Kellice K. Lewthwaite

Kellice (Keating) Lewthwaite, age 91, died Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Absolut Care of Aurora Park in East Aurora, N.Y.

Born Oct. 4, 1924, in Shadyside, Ohio, Kellice was the daughter of the late Chester and Alice (née Lowe) Keating. Kellice was employed by Farm Family Insurance in Glenmont, N.Y. before retiring in 1988. She was a resident of Voorheesville, N.Y. for 35 years where she was an active member of the Voorheesville United Methodist Church and also lived for many years in Rochester, N.Y. where she attended the Greece Methodist Church.

For 70 years, she enjoyed spending summers at her cottage in Jamesport.
Kellice was the wife of the late Gordon W. Lewthwaite, who passed away in 1990. She is survived by her brother Richard Keating of Columbus, Ohio; and her children, Linda (Paul) Gianelli, Robert (Barbara) Lewthwaite, Donald (Nancy) Lewthwaite and Barbara (Bruce) Bonhoff; grandchildren Sarah Gianelli, Michael (Lorelle) Gianelli, Bradley (Leslie) Lewthwaite, Ryan Lewthwaite, Laura (Jeffrey) Bubel, Erin Lewthwaite (Ron Turner) and Bethany (Matthew) Carcone and great-grandchildren, Evan, Ashton, Hudson Lewthwaite, and Alice Carcone. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews.

Interment took place at Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park in Albany. A celebration of Kellice’s life will be held at a later date.

If desired, donations in her memory can be made to the Jamesport Meeting House, PO Box 330, Jamesport, NY 11947.

Complete obituary and condolences at hampfuneral.com.

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Kazmiesz “Cass” J. Stolarski, 89, of Calverton died July 18 at the Long Island State Veteran’s Home in Stony Brook.

The son of Casmira (Makowski) and Walter Stolarski, he was born Feb. 15, 1927, in Brooklyn.

Mr. Stolarski served in the U.S. Army in 1945 during World War II, achieving the rank of private first class.

He worked as a supervisor at Litton Electronics Industries in New York City.

Mr. Stolarski is survived by his wife, Jane (née Buczynska); his sons, Peter and Christopher; his daughters, Adriann Combs and Bernadette Sarfaty; his brother, Walter; his sister, Eugenia Ladwicki and six grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, July 20, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Long Island State Veteran’s Home, LISVH Community Relations, 100 Patriots Road, Stony Brook, NY 11790-3300.

Carl H. Blasko Sr.

Carl H. Blasko Sr., a former longtime resident of Greenport, died July 17, 2016, at Eastern Long Island Hospital. He was 87.

Born in Calverton, June 8, 1929, to Bruno and Fannie (née Orlowski) Blasko, he attended the local school until the sixth grade when he left to work on the family farm due to the war.

On Oct. 15, 1949, he married the former Elizabeth Capon and together they made their home in Greenport for 57 years. They moved to the Founder’s Village Community in Southold nine years ago.

Carl was a tractor trailer driver for Riverhead Building Supply for 36 years and was a union representative.

In the community, he was a 62-year member of the Greenport Fire Department Standard Hose Company.

He is survived by his wife Betty Blasko; four children, Carl H. Blasko Jr. of Cutchogue, Bruce Blasko of Greenport, Karen Blasko of Southold and Gary Blasko of Queensbury, N.Y.; two sisters Christine Blasko and Leona Smith, both of Riverhead and seven grandchildren, Tim Blasko of Cutchogue, Jayme Blasko of Greenport, Gabby Blasko of Queensbury, Will Blasko of Greenport, Carter Blasko of Queensbury, John Blasko and Matthew Blasko of Greenport and great-grandchildren Olivia and Charlotte Blasko both of Cutchogue. He was predeceased by siblings Albert, Steve, Frank, John, William, Bruno, Theresa Mountford, Amelia Bauer and twins Annie and Alec Blasko.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, July 20, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, where Greenport Fire Department services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 21, at the funeral home, officiated by Father Thomas P. Murray. Interment will follow at Sterling Cemetery in Greenport.

Memorial donations to the Southold Fire Department Rescue Squad, Greenport Fire Department Rescue Squad or Southold P.B.A. would be appreciated.

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Carl H. Blasko Sr.

Michael S. Boken of Cutchogue died July 17, 2016, at the age of 66.

“Smoke” was born in Greenport June 24, 1950, to Stanley and Madeline (Tamin) Boken and was a graduate of Greenport High School.

On May 12, 1970, he married the former Mary Ann Malinauskas.

For 31 years, Mr. Boken enjoyed a career with Riverhead Building Supply as a truck driver.

He was an honorary member of the Cutchogue Fire Department and an official at Riverhead Raceway and with the Modified Tour.

Surviving are his wife Mary Ann; children Trisha Boken (Chris Feustel) and Mike Boken (Tara Boken); sister Monica Surozenski of Southold and sister-in-law Susan Malinauskas of Greenport. He was predeceased by siblings Stevan Boken and Susanne Bondarchuk.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, July 21, from 4 to 8 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck, where religious services will be held at 5:30 p.m. followed by Cutchogue Fire Department services at 7 p.m. Closing prayers will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 22, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at St. Agnes R.C. Cemetery in Greenport.

Memorial donations to the Cutchogue Fire Department Rescue Squad, 260 New Suffolk Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935 would be appreciated.

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Patrick J. Kilcommons of Southold died at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, after a lengthy illness. He was 77 years old. 

He was born in County Galway, Ireland, Aug. 7, 1938, to Timothy and Nora Kilcommons and served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1961.

On Nov. 16, 1963, he married Philomena (née Mockler) in Astoria, N.Y.

Patrick had been a conductor with the Long Island Rail Road and a member of the United Transportation Union. He was also a communicant at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold.

Patrick is survived by his wife, Philomena; three children, Emily (James) Kelly of Warwick, N.Y., Timothy (Maribeth) of Southold and Geraldine (Christopher) Brodarick of Southold; his sister Mary Cheney of Sunnyside, N.Y.; and 12 grandchildren, Patrick, Sean, James, Ryan, Caitlin, Kieran, Daniel, Kathryn, Grace, Conor, Brendan and Emma. He was predeceased by eight siblings Bridget “Bridie” O’Keefe, Catherine “Kitty” Cabra, Cornelius “Connie,” Nora, Michael, Margaret “Peggy” Reilly, Celia “Sadie” McGoldrick, and Eileen.

The family received visitors July 24 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated July 25 at St. Patrick R.C. Church in Southold. Interment, with U.S. Army honors, will follow at St. Patrick R.C. Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Joseph E. “Skip” Walsh Jr., 83, of Riverhead died July 25 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. 

The son of Joseph and Julia (Sabat) Walsh, he was born Aug. 26, 1932, in Greenport. He attended Riverhead High School.

Mr. Walsh served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a lineman for New York Telephone. He was a past member of Riverhead Fire Department.

Predeceased by his wife, Charlene (née Tooker), in 2009, Mr. Walsh is survived by many family members.

Interment will take place at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, July 28, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church Cemetery in Riverhead.

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

Doris V. Chappell of Riverhead died July 26 at the Peconic Bay Medical Center Skilled Nursing Facility in Riverhead. She was 96.
Mrs. Chappell was born on a boat in dry dock in Brooklyn on July 19, 1920. She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, World War II Navy veteran and Grumman retiree, Arthur Chappell, who died in 2003.
She was employed for nearly 30 years by Bell Telephone, retiring as an office manager and was a life member of the AT&T Pioneers.

Mrs. Chappell, a resident of Riverhead for 38 years, began volunteering with her husband in 1978 at Central Suffolk Hospital (now Peconic Bay Medical Center). In her 26 years as a member of the Central Suffolk Hospital Auxiliary, she logged more than 12,000 hours of service and was recognized as volunteer of the month in February 2005 for “going above and beyond to assure that patients are comfortable and cared for.”

She is survived by her daughter Doris McAlary of Center Moriches; her grandson Eric McAlary of Center Moriches; her grandson John McAlary, his wife, Marie and their children, Brandon and Kyra of Eastport.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, July 28, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, at Grace Episcopal Church in Riverhead.

Cremation will be private.

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Rose Ann Daly, formerly of Riverhead and Hampton Bays died July 28 at the Kanas Center for Hospice in Quiogue. She was 84 and had been a resident of the Westhampton Care Center.

The daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth McManus, she was born March 5, 1932, in Brooklyn.

Family members said Ms. Daly was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles, gardening and spending time with family.

Predeceased by her husband, John, in 2012, she is survived by her children, Thomas, of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., John, of Massapequa, Mary Beth Somma of Hampton Bays, Patrick, of Brooklyn, Christine Gilpin, of Baiting Hollow, Matthew, of Mattituck and Ann Benedetto of Lake Worth, Fla.; 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will take place at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Kanas Center for Hospice in Quiogue.

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

William Charles Rowe

William Charles Rowe of Baiting Hollow, age 74, passed away on July 29, 2016 in Stony Brook.

He was the cherished husband of Carol for 52 years; proud father to Ron, Bryan, Allison, Keri, Colby and Jonathan; and adored grandpa of 17. 

William was a hardworking, self-employed business owner of Riverhead Taxi and Baiting Hollow Bed and Breakfast. A model train enthusiast, he also took joy in yard sales, family Christmas gatherings, feeding the birds every morning, and restoring the family’s 19th century home.

The family will receive visitors  Monday, Aug. 1, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. A prayer service will be held Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to noon at the funeral home. 

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made to the North Fork Animal Welfare League or the Quogue Wildlife Refuge in honor of his love of nature.

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Rose Marie Allocco of Calverton died June 27 at Stony Brook University Hospital. She was 82. 

The daughter of Marie (Volben) and John Tenisch, she was born Jan. 13, 1934, in Brooklyn.

Ms. Allocco worked as a housekeeper for Riverhead Care Center.

She is survived by her husband, Salvatore and her good friend and caretaker, Diana Ruvolo.

A memorial Mass will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead, officiated by the Rev. Lawrence Duncklee.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead.

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Patricia Ann Hansen of South Jamesport, formerly of Wantagh, died at her home Aug. 1. She was 80.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Advent Lutheran Church in Mattituck, officated by the Rev. George Summers.

Funeral arrangements are in the care of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Homes.

A complete obituary will follow.

Barbara Copin Moore of Jamesport died on July 27, 2016 after a short battle with cancer. She was 69.

She was born Dec. 3, 1946, to Edward and Irma Copin Jr. in Greenport.

Mrs. Moore was a teacher in Smithtown as well as Laurel School before becoming co-director of the children’s room of Mattituck-Laurel Library for 20 years. Her love of sharing literature with children was evident every day as she greeted patrons with her beaming smile.

She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Garret H. Moore; her son, Garrett Moore of Riverhead; his wife, Amanda, her daughter, Cindey MacLeod and her husband, Jim of Jamesport and three grandchildren, Grady Moore and Braedyn and Connor MacLeod. She is predeceased by her parents and brother Edward Copin III.

The family will receive visitors Friday Aug. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hale & Lynch Funeral Home in Middle Island. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, at Old Steeple Community Church in Aquebogue.

In lieu of flowers Mrs. Moore wished donations be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

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Gordon Danby of Wading River died Aug. 2. He was 86. 

A memorial service will take place Monday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Alexender-Tuthill Funeral Home in Wading River.

Memorial donations  be made in honor of Mr. Danby’s daughter, Jennifer and son Judd’s artistic companies.

A complete obituary will follow.

Gordon Danby, a noted physicist who helped pioneer the use of Maglev transportation technology while working at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and a devoted member of the Wading River community, died Tuesday. He was 86.

Mr. Danby worked in the physics department at BNL but rose to fame after his work with James Powell, a nuclear engineer at the lab, paved the way for a new method of high-speed transportation.

“I think his legacy is going to be a major new mode of transportation that will benefit the world,” Mr. Powell, 84, said in an interview Thursday. “If it hadn’t been for Gordon, this … would have never gone the way it has gone.”

Maglev (a portmanteau of “magnetic levitation”) uses superconducting technology to move vehicles without having them touch rails or roadways. Magnets installed in the vehicles lift them off a guide track, propelling them forward at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour.

The technology is currently used on high-speed railways in Japan. It was invented in the 1960s when Mr. Powell was stuck in traffic on the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City and dreamed up a way to travel faster. He turned to Mr. Danby, a friend and former roommate from BNL who was working with superconductors, to help refine the design.

Mr. Powell said it was Mr. Danby who proposed putting the conductors in the vehicles themselves as opposed to energizing the entire track — something that made the idea much cheaper and easier to design.

“A lot of people get an idea in their heads and they like to stick to it,” Mr. Powell said. “Gordon was not that type of person. He was always looking for better ways to do something.”

In 1966, the pair published a paper on Maglev; two years later, they secured a patent. Their work would lay the foundation for Maglev technology across the world; they worked closely with Japanese companies to bring the transportation solution there.

“I was happy to see people working on it and turning it into reality,” Mr. Powell said, noting that both he and his business partner weren’t concerned about losing the rights to the technology. Rather, they wanted to help scientists and engineers improve the lives of others.

In 1983, Mr. Danby was honored with the New York Academy of Sciences Boris Pregel Award for Applied Science and Technology for his contributions to accelerator physics and superconducting magnet technology. In 2000, Mr. Danby and Mr. Powell were awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering by the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

“He had a real curiosity and creativity,” said Mr. Danby’s daughter, Jennifer. “I don’t think he was afraid to venture into territory where he might discover something completely different from what he hypothesized. He was a real scientist in that way.”

Mr. Danby was born in Ontario, Canada, during the Great Depression and suffered from rickets as a child, his daughter said. He overcame the illness and went on to play semi-professional ice hockey in Canada.

Mr. Danby is seen here as a child with his grandfather in Ontario, Canada, where he grew up. He became a U.S. citizen in 1957. (Courtesty: Danby family)

After earning a PhD in physics in the 1950s, Mr. Danby moved to Long Island and became a U.S. citizen, working as a physicist at BNL. In addition to his work on Maglev, Mr. Danby also helped design and build what was at the time the world’s largest particle accelerator. His work with the Fonar Corporation on Long Island led to the first use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in open and upright medical scanners, his family said.

Ms. Danby said her father always emphasized that his children, Jen and Judd, should follow their dreams.

“He definitely said to choose something you love and to pursue it,” Ms. Danby said. “If you love something, go. Go after it.”

Ms. Danby recalled learning how to play hockey with her father and touring BNL as a child. The experiences comprise some of her fondest memories. She said her father also once used his knowledge of physics to help his children win a local go-kart racing competition.

“He was a loving dad,” she said. “He and my mom taught us to be gracious in victory and defeat and to keep your eye on the prize with kindness and humor and generosity.” 

Ms. Danby said her father had a sense of humor and was able to put others at ease. He and his wife, Jane, moved to an old farmhouse in Wading River and worked hard to fix it up.

“They laughed a lot,” Ms. Danby said. “He loved my mother very much and they balanced each other.”

The Danbys became active in both the local historical society and civic association. Mr. Danby was a school board member in the earliest days of the Shoreham-Wading River School District, said Wading River Civic Association president Sid Bail. Mr. Danby was also a member of the Riverhead Conservation Advisory Council and was on the board of the Long Island Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.

Mr. Bail knew Mr. Danby for almost 30 years and said he was a “good friend” to both him, his wife, and the community.

Mr. Danby pictured in 2009. (Credit: file photo)

“Whenever there was a problem, he was always there,” Mr. Bail said. “We went through a few adventures together and Gordon was always willing to go to meetings and speak out. He would speak very intelligently and he believed in civility. He’ll be missed. That’s for sure.”

Riverhead Town community development director Christine Kempner worked with Mr. Danby several years ago to try to bring Maglev technology to the Enterprise Park at Calverton.

“He was a great person for his scientific stuff, but he was also a really great community member,” Ms. Kempner said.

Although Mr. Danby wasn’t able to secure enough funding for the project, Ms. Kempner said he did all he could to bring his invention to the area.

“He’s a visionary,” she said. “It’s like Nikola Tesla. People don’t understand. It’s so far ahead that people don’t move that quickly.

“I’m sure this is the mode of travel of the future,” she continued. “It’s a shame that it never happened during his lifetime.”

A memorial service will be held Monday, Aug. 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Alexander Tuthill Funeral Home in Wading River. Private cremation will follow, family members said.

In lieu of flowers, Mr. Danby and his wife requested that donations be made to their children’s two nonprofit production organizations: Mississippi Mud Productions, run by Jennifer Danby, and The Jazz Club of Lafayette, In., run by Judd Danby.

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Top photo caption: Mr. Danby holds up an award from the High Speed Rail Association in 1991 (Courtesy: Brookhaven National Lab)

David Bruce Hansen Sr. of Calverton died Aug. 2 at his home. He was 75. 

The son of Dorothy (Marshall) and Oscar Hansen, he was born Feb. 11, 1941 in Brooklyn.

Mr. Hansen served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1963, achieving the rank of radarman third class. He worked as a chemist for Estée Lauder in Melville.

Mr. Hansen was predeceased by his wife, Virginia, in May of 2016. He is survived by his daughters, Ethel Delia, Lee Hansen, Dale Lowe, Stacey Delligatti and Lori Powers; his son, David Hansen Jr.; his brother, Robert Hansen; his sister, Laura O’Keefe; 19 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Aug. 4, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

The Rev. Frederick M. Moore, founder of John Wesley Village in Riverhead, died Aug. 3 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 84 and had been living in Moriches. 

The son of Mildred (McClure) and Karl Moore, he was born Nov. 22, 1931, in Port Jefferson.

Moore received a master’s degree and served in the U.S. Army. He was a methodist minister and from 1974 to 1979, was the minister for Riverhead United Methodist Church.

Moore also served in the Riverhead Fire Department Washington Engine Company.

Predeceased by his first wife Lois Jones Moore in 2003, Moore is survived by his wife Sharon; his sons, Thomas, William and James; his sister, Mary Ellen DeBacco, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

A memorial service will take place Friday, Aug. 12, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. During the service, those who knew the Rev. Moore are invited to share their memories. Cremation and interment will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to Peconic Bay Medical Center, 1300 Roanoke Ave., Riverhead, NY 11901 or North Fork United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1286, Cutchogue, NY 11935.

Charles Michael Skeete, of Riverhead and Brooklyn died Aug. 3, 2016, at Brooklyn Hospital, at the age of 75 after a long, distinguished career as an educator and in the United Nations.

He is survived by his spouse, John Krevitt; his first cousins, Geraldine Owens, Geneva Lewis, Jean Best Livingstone, Tony Best and numerous relatives in the Skeete and Helms families.

A homegoing service will take place Thursday, Aug. 11, with viewing from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and a service at 11:30 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church in Brooklyn. Interment will follow at The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Federation of the Blind or Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

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William F. Sanner of Riverhead, formerly of Middle Village, died Aug. 5 at the Kanas Center for Hospice in Quiogue. He was 88. 

The son of Martha (Collins) and Felix Sanner, he was born Dec. 6, 1927, in Queens.

Mr. Sanner obtained a bachelor’s degree and worked as a surveyor.

He is survived by his wife, Alberta; his daughters, Ellen Sanner and Karen Sanner (Daniel Maurer); four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way.

A funeral service took place Aug. 9 at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment followed at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Kanas Center for Hospice.

Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home assisted the family.

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William E. “Elfego” Goff Jr. of Aquebogue died Aug. 8 at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore. He was 55. 

The son of William and Dorothy Goff, he was born Aug. 13, 1960, in Riverhead.

Mr. Goff worked as an irrigation installer in Southampton. Family members said he enjoyed fishing and race cars.

Predeceased by his father, William, Mr. Goff is survived by his children, Derrick of Virginia, Stacy Gregory of Virginia and Elfego Gregory of Mastic Beach; his mother, Dorothy, of Aquebogue; his brothers and sisters, Peggy Henderson, Ethel Griffin, Ella Horne and Irving Goff, all of Riverhead, and Hazel, Doris and Monique Goff, all of Aquebogue; and five grandchildren.

The family received will receive visitors Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverhead. An 11 a.m. funeral service will follow. Interment will take place at Riverhead Cemetery.

McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead is assisting the family.

Stephen A. Weinstein

Stephen “Steve” A. Weinstein, 86, died on Aug. 3, 2016, in Princeton, N.J., two months short of his 87th birthday and two months short of the 65th anniversary of his marriage to Marcia (née Siskind), who he knew from childhood.

A passionate journalist and graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism who parlayed his writing and typing skills into a desk job in the army in Germany during the Korean War, Steve wanted to work as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times. Instead, he found a home in business journalism, mainly at Fairchild Publications, where he worked mainly as the editor of Supermarket News, with stints at Footwear News and Women’s Wear Daily. He later worked as an editor at Progressive Grocer.

Through his work at Supermarket News and the professional relationships he established with the presidents and CEOs of numerous food industry corporations, in 1985 Steve was invited to help establish FICAH (Food Industry Crusade Against Hunger), a food-industry NGO focused on fostering self-help, sustainable solutions to ending hunger around the world. Already passionate travelers who spent their lives wandering the world — including being among the first foreigners to travel to China and Vietnam after they opened their doors, who climbed over the Himalayas into Tibet and Ladakh from India, where they went often, arrived with their children in Kenya on the day that Tom Mboya was assassinated and proceeded to drive through East Africa, and went to Afghanistan during a brief window of calm — Steve and Marcia also traveled for FICAH to numerous locations in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, and New Guinea, to check on sponsored projects.

Not only was Steve a well-respected journalist, but he also wrote poetry filled with love, respect and humor. He could always be counted on to write a personal poem for special occasions for friends and family. And for every one of 64 years, he wrote a poem of love and enduring devotion to his wife, Marcia, on her birthday and on their anniversary. The poetry may have been passed down in the family from Steve’s father, George Weinstein, a president of the Nassau-Suffolk School Boards, and member of the New York State Board of Regents who could also be counted on to write poetry filled with both love and humor for friends and family. Most recently, Steve published a book, “She Made Me Do It,” about the many travel experiences he and Marcia shared.

Despite suffering from a rare and little-known autoimmune disorder for 20 years, Steve continued to live his life to the fullest, travel, play golf, discover a love of opera, and enjoy the pleasures of the North Fork of Long Island and New York City. During this time, he and Marcia also made a new life for themselves on the North Fork in an octagonal house in the woods on a bluff overlooking Long Island Sound, where they joined the North Fork Reform Synagogue and made wonderful new friends.

Steve was a man of integrity, passion, love of learning, dry wit, generosity, wisdom, humor and bad puns, a voracious reader (especially anything about history), and open (sometimes dragged kicking and screaming) to change. He was a humble and gentle man who could, at the same time, be stubborn and fight passionately for social justice. He loved his family deeply, and his love and devotion to Marcia was inspirational.

He is survived by his wife, Marcia Weinstein; his children, Julie, Joel and Kim Weinstein; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The family has chosen not to have a funeral; a memorial service will be scheduled within a few months. Donations in his name may be sent to the Southern Poverty Law Center or Heifer Foundation.

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