Calliope Kentrotas of Southold died June 16 at Winthrop Hospital at the age of 80.

She was born Nov. 30, 1938, in New York City and grew up in Astoria, Queens. She raised her family in Flushing and eventually retired to her haven in Southold in 2000.

She married her husband and life partner, Stavros Kentrotas, on May 19, 1957.

Ms. Kentrotas proudly worked as a teacher’s aide in the NYC public school system and spent time volunteering at Horton Point Lighthouse, the Friends Book Cottage and Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church.

She enjoyed traveling, playing cards, needlepoint and, most of all, spending time with her grandchildren, Nicole, Cassandra, Olivia, Nora and James Schatz and Grace and Stavros Kentrotas.

Ms. Kentrotas is survived by her husband, Stavros; her children, Christina Schatz (James) of Sea Cliff, N.Y., and Andreas Kentrotas (Nancy) of Manhasset, N.Y.; and her seven grandchildren. She was predeceased by her two favorite pets, Dutchess and Cooper.

Visitors will be received Thursday, June 20, from 4 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. A funeral service will take place at Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church in Mattituck Friday, June 21, at 10 a.m.

Memorial donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering or the North Shore Animal League.

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Leon J. Jasinski Sr. of Riverhead passed away June 17, 2019, at his home in Riverhead.He was born May 13, 1925, to Polish immigrants Aleksander and Helene (Skonieczny) Jasinski in Sagaponack, N.Y.

Leo attended Sagaponack School and Bridgehampton High School and in 1943, at the age of 18, joined the U.S. Army. After returning from Europe, he went back to the family farm and in his spare time played baseball, the sport he loved, with the Bridgehampton White Eagles.

In 1949, he married Theresa “Tweet” (Doroski) and moved to Riverhead to start and raise his family.

Employed with Grumman Aerospace for 33 years, he retired in 1984. A 64-year member and ex-captain of the Riverhead Fire Department Reliable Hose and Engine Co. No. 1, he was twice the recipient of the coveted Fireman of the Year award. A member of the lronman Racing team in his younger days, he was a lifelong follower. For 35 years he volunteered with fire prevention at local schools. He was also an active member of VFW Riverhead Post No. 2476 for 30 years.

An avid sportsman, he enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing, darts and, most of all, baseball. Playing on numerous teams and in numerous leagues, his prowess on the diamond is well known.

Leo’s love of music preceded him. He loved to entertain his friends with his harmonicas, playing both harmonica and accordion his entire life learning to play music, especially polka music by ear and learning to read music in his 70s. From the Riverhead Fire Department Marching Band in the ’60s and ’70s to its short-lived revival in the past few years, he never gave up on it.

In addition to his wife, Leo was predeceased by his son Thomas in 2013; his brothers, Michael and Walter; and his sisters, Josephine Vinski, Stephanie Krasity and Louise Pietrewicz.
He is survived by his son Leon Jr. “Boots’’(Dawn); his daughter Barbara “Babs” Swislosky (Mike); his companion of 35 years, Julie Cooper and extended family; daughter Judy Doroski; granddaughter Julie; and “second daughter,” Sandra Blampied (Walt) of Middletown, N.Y. Other survivors include his grandchildren Brian, John (Melissa), Joseph (Sarah), Richard, Jaclyn, Jamie, Larissa, Joseph, Keith (Sharon), Jessica and Greg; 30 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

Visitors will be received Wednesday, June 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday, June 20, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home, 336 Marcy Ave., Riverhead, N.Y. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, at the funeral home, followed by interment at St. Isidore Cemetery in Riverhead.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Gary R. Hotchkiss of Southampton, formerly of Riverhead, died June 13. He was 64.

He was born May 15, 1955, to Milo Hotchkiss and Irene Wrublewski in Riverhead.

Mr. Hotchkiss graduated from Riverhead High School in 1973 and made a career as a corrections officer in Suffolk County.

He was a former member of Riverhead Fire Department Washington Engine Company #2 and enjoyed collecting police memorabilia and collecting guns.

Mr. Hotchkiss was predeceased by his parents and his brother Mark. He is survived by his brothers Bruce Hotchkiss of Cutchogue and Paul Leszczynski of Aquebogue.

Visitors will be received Tuesday, June 18, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place at the funeral home Wednesday, June 19, at 11 a.m. followed by interment at Riverhead Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Riverhead Fire Department.

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Funeral arrangements have been set for Melissa Marchese, the Shoreham-Wading River High School teen who died from injuries sustained in a car crash last week.

A wake will be held at Branch Funeral Home Thursday, June 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, June 21, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral home is located at 551 Route 25A in Miller Place.

The funeral procession will leave the funeral home at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, and travel to St. Mark’s Church, located at 105 Randall Road in Shoreham. The funeral service is set for 11 a.m.

Suffolk County police issued an advisory to warn motorists of traffic delays in the area for those days and to find alternate routes.

A vigil is also planned for 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Shoreham-Wading River High School softball field where Ms. Marchese excelled during a five-year varsity career.

Melissa, 18, was to graduate from Shoreham-Wading River June 26. She was going to attend the University of Hartford as a member of the school’s softball team. The university released a statement Monday, offering condolences to the family.

“On behalf of the UHart community, our hearts go out to Melissa’s many loved ones,” the statement said.

Melissa’s father, Charlie, posted on social media that his daughter had successfully donated organs to five different people. They are awaiting word on the age, sex and organ received for each recipient.

“She is my miracle, she is my hero,” he wrote.

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Cynthia Slivonik of Aquebogue died June 17 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 70.She was born July 8, 1948, in Greenport to Ann and William Kozenka.

Ms. Slivonik graduated from Riverhead High School in 1966. She married Wesley Slivonik on July 8, 1975, in Riverhead and was a homemaker.

She was a member of St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead, the St. Isidore Altar Rosary Society and Polish Hall Ladies Auxiliary. Her family said she enjoyed arts and crafts and “loved to try her luck at the casinos.”

Ms. Slivonik is survived by her husband, of Aquebogue; her son, Christopher Corwin of Locust Valley; her sister, Carol Roberts of Port Jefferson; and two grandchildren.

A memorial Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at St. Isidore R.C. Church, followed by interment at the church cemetery. Cremation was private. McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead assisted the family.

Memorial donations may be made to the church.

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William “Bill” Billy” Joseph Wulforst died June 13. He was 73.

A memorial service will take place Monday, June 24, form 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. 

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The milestones were small, but celebrated with the same enthusiasm of any parent viewing their child’s accomplishments.

Michael Hubbard’s days were spent on speech and physical therapy, a slow, methodical grind to regain even the smallest functions he once had prior to a 2011 gel candle accident left him severely injured. Through it all, his enduring smile never wavered. And his mother, Nancy Reyer, never left his side, never giving up hope that one day medical breakthroughs would allow Michael to grow up to be an independent man.

For a man who was once the class clown and a standout bowler, soccer player, and drummer in Riverhead, those dreams never did come to fruition. After declining health began just over a month ago, Michael died peacefully Friday night, his mother confirmed. He was 22.

“Michael has touched so many lives and Riverhead has become the biggest family a person could ask for,” Ms. Reyer said in an email last week as she prepared for her son’s final moments. “The love and support has been overwhelming these past eight years.”

In the years that followed his accident, the Riverhead community rallied around Michael for support through fundraisers and various events. In 2014, he was wheeled across the Riverhead High School graduation stage to receive an honorary diploma. He was the News-Review’s 2013 Person of the Year for his “inspirational, tenacious and contagious spirit.”

He spent his final six years in Riverhead at Peconic Bay Medical Center’s skilled nursing facility. His around-the-clock care at the facility was “above and beyond what I thought,” Ms. Reyer said in 2017.

For most of his eight years since the accident, Michael remained in good health and suffered little in terms of illness. Doctors had predicted he would suffer seizures, and those initially held off. Mr. Reyer said in 2017 that Michael sleeps well most nights and had been prescribed limited medications.

Michael’s injury helped bring change after Ms. Reyer filed litigation against Bed Bath & Beyond in 2012. The accident was caused by Michael lighting the gel candle that already had been lit. It didn’t appear to be lit, however, due to a nearly invisible flame. A New York appeals court ruled in 2017 that the product was defectively designed. The decision noted “even with adequate warnings, the fire pot and fuel gel, when used together, were so dangerous and were so defectively designed that their misuse was foreseeable.”

About six weeks ago, Michael’s health spiraled downhill as he began vomiting with high fevers followed by seizures. He had never had seizures, his mother said. At one point he suffered four in a 1/2-hour time. He began suffering from aspiration pneumonia, which is caused by bacteria affecting the lungs.

Ms. Reyer said three doctors agreed the best course of action was to make Michael comfortable and he was transported to hospice care. The painful seizures would only continue, the doctors said, and recovery to where he had been was not possible. The violent seizures regress brain function.

“It was the worst, but to know Michael would have no pain it was for his best,” his mother said. “I said he’s going home, but never realized he is going home to the best home of all.”

Mr. Reyer said in lieu of flowers, people can donate to Peconic Bay Medical Center’s Health Foundation in memory of Michael. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead.

Photo caption: Michael Hubbard pictured in 2017 with his mother Nancy Reyer at PBMC’s skilled nursing facility. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister)

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A somber silence hung in the air Saturday morning as more than 250 family, friends and community members gathered outside Saint Mark’s R.C. Church in Shoreham to remember the life of Shoreham-Wading River High School senior Melissa Marchese. 

Outside the church, mylar balloons in the shape of hearts and a golden “26” flowed in the wind, commemorating the softball player’s number. Ms. Marchese, who was 18 years old when she was killed in a car crash last week, played on the varsity team for five years and earned a scholarship to the University of Hartford. Individuals who attended the funeral sported gold ribbons, one of the team’s colors.

At the podium, Rev. Thomas Tuite spoke directly to Melissa’s immediate family, parents Charlie and Marie, older sister Heather, younger brother Joey and 4-year-old niece Mya, seated in the front row.

“If there was a magic wand that we each could have to pass over your heads to make this past week go away, you would have many magic wands being passed over your heads,” he said. “There is no such thing as a magic wand — but there is such a thing called faith.”

Heather held her daughter in her arms as she shared one of the Bible readings. Their grandmother Linda read another passage.

The Rev. Tuite said it’s common for loved ones to wonder where God was Thursday, June 13, the day Ms. Marchese sustained severe brain damage following a car crash at the intersection of Route 25A and Miller Avenue. Ms. Marchese was a passenger in a vehicle with two fellow senior students on their way to a senior recognition night event scheduled for 7 p.m., according to police. They were turning left onto Route 25A from Miller Avenue when it was struck by a westbound vehicle.

“I’d have to believe that God was there,” the Rev. Tuite said. “I have to believe that for whatever reason, there were things he could do, and there were things he couldn’t do. We are here as part of the things he could do.”

A line formed as mourners entered St. Mark’s R.C. Church in Shoreham for the funeral of Melissa Marchese. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

Ms. Marchese’s father, Charlie, prepared a statement that the Rev. Tuite read. In it, he said his daughter successfully donated her organs to five different people in need. The names, sex and organs received for each recipient is still unknown, he said.

“Our sweet Melissa,” the Rev. Tuite started. “My angel suffered an unsurvivable brain injury, yet survived five more days in order to save the lives of five people. She is my miracle. She is my hero. In the end, she always wins. The amount of love and pride I feel is immeasurable.”

Melissa, who died two weeks before her high school graduation, is remembered for the little things she did — all with great love. The “loving” woman transformed the family’s Shoreham house on John Street into a home through her trustworthiness, non-judgemental attitude and willingness to listen, the Rev. Tuite said.

He said Melissa regularly attended services at the church. She completed her confirmation there in October 2015 alongside longtime friends Evan Flannery, 17, and Caroline Tyburski, 18, both of Shoreham, who were also in the vehicle the day of the accident. Both attended the services for their friend.

Rev. Tuite said while the students did not make their senior recognition night, Melissa’s existence was “living proof that she is a gift from God.”

“Old age in Heaven is not honored by the number of years that we live, but rather how we live the years that are given to us,” he said. “And if that be the case, Melissa is a very old lady in heaven. She is filled with all the good work, all the laughs, all the fun that she gave to you and everyone gathered here.”

Following the service, Ms. Marchese was laid to rest at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai.

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Friends of Ms. Marchese console each other. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

Ms. Marchese wore 26 in softball. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

A man consoles a young boy following the Mass. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

Suffolk Police at the funeral. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

Ms. Marchese is brought into the church prior to the funeral. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

Many cars in the lot paid tribute to the fallen teen. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

A yellow ribbon in memory of Melissa Marchese outside St. Mark’s R.C. Church in Shoreham. (Credit: Elizabeth Wagner)

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Michael L. Hubbard of Riverhead, N.Y., died June 21, 2019, at the age of 22 in the arms of his mother, Nancy Reyer. He was surrounded by his loving family.

He leaves behind a host of family and friends and his loving dog, Marley, and a community full of love. Michael touched everyone’s hearts with his smile and laughter.

Visitors will be received Thursday, June 27, from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. A funeral Mass will take place Friday, June 22, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at St. John the Evangelist Cemetery in Riverhead.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Peconic Bay Medical Center Foundation, pbmchealth.giftplans.org.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home, tuthillfh.com.

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Rita L. (Kander) Wowak of Calverton died at home with loving family at her side Sunday, June 16. She was 86.

She was born Wednesday, May 24, 1933, to Hedwig Petraszewski and John Kander in New Suffolk, N.Y.

Ms. Wowak graduated from Mattituck High School and later earned a CNA nursing degree. She was employed as a telephone operator for New York Telephone and as a home health nursing aide for many years.

Her family said she was an “amazing baker” who made lemon meringue pie and blueberry cake and a “professional yard saler” who also selflessly drove her son to altar serve at early Mass for many years.

She married Stanley “Buddy” Wowak Nov. 28, 1953, at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, N.Y., followed by a reception at Old Mill Inn in Mattituck.

She was predeceased by her eight Kander siblings: Marian, Stephanie, Victor, Clarence, Tony, Claire, Tommy and Delores. She is survived by her loving husband, Buddy; her daughter, Karen (Tom) Adams; her sons Daniel, Michael and David (Rossana Bartoli-Fox); grandchildren Alyssa (Tommy) McGrath, Ryan Adams (Yitong Wang), Daniel Jr. and Angelica Wowak, Laura (Kevin) Knab, Justina (Fredrik) Bartoli-Torisson, James (Lydia) Miller, Elisabeth Miller and Joseph Miller; and her great-grandchildren Connor McGrath, Siri and Ada Bartoli-Torisson, and Marta Miller.

A funeral Mass will take place Friday, June 28, at 11 a.m. at Saint Isidore R. C. Church, 622 Pulaski St., Riverhead, officiated by Father Piotr Narkiewicz. Interment will take place at Calverton National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, cancer.org.

Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead assisted the family.

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Yolanda S. Garner of Riverhead died June 19 at Southampton Hospital. She was 52.

She was born Dec. 28, 1966, to Mariam (Allen) and David Wright in Chicago, Ill.

Ms. Garner attended Riverhead High School. She was a former department manager at Walmart and a caregiver at Little Flower.

Her family said she enjoyed reading, listening to music and was “quick with comebacks.”

Ms. Garner was predeceased by her sister Mary Lee Harris. She is survived by her parents; her children Darell, of Port Jefferson, Crystal, of Riverhead, Ashley, of Coram and Brittany, of Middle Island; and her siblings David Wright Jr., Elrod Coach and Julian Wright, all of Riverhead, Barbara Emmons and Lizzette Thompson of Buffalo, Stefanie Wright of Amityville, David Armstrong, Curtis Armstrong, Neil Armstrong and Cheryl Armstrong, all of Wyandanch; and many grandchildren.

Visitors will be received Wednesday, June 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 538 Griffing Ave., Riverhead. A service will take place Thursday, June 27, at 10 a.m. at the church, followed by interment at Riverhead Cemetery.

McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead assisted the family.

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Former Riverhead resident Charles Bugdin died June 19 at William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay, Fla. He was 77.

He was the son of Helen (Rogers) and Charles Bugdin.

Although stricken with polio at 3 years old, Charles worked as a contractor for Grumman on Long Island and continued to work with Grumman in Florida.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Susan; his daughter from a previous marriage, Kristina; his sister, Betty Ann Bizzoco; and many cousins.

No services have been arranged.

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Charles Domitrz, formerly of Riverhead, died of lung cancer June 24 at Northeast Regional Center for Rehabilitation in Lake Katrine, N.Y. He was 64.

He was born Jan. 22, 1955, to Antoni and Hedwig Domitrz.

Mr. Domitrz graduated from Riverhead High School in 1973 and made a career as a mill worker at Riverhead Building Supply.

Family members said he enjoyed music as a hobby.

Mr. Domitrz was predeceased by his parents and, in 2002, his brother, Miroslaw. He is survived by his sister, Theresa Sandstrom of Aquebogue, and his niece, Dana Majeski of Riverhead.

Interment will take place Thursday, June 27, at 2 p.m. at St. Isidore Cemetery in Riverhead. McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead is assisting the family.

Memorial donations may be made to the Northeast Regional Center for Rehabilitation.

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Karen Amelia Fagan of Riverhead passed away Dec. 23, 2018. She was 61.

She was born Jan. 14, 1957, alongside her twin, Sharon, to Harold and Esther Fagan.

Ms. Fagan was the youngest of eight siblings, also including Patricia, Kathleen, Michael, Maureen, Coleen and Dennis.

Family members said she was someone special. For many years she struggled with health issues and always came out on top, with a smile. She had an enormous heart and love for her entire family, with the softest spot for her grandchildren. She dreamt of opening her own bakery, as baking for others was a passion of hers.

Ms. Fagan is survived by her daughters, Melanie and Shannon; her son, Robert; siblings Kathleen Maluvius, Maureen Lynn, Dennis Fagan and Sharon Milmoe; five grandchildren, Audree, Phoenix, Sophia, Lennox and Emerson; and many nieces and nephews.

The family will host a celebration of life Sunday, July 14, at 1:30 p.m. at the Jamesport Community Center.

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Joseph Szot Sr. died June 26 at his Riverhead residence. He was 92.

The family will receive visitors Sunday, June 30, from 4 to 8 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Monday, July 1, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead, followed by interment at St. Isidore Cemetery.

A complete obituary will follow.

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Wanda M. Lopienski of Riverhead died June 29. She was 83.

She was born June 29, 1936, to Catherine Hyjeck and Chester Lopienski.

Ms. Lopienski worked as a manager at Bulova Watches in New York City and was an animal lover, her family said.

She is survived by her sister, Stella Tsaclas; her brother, Bernie Lopienski, and sister-in-law; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Visitors will be received Tuesday, July 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Tuthill-Mangano Funeral Home in Riverhead.

A funeral Mass will take place Wednesday, July 3, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead, followed by interment at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, N.Y.

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Ernestine Seymore of Mastic Beach, formerly of Riverhead, died June 26. She was 68.

Ms. Seymore was born Oct. 11, 1950, to Mary Seymore and Charles Andrews in Florida.

She graduated from Riverhead High School in 1967 and attended Abilene Christian University in Texas.

Ms. Seymore made a career as a title examiner and was a member of Living Water Full Gospel Church.

Her family said she enjoyed writing poetry, painting, cooking and spending time with her grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her sister, Betty, and her brothers Junior and David. She is survived by her children Rashawnna Simmons of Mastic Beach, Monique Simmons of Ridge and Rodney Simmons of Patchogue; siblings Melvin Seymore, Dolores Worthington, Marion Seymore, Herman Seymore, Mary Ann Trent, Willie Mae Seymore and Jesse Smith; and two grandchildren.

Visitors will be received Friday, July 5, at 10 a.m. at Galilee Church of God in Christ in Riverhead, followed by a service at the church at noon and interment at Riverhead Cemetery.

McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead assisted the family.

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Jeanette E. Swotkewicz of Aquebogue died July 1. She was 94.

She was born Jan. 30, 1925, to Alice Sepenoski and John Kruszeski in Aquebogue.

Ms. Swotkewicz graduated from Northville Elementary School in 1938, from Riverhead High School in 1942 and from Southampton School of Nursing in 1945. She later served in the Auxiliary Nursing Corps and married Frank Swotkewicz.

Ms. Swotkewicz’s nursing career included working at Central Suffolk Hospital, as a private duty nurse as a nursing home in Virginia and as a medical service specialist working with physically handicapped children.

She was a member of the Altar Rosary Society and enjoyed crocheting, cooking and baking and family gatherings.

Ms. Swotkewicz was predeceased by her husband and her daughter Theresa (Doroski) Bickell. She is survived by her children Walter (Brenda) Doroski, Charles (Annette) Doroski, Jeanette (Paul) Demchuk and Christopher (Desiree) Doroski; grandchildren Jacquelyn (Doroski) Price, Joshua Doroski, Victoria Ayers, Jordan Demchuk, Jason Doroski and Eric Doroski; and one great-grandchild, Warren Wood.

Visitors will be received Sunday, July 7, from 2 to 6 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place Monday, July 8, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead, followed by interment at St. Isidore Cemetery.

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

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Lifelong East End resident Lorraine “Dayne” Cassidy of Aquebogue, but most recently of Massachusetts, died at home June 29, 2019, very peacefully with her family around her.

Mrs. Cassidy was born in Riverhead April 11, 1935, to Frank and Carrie (Yousik) Alec. She attended school in Riverhead, graduating from Riverhead High School in 1953. She attended Alfred University for two years, then returned home to work as a secretary at Brookhaven National Lab. She married Herbert Owen Cassidy of Southold in 1956 and they made their home in Aquebogue for over 45 years prior to his passing in 2002. Dayne remained in their family home until 2014 at which time she moved to Massachusetts to Eddy Pond Assisted Living facility.

According to a family statement, she was always gracious and kind, a lover of animals, “but will be most remembered for her to devotion to her family, particularly her grandchildren.”

Mrs. Cassidy was a stay-at-home-mother who spent many years volunteering as a den mother for the Cub Scouts, St. Isidore’s School and Altar Rosary Society at St. Isidore’s Church. In 1976, she went to work for the Riverhead School District as a teacher’s aide and eventually as an administrative assistant at the superintendent’s office before retiring in 2001.

Dayne is survived by three sons, James and his wife, Monique (Delerme) of Fairfield, Conn., Timothy and his wife, Jennifer (Wick) of Smyrna, Del. and Edward and his wife, Deborah (Wells) of Mattituck; a daughter, Dayne Ann Fyvie of Spencer, Mass.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Her son, Matthew Owen, who was married to Jacqueline (Koster) predeceased her in December 2005. Her brother, Ronald, and sister, Janice Kander, predeceased her as well.

Calling hours are being directed by McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead on Tuesday, July 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead Wednesday, July 10. Interment will follow at St. John the Evangelist Cemetery in Riverhead.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Eddy Pond West Clare Bridge Neighborhood, payable to Brookdale Eddy Pond West, Resident Programming, Brookdale Eddy Pond West, 669 Washington St., Auburn, MA 01501.

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