Virginia Theresa “Jean” Flood of Calverton died June 3. She was 88.
The family will receive visitors Thursday, June 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 12 at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.
A complete obituary will follow.
Jean M. Bradley, age 68, formerly of Jamesport, went home to be with the Lord June 2, 2015.
Jean worked as a school aide and a property manager for many years, but she especially loved being a homemaker to her husband and daughter.
She was a member of Bible Fellowship Church and enjoyed participating in Word of Life Clubs in New York. She touched the hearts of all those who knew her and she will be greatly missed.
Jean is survived by her loving husband of 49 years, Michael E. Bradley; her daughter, Jennifer L. Freeman and her husband, Ralph; four grandchildren, Linnea, Erika, Lauren and Joshua; her sister, Nancy Shaw and her husband Robert; three nephews; one niece; and a host of friends.
Services and burial are private.
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Robert P. Smith was born May 18, 1924, in Greenport. He died 91 years and one day later May 19, 2015, just 65 miles away in his daughter’s home in Middletown, R.I. He lived in Lexington, Mass. for close to 40 years.
Robert grew up hunting (“going gunnin’”) with his father Joseph, who was Greenport’s chief of police. He played football in both high school and college, and was a devoted New York Yankees fan, even during his four decades in Red Sox country. He was an avid reader.
He also lived in Hiram, Ohio, where he graduated from Hiram College, and in (or near) Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Boston and a few other cities, where he worked as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Robert had many colorful stories about his work with the Bureau, including many about keeping Soviet spies under surveillance in New York City during the Cold War. There is also this story: FBI associate director Mark Felt personally helped Robert transfer from
the New York to the Boston office in 1970. Years later, Mark Felt was revealed to be Watergate’s “Deep Throat.”
Robert also resided – though against his will – for eight-and-a-half months in the North 1 Compound of Stalag Luft 1, just outside of Barth, Germany, where he was an American POW until the Soviet army liberated his camp in May 1945. 2d Lieutenant Robert Smith was a bombardier with the 749th Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, and Eighth Air Force (based in Glatton, England). His plane, a B-17 nicknamed the Denver Bandit, was flying in tight formation over Magdeburg, Germany on Sept. 28, 1944, when it was hit by flak and went down. He and most of the crew survived by bailing out with parachutes, but one crew member fell to his death and another was shot after he landed on the ground.
Robert is predeceased by his his wife of 49 years, Eleanor E. (Regan) Smith, and his brothers Harry and Joseph. He is survived by his son, Geoffrey Smith of Lenexa, Kan. and his daughter Kristina High, both of whom loved and admired their father. He is also survived by his daughter-in-law, Marcia Smith; his son-in-law SFC (P) Kent High and his seven grandchildren, Harrison Smith, Connor Smith, Melanie Smith, Kathleen (John) Rairdin, Rebekah High, Katrina High, and Nathaniel Smith.
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Longtime South Jamesport resident Stephen Swiatocha died June 2 at Stony Brook University Medical Center. He was 65.
A graveside service will take place at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 6, at Sound Avenue Cemetery in Riverhead.
Memorial donations may be made to Jamesport Fire Department or Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
A complete obituary will follow.
Virginia Theresa “Jean” Flood ( née D’Elia), of Calverton and previously of Hicksville, died June 3, 2015, at the age of 88. Born in New York City Aug. 11, 1926, to Geraldine and Joseph D’Elia, she was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, James Harold Flood and her brother, Charles D’Elia.
She is survived by five children: James (Jane) Flood of Aquebogue, Charles (Linda)Flood of Hendersonville, Tenn., Robert (Janice) Flood of Flanders, Jean Marie (Stephen) Lemanczyk of Syracuse, N.Y. and Christopher (Lisa) Flood of Anthem, Ariz. Also surviving, 13 grandchildren, Patrick Flood, Katie Coates, Elizabeth Flood, Daniel Flood, Liam Flood, Mary Flood, Rebecca Pelham, Courtney Rose, Margaret Flood, Kevin Flood, Emily Dutton, Katie Lemanczyk, Ashlie Flood, and eight grand-grandchildren.
Jean graduated from Cathedral High School in New York City and made a career as both homemaker and as the manager of the school bookstore at Maria Regina Diocesan High School. She was active with Girl Scouts of America and Boy Scouts of America as a troop leader and a den mother.
Jean served as a member of Rosary Altar Society, and later in life, enjoyed being a part of the Homemakers Association. An avid reader and gardener, she also loved camping, playing cards, and fishing. A lifelong Democrat, Jean actively engaged in political conversations with family and friends.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m., Friday, June 12 at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.
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Mildred Germano of Riverhead died June 5 at her home after a long illness. She was 85.
She was born Jan. 6, 1930, in Queens to Madeline (Spero) and Charles Cono.
Ms. Germano worked as a clerk at L.I. Jewish Hospital.
Family members said she was very involved with the Sunken Ponds Community, where she was a member of the Red Hat Society and enjoyed playing cards and bocce with her neighbors and friends.
Predeceased by her husband Theodore, Ms. Germano is survived by her children, Thomas, of Ridge and Charles, of Mount Sinai; one grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
The family received visitors June 7 at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service was held June 8 at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Churchin Riverhead. Interment took place at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Queens.
Tina Louise Seymour Parrish of Riverhead died June 9 at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue. She was 51.
She was born Oct. 20, 1963, to Daisy E. (Shorter) and Lloyd Lewis Seymour in Riverhead. She attended Riverhead Central School District and later went back to school to earn her general education diploma (GED.) She married Jeff Parrish Sept. 7, 2002.
Ms. Parrish worked as an alcohol and drug counselor for Quannacut Rehabilitation Center. She had completed the New York State Practical Nursing Program and was planning to take the board examinations to become a certified licensed practical nurse before her health began to deteriorate.
She and her husband were involved with Word of Life Ministries in Center Moriches.
Family members said Ms. Parrish was well-known and well respected, always willing to help family and friends. She was also a comedian, known for her sayings. Family members said she loved fishing, crabbing, dancing, and singing.
Predeceased by her father; her sister Daisy Mae Liggon; and her grandparents; Ms. Parrish is survived by her son Jovan “Dinky” Davis; her mother, Daisy Seymour; her siblings, Frankie Seymore Sr.; Marianne Seymour Fitzgerald, David Seymour Sr.; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and many other family and friends.
A funeral service took place June 19 at Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverhead.
Arrangements were in the care of Seay Memorial Chapel.
Johnnie Reid of Riverhead died May 22 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead . He was 86.
He was born Nov. 5, 1928, in Riverhead to Thomas and Minnie Temple Reid.
Mr. Reid retired from Southampton College after working there for 25 years.
Predeceased by his first wife, Ruby Mae Felton Reid, and his second wife, Mary M. Reid; Mr. Reid is survived by his and Ruby Mae’s daughters, Kathy Reid, Earlean Trent, Ruby Reid, Rosella Lopez and Mary E. Reid, all of Riverhead; his stepdaughter, Queenie Blanchard of North Carolina; his brothers Otis and Thomas of North Carolina; his sister, Mary Frances Reid of Riverhead; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; and many other family and friends.
A funeral service took place at 10 a.m. at May 29 at Riverhead Church of Christ.
Arrangements were in the care of Seay Memorial Chapel in Riverhead.
Shirley M. Brown of Riverhead died July 1 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson. She was 74.
She was born Sept. 26, 1941, in Aurora N.C. to Mary (Moore) and Redmon Brown.
Ms. Brown worked as a custodian at Riverhead County Center.
Predeceased by her daughter, Cotamay; Ms. Brown is survived by her son, Dayshorn White of Riverhead; her daughters Melissa White of North Carolina, Patricia Joyner of Pennsylvania, Shevagene Perry of South Carolina; her brother, Charlie Brown of Southampton; her sisters, Emma Jennings of South Carolina, Marie Thomas of Amityiville, Rachel Freeman of Riverhead and Minerva Mitchnet of Florida and five grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors Saturday, July 4, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral home, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Riverhead Cemetery.
Annette Amato of Aquebogue died July 3 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 49.
She was born Aug. 22, 1965, in Brooklyn to Margaret Ann (Semler) and Thomas Amato.
Ms. Amato was self-employed as a housekeeper in Hampton Bays.
Predeceased by her parents, she is survived by her husband, Alexander Daniell; her daughter, Jennifer Burgess of Aquebogue; her sons, Devin O’Rourke of Flanders, Alexander Daniell Jr. of New York State and Seth Daniell of Aquebogue; her brothers, Thomas, of Flanders and Steven, of Bay Shore and her sisters, Maryann of Arizona, Linda Doherty of Flanders.
A memorial visitation will take place Saturday, July 11, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. Cremation was private.
Catherine Sucic of Southold died July 5. She was 86.
She was born Feb. 17, 1929, in Manhattan to John and Lucy (Santic) Fugosich.
A summer resident since 1967, Ms. Sucic moved to Southold permanently in 1994 from Astoria, where she was a communicant of Most Precious Blood R.C. Church.
Locally, Ms. Sucic was a member of Southold Senior Citizens, Greenport Homemakers and Eastern Long Island Hospital Opportunity Shop, where she volunteered every Saturday.
Predeceased by her husband, Nick, Oct. 19, 1990, she is survived by her children, Nicholas of Ridgewood, N.Y., Steve of Southold, MaryAnn Fiore of Flushing, N.Y. and Dorothy Freda of New Hyde Park; a brother: Nick Fugosich of Southold; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her brother, John Fugosich.
The family will receive visitors Thursday, July 9, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, July 10, at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.
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Eugene Raymond Romano
Eugene Raymond Romano died July 2, 2015, of congestive heart failure at his family home in Eastport, where he had been lovingly cared for by his daughter Yvonne. He was 95.
Mr. Romano was born Feb. 16, 1920, in the Village of Lakeview, in the Town of Hempstead, to Grace (Guineer) and Salvatore Romano. In 1927 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. His parents bought a cottage on Red Creek in Hampton Bays so he could be treated with fresh air and sunshine.
As a young man, his skill playing the drums led to an offer to tour with Artie Shaw’s Orchestra.
In 1942 he married Anita Wachtel, born in Washington Heights, N.Y. While he served in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1944 to 1946, he was stationed in the U.S. and his wife and two sons, Dennis and Eugene, Jr., lived on Red Creek. After his discharge, he worked as a machinist at Republic Aviation in Farmingdale.
During the 1950s, Mr. Romano built moderate-income homes in Flanders, Riverhead, and Westhampton Beach. Mrs. Romano acquired a real estate license to assist her husband in the sale of the homes.
In 1963, Mr. Romano, his wife, and six daughters moved to Beach Lane in Westhampton Beach. His two sons had entered the military.
He attended Suffolk Community College and became building inspector for the Village of Southampton in 1966. At retirement, Mr. Romano was building and fire inspector for the village.
Mr. Romano was an avid pilot, golfer, and a member of Southampton Golf Club. He wintered in Jensen Beach, Fla., and maintained a residence in Southampton for many years.
He is predeceased by his ex-wife, Anita; his partner of 25 years, Kathleen Pike of Southampton; and his son Eugene of Pennsylvania. Mr. Romano is survived by his son Dennis and six daughters, Linda, Nancy, Anita, Andrea, Catherine, and Yvonne; as well as 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren, all of whom appreciated his wonderful sense of humor.
A memorial Mass will take place Monday, July 13, at 10 a.m. at The Basilica Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary in Southampton. He will be interred at Calverton National Cemetery at a private service.
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Ruth B. Hodgdon of Riverhead died July 3 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson. She was 64.
She as born in Southampton to Robert and Majorie Hallock of East Quogue. She and her husband of 20 years, Howard, “Buzz” were longtime East Quogue residents before moving to Riverhead about 10 years ago.
In addition to her husband, Ms. Hodgdon is survived by her sisters-in-law and other friends and family.
Cremation was private. Services were in the care of J. Ronald Scott Funeral Home in Hampton Bays.
Christine Markowski Zambzryski of Riverhead died July 5 at her home. She was 62.
She was born June 1, 1953, in Oyster Bay to Lynn (Stasiukiewicz) and Adolph Markowski.
Ms. Zambzryski worked as a custodian for Riverhead High School.
Predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in 1994, Ms. Zambzryski is survived by her mother, Lynn Markowski of Riverhead; her brother, John J. Markowski of Maine; her sister, Sophia Ciclioni of New York City; her brother-in-law, Joseph Ciclioni; her nephew, Jacob Markowski; and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The family will receive visitors Wednesday, July 8, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 9, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.
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Henry Halama
Henry Halama, born in 1929 in Czechoslovakia, passed away June 20, 2015 at the age of 86. He loved Long Island and lived there most of his adult life including Shoreham, Shelter Island and Amagansett.
As a child he dreamed of becoming a poet, however his fight against communism forced him to escape from his beloved country in 1948. He traveled with his dear friend Milan Ondrich through Germany, Sweden and eventually to Canada. In 1958, he was invited to Brookhaven National Laboratory, where he worked for the next 34 years. He published many scientific papers and was known internationally for his research on high energy physics.
After his retirement he began painting landscapes in pastels and oils. He captured many of his favorite places on the canvas, including mountains he had hiked and waters he had paddled. In addition to writing poetry and birding he began to lead trips in his newer hobbies of butterflies and mushrooms. He moved to Woodstock, N.Y. in 2004 to be close to one of his passions: skiing. He spent as much time as possible on the slopes, never discouraged by poor conditions, just thrilled to absorb the wind in his hair and Mother Nature all around.
In 2013 he published a compilation of his poetry since ’65, entitled “Henry Halama Poems”
It includes this later poem:
END GAME
Slowly, as the twilight creeps in,
time is trying hard to take away from me
my pleasures one by one.
So far it seems, as if some invisible force,
some inner strength perhaps
is slowing his progress.
Autumn like other seasons has his charms
as Keats so well expressed
in “mists and mellow fruitfulness”.
Deep in my soul I hear a voice:
‘Let falling leaves be messengers of hope
not of despair. Let muted golds and singing reds
give a new meaning to your days!’
I think of unchanged starry nights,
their velvet darkness, the endless loves
they generously gave, when I was young.
Yes, a few coveted pleasures pass me by,
but many more remain to lure a smile
on a cloudy morning’s frowning face.
Yes, Life is good and may be better still.
He is survived by his loving partner, Jane Schmitz; his daughter Caroline Ford and her husband Roger Ford; his son, Henry Halama and partner, Patty Malloy; his daughter Vlasta Benedict and her husband Marc Benedict; his grandchildren Matthew Ford, Nalo and Corrina Benedict and his great-grandchildren, Brayden and Brice Ford.
Henry was a passionate man with infinite energy. Jane and Henry pursued their interest in classical music, attending many concerts at Bard and Maverick, the Met Operas Live at Time & Space Limited (TSL) and choral concerts. He particularly enjoyed “Doug Fox’s Opera Night” on WMNR and phoned in his reaction each week.
Henry was fascinated by cosmology, spending hours looking up at the stars. His love for the cosmos became an inspiration for research, his poetry and his painting.
Henry hiked all the Adirondack peaks with his daughter Caroline to become a 46er at the age of 62. He went on to become a member of the 3500 club. He loved the snow and Hunter Mountain and taught all his kids to ski. To know him was to know speed.
Henry was happiest outdoors with binoculars around his neck. Whether in a canoe, on a mountaintop, in a tent, in the woods, in a meadow or sitting beneath the stars in front of a fire, immersed in nature was where he loved to be. No matter what conditions life had to offer, there was always a patch of blue sky for Henry.
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Sister Alice Marie Carey
Late in the evening of June 30, 2015, Sister Alice Marie Carey went peacefully home to our loving God. Sister was 75 years old and had dedicated 55 years to Dominican religious life.
The daughter of James Edward and Alice Carey, Charlotte was born Sept. 20, 1939, in Greenport. When she was a very young child her birth father died. Her mother later married Edward Santry Carey, whom Charlotte came to know and love dearly as her own father. The family lived within the parish of St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead, where she met the Dominican Sisters of Amityville. She entered the congregation Sept. 6, 1959, receiving the habit and her religious name, Sister Alice Marie, on Aug. 5, 1960. For most of her religious life her ministry was in elementary education.
Sister Alice taught in the parish schools of St. Martin of Tours in Amityville; Fourteen Holy Martyrs in Brooklyn; St. Ignatius in Hicksville; Little Flower in Montauk; St. Joseph in Kings Park; Corpus Christi in Woodside; Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Lindenhurst; and St. Hugh of Lincoln in Huntington Station. From 1992 to 2003 Alice taught in Trinity Regional School in East Northport. In her teaching, Alice demonstrated a love of the children, fine teaching skills, patience and a quick and delightful sense of humor. From 2003 to 2004 she ministered at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset with her friend of many years, Sister Rosemary Hickey.
In 2006 Alice answered the call of the congregation to run the Secretariat in Amityville, the office which involves ordering materials and responds to the duplicating needs of the congregation. Sister Alice regarded this position as one of service and was unfailingly kind and polite, often in the midst of several duplicating jobs with the same deadline. She always appreciated the help she received from the many generous retired Sisters, who faithfully assisted her whenever needed.
Alice had a great love of nature, especially flowers and plants. Each spring she would plant flowers around her convents when possible. The Motherhouse grounds offered her a perfect place to plant many flowers, which added to the beauty of the landscape. Some still flowered this spring. Often, when Sisters were going on retreat or vacation they would leave their plants in Alice’s care. When they returned it was not unusual for the Sisters to find the plants looking even better than when they left.
The Sisters who have lived with Sister Alice throughout her religious life have expressed that she was a gift to community life. Alice was honest and expressed her opinion fearlessly while still charitable in her manner. She was available to help in any way she could, prayerful, compassionate and interested in the well-being of each Sister, and used her quick, wry wit kindly, able to tease another without hurting feelings. Sisters from the local community with whom she lived at Christ the King Convent in Commack describe her as a wonderful community member and a real unifier of disparate opinions. When Alice received her terminal diagnosis just a few months ago, she accepted whatever medical science could offer but was completely honest about the most likely outcome and began to prepare for God’s call to her eternal home. She will be missed by the Sisters at Christ the King, her many friends in her convent and in the congregation.
Sister Alice will be missed also by her loving family: Bill and Pat Carey; Eileen and Ken Demchak; Susan Carey and her life’s companion, Donna Canzoneri; and her many loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Ed, and sister Barbara Maiorana.
A wake took place July 6 at St. Albert’s Chapel at Queen of the Rosary Motherhouse in Amityville. Following a prayer service in the chapel, a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 7. Interment took place at the Sisters of Saint Dominic Cemetery in Amityville.
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Funeral services were held July 11 for former Riverhead resident William Lowe Hennenlotter of Palm Coast, Fla., who passed away July 3 at age 75.
Fondly known as “Mr. Bill,” he was born in Hempstead to William Lowe and Mary Elizabeth Hennenlotter and grew up in Oceanside, where his family operated Hennenlotter’s General Store. Bill attended Oceanside High School until his junior year and graduated third in his class from Webster-Tufts High School in Lake Worth, Fla.
Bill then joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany with the 8th Signal Battalion as an Army specialist reconnaissance photographer. Upon his honorable discharge, he worked for John A. and Samuel T. Wood Bulkheading and Dredging for a few years before returning to Long Island and the Dorothy P. Flint Nassau County 4H Camp in Riverhead, the camp of his youth. He worked at the camp as a counselor, caretaker, helper and ultimately as camp ranger for 32 years, retiring in 1997. While living and working at the 4H Camp, he met his wife, Judy. They wed in 1969 and remained married for 45 years.
Bill enjoyed giving back to the community. He belonged to numerous fraternal organizations including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. He volunteered a lot of his time and advanced to the position of grand chaplain of New York State Grand Lodge of I.O.O.F.
After he retired, he and Judy moved to Palm Coast, where he was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. He was a charter member of Palm Coast Moose, of which he later became governor, and was also a member in good standing of the Elks and commander of American Legion Post 115 for 10 years.
William, a loving husband and father, is survived by his wife, Judy; daughters Kathryn and Debora; son, William Lowe Hennenlotter III; and six grandchildren. He was predeceased by his sister, Roberta Johnson, and brother, Richard Hennenlotter.
A memorial service will be held at Calverton National Cemetery at a later date.
Donations in William’s name may be made to American Legion Post 115, Palm Coast, FL 32137.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Clymer Funeral Home and Cremations of Palm Coast.
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Michael Ross Warner of Aquebogue passed away suddenly July 9, 2015, at age 44.
Born in Brooklyn, Michael grew up in Brookhaven and graduated from Bellport High School in 1990. He resided in Aquebogue for the past nine years. He was the beloved son of Mona and Scott Warner; brother of Jarett L. Warner; and a loving uncle.
Michael was a valued employee of Riverhead Toyota and previously worked for CVS Pharmacy after attending SUNY/Farmingdale.
Services took place July 12. Burial took place at New Montefiore Cemetery in Farmingdale.
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Frank S. Kull Jr. of Peconic died July 13 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 77.
He was born Jan. 23, 1938, in Greenport to Mary (Lenceski) and Frank Kull Sr. He married Florence (née Troyan) July 1, 1962, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead.
Mr. Kull served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958. He worked as a farmer for Northville Industries and also as a truck driver for Jay Guild.
Family members said he enjoyed going to casinos, clamming and farming.
Mr. Kull is survived by his wife, Florence, of Peconic; his children, Barbara (Fred) Hansen, Frank III (Rachele) and Laurie (Paul) Wulforst; his grandchildren, Frederick, Sabrina, Antonio and Tessa; three step-grandchildren, Erik, Susan and Johanna; and four step-great-grandchildren, Kyle, Olivia, Lilah and Ella. He was predeceased by his brother, Robert.
The family will receive visitors Wednesday, July 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 16, at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Southold Fire Department Rescue Squad.
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Longtime Riverhead resident Elvane Langhorne of died July 5 at Southampton Hospital. She was 60.
She was born May 5, 1955, to Melvin and Mattie Langhorne in Riverhead and attended Riverhead schools.
Ms. Langhorne worked at Walmart for 15 years as a customer service representative. Family members said she enjoyed her job and was “well-liked by her coworkers.” She also loved playing bingo.
Predeceased by her parents, her daughter, Lolita and her brother, John, Ms. Langhorne is survived by her daughter, Sandee Elaine Epps, also known as Sharonda Langhorne, of Gastonia, N.C.; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; her siblings Dorothy Langhorne, Ellen Sanders-Coles, Rita Ross and Richard Langhorne, all of Riverhead; 10 nieces; 5 nephews and may other relatives and friends.
The family will receive visitors Saturday, July 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverhead, where a service will take place at 11 a.m. Cremation will be private.
