Amelia Blasko Bauer of Riverhead died June 25 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 81 years old.
The family will receive visitors Friday, June 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. at McLauglin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place Saturday, June 29 at 11 a.m. at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at St. Patrick R.C. Church Cemetery in Southold.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Riverhead News-Review.
Amelia Blasko Bauer of Riverhead died June 25 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 81.
She was born Jan. 28, 1932, in Calverton to Bruno and Fannie (Orlowski) Blasko. She worked cleaning houses and farming.
Ms. Blasko was predeceased by her husband, John Bauer Jr. She is survived by her brother, Carl, of Southold; her sisters, Theresa Mountford of California, and Leona Smith and Christine Blasko, both of Riverhead.
The family received visitors June 28 at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service took place June 29 at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment followed at St. Patrick R.C. Cemetery in Southold.
Former Riverhead resident Kathryn M. Wilder of Bradenton, Fla., died June 28, 2013. She was 82 years old.
Born in New York, N.Y., she moved to Bradenton in 1996 from Riverhead and attended Ss. Peter & Paul the Apostles Catholic Church.
Ms. Wilder was predeceased by her husband, Robert S. Jr. She is survived by sons Don (Liz), of Knoxville, Tenn., Doug (Marissa), of Garden City, Ken (Corey), of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Keith (Lori), of Westhampton; daughters, Sue Flint of Tampa, Fla., and Lynne (Richard) Alexander of Tucson, Ariz.; and eight grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors Monday, July 1, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 26th Street Chapel, 5624 26th Street West, Bradenton, Fla. A funeral Mass will take place Tuesday, July 2, at 9:30 a.m. at Ss. Peter & Paul the Apostles Catholic Church, 2850 75th Street West, Bradenton, Fla.
Condolences may be placed online at brownandsonsfuneral.com.
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John M. DiVello of Mattituck died at home June 17 of Parkinson’s disease. He was 80 years old.
He was born in Brooklyn, May 24, 1933, to Vito and Frances (Guieriero) DiVello and attended Grover Cleveland Public High School.
John served in the U.S. Army and then on June 19, 1954, he married the former Francesca Catania. Together they made their home in Mattituck for the past 40 years.
He was the founder of Mattituck Sanitation and a licensed helicopter instructor. In the community he was a longtime member of the Mattituck Fire Department and Mattituck Lions Club. He was also a former commissioner of the Mattituck Fire Department and a former Southold Town Trustee.
Surviving are his wife, Francesca; four children, Vito “Rocky” (Patty) DiVello, John DiVello and Anthony DiVello, all of Mattituck, and Diana DiVello Haase (Bobby) of Mattituck and Orient; a brother, Dominick DiVello of San Diego, Calif.; 16 grandchildren, Jonathan, Tina, Billy, Angela, Christopher (Brenda), Jennifer (T.J.) Hug, Johnny, Andrew, Megan, Nicole, Taylor, Hunter, Joseph, Leah, Anthony and Emily; two great-grandchildren, Christopher and Aiden; a cousin, Margie Rosina of Howard Beach; and longtime friend Raymond F. Nine of Mattituck. He was predeceased by a sister, Diana.
The family received friends on June 18 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck, where prayer services were conducted by Sister Anne Lynch. That evening Mattituck Fire Department and Mattituck Lions Club paid tribute to John. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on June 19 (the 59th wedding anniversary of John and Francesca DiVello) by Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church. Interment with U.S. Army honors was at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery.
Memorial donations in his name may be made to the Mattituck Fire Department, East End Hospice, Mattituck Lions Club or the Parkinson’s Foundation.
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Louis Ernesto Echevarria of Riverhead died July 1 at the Veterans Administration hospital in Northport. He was 76 years old.
He was born Nov. 4, 1936, in New York City to Luis and Esther (Olivieri) Echevarria. He was a self-employed salesman.
Mr. Echevarria is survived by his companion, Carolyn Bauer of Riverhead; his daughter, Tracy Koerber of Pennsylvania; his brother, David, of upstate New York; two sisters, Gloria D’Angelo of Florida and Enid McCarthy of Seaford, N.Y.; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors Friday, July 5, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 6, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Hampton Bays, the Rev. Gerald Shelton Collins officiating.
Cremation arrangements are being handled by the funeral home.
Anthony T. Mondis of Riverhead died July 3 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson. He was 88 years old.
The family will receive visitors Sunday, July 7 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place Monday, July 8 at 10 a.m. at Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons in Southampton, Fr. Constantine Lazarakis officiating. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.
A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Riverhead News-Review.
Joseph H. Sawicki Sr., a lifelong resident of Southold, died July 6, 2013, at San Simeon by the Sound nursing home in Greenport. He was 84 years old.
He was born Nov. 8, 1928, at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport to Leon and Cecelia (Pendzick) Sawicki. He attended Southold High School and then served with the Southold Town Police Department for 30 years, starting as a police officer and rising through the ranks to detective sergeant and chief of department.
In the community, he was a 69-year member of the Southold Fire Department (Eagle Hook & Ladder Company) and an ex-chief and commissioner. He had also been a member of the Southold Town Zoning Board of Appeals.
Mr. Sawicki is survived by his wife, the former Constance (Connie) Raynor, whom he married Sept. 28, 1952, at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church; his children: Joseph Sawicki Jr. (Suffolk County comptroller and former NYS assemblyman), William H. Sawicki (lieutenant, Southold Town Police Department), both of Southold, and Lisa Reinking of Atlanta, Ga.; a sister, Helen Krupski of Cutchogue; and three grandchildren: Joseph Sawicki III, Jamie V. Sawicki and Ashley Sawicki. He was predeceased by siblings Edythe Kujawski and John, Walter and Frank Sawicki.
The family will receive friends Monday, July 8, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday. July 9, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, with Firematic services held July 8 at 7:30 p.m., followed by Southold Police Department services. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, July 10, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick R.C. Church, Father Thomas P. Murray officiating. Interment will follow at St. Patrick R.C. Cemetery.
Memorial donations to Southold Fire Department Rescue Squad or the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.
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Anthony S. Spartalis of Cutchogue died at home on Wednesday, July 3, 2013. He was 76 years old.
He was born in Brooklyn on March 6, 1937, to Anthony and Marie (Pantaleo) Spartalis.
Formerly of Seaford, Anthony had been an educator with the Sewanhaka School District.
Surviving are his wife, Elvira (née Hoeh) Spartalis; two children, Anthony S. Spartalis III of Cutchogue and Victoria Abrams of Southold; and three granddaughters, Emily, Abigail and Sara Abrams.
The family received friends Sunday, July 7, at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services were conducted by Father Peter Garry. The Rite of Committal was private.
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Roy Laine of Wading River died July 4. He was 100 years old.
He was born Feb. 8, 1913, to Edward and Selma (Wall) Laine and had lived in the Lewin Hills section of Wading River since 1960. In 1940 he married Mary Binger. They were married for 67 years until her death in 2007.
During World War II, Mr. Laine served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945, setting up post offices for servicemen and attained the rank of chief. Family members said while stationed in the Philippines he met General MacArthur.
Mr. Laine spent most of his life working and serving the Wading River community. He was employed as the Wading River postmaster from 1960 to 1973, after working for several U.S. post offices in Queens. He also served in the Wading River Fire Department, where he was president from 1964 to 1966.
He was a deacon at Wading River Congregational Church and distributed Bibles as a member of The Gideons International. Family members say he was known for singing hymns in a beautiful tenor voice, and credit his relation to Jenny Lind, the “Swedish Nightingale.”
Mr. Laine was godfather to several children, including Arlene Binger Baer, Walter Binger and Alan Johanson. Another godchild, Dawn Bascomb, predeceased him. He also was an uncle to many nieces and nephews.
The family received visitors July 7 at Alexander-Tuthill Funeral Home in Wading River. A funeral service was held July 8 at First Congregational Church in Wading River. Interment, with full U.S. Navy honors, followed at Wading River Cemetery.
Anthony T. Monidis of Riverhead died July 3 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson. He was 88 years old.
He was born Nov. 16, 1924, in New York, N.Y., to Stamtios and Anna (Polychronakis) Monidis. He served in the U.S. Army as a technician fourth grade from 1943 to 1946. Most recently he was the owner and operator of Tag Motors in Medford.
Predeceased by his wife, Bessie (née Nikolaon) in 2007, Mr. Monidis is survived by two daughters, Annette Broderick of Port Jefferson and Elena Listermann-Vierling of California; a sister, Mary Shanley of Ridge; and two grandchildren.
The family received visitors July 7 at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service was held July 8 at Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons in Southampton, Fr. Constantine Lazarakis officiating. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery.
After years of valiant effort, Joan Beletsis succumbed to cancer July 10 at Eastern Long Island Hospital. Joan was predeceased by her husband, Spiro, only three months earlier.
In her final days Joan took comfort in the knowledge that her Spiro would be there to welcome her into eternity. More than at peace, Joan is happy to be home, in Spiro’s loving embrace once again.
In life, Joan was an avid gardener and many of her most special moments were spent in the solitude of her garden, among the living things she helped to nurture. Here on earth, many of her most special moments were also spent with living beings she helped nurture as sister, wife, mother, an aunt, a grandmother, neighbor and friend.
While those of us left behind are, of course, saddened by Joan’s passing, we take comfort in the knowledge that she is beyond suffering and pain now and that she made it to her final rest in time to share her 62nd wedding anniversary on July 22 with her Spiro.
Final services for Joan Beletsis took place Saturday, July 13, in Greenport at Sts. Anargyroi, Taxiarchis & Gerasimos Greek Orthodox Church. On that day Joan’s life was celebrated by family and friends who will remember her forever.
Joan was defined by her love of family, friends, books, the culinary arts and her status as a Master Gardener. Joan so loved the wonders and tranquility of her seaside garden in Pebble Beach, East Marion, where she shepherded her plantings through each season’s beautiful transition. If she wasn’t in her garden, she could be found in the greenhouse reading or quickly solving the most challenging crossword puzzle in her daily New York Times. Born in Manhattan on Oct. 20, 1930, Joan received her Bachelor of Arts from Hunter College and a Master of Arts in Library Science from Queens College. She made her career as an acquisitions librarian at the New York Society Library in Manhattan.
Joan is survived by her children: her son John and his wife, Andrea; her daughter Cleo; her daughter Stamy and her, husband, Robert Coscia; and her son Spiro C. Joan leaves two granddaughters, Nicole and Jeanette; her sister Euterpe Kalantjakos of Athens, Greece; and many wonderful neighbors, friends and loving relatives.
Her family will be ever grateful to cousins Anthea, Danny, George, Joan and Nik and, most of all, to Bill, Steve, Ken, Paul, Christine, Anna and George — all honorary Beletsi. Additionally, the family is indebted to Maureen Ringold, Pastor Bob and all the other wonderful and caring professionals at Eastern Long Island Hospital, East End Hospice and PBMC visiting nurse service.
While Joan may have left this earth, she will be with all of us in spirit and we will see her in every flower that grows.
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Lifelong Riverhead resident Joseph S. Miller died July 15 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 66 years old.
He was born March 13, 1947, to John and Cecilia Miller of Riverhead. He was employed as a Coca-Cola plant operator and was a former member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Loyal Order of Moose. Family members say he enjoyed fishing and hunting.
Mr. Miller is survived by his daughter, Michelle Kehoe, of Huntington; a niece, Sharon Langhorne, of Riverhead; a nephew, John Hogan, of Calverton; and two grandchildren, Shannon and Declan. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Carol Hogan.
The family will receive visitors Thursday, July 18, from 9 to 11 a.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will be held at 11:15 a.m. at St. Isidore R.C. Church and interment will follow at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Cemetery, both in Riverhead.
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Former Wading River resident Peter Filmanski died July 8 in Glen Allen, Va. He was 71 years old.
He was born and raised in Wading River and graduated from Riverhead High School in 1959. He was a lifelong banker, starting at Franklin National Bank in Riverhead, and lived in New York and Florida before retiring to Virginia.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; his son, Tyson, and daughter-in-law, Beth; and two grandchildren, Q & A.
A graveside service will take place Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. at Wading River Cemetery.
Chester B. Misloski of Peconic died July 20 at the age of 89.
He was born in Peconic on Jan. 19, 1924, to Bruno and Anna (Hawrylyk) Misloski and attended local schools. A farmer with Case Farms for many years, he enjoyed gardening and tending to flowers.
He is survived by his sisters, Rose VanDuzer of Southold and Sophie Holland of Delaware, and nieces and nephews.
Mr. Misloski was buried earlier this week in the family plot at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue. Father Stan Wadowski officiated.
Funeral arrangements were handled by DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.
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John F. Kosloski of Mattituck died at his home on July 18, 2013. He was 98 years old.
He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., May 14, 1915, to Anthony and Stanislava (Boruszewicz) Kozlowski.
He married Stella Orlowski in Cutchogue in 1938.
Predeceased by his wife in 1983, he is survived by his children, Joan Olmsted of Mattituck and James Kosloski of Huntington; a brother, Joey Kozlowski of Center Moriches; a sister, Victoria Mulchay of Delaware; five grandchildren: James John Kosloski, Sheri Marie Cambareri, Steven Olmsted, Jill Marie Lettieri and Eric Olmsted; and nine great-grandchildren.
The family received friends July 21 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated July 22 at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, Father Stan Wadowski officiating. Interment was at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
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Former Riverhead resident Helen M. (Handibode) Schaw of Mastic Beach died July 14 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 90 years old.
Predeceased by her husband, William C., and a daughter, Patricia Pinney, Ms. Schaw is survived by her son, William, of Riverhead; her daughters Susan Dolan of East Quogue and Gail Koroleski of Riverhead; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was also predeceased by her brother, Francis Handibode.
The family received visitors July 16 at J. Ronald Scott Funeral Home in Hampton Bays. An afternoon prayer service was conducted that day at the Church of St. Rosalie in Hampton Bays, where funeral services took place July 17. Interment followed at Good Ground Cemetery in Hampton Bays.
William “Bill” Stanley Spellman Sr. of Riverhead died July 15. He was 81 years old.
He was born July 25, 1931, to Joseph and Hattie (Poole) Spellman in Weeksville, N.C. He worked on farms and in factories in North Carolina and Virginia before moving to the New York City area, where he worked for the Gun Hill Fence Company and at The Bronx Terminal Market. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a decorated wounded veteran, based on injuries he sustained.
He and his wife, Etta Margaret, were married Sept. 2, 1945, in the Bronx. They relocated to eastern Long Island, residing in Sag Harbor, Greenport, Bridgehampton and Riverhead. He worked as a supervising foreman at Riverhead Cement Block and ran his own landscaping business with his brother Erlie Briggs. Most recently he worked at Peconic Bay Medical Center as the supervising maintenance and custodial employee, retiring after 28 years.
Family members said faith was very important to Mr. Spellman. He was a member of Riverhead Church of Christ, where he served as chair of the transportation committee, helping members get to the church, and as educational department chair, mentoring children and developing Bible lessons for the entire congregation. His devotion and ambition led to him to begin a new church and, with the assistance of his brother Erlie, he founded Southampton Church of Christ. He later returned to the Riverhead Church of Christ to serve the community.
Mr. Spellman is survived by his wife of 59 years; eight children: William Jr., Joseph, Valerie, Brandon, Veleda, Vedette, Kevin Johnson and Elisa; three brothers, Aaron Hank Brown, Sonny Poole and Mr. Briggs; two sisters, Doretha Brown and Classie Kelly; 22 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many other relatives, friends and neighbors. He was predeceased by a daughter, Veronica; two sons, John and Ernest; a brother, Kurt; and four sisters, Mary, Delois, Fannie and Doris.
The family received visitors July 19 at Riverhead Church of Christ. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Seay Memorial Chapel in Riverhead.
Gladys V. Taggart of Southold died July 19, 2013, at the age of 95.
She was born Dec.14, 1917, in Indiana to Horace and Edna (Hubbard) Ratcliff. She married Vandivere M. Taggart in New York City in 1938. He predeceased her on Oct. 13, 1992.
Formerly of Florida and New Jersey, Ms. Taggart had lived on the North Fork for 81 years and will be remembered as a devoted housewife.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her son Van and two brothers, Melvin and James Ratcliff. She is survived by her children Thomas and Joyce, of Florida, and Steven, of Michigan; and 10 grandchildren: Vicky, Finessa, Graham, Dana, Jason, Joey, Lisa, Van, Ethan and Heather.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, July 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where services will be conducted Wednesday, July 24, at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Dr. Peter J. Kelley. Interment will follow at Cutchogue Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Southold.
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Kimberly Schuhmann of Jamesport died July 16 at the age of 45.
She was born May 10, 1968, at Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport, to Kenneth and Margaret (Bliss) Schuhmann.
A graduate of Dunellen (N.J.) High School, she was a chef at Jamesport Country Kitchen. Family members said she loved helping people and spending time with family and friends.
Predeceased by her mother, Ms. Schuhmann is survived by her father, her stepmother, Cheryl, and her brothers, Kenneth Jr. and Kevin, all of Riverhead.
The family received visitors July 18 at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. Cremation was private.
Memorial donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice Center in Port Jefferson.
Thomas A. Cervelli of Southold died suddenly July 24, 2013. He was 70 years old.
He was born in Rockville Centre February 2, 1943, to Michael and Louise Cervelli, and grew up in Farmingdale, graduating from Farmingdale High School in 1961. He married the former Nancy O’Day on October 14, 1978 in Hicksville.
Tom worked as a computer programmer before moving with his wife Nancy in 1990 to Bar Harbor, Maine where he owned and operated The Inn at Canoe Point for eleven years. As an innkeeper Tom made sure his guests had an unforgettable vacation and would return year after year.
In 2001, he relocated to the North Fork and loved his time playing golf and working part time at Islands End Golf Course. He was also a volunteer at Eastern Long Island Hospital and East End Hospice.
Tom is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Sandra Tupper, of New Jersey; brother, Michael Cervelli, of Pennsylvania; sister, Patricia Fischer, of Texas and grandsons, James and Brian Tupper of New Jersey.
He was also the cherished brother-in-law of Maureen and Eric Godin, Debbie Holbrook and Jay Greaney, Don and Toni O’Day, Trish and Fred Reimer and Dave and Patty O’Day; cherished son-in-law of Joan and Donald O’Day and the adored uncle of 18 nieces and nephews and 15 great-niece and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, July 28 from 3 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick R.C. Church, officiated by Father Peter Garry.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, New York 11978.
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