Cutchogue resident Charles D. Brigham, formerly of Shelter Island and Greenport, died Sept. 2 at his home. He was 65 years old.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Sept. 5, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service will take place Friday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m. at Shelter Island Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Shelter Island Community Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice or the Shelter Island Historical Society.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the News-Review.

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Jean E. Latham of Riverhead died Sept. 1 at Riverhead Care Center. She was 85 years old.

She was born May 18, 1928, to Ambrose and Marion (Norris) Wheeler. She was self-employed as a title examiner in Riverhead.

Ms. Latham was predeceased by her husband, Henry, in 2010. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Bernat of Aquebogue and Carol Paro of Florida, her son, John, of Virginia; her sister, Mary Jane Patterson, of New York City; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Sept. 6, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place Saturday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. at Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Center Moriches, officiated by the Rev. Kevin P. VonGonten. Interment will follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery of Center Moriches.

Former Riverhead resident Thomas Jasinski of Flanders died Sept. 3 at The Tuttle Center in Port Washington. He was 55 years old.

He was born Sept. 16, 1957, in Riverhead to Leon and Theresa (Doroski) Jasinski. He worked in security for Riverhead High School and was also a 22-year member of the Riverhead Fire Department. Family members said he enjoyed motorcycles, car shows and baseball.

Predeceased by his mother in 1983, Mr. Jasinski is survived by his daughters, Jamie, of Mastic, Larissa, of Flanders, and Jaclyn Guastella of Palm Bay, Fla.; his son, Ricky Roche of Florida; his father, of Riverhead; his fiancée, Marianne Katusha of Tennessee; his siblings, Leon (“Boots”) and Barbara (“Babs”), both of Flanders; and six grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Sept. 5, from 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead, where a service will take place at 8 p.m. Cremation was private.

On Aug. 31, 2013, Eileen Lillian Gildersleeve of Mattituck passed away. She reached 84 years of age.

She was born to Edward and Lillian Murphy in Brooklyn July 5, 1929. With a brother, Ned, she was raised during the Great Depression and World War II. From this she emerged with an understanding of hard work, an optimistic outlook, a deep religious faith and a great sense of humor.

Brooklyn public schools led to undergraduate and master’s degrees from St. John’s University. She wanted to be a teacher. She met and married lifelong Mattituck resident George Healy Gildersleeve. They settled in Mattituck and raised a family of six children.

Eileen taught second grade at Sacred Heart School (now Our Lady of Mercy) in Cutchogue for 30 years. In addition, she tutored, taught religious education and prepared the children for First Communion and First Penance. She was active in the PTA and, especially, the talent shows. She was thrilled to visit the Vatican and cathedrals in France and Italy, and made a pilgrimage to the Shrine to Our Lady in Medjugorje.
Her husband, George, passed away in 1995. Eileen retired from teaching in 2000. She is survived by six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The family received visitors Sept. 6 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Following a funeral Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, she was interred at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that any donations be made to the Retirement Fund for Religious.

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José L. Vega of Riverhead died Sept. 8 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 57 years old.

He was born Jan. 9, 1956, in Puerto Rico to Angel and Anna Vega. He worked as a custodian with the Riverhead Central School District.

Mr. Vega married Sue Barnes June 4, 1978, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Family members said he enjoyed movies, wrestling, boxing, landscaping and yard work.

Predeceased by his parents, he is survived by his wife; his sons, Andre and Gabriel, and daughter, Adrienne Greenwood, all of Riverhead; and four grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Sept. 12, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead, where a funeral service will take place during the evening hours. Cremation is private.

Memorial donations may be made to Kent Animal Shelter.

Longtime Cutchogue resident Charles D. Brigham, formerly of Greenport and Shelter Island, died Sept. 2 of prostate cancer. He was 65 years old.

He was born in Greenport May 10, 1948, to Harry L. and Betty Jane (Bryant) Brigham. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southampton College and served in the Army National Guard from 1971 to 1976. He was employed for 35 years as a public health administrator with the Suffolk County Health Department, working at Riverhead and Yaphank locations. He and his wife, Susan, were married Sept. 25, 1993, in Yaphank.

Mr. Brigham was very active in the community, serving many different organizations. He was an honorary member of Greenport Fire Department’s Star Hose Company and a member of the Yaphank, Shelter Island and Cutchogue-New Suffolk historical societies and Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild in Cutchogue. He had also been involved with the Zoning Board of Appeals, Little League and Boy Scouts in Greenport and belonged to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut.

Family members said he was a craftsman who enjoyed woodworking and restoring items from “old to new.” He was also a “yard-saler extraordinaire,” they said.

Mr. Brigham is survived by his wife, Susan; his daughter, Becky (Rich) Orlowski; his son, David; two grandchildren, Rachel and Owen; his brothers, Walter (Barbara) and William (Linda); and his former wife, Candy Perham.

The family received visitors Sept. 5 at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral service was held Sept. 6 at Shelter Island Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Anne Stewart Miller officiating. Interment followed at Shelter Island Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice or the Shelter Island Historical Society.

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Patricia “Pat” Smith Mickaliger, formerly of Riverhead, passed away Aug. 29, 2013, in Sun City, Fla. She was 83 years old.

Patricia “Pat” Mickaliger

She was born in Ohio October 6, 1929, to Dorothy (Beckwith) and Alvin Smith. Soon after, the family moved to Gloversville, Ala., where she excelled scholastically throughout her education and was a competitive drum majorette during her high school years.

Pat made many trips to Riverhead to visit extended family while living in Alabama. During one of these visits she met her future husband, Ben. They married in 1949 and remained together for the next 64 years until his death July 23, 2013. They lived in Riverhead until 1983 then moved to Apollo Beach, Fla., where Pat obtained her realtor’s license and, until illness set in, volunteered to feed the elderly and regularly helped the Ruskin VFW Post with fundraising efforts.

Pat enjoyed reading, word games, refinishing antiques and gardening — orchids were her specialty. She was also an artist, working with everyday objects to create realistic “Mushies,” as she called them — half life-sized soft dolls that resembled friends and acquaintances — and using old costume jewelry to create beautiful scenes and pictures.

Pat is survived by her children, Teresa (“Terri”), Bernard (“Mike”) and Christine (“Chrissy”); her grandchildren, Rachal Wille and Dr. Mitchell Mickaliger; her great-grandchild, Kaia Wille; and her brother, Alvin “Billy” Smith.

A memorial Mass for Pat and Ben is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead, starting at 9 a.m. Their interment will follow at 11 a.m. at Calverton National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.

This is a paid notice.

Miroslaw Malinowski of Riverhead died Sept. 7 in Port Jefferson. He was 41.

He was born March 8, 1972, in Poland to Eugene and Janina Malinowski and worked locally as an architect.

Mr. Malinowski is survived by his aunt, Jadwiga Bodziun of Riverhead, as well as relatives living in Poland.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Funeral arrangements were handled by McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead.

Mildred Gloria Cowan passed peacefully from general heart failure on Saturday, Sept. 14, at her home in Peconic Landing, Greenport. She was 90 years old and died in the company of her son, Thomas, and Nana, her health care companion of two and one-half years.

She was predeceased by her husband, Frederick, in May 1996 after 51 years of marriage, and by her only sibling, her brother, Charlie Helfant, in 2004.

Before moving to Greenport in 2006, Mildred had a home in Mattituck for 20 years and had lived previously in three towns in Nassau County — Syosset, Laurel Hollow and Oyster Bay Cove. Additionally, she had resided in Norwalk, Conn., where she grew up, and Astoria, Queens, when she first got married.

During the first 12 years of her marriage, Mildred and Freddy lived a stereotypic post-World War II suburban lifestyle, with the male as breadwinner and woman as housewife and mother. However, things changed in 1957 when she and her husband “gave birth” to their second “child” — a business they soon became enthusiastically proud of, the privately owned company Frederick Cowan & Co., Inc. It became a well-known and highly regarded industrial manufacturing corporation, at its high point having close to 80 employees.

From the proceeds of the company, Mildred and Fred came to lead a varied, resourceful personal and professional life. Besides belonging to a few golf and boating clubs and traveling extensively over the years, at one point in the mid-1980s they owned a business property in Riverhead and, simultaneously, homes in Mattituck and Oyster Bay Cove, an apartment in Manhattan and a year-round “summer home” and dock in Key Largo, Fla.

After her husband’s passing, Mildred continued working in the business and also became involved in a number of East End organizations, including the Episcopalian Church of the Redeemer in Mattituck, the Riverhead Woman’s Club, Mattituck Historical Society, the gem society of the North Fork and the local Red Hat Society. She remained connected to all these activities until her health forced her into retirement in Greenport. Over the last few years her affairs had to be managed. However, she was fortunate. She was able to continue participating in a number of activities, including visiting a number of the East End’s sandy beaches many times during the past summer and sitting on a chair under a large sun umbrella to take it all in with calm and a smile, something that those who knew her were happy for.

The family will receive friends at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m., at which time funeral services will be held. Following cremation, some of her ashes will be privately interred in her husband’s grave at Calverton National Cemetery and the remainder will be set free in the sea.

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Máire Eilis Beggs of Mattituck died Sept. 11, 2013. She was 73 years old.

She was born Nov. 12, 1939, in Dublin, Ireland, to Michéal O’Dhoibhilin and Caitríona (Doherty) Ni Dhoibhilin. She graduated from Scoil Caitríona, Dominican College, Dublin, and earned certification from the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) for her Montessori early childhood studies in London, England, and advanced-level studies in Bergamo, Italy. In 1967, while studying in Bergamo, Máire and George Eaton Beggs of Boston, Mass., were married.

In 1996, George and Máire moved to the East End and lived on Shelter Island and in Riverhead. They moved to Mattituck in 2003. Máire and George spent 30 years in Montessori education, team-teaching and co-directing schools, including 20 years in Bethlehem, Pa., where they taught and co-directed Alcott Montessori School (preschool through 8th grade). In 1999, Máire joined Albertson Marine in Southold, where she was employed as office manager until retiring in April 2013.

Máire is survived by her loving husband, George, and their sons, Stuart, of Kenvil, N.J., and Alex, of Port Jefferson Station; her sister, Caitríona Ni Dhoibhilin of Fort Plain, N.Y.; her brother Michéal O’Dhoibhilin, his wife, Milla, and their daughters, Aisling, Jennifer and Neasa (but, sadly, Máire was predeceased by Baby Aoife and beautiful Niamh) of Dublin, Ireland, and her brother-in-law, Dudley Damon Beggs and his wife, Gail, of Hershey’s Mill, Pa.

The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated by Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt Sept. 14 at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, where Máire was a devoted communicant and sang in the church choir. Interment was at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

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Anna Slavonik of Riverhead died Sept. 11, 2013, in Manhattan. She was 79 years old.

She was born Nov. 18, 1933, in Speonk to Basil and Frances (Little) Dominguez. Anna had been a head cook at Riverhead High School and was a 45-year resident of the North Fork, having lived previously in Aquebogue.

She is survived by five children, Terry Miller, Ann Garcia, Laura Slavonik-Garcia, Ruth Ruzicka and Mike Ruzicka, and five grandchildren.

The family received friends Sept. 15 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck, where funeral services took place Sept. 16. Pastor Rick Saladon of Living Water Full Gospel Church in Aquebogue officiated. Interment was at Eastport Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Riverhead Senior Center, where Anna was active, and mailed, in care of Judy, to 200 Howell Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901.

Riverhead resident Arthur C. Flanigan died Sept. 12 in Lincoln Park, N.J. He was 76 years old and had been in rehabilitation following a serious injury.

Born July 10, 1937, in Flushing to Archibald and Madelyne (Zilinski) Flanigan, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1955 to 1961 and was later employed by Grumman in Calverton as an aeronautical engineer. In the late 1980s, he and his wife, Jean (née Edwards), had been involved in the Riverhead Faculty and Community Theatre group, an activity he continued into the 1990s after Jean’s death in 1988.

Family members said Mr. Flanigan was a fixture at some Riverhead area restaurants, including The Birchwood and Cliff’s Rendezvous, and could be found at Meetinghouse Creek Inn every Saturday night. He also enjoyed golfing, they said.

Mr. Flanigan is survived by his daughters, Alysandra, of New Jersey, and Kathrynne Yland of Northport; his brother, Daniel, of New York; and four grandchildren.

The family received visitors Sept. 15 at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead, where a funeral service took place Sept. 16. Interment followed at Riverhead Cemetery.

John Case Tuthill of Mattituck died at his home Sept. 17. He was 98 years old.

He was born in Mattituck Oct. 11, 1914, to Ernest and Lelia (Hallock) Tuthill and educated in local schools. He began his service to his country with the U.S. Army in 1941 and was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1945.

For many years, he was a potato and hay farmer with John C. Tuthill Farms and was one of the last dairy farmers on the North Fork.

John was a member and 25-year treasurer of Cutchogue Presbyterian Church and a member of the Maratooka Club and Farm Bureau.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanne (née Carter), and a brother, Hallock, of Cutchogue. He was predeceased by a son, Edward, in 1972.

The family will receive friends Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 8 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Graveside services, with U.S. Army honors, will be held Friday, Sept. 20, at 11 a.m. at Cutchogue Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

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Mary Bertha Szabat of Laurel died at her home Sept. 16, 2013, with her family by her side. She was 86 years of age.

Mary Bertha was born on the family farm in Laurel on Feb. 16, 1927, the only daughter of Felix and Mary Rutkowski. She worked as a secretary with RCA Communications, where she met William Szabat, whom she married. Together they raised five daughters, Linda Sanford of Chappaqua, N.Y., and Southold, Kathryn Szabat of Ardmore, Pa., Laura Richards of Plymouth, Mass., Mary Lionetti of Lyme, Conn., and Eva Mortenson of Ellicot City, Md.

Mary was a loving and devoted mother who instilled in her daughters the value of hard work, the pursuit of higher education and a love of music. Mary also loved to care and cook for her four grandchildren, William Sanford, Cathi Sanford-Flores, Margaret Richards and Ann Evans. Her great-granddaughter, Isabella Flores, was the light of her life. She was an avid fan of St. John’s University basketball and Yankees baseball. She also loved to travel with her family.

Mary was a devout Catholic who served St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead in many capacities over her lifetime, from secretary in the rectory to driving the annual bishop’s appeal fund. She was also a dedicated member of the St. Isidore Altar Rosary Society.

In addition to her daughters and grandchildren, Mary is survived by three sons-in-law, Fred Richards, Eric Mortenson and Robert Lionetti, and four brothers, Felix, Frank and Joseph Rutkoske, all of Delaware, and John Rutkoske of Florida. Mary, sadly, was predeceased by her two youngest brothers, William and Thomas.

An Altar Rosary Society service will be held Thursday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. at St. Isidore R.C. Church, Father Ken Zach and Father Robert Kuznik officiating. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

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Carmela “Chubby” Prete of Flanders died Sept. 19 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 81 years old.

The family will receive visitors Saturday, Sept. 21 from 11 to 1 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead, with a service taking place at the funeral home at noon. Cremation will be private.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Riverhead News-Review.

Albert A. Nirrengarten of Southold died at his home Oct. 31. He was 90 years old.

He was born May 6, 1923, in Brooklyn to Albert and Frances (Schreiner) Nirrengarten.

Formerly of Deer Park, he had been an aircraft electrician for Pan American World Airways.

He is survived by his wife, Regina.

The family received visitors Nov. 3 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where a funeral service was held Nov. 4, Father Peter Garry officiating. Interment with U.S. Marine Corps honors took place at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Farmingdale.

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Lifelong Riverhead resident Harry Kobylenski died at his home Nov. 1. He was 95 years old.

He was born Oct. 8, 1918, to Walter and Anna (Danielowich) Kobylenski and worked as a farmer. He belonged to the Riverhead Polish Independent Club, the St. Isidore R.C. Church Holy Name Society and the Long Island Farm Bureau. He was also a former member of the Board of Education for the Riverhead School District.

Predeceased by his wife, Bertha (née Bialeski), in 2010, Mr. Kobylenski is survived by his daughters, Jacqueline Witkop of Calverton, Rita Ness of Arlington, Va., and Cathleen Hanlon of Marcellus, N.Y.; his brother, Walter, of Calverton; eight grandchildren; and three grandchildren.

The family received visitors Nov. 3 at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service took place Nov. 4 at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead, with interment at the church cemetery.

Former Riverhead resident Charles K. Rollins Jr. of Moriches died Nov. 7 at his home. He was 50 years old.

He was born May 18, 1963, in Charlottesville, Va., to Enzie M. (Ross) and Charles K. Rollins Sr. and worked as a direct support assistant for Long Island Developmental Disability Services in Commack.

Predeceased by his father in 1995, Mr. Rollins is survived by his mother; his sons, J’shawn and Jahmarie, both of Bellport; his daughters, Jah’taya, of Bellport, and Shanice, of North Carolina; and his sisters, Pamela, of Flanders, Lorretta Gilliam of Riverhead and Janice Morris of Virginia.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place Thursday, Nov. 14, at 11 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Southold, with Pastor Thomas Edmond officiating. Interment will be at Riverhead Cemetery.

Carmine P. DioGuardi of Aquebogue died Nov. 7, 2013, of ALS at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook. He was 71 years old.

Born Aug. 7, 1942, in Mount Morris, N.Y., to Joseph and Sarah (Noto) DioGuardi, he graduated from Mount Morris High School. He then served in the U.S. Army for three years until his honorable discharge as a sergeant.

Carmine was a retired custodian with the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District and a member of Living Water Full Gospel Church in Aquebogue.

On Nov. 12, 1965, he married Elizabeth “Josie” Geraci in Caledonia, N.Y., and later became the father of three children, Lori (Jim) Peraino of Geneseo, Sarah (Scott) Hassildine of Cutchogue and Carmine DioGuardi Jr. (Stacey) of Lima, N.Y., who all survive him.

He is also survived by his siblings, Sam (Dee), Joe (Rose), Tony (Dorothy) and John (Peggy), all of Mount Morris, Chuck (Nancy), of New Jersey, Ida Meek (Jerry) of Arizona, Sarah Quirk (Jim) of Rochester, Donna Perham (Roger) of Piffard, N.Y., Ann Sullivan (the late Jack) and JoAnn Prew (Richard), both of Florida, Julie Brennan (the late Dan) of California and Sharon Farrell (Jim) of Rochester; five grandchildren, Rachel Peraino of Chili, N.Y., Nick and Natalie Peraino of Geneseo, Joshua Hassildine of Cutchogue and Cory DioGuardi of Lima; and a large extended family and many friends. He was also predeceased by his brothers Richard and Pat (Fran).

The family received friends Nov. 9 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck, where services were conducted by Pastor George Dupree. The family will also receive friends Friday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 6 p.m. at John W. Martin Funeral Home in Mount Morris. Services will be conducted by Donna Perham.

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Former Laurel resident Alberta S. Young of Riverhead died Nov. 6 at the Riverhead Care Center. She was 95 years old.

She was born in Laurel Dec. 27, 1917, to Edward and Mary Emma (Fleischman) Scholtz and, as a child, was a member of the Campfire Girls organization. Family members said she was a devoted teacher at Aquebogue Elementary School for over 25 years. She was also a member of The Riverhead Woman’s Club, Sound Avenue Grange and East End Miniature Artisans.

Predeceased by her husband, Edson H. Young Jr., she is survived by her nephew, Donald Scholtz of Laurel; her nieces, Diane Collins of Aquebogue, Linda Bird of Laurel and Ruth Doroski of Jamesport; and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

The family received visitors Nov. 10 at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service was held Nov. 11 at First Parish Church in Riverhead. Interment was at Sound Avenue Cemetery, also in Riverhead.