. Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.

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Corinne L. Moore of Southold died at San Simeon by the Sound Nursing Home on Sunday, Dec. 9. She was 85 years old.Born Sept. 6, 1933, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Louise (Kirschenheuter) and Henry Siebert, she went on to attend and graduate from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, N.Y.

On July 11, 1953, Corinne married the love of her life, Gordon W. Moore, in Floral Park, eventually moving to Commack, N.Y., for 28 years, then retiring to Tucson, Ariz., for 10 years, before finally making their home in Southold for the past 20 years.

Corinne was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Southold and served on its Congregational Life Committee. She was ordained an elder at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Commack while living there.

She is survived by her husband, Gordon; three children, Ronald Moore (Lyn), Jeffrey Moore and Douglas Moore (Amy); seven grandchildren, Ryan Moore (Kate), Andrea Hildebrandt (Ryan), Shannon Moore, Alex Moore, Sadie Moore, Julia Moore and Grayson Moore; two great-grandchildren, Hailey Hildebrandt and Braeden Moore; her sister, April Joseph of Miami, Fla.; and cousin JoAnn Degelmann of Naples, Fla.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 12, at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Southold, the Rev. Doctor Peter J. Kelley officiating. After the services, a reception will be held at the church where all will be welcome. Following the reception, interment will take place at Cutchogue Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Deacons Fund at First Presbyterian Church of Southold or the Alzheimer’s Foundation.

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

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Robert C. Mallgraf, a 68-year resident of Southold, died Dec. 11 at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home. He was 93 years old.Bob was born July 12, 1925, in Flushing, N.Y., to Ann A. (Boneker) and Ferdinand W. Mallgraf and grew up in Little Neck, N.Y. He graduated from Bayside High School in Queens and then attended Morrisville (N.Y.) College.

After college, he served for four years in the U.S. Navy during World War II — from 1942 to 1946 — aboard the USS Franklin CV13 aircraft carrier. He attained the rank of Electronics Technician’s Mate 3rd Class and was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (two stars), American Campaign Theatre Medal, Victory Medal and Philippine Liberation Medal.

On Dec. 16, 1950, Bob married the love of his life, Phyllis L. Baker, at First Universalist Church of Southold. Together they made their home in the town where they were married and had two children.

Bob was a member of the Southold Fire Department for the past 65 years and a member of the Universalist Church. For 25 years he worked as a cabinetmaker.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; two children, Alice Browning of Weeki Wachee, Fla., and Diane Mond of Vallejo, Calif.; three grandchildren, Laura Huffaker, Douglas Butner and Daniel Johnston; three great-grandchildren, Alasdair Huffaker, Ridley Madison and Sean Madison; and his brother, Gerald Mallgraf of Venice, Fla. Bob was predeceased by his granddaughter Kate Madison.

The family received friends Dec. 13 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where firematic services were held. Graveside services took place Dec. 14 at Willow Hill Cemetery in Southold, officiated by the Rev. Ben Burns.

Memorial donations may be made to Southold Fire Department.

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Growing family. Strengthening community. Preserving the rural character of the North Fork for future generations to enjoy.

These were the long-term interests to which Robert quietly and steadfastly dedicated himself. Robert A. Villa, a resident of Peconic Landing in Greenport for the past 16 years and previously of Peconic, passed away at his residence Dec. 17 at the age of 88. The son of Amedeo and Jane (Canevari) Villa, he was born May 27, 1930, in Bergenfield, N.J. Robert graduated from Bergenfield High School in 1948, then served two years in the U.S. Army, earning the rank of corporal. He then used GI Bill benefits to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Newark College of Engineering, today part of the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Robert (Bob) worked for 33 years as a public health engineer for Suffolk County Department of Health Services in New York, where he rose to the rank of chief engineer of the Division of Environmental Quality. He also served for 11 years as an elected officer, including one term as president, of the 6,000-member Suffolk chapter of the Civil Service Employees’ Association.

Bob served the community in many ways over the past 50 years including as a director of Peconic Landing, member of the auditing committee of Suffolk County Federal Credit Union, trustee of Eastern Long Island Hospital and member of Huntington Town Plumbing Board. During the 1990s Bob served on the Southold Town open space committee, water advisory committee, farmland preservation committee, Zoning Board of Appeals and solid waste management task force.

Bob served as chairman of the ways and means committee of Mercy High School Athletic Organization as well as of the Mercy High School Silver Jubilee Journal. He served on the Parish Council of Sacred Heart Parish in Cut-ch-ogue, as its director of youth activities and as beloved coach to countless young athletes who participated in the Catholic Youth Organization teams he and other local parents created and supported. Bob was a member of the Parents and Friends of Sacred Heart School and a member of the organizing committee for its annual country fair and auction fundraiser, at which his turtle races were a perennial favorite. Bob was a long-term committee member of the Southold Town Republican Party and member of the American Legion, Griswold-Terry-Glover Post 803, Southold, N.Y., since 1966.

Bob enjoyed fishing and sports, especially golf, and won several closest-to-the-pin contests. He was an officer and member for 30 years of the Mattituck Mixed Bowling League as well as a self-taught furniture-maker, folk artist and member of the North Fork Guild, a local artists’ co-op.

Bob was predeceased by his first wife of 50 years, Elizabeth Mary (Lewis) Villa, who died in 2004, and by his eldest son, Michael R. Villa. He is survived by his wife of 11 years, Irene (née Kiesling) Villa of Greenport, N.Y.; his adult children, David M. Villa of Pleasantville, N.Y.; Thomas J. Villa of Rockville, Md.; Eileen M. Marks of Hebron, Ky.; Maureen E. Bittner of Unionville, Conn.; his step-daughters, Deborah Neville of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Cynthia Keevis of Stafford, Va. and Christine Fitzgerald of Shoreham, N.Y.; as well as a total from both marriages of 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Dec. 20, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport.

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Paul Hamilton Ten Eyck of Maryville, Tenn., returned to our Father on Saturday, Dec. 8. He was 23.

Paul was a 2013 graduate of Maryville High School, where he was on the football and wrestling teams. He was a recent graduate of Tennessee Tech University, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Paul was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, a lifetime member of the Holland Society of New York and a member of New Providence Presbyterian Church.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather Charles E. Hocker and his grandmother Sally Landon Ten Eyck. He is survived by his parents, Andrew Worley and Nancy Jeanne Ten Eyck; his brother, Andrew Biddle Ten Eyck; his sister, Julia Virginia Ten Eyck; his grandparents Terry and Marion Latham of Southold and William Biddle Ten Eyck of Beaufort, S.C.; his uncles and aunts, John and Patricia Hocker of Southold and Kurt and Janet Freudenberg of Mattituck; and his cousins, Natalie and Stephen Hocker and Kate and Kyle Freudenberg.

Memorial donations may be made to Children’s Miracle Network, childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.com. Funeral services were held Dec. 15 in Tennessee.

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