Mitchell Wilcenski
Lifelong Laurel resident Mitchell Wilcenski passed away May 10, 2015 at his home in Laurel with his family by his side, at the age of 85. Mitchell was born in Laurel to Mary and Aleksander Wilcenski...
View ArticlePauline I. Case
Lifelong Riverhead resident Pauline I. Case died May 11 at Riverhead Care Center. She was 90. She was born April 18, 1925, in Riverhead to Benjamin J and Lucy Cackowski and graduated from Riverhead...
View ArticleLawrence Edward Toler
Former Riverhead resident Lawrence Edward Toler, known as Larry, died May 10. He was 77. He was born Dec. 30, 1937, in Rocky Gap, Va., to Namon and Pricilla Toler. He joined the U.S. Air Force at age...
View ArticleClara M. Coffey
Former Riverhead resident Clara M. Coffey of East Patchogue died May 9. She was 85. She was born Aug. 31, 1929, in Bath, N.C., to Bertha (Bonner) and Adolphus Smith. Predeceased by her husband,...
View ArticleClaude E. Davis Jr.
Claude E. Davis Jr. of Mattituck died suddenly May 17, 2015, in Yonkers, N.Y. He was 81. He was born July 22, 1934, in Somerville, Mass. to Helen (Nugent) and Claude E. Davis and served with the U.S....
View ArticleAnita Patricia Lechmanski
Anita Patricia Lechmanski of Jamesport passed away May 15, 2015, with her loving husband of over 60 years at her side. She was 81. Born in the Bronx March 5, 1934, to Nantie (Martin) and Edmund...
View ArticleDorothy Passman Michna
Former Center Moriches resident Dorothy “Dot” Passman Michna, 91, of Vero Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully April 28, 2015. She was born to Margaret and Author Passman in New York City. They moved...
View ArticleCharles Lee Pollard
Pastor Charles Lee Pollard of Calverton died May 17, 2015, at his home. He was 78. He was born April 25, 1937, in Tarrytown, N.Y. to Charles and Leah Pollard. He married Mary (Hood) Sept. 5, 1958, in...
View ArticleMemorial service for Robert Gartelmann set
A memorial service for former Jamesport resident Robert Gartelmann of Manorville of will take place Saturday, May 23, at Community... Read More
View ArticleArthur C. Johnson
Arthur C. Johnson of Riverhead died May 21. He was 83. He was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Brooklyn to Louis and Jennie Johnson and attended Smithtown High School Mr. Johnson served in the U.S. Navy from...
View ArticleThomas Kosciuszko
Thomas Kosciuszko of Riverhead died May 21 at Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation. He was 61. He was born Jan. 27, 1954, in Riverhead to John and Erna (Breitenbach) Kosciuszko. Mr. Kosciuskzo worked as...
View ArticleEdward E. Lewis
Longtime Riverhead resident Edward E. Lewis, formerly of Ronkonkoma and Farmingdale died May 19. He was 97. He was born March 26, 1918, in Hamburg, N.Y. to Mabel (Heath) and George Lewis. He married...
View ArticleDeborah Teresko Zurawski
Deborah Teresko Zurawski of Jamesport passed away suddenly at Peconic Bay Medical Center May 20, 2015. She was 49. Deborah was born April 10, 1966, in Greenport to Barbara (Berdinka) and Harold “Ted”...
View ArticleJohn P. Kasprzyk Jr.
John P. Kasprzyk Jr. of Riverhead died May 22 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. He was 57. He was born May 1, 1958, in Brooklyn to Agnes and John Kasprzyk Sr. He married Donna (née Bailey) on Sept. 27,...
View ArticleJohn Beacorn
John Beacorn of Riverhead died May 26. He was 91. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at this time are in the care of Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A complete obituary will...
View ArticleAnita Conforti
Anita Conforti of Riverhead died June 1 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 82. She was born Oct. 26, 1932, in the Bronx toBonaventura (Geovanello) and Giacomino Memola. Ms. Conforti...
View ArticleJoseph P. Pelis
Joseph P. Pelis of Riverhead died May 31 after a long illness. He was 74. Mr Pelis was born April 27, 1941, in Riverhead to Stella (Tyska) and Joseph Pelis. He married Barbara (née Willer) Aug. 13,...
View ArticleVivian Young Sheehan
Vivian Young Sheehan, 86, of Greenport passed away May 30, 2015, in her home in Peconic Landing. The family will receive visitors Thursday June 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Defriest-Grattan Funeral Home in...
View ArticleMargaret Clara Kayser
Margaret Clara Kayser, 87, passed away at her Southold home May 28. She was a vibrant and loving person, quick with a joke, and always ready to sing. Margaret met her husband in Brooklyn, where she was...
View ArticleLongtime East End journalist Robert Wacker dies at 92
A former editor of the Riverhead News-Review and a “lifelong newspaper man,” Robert Wacker died Tuesday night. He was 92. Mr. Wacker, who helmed Riverhead’s weekly newspaper in the 1970s, also worked...
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