John J. Loetscher Jr. of Hampton Bays died July 9. He was 80.

The family received visitors July 12 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Riverhead. Interment took place July 13 at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the American Legion.

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

This is a paid notice.

Jane Paris Sweeney (née Tyroler), 81, died at home on July 12, 2015, after a long battle with a rare degenerative neurological disorder.

Jane was a 65-year spring, summer and fall resident of Cutchogue and an avid sailor and swimmer, learning to sail in 1952 at Old Cove Yacht Club in New Suffolk. Born to Felix Tyroler and Eleanor (Parisi) Tyroler in 1934, Jane graduated from Bronxville High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts in music from Cornell University in 1955, and pursued graduate studies at Manhattanville College and SUNY/Purchase.

A piano prodigy from the age of 5, Jane was a much-beloved piano teacher. She was the accompanist and choreographer for Blind Brook High School choirs and musical productions for many years. Jane was a lifelong student of tap, ballet and musical theater, and co-founded and acted with Rye Town Community Theater.

Jane was known as a stellar hostess at her waterfront home, which was always filled with song and dance. For many years she played and performed at the General Wayne Inn in Southold and other local venues, parties, and events. She was a lifelong member of the North Fork Community Theatre in Mattituck.

Jane was cofounder of the Rye Town Conservation Society and worked to protect Blind Brook and the nature conservancy wetlands of Rye and Long Island Sound. She was a lifelong member of North Fork Environmental Council. All who visited her Broadwaters Cove home learned to love the wetlands, creeks, fiddler crabs, horseshoe crabs, oysters, clams, scallops, whelks, mud snails, herons, egrets, and all wildlife.

Preceded in death by her husband, George Fenton Sweeney, in 2001, Jane is survived by her children, Michele Cusack of Novato, Calif., Heather Cusack and her husband, Kim Tetrault of New Suffolk, Patrick Sweeney and his wife, Muffie Dunn, of Greenwich, Conn.; her longtime companion, Frederick Green; and grandchildren Michael Cusack, Max Tetrault and Desmond Tetrault of New Suffolk and New York, Patrick Pollak, Brooke Sweeney, Caroline Sweeney, Fin Sweeney and Nathaniel Hamovitz.

Memorial donations may be made to the North Fork Community Theatre or East End Hospice.

Arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

This is a paid notice.

John P. “Jack” Dewar of Southold died at his home July 18, 2015. He was 68. 

He was born in Queens, June 21, 1947, to John and Julia (Cashner) Dewar. Raised in Massapequa, he was a graduate of Massapequa High School, where he excelled in sports.

On April 1, 1982, he married Carolyn M. Zukas in Southold. Jack had worked for many years at Plum Island Animal Disease Center and later at Calverton National Cemetery. During the evenings, he worked at King Kullen in Cutchogue.

Jack enjoyed fishing and Sudoku puzzles.

Predeceased by his wife on Jan. 29, 2014, he is survived by his stepchildren, Michael (Lynn) Eckhardt and Michelle Eckhardt. both of Southold, and Melissa (Tim) McGowan of Mattituck; his siblings, Jean Kane of Virginia, Carole Powell of Florida and Jim Dewar of upstate New York; six grandchildren, Shannon Chute, Jeremy Eckhardt, Kaela and Collin McGowan and Nicholas and Justin Eckhardt; and a great-granddaughter, Ariana Chute.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, July 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold. Interment, with U.S. Air Force honors will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, P.O. Box 78960, Phoenix, AZ 85062-8960, would be appreciated.

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Former longtime Riverhead resident Andrew J. Kirsch of East Marion died July 13. He was 98.

He was born Jan. 8, 1917, in Carrolltown, Pa., to Elizabeth (Pack) and Isadore Kirsch. He married Albina April 8, 1950.

Mr. Kirsch served for four years in the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of lieutenant. He received a Bronze Star for his service.

He earned a Masters of Education at Penn State University and taught for 40 years at Riverhead High School.

Mr. Kirsch was a member and Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary Club of Greenport and volunteered for Literary Volunteers of America and The Salvation Army.

Family members said he enjoyed gardening, boating, skiing, scuba diving, church activities, reading, and loved spending time with his family.

He was predeceased by his wife in 2008; six brothers, Clete, Shawn, Hik, Alvin, Urban and Norbert; and one sister, Marcella.
Mr. Kirsch is survived by his daughters, Paula Albin, Karen (Leo) Lucas, Deborah (Peter) Kolbornsen; six grandchildren, Eric (Jayne), Lisa (Mark), Kerri, Brenden, Kate and Andrew; six great-grandchildren, Daniel (Marie), Brooke (Tony), Erica, Lydia, Jonathan and Felicity; three great-great-grandchildren, Landen, Kaylin and Kaleb; and many nieces and nephews in New York and Pennsylvania.

The family received visitors July 16 at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A funeral Mass took place July 17 at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport. Burial was at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Rotary Club of Greenport, P.O. Box 204, Greenport, NY 11944.

This is a paid notice. 

Robert W. Tartaglia of Riverhead died July 15 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.
He was born in Brooklyn to Mildred (Savio) and Salvatore Tartaglia.

Mr. Tartaglia served in the U.S. Army. Family members said he loved gardening, landscaping and drawing.

Predeceased by hi father in 1966 and his mother in 2006, Mr. Tartaglia is survived by his sisters, Ellen Quinlan of Summerville, S.C., Bunny Swiatocha of Riverhead and Sandy, of Marshall, Mich.; five nieces and nephews and five great-nieces and great-nephews.

The family received visitors July 20 at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home, where a funeral service also took place. Interment took place at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 5028, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5028.

Alan P. Tyler of Calverton, formerly of Centereach, died July 16 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 79.

He was born Oct. 17, 1935, in Manhattan to August and Lida Tyler. He married Lyn (née Strumpfler) May 11, 1957, in Westbury.

Mr. Tyler served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958 and worked as a flight engineer for Grumman Aerospace.

Family members said he enjoyed woodworking, reading, cooking and photography.

Mr. Tyler is survived by his wife and his daughter, Kelley Smith of Whitestone. He was predeceased by his brother, Bruce.

The family received visitors July 19 at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead, where a funeral service took place. Interment was July 21 at Calverton National Cemetery.

Doyt C. Grasse of Swoyersville, Pa., passed away June 15, 2015, at Celtic Hospice in Wilkes Barre, Pa. 
Born in Flushing, N.Y., he was the son of the late Doyt L. and Blanche Korb Grasse.

Doyt was a self-employed artist and painter his entire life. He graduated from Williamsport Institute of Art in 1965 and briefly settled back in his native Queens, N.Y. An accident caused his right hand to be crippled, forcing him to learn to write and paint with his left hand. Highlights of his early career included custom hand lettering the names of professional sports figures on their lockers for teams like the New York Mets and New York Jets. Doyt spoke of a brief encounter once with a young quarterback, whose eyes he felt on him as he finalized the last name “Namath.” He was also responsible for many banner advertisements that would hang in the perimeter walls of ballpark stadiums.

Doyt and his family settled down in Riverhead in 1969. He worked with a number of local sign companies before opening his own with a partner in Selden. Ten years later, the partnership dissolved and a little building on Railroad Avenue, across the street from the train station, became his next venture. For more than a decade, local businesses and business owners would see some of the most creative artwork to come from Doyt. In addition, he specialized in portraits, pinstriping and airbrushing on motorcycles, race cars and yachts. Much of his work can still be seen today in various local establishments and on some of those vehicles.

Semi-retirement in the mid-1990s saw Doyt heading to eastern Pennsylvania. Here he would spend the rest of his life being active in his local community doing paintings for friends and neighbors.

Doyt considered the most difficult and important accomplishment in his life to be simultaneously giving up smoking and drinking 20 years ago after a serious medical emergency. As a result, he spent an amazing amount of time painting life-size murals at local establishments that hosted A.A. Meetings with the desire to prompt inspiration. Community buildings, firehouses and libraries in the Swoyersville and Kingston area of Pennsylvania are just a few of the many places he donated his time and talent to.

Surviving are his sons, William Grasse and his wife, Suzanne, of Tyler Hill, Pa., Erik Grasse and his wife, Renee, of Georgetown, Texas, Odin Grasse and his wife, Bridget, of Florence, Ky., Doyt Grasse Jr.and his fiancée, Erin, of Alstead N.H.; nine grandchildren; his brother, Phillip Grasse and two nieces of Brooksville, Fla.; and his sister, Sally Gosman of Hankins, N.Y.

Online condolences may be made at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com

Longtime Riverhead resident Cookie M. Goetz died July 17 at Southampton Hospital. She was 68. 

Ms. Goetz was born Jan 2., 1947. She was on a bowling league at Wildwood Bowling Alley in Wading River and member of the United States Bowling Congress.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas Sr.; her sons, Thomas Jr. of Franklin Square and Joseph of Riverhead; her borhter, Jerry Ofrancia of Oahu, Hawaii; her sisters, Joyce Sojot of Las Vegas, Nev. and Jules Weier of Maui, Hawaii and six grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, July 21, and Wednesday, July 22, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. Cremation and interment will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to ASPCA (aspca.org) or North Fork Animal Welfare League (nfawl.org).

Marie Frances Ferrari of Shelter Island passed away peacefully at her home on July 14, 2015, at the age of 70.

Marie was born in New York City Oct. 3, 1944, to Joseph and Clara Galli. She graduated from The Mary Louis Academy and Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing. Marie worked as a registered nurse for over 20 years, most recently at the Norwegian Christian Home.

Marie was a beloved wife to her husband, Larry, who she met at a school dance in 1961. They seemed to have loved each other forever and were looking forward to celebrating their 50th anniversary next month. For Marie, family always came first and she was a loving mother who was extremely proud of her children, their families, and their accomplishments. She adored her grandchildren and always made sure to have a special something for them whenever they visited.

Marie was an avid yard-saler who definitely believed that the early bird got the worm. When not hunting for treasures, she loved spending sunny days with family and friends on the beaches of Shelter Island. A consummate host, Marie enjoyed family gatherings and the rousing games of Skit-Scat that followed. She was funny and quick-witted, and could leave a room in stitches.

Whether it was your favorite meal or treat, or the perfect present, Marie loved to delight family and friends in a uniquely personal way. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Marie is survived by her husband, Lawrence Ferrari; her son, Adam Ferrari and his wife, Michele; her daughter, Alison Thaxter and her husband,Trevor; her son, Jonathan Ferrari and his husband Joe Datema; and her grandchildren, Jack, Louisa, Liam, Miles, and Maeve.

The family will receive visitors Saturday, July 25, from 3 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan-Shelter Island Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to: Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation, P.O. Box 547
Shelter Island, NY 11964.

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Marie Frances Ferrari of Shelter Island passed away peacefully at her home on July 14, 2015, at the age of 70.

Marie was born in New York City Oct. 3, 1944, to Joseph and Clara Galli. She graduated from The Mary Louis Academy and Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing. Marie worked as a registered nurse for over 20 years, most recently at the Norwegian Christian Home.

Marie was a beloved wife to her husband, Larry, who she met at a school dance in 1961. They seemed to have loved each other forever and were looking forward to celebrating their 50th anniversary next month. For Marie, family always came first and she was a loving mother who was extremely proud of her children, their families, and their accomplishments. She adored her grandchildren and always made sure to have a special something for them whenever they visited.

Marie was an avid yard-saler who definitely believed that the early bird got the worm. When not hunting for treasures, she loved spending sunny days with family and friends on the beaches of Shelter Island. A consummate host, Marie enjoyed family gatherings and the rousing games of Skit-Scat that followed. She was funny and quick-witted, and could leave a room in stitches.

Whether it was your favorite meal or treat, or the perfect present, Marie loved to delight family and friends in a uniquely personal way. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Marie is survived by her husband, Lawrence Ferrari; her son, Adam Ferrari and his wife, Michele; her daughter, Alison Thaxter and her husband,Trevor; her son, Jonathan Ferrari and his husband Joe Datema; and her grandchildren, Jack, Louisa, Liam, Miles, and Maeve.

The family will receive visitors Saturday, July 25, from 3 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan-Shelter Island Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to: Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation, P.O. Box 547
Shelter Island, NY 11964.

This is a paid notice. 

Christopher D. Young of Calverton died July 18 in New York City. He was 62. 

He was born Nov. 18, 1952, in New York to Lois (Wells) and Lester Young.

Mr. Young’s wife, Ann (née Michelback), said that one his greatest passions was racing cars. He began racing Figure Eights at Riverhead Raceway when he was 16, but had owned a race car since he was 15. He later raced at Islip Speedway and moved on to racing NASCAR modifieds, frequently racing in Riverhead. At the time of his death, Mr. Young was fourth in all-time wins at Riverhead Raceway, where he was also figure-eight champion in 1976 and 1977. During this time, he helped many young racers, including his son, Christopher.

Mr. Young worked for many years as a mechanic for Riverhead Building Supply and was the owner/operator for Bronson Speedway in Archer Fla.

Predeceased by his parents, Mr. Young is survived by his wife, his son; and his daughter, Leah.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, July 22, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 23, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead, officiated by Father Larry Duncklee.

Memorial donations may be made to New York Organ Donor Network, Live On New York, 460 West 34th St., 15th Floor, New York, NY 10001.

John J. Loetscher Jr. of Hampton Bays died July 9. He was 80.

The family received visitors July 12 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Riverhead. Interment took place July 13 at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the American Legion.

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

This is a paid notice.

Columbus “Lump” Redden of Aquebogue died July 17 at Stony Brook University Medical Center. He was 90.

Mr. Redden was born Jan. 6, 1925, in Soperton, Georgia He moved to Aquebogue after serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. During his time of service, he received recognition for his involvement in the liberation of concentration camps, as well as the American Theater Service Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze service star, the Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.

For many years, Mr. Redden worked at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue. His sister-in-law, Sylvia Stovall, said “Lump,” as he was affectionately known, was hardworking, an avid New York Mets fan and loved fishing, caring for his garden and his chickens and helping friends and family members.

Mr. Redden is survived by his partner and companion, Alease Grigg; his son, Carl Washington of Fort White, Fla.; his stepsons, Malcom Griggg of Riverhead, George and David Grigg, both of Coram, Kevin Grigg of Port Jefferson and Charles Grigg of Fort Washington, Md.; his stepdaughters, Karen Grigg of Coram and Susan Grigg of Patchogue; 16 step-granchildren; 10 step-great-grandchildren; his sisters and brothers-in-law and many other friends and relatives. He was predeceased by his stepson Michael Grigg June 8, 2009.

The family will receive visitors Saturday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead, where a funeral service will take place at noon. Interment with U.S. Army military honors will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.

“I’m here to win races. I don’t care or follow the points.”

That was the motto of Calverton’s Chris Young, one of Riverhead Raceway’s all-time greats who died at the age of 62 Saturday after undergoing double knee surgery a few days prior. And that attitude — competitive, down-to-earth, industrious — is something that will always resonate with longtime announcer Bob Finan.

“I’ve had the privilege of knowing Chris for almost 40 years back from the Islip Speedway days,” Mr. Finan said. “In life and in racing, he was a hardworking, old-school kind of guy.”

At the time of his death, Mr. Young was fourth on the all-time win list for NASCAR Modified races at Riverhead with 33, according to Mr. Finan. He sits behind Charlie Jarzombek, who has 63 wins; Jim Malone Sr., who has 50 wins; and still-active Tom Rogers Jr., who has 34 wins.

In 2010, Mr. Young reached third place on that list, but just two months ago, Mr. Rogers leapfrogged him with a pair of victories.

In addition to NASCAR Modified races, Mr. Young had success in the figure-eight category. He notched his first win in 1971, and he was the Riverhead champion in 1976 and 1977. Altogether, won seven figure-eight features between 1971 and 1977.

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According to a report in the Long Island Traveler-Watchman from June 1976, Mr. Young won three of his first five starts at the track.

After that period, Mr. Young decided to start racing at the Islip Speedway. He returned to the Riverhead Raceway in 1984 when the Islip track closed.

“He loved to race,” said Edgar Goodale, Mr. Young’s cousin. “He was the ultimate competitor.”

Mr. Goodale owns Riverhead Building Supply, where Mr. Young was the head mechanic, but their relationship extends much deeper than coworkers and cousins.

“He was always the teacher,” Mr. Goodale said. “He was a childhood friend right up to the very end. He was not only a family member, but I considered him a friend.”

And when other racers began purchasing high-end trailers and sophisticated equipment in the 1980s, Mr. Young built his own racecar hauler, which to Mr. Finan is evidence that he put hard work over flashiness.

“Instead of spending money, he’d build things,” Mr. Finan said.

Though Mr. Young never officially retired — Mr. Finan was convinced he would soon return to racing — he stopped to help his son, Christopher, win the 2011 Legend Race Car title.

“Off the racetrack, he’d help anybody at any time,” Mr. Goodale said.

His son currently studies at Purdue University, while his daughter Leah — who is “her dad and brother’s number one fan,” Mr. Finan said — is in grade school.

Mr. Young was loved and respected by many of his fellow racers, too.

“I’m devastated,” a distraught John Fortin Sr. told Mr. Finan after Saturday’s race. “Boy, was I trying to win the race for Chris.”

Not satisfied with simply participating in races, Mr. Young and his wife, Ann, wanted to extend that opportunity to others through Bronson Speedway in northern Florida, a track the couple purchased in 2011.

“Mr. Young was a racer himself and a vital part of the dynamics of Bronson Speedway,” a statement on the track’s website reads. “We will miss you.”

Photo caption: Chris Young, pictured, was fourth on Riverhead’s all-time NASCAR Modified wins list. (Photo courtesy of Bob Finan)

Jane Paris Sweeney

Jane Paris Sweeney (née Tyroler), 81, died at home on July 12, 2015, after a long battle with a rare degenerative neurological disorder. 

Jane was a 65-year spring, summer and fall resident of Cutchogue and an avid sailor and swimmer, learning to sail in 1952 at Old Cove Yacht Club in New Suffolk. Born to Felix Tyroler and Eleanor (Parisi) Tyroler in 1934, Jane graduated from Bronxville High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts in music from Cornell University in 1955, and pursued graduate studies at Manhattanville College and SUNY/Purchase.

A piano prodigy from the age of 5, Jane was a much-beloved piano teacher. She was the accompanist and choreographer for Blind Brook High School choirs and musical productions for many years. Jane was a lifelong student of tap, ballet and musical theater, and co-founded and acted with Rye Town Community Theater.

Jane was known as a stellar hostess at her waterfront home, which was always filled with song and dance. For many years she played and performed at the General Wayne Inn in Southold and other local venues, parties, and events. She was a lifelong member of the North Fork Community Theatre in Mattituck.

Jane was cofounder of the Rye Town Conservation Society and worked to protect Blind Brook and the nature conservancy wetlands of Rye and Long Island Sound. She was a lifelong member of North Fork Environmental Council. All who visited her Broadwaters Cove home learned to love the wetlands, creeks, fiddler crabs, horseshoe crabs, oysters, clams, scallops, whelks, mud snails, herons, egrets, and all wildlife.

Preceded in death by her husband, George Fenton Sweeney, in 2001, Jane is survived by her children, Michele Cusack of Novato, Calif., Heather Cusack-Tetrault of New Suffolk, Patrick Sweeney and his wife, Muffie Dunn, of Greenwich, Conn.; her longtime companion, Frederick Green; and grandchildren Michael Cusack, Max Tetrault and Desmond Tetrault of New Suffolk and New York, Patrick Pollak, Brooke Sweeney, Caroline Sweeney, Fin Sweeney and Nathaniel Hamovitz.

Memorial donations may be made to the North Fork Community Theatre or East End Hospice.

Arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

This is a paid notice.

Former Southold resident Helen Gagen Lee of West Palm Beach, Fla. died July 20, 2015, in Florida. She was 93.

She was born July 28, 1921, in Illinois to Paul and Gertrude (Eller) Hubert and raised in Greensboro, N.C.

In 1945, she married Arthur Gagen and together they made their home in Southold, where she was a member of St. Patrick R.C. Church and served as a Eucharistic minister. She was also a member of the Rosary Altar Society.

Sixteen years ago, she moved to Florida.

Helen was a housewife, mother and active grandmother. Family members said she will be remembered by many friends and family for her strong faith in God and her warm smile.

Predeceased by husbands Arthur Gagen and Jack Lee, she is survived by her children, Mary Gagen of Toledo, Ohio, Mark (Denise) Gagen of Southold and Paul (Cathy) Gagen of Califon, N.J.; her brother, Tom Hubert of Georgia and her sister, Ada Wilkins of Florida; seven grandchildren: Sheila, Christine, Sean, Matthew and Sara Gagen and Michelle Neale and Kerry McNally and two great-grandchildren.

The family received visitors July 24 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on July 25 at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold by Father Peter Garry. Interment took place at the church Cemetery.

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Frank J. Midulla of Southold died at his home, surrounded by his family, July 24, 2015. He was 81. 

Born Sept. 20, 1933, in Tampa, Fla. to Peter and Theresa (Pitisci) Midulla, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from Brooklyn College.

He created two successful businesses: Clinical Sciences and Sabra Dental Products from which he retired fourteen years ago.

A former resident of Hauppauge, he has lived in Southold since 1963. He became a permanent resident in 2001.

He is survived by his wife Theresa, whom he married Nov.29, 1958, in Corona, N.Y.; his three children, Elaine Midulla of Bayside, N.Y., Peter Midulla, M.D. (Martine) of Manhattan and Dean Midulla (Allison) of Manorville; a brother: Richard Midulla of Tampa, Fla. and five grandchildren, Danielle, Michael, Colette, Aidan and Sarah.

The family received visitors July 26 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Funeral services were held July 27 at the funeral home. Interment took place at St. Patrick R.C. Cemetery in Southold.

Memorial donations to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society would be appreciated.

This is a paid notice. 

Tristin Krueger of Calverton died of cancer July 27 at his home. He was 18. 

Tristin is survived by his parents, Raven and Lee Krueger; his brothers, Kyle, Brayden and Deren; his sister, Caraline and many other family members.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, July 30, from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 31, at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Riverhead. Burial will take place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Center Moriches.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice or Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Eleanor Maher of Riverhead died July 24 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 89. 

She was born April 26, 1926, in Newark, N.J. to Hermand and Bertha Stone.

Family members said Ms. Maher was a homemaker who loved watching game shows and doing crossword puzzles.

Predeceased by her husband, Joseph and her son, Kevin; Ms. Maher is survived by her daughters, Diane Murdough and Donna Bambrick, both of Riverhead; her sister, Barbara Bereis of Smithtown; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and one great-great-granchild.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, July 28, from 4 to 7 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or the ASPCA.

Pauline Quarty Luter of Southold died July 19, 2015, at Stony Brook University Hospital. She was 83. 

She was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Greenport to Charles and Lillian Quarty.

She worked as a seamstress at Wm. J. Mills & Co.in Greenport and as a secretary at Port of Egypt in Southold before retiring.

Pauline loved to make people laugh but her family was the most important to her, said her daughter Paula.

Predeceased by her husband Richard Luter, she is survived by her daughter, Paula Lawson of Mattituck; her brother, William Quarty of Southold; her granddaughter, Alexandria Lawson of Chesapeake, Va. and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by siblings, Fred, Paul, Howard and Rodney Quarty and Charlotte Smith, Mabel Waterhouse, Lois Foster, Inez Bennett and Freda Taplin.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug 10, at Calverton National Cemetery. The funeral procession will leave DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck at 10:00 a.m.

Memorial donations to Southold Fire Department Rescue Squad would be appreciated.

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