Clarence A. Hicks, 76, of Riverhead died Jan. 26 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. 

The son of Lena (Morris) and George Hicks, he was born May 10, 1941, in Powhatan, Va. He worked as a mason.

Mr. Hicks is survived by his wife, Irene (née Hughes), and daughters, Vanessa Clayton, Brenda Hicks and Melody Grant.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Jan. 31, at First Baptist Church in Riverhead, followed by a service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Riverhead Cemetery.

Arrangements were in the care of Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. Condolences may be left at tuthillfh.com.

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Lifelong Riverhead resident John Roger McCabe III died Jan. 27 at the Kanas Center for Hospice in Quiogue. He was 85. 

The son of John and Katherine (Scully) McCabe, he was born April 17, 1932, in Riverhead. He graduated from Riverhead High School in 1950 and attended Alfred State College.

On May 11, 1957, he married Sophie Costantini at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead.

Mr. McCabe served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1951 to 1954. He worked as a Verizon salesman and also for the Riverhead Central School District as a culinary courier.

He was a former Riverhead Library board member, a member of the Telephone Pioneers, a past president of Riverhead Lions Club, and a Eucharistic minister at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead.

Family members said he loved his church, his family and reading.

Mr. McCabe is survived by his wife, Sophie; his daughters, Susan (John) Kennedy of Ridge and Diane (James) Duffy of Holtsville; five grandchildren, Andrew, Timothy and Sean Kennedy and Ryan and Kimberly Duffy.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Feb. 1, from 3 to 7 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.

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Former Cutchogue resident George Verity of Calverton died Jan. 31 at his home. He was 87. 

The family will receive visitors Friday, Feb. 2, from 3 to 7 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue. Interment will follow at Sterling Cemetery in Greenport.

A complete obituary will follow.

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Edward Alaia

Edward Alaia of Greenport died Feb. 2, 2018, at Stony Brook Hospital. He was 83.

He was born in Brooklyn on June 13, 1934, to Edrico and Mary (Raymond) Alaia, where he later received his education.

Formerly of Bay Shore, Mr. Alaia had been a mover with Trans Country Van Lines in Bohemia. He became a resident of the North Fork 25 years ago.

He is survived by eight children: Deborah, Laura Flythe, Edward Alaia, Desiree Alaia, Daniel Alaia, William Mason, Nicholas Alaia and Anthony Alaia; two daughters-in-law, Raynette Alaia and Shauna; two sisters, Genie and Delores of Staten Island; 17 grandchildren: Debianne, Desiree, Melissa, Sara, Joseph, Robert, Edward, Thomas, Jonathan, Alyssa, Jerome, Quintel, Aalyah, William, Jordan, Nicholas and Gia; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and his former wife: Patricia Awaab.

The family will receive visitors Monday, Feb. 12 from 9 to 11 a.m., at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold, followed by services beginning at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Pinelawn Memorial Park.

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Angela Klavas of Southold and Beechhurst, N.Y., passed away Jan. 31. She was 90 years old, the beloved wife of Gus C. Klavas for 51 years and the loving mother of Kathryn and TJ Bucci Jr. and Peter and Jill Klavas of Southold. She is the cherished grandmother of Christopher, Angela and William Bucci and Angelica, Gus and Anthony Klavas. She was predeceased by her three siblings George Alexandritis, Alexandra Marmarellis and John Alexandritis.

Angela was born in Astoria, N.Y. May 19, 1927, to Basil and Katina Alexandritis.  She graduated from Hunter College with a Bachelor of Arts in education and a minor in economics. She held two master’s degrees in primary and secondary education and after teaching sixth grade for 30 years in New York City, she received her Doctorate in Education and Professional Degree from St. John’s University in Jamaica, N.Y. She then became an adjunct assistant professor of education at St. John’s University and assistant director of the Learning Styles Network where she taught graduate students and mentored doctoral candidates.

Angela published and consulted on teaching methods nationally and internationally and wrote a book entitled “The Stories Behind Famous American Sayings” in 1965, published by Carlton Press. Angela loved being a teacher and was very proud of the students’ lives she touched. One student who became a pediatric general and thoracic surgeon wrote her years later to say “you pushed me to be better than I thought that I could be and the confidence that you enabled in me has followed along for the last 32 years.”

In November 2010, after 35 years of living in Southold as part-time residents, Gus and Angela moved to Southold full-time. Angela loved her family and was very proud of her six grandchildren. She enjoyed traveling, music, reading and spending time helping with the bookkeeping for Anchor Electronic Distributor Corp., named and established by her husband Gus, and now owned and operated her son, Peter.

A mass was held Feb. 2 at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing, with entombment at St. Michael’s Cemetery in East Elmhurst. A 40-day memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Sunday, March 11, at Saints Anargyroi, Taxiarchis and Gerasimos Greek Orthodox in Greenport.

Donations may be made to the Southold Fire Department/EMS, 55135 Main Road, Southold, NY 11971.

DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home assisted the Klavas Family.

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Former Riverhead resident Rachel L. Spencer of Mastic Beach died Feb. 1 at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. She was 66.

The daughter of Jesse and Adele Alexander, she was born May 3, 1957, in Southampton.

Ms. Spencer was a home health aide for Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York. She was a member of the Word of Life Church.

Family members said she loved furthering her education and encouraged others in their educational pursuits.

Predeceased by her parents, Ms. Spencer is survived by her fiancé, Thomas Moore of Mastic Beach; son, Charles Smith of Mastic Beach; her sister, Leramae Vinson of Florida; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Feb. 9, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverhead, where a service will follow at 11 a.m. Interment will take place at Riverhead Cemetery.

Arrangements were in the care of McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home.

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Lyle C. Wells, 62, an 11th generation farmer of his family farm in Aquebogue, died on his farm Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018.

He was the fourth son of Kenneth Wells and Justine Warner of Eastport. A 1974 graduate of Riverhead High School, Lyle received his associate degree in business from Delhi University in 1976. Upon returning to Aquebogue, he worked at Cornell Cooperative Extension Research Farm in Riverhead and began to resurrect the family farm on Phillips Lane with the help of his wife, Susan, and his parents.

One of the original land grants, the farm was given to William Wells by the town of Southold in 1661.  Lyle was especially proud of this lineage and seemed to have the farming “gene” from a very early age, preferring to ride the neighbor’s potato combine to any other “sport” at the age of 9.

As a young adult, Lyle began to work tirelessly to preserve farmland on Long Island. He was a committed and outspoken member of numerous boards and committees over the years: Young Farmers and Ranchers, president of Long Island Farm Bureau from 1990 to 1992, New York State Farm Bureau, Friends of Long Island Horticulture Committee, chair of the Agricultural Advisory Committee to Town of Riverhead, Riverhead Town Farmland Select Committee in which he was instrumental in the land preservation part of the Master Plan, Aquebogue Hamlet Study Committee, Cornell Cooperative Extension’s board of directors, Long Island Farm Bureau raffle and membership committee, founder and chair of Long Island Farm Bureau promotion committee, chair of Riverhead Local Affairs Committee, New York State Annual Meeting Committee, and the New York State Land Use and Audit Committee. He also sat on the board of directors for Farm Credit, was considered the father of the Transfer of Development Rights Committee for Riverhead Town and became a member of the Riverhead Town Planning Board in 2002.  He was honored for his excellence in farming in 1998 with Long Island Farm Bureau’s Farmer of the Year Award.

With all of his spare time, he managed to farm 70 acres of asparagus, giving him the title “Asparagus King,” 70 acres of sunflowers (which was never enough) and a long list of other crops over the years. His persistence and dedication to his land was second to none.

More than anything else, Lyle will be remembered for his kind heart and big laugh.

Lyle is survived by his children, Jessica de Vera Wells and Matthew and Logan Wells; his grandsons, Laird and Warner de Vera; his brothers, Mark and Brett Wells; the mother of his children, Susan Wells; his son-in-law, C.P. de Vera; and his partner, Wendy Kukla.

Arrangements were entrusted to McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home.

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Glen S. Sullivan of Aquebogue died Feb. 3 at his home. He was 25.

The son of Joseph Sullivan and Theresa Marino, he was born Oct. 11, 1992, in Port Jefferson.

Mr. Sullivan is survived by his parents and his sister, Juliette. He was a grandson, cousin and nephew to the Sullivan and Marino families.

The family received visitors Feb. 6 at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service took place Feb. 7 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Aquebogue.

Condolences may be left at tuthillfh.com.

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Joann Lennon, 61, of Flanders died Feb. 7 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. 

The daughter of Joyce (Campbell) and Walter Newalis, she was born June 12, 1956, in Riverhead.

Ms. Lennon attended high school and worked as an operating room technician.

She is survived by her son, Mike Jr.; daughter, Sara; boyfriend Levay Briscoe and grandsons, Jayden and Dylan.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, Feb. 11, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at 9:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead.

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Margaret M. Bloem, 86, of Calverton, died Feb. 8 at her home. 

The daughter of George Bloem and Margaret (Lugosy), she was born Feb. 16, 1931, in Queens.

Ms. Bloem attended college and worked as a secretary for the  Mattituck-Cutchogue School District.

She is survived by her brother, George; sister-in-law, Rosemary; nephew, Gerrit, niece, Kristina and was a great-aunt to Ryder and Olivia.

A memorial service will take place Thursday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead.

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Dr. Robert W. Pellicone passed away Feb. 2, 2018, leaving behind his beloved husband, Patrick Collins-Pellicone. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2010 and valiantly battled the debilitating effects.

Dr. Pellicone was a proud public school educator. He started his career in Pasadena, Calif. as a teacher and quickly started his ascent into administration. At the time of his retirement in 2010, Dr. Robert Pellicone had a remarkable career to look back on, which included an astonishing 25 years as superintendent of schools divided up between such notable districts as Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, Eastchester Union Free School District, Beverly Hills, and Nantucket Public Schools.

With the improvements and curriculum changes that he implemented in school districts across this nation and the countless number of children that have, or will one day have, benefited from his hard work, it is impossible to conceptualize the legacy that Bob Pellicone leaves behind. Many of these children go on to do great things as a direct result of the education they received. He leaves this world a much better place than the one into which he was born.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Dr. Robert Pellicone Memorial Scholarship Fund, 7 Sander Court, Middle Island, New York 11953. Donations in any amount will be greatly appreciated as we try to keep Bob’s legacy alive.

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Grace Anna (Kreitsek) Paladino of Jamesport, formerly of Mineola and Astoria, passed away peacefully at home Feb. 12. She was the former wife of Antonio Paladino.

Grace was born July 19, 1926, in Astoria to Frank and Anna Kreitsek. She was the youngest of eight children and attended P.S. 126 in New York City. She is survived by her three children: Linda Verre (Michael), Richard (Kelly Davis), and Robert (Tammy); and nine grandchildren: Angela, Valerie, Richie, Krista, Michael, Michelle, Robert, Vicki and Kristen. She is also survived by her sister, Dorothy Meagher of Southold, and many nieces and nephews.

The Kreitsek family summered in Jamesport since 1928, when Grace’s dad bought a house there. There are many beautiful Kreitsek family memories in Peconic Bay and South Jamesport boating, fishing, swimming and enjoying the good life.

The family will receive visitors Thursday, Feb. 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, officiated by Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt. Interment will follow at Jamesport Cemetery.

Memorial donations to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978, would be appreciated.

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Former Riverhead resident Joan Louise James died Jan. 24. She was 84. 

A celebration of life took place Feb. 3 at Calvary Baptist Church in Dover, Del. Letters of condolence may be sent and the guest book may be signed at benniesmithfuneralhome.com.

Services were entrusted to Bennie Smith Funeral Home in Dover.

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Bernard Joseph Gorman of Jamesport died at his on home Feb. 12, 2018 at the age of 96.

He was born in New York City on Aug. 5, 1921, to Margaret (Stanley) and Thomas Gorman and later educated at Central High School in Valley Stream and Manhattan College of Engineering where he received his Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering.

For 33 years, he was a professional engineer and public administrator for the Village of Garden City.

Professionally he was a New York State Licensed Civil Engineer and a member of the Long Island Water Conference and American Public Work Association and was active in Long Island Water Quality and Conservation.

He also enjoyed membership in the Alumni of the Manhattan College of Engineering, the North Fork Country Club and had been a coach and organizer of the Catholic Youth Organization. During World War II, he was involved in manufacturing for the Grumman Naval Fighter Program.

He was a former member of Sacred Heart R.C. Church in North Merrick and a current communicant of Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck.

Formerly of Greenwich Village in New York City, North Merrick and Valley Stream, he has been a resident of the North Fork for the past 39 years.

He is survived by his wife, Eileen Mary Gorman, whom he married Aug. 20, 1949, at Holy Name of Mary in Valley Stream; four children: Mary, Brian, Lawrence and Timothy; sister, Mary of Valley Stream; 10 grandchildren: William Raad, Andrew Raad, Chrissie Gorman, Daniel Gorman, James Gorman, Andres Gorman, Alejandro Gorman, Fiona Gorman, Connie Gorman and Katie Gorman and his children’s spouses: Richard Raad, Tricia Gorman, Dalia Gorman and Nancy Gorman. He was predeceased by brothers: Raymond, Joseph and Thomas.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Feb. 16,  from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck, Monsignor Joseph W. Staudt officiating. Interment will follow at Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.

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Jack Ludwig, of Wading River, Canadian novelist and emeritus professor of English at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, died peacefully at the Kanas Center for Hospice in Quiogue Feb. 12, 2018, at the age of 95.

He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on Aug. 30, 1922. He received his Bachelor of Arts in 1944 from the University of Manitoba and his PhD in 1953 from UCLA. He also taught at Williams College, Bard College, and the University of Minnesota. He is the author of three novels and numerous short stories and four books of nonfiction.

He is survived by his beloved wife, Lucia Zoercher; daughters, Danielle McLaughlin (Hooley), Brina Ludwig Prout (Jim), and Emmy Ludwig Miller (Andy); grandchildren, Levi (Lauren), Reuben (Petra), Gabrielle, Benjamin (Hannah), Maggie (Nicholas), Zoe and Stella, great-granddaughters, Na’ama, Chavva-tal, and Delphinium and sister, Esther Karwandy.

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Alvania Maston, a longtime resident of Cutchogue who had been a retired certified nursing assistant at the Riverhead Nursing Home,  died peacefully at her home in Frisco, Texas on February 12. She was 83.

Ms. Maston was born in Southampton in 1934, the daughter of William Johnson and Parthenia White. She was educated in the Greenport public school system.

Ms. Maston was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Mattituck for many years until her move to live with her children. She had served on the usher board and nursing unit.

She is survived by two daughters, Deborah of Owings Mills, Md. and Donna of Windsor Mill, Md.; a son, William Jr. of Frisco; a son-in-law, Robert Randolph of Windsor Mill; a daughter-in-law, Diane Maston of Frisco; two grandsons, Jonathan Randolph of Baltimore, Md. and Devin Maston of Windsor Mill and a sister, Delories Samuel of Harlem, N.Y.

The family will receive visitors Friday, Feb. 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Unity Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Marvin Dozier officiating. Interment will follow at Cutchogue Cemetery.

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Robert Schroeder Jr.

Robert “Bob” Schroeder Jr., 61, of Greenport passed away at home Feb. 12, 2018.

He was born Oct. 27, 1956, in Greenport to Robert Sr. and Ethel (Haberman) Schroeder. He is survived by his parents and two sisters, Janet Schroeder-Heins and Cathy Robinson, and predeceased by his sister Jennifer LaFreniere. Bob has three children: Robert “Bobby” III, Christie Keller and Jason Schroeder and four grandchildren: Sydney, Sophia, Sylvia and Robert IV.

He was a graduate of Greenport High School, Class of 1975, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1975 to 1978.

Bob always lived life to the fullest. He loved fishing, spear-diving, flying airplanes, driving race cars, riding dirt bikes and anything active. He will forever be remembered for his sense of adventure and zest for life.

His memorial service took place Feb. 19 at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.

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Julie Ann Zeh Tompkins

Julie. Ann. Zeh. Tompkins. Four names when combined together equaled one amazing woman.

Daughter of William Arthur Zeh and Dorothy Ann Vicik Zeh, she graced our presence Nov. 8, 1941, Port Jefferson, N.Y.

Julie was passionate about family, gardening and music, to name a few. A true and practicing believer of community service, she gave countless hours to many favorite organizations, including the Kent Narrows Sail & Power Squadron, the Chesapeake Chapter Antique & Classic Boat Society and the Queen Anne’s County Master Gardener program.

Julie left us Feb. 19, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Winfield Scott Tompkins III; daughters, Holly Ann Tompkins and Robin Zeh Tompkins; as well as her grandson, Aidan Scott Conner; her sister, Marjorie Zeh Goh; and her brother, William Arthur Zeh.

Services will be held Friday, March 16, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Centreville United Methodist Church in Centreville, Md.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Georgetown University Hospital Fund a Fellow for Parkinson’s Program.

Her memories live on at juliezehtompkins.com.

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Robert Stolz of Florida, formerly of Calverton and Deer Park, died Feb. 18 in Florida. He was 79. 

The son of Edward and Louise Stolz, he was born Dec. 4, 1938, in Queens.

Mr. Stolz served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a truck driver. He was a former resident of Foxwood Village and a communicant of St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead.

Family members said he enjoyed fishing, golfing and boating.

Predeceased by his wife, Irene, in 1998, Mr. Stolz is survived by his children, Donna, of Washington, Linda, of Smithtown, and Kenneth, of Nesconset; his sister, Mary Lou York of Florida; his brother Edward, also of Florida; and six grandchildren. He was also predeceased by his brothers George and John.

Memorial visiting hours will take place Saturday, March 3, from noon to 2 and 6 to 8 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

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Cecilia Muller of Flanders died Feb. 24 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 71. 

The daughter of Mariano and Antonia Rodriguez, she was born Jan. 30, 1947, in the Bronx, N.Y.

Ms. Muller worked as an associate at Walmart. Family members said she enjoyed life.

Predeceased by her husband, Theodore, in 1987 and her daughter Dawn in 2015, Ms. Muller is survived by her children Bridgett Jacobs of Aquebogue and Jeremiah Muller of Flanders; her sisters, Athena Gilligan, Martha Salvato and Katie Bracho; one brother, Ray Rodriguez; and four grandchildren.

A memorial service will take place Friday, March 2, at Living Water Church in Riverhead. Cremation will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice or Living Water Church.

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

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