Arthur J. Sarno Sr.
Longtime Flanders resident Arthur J. Sarno Sr. died July 28, 2015, in Florida after a brief illness. He was born in 1926 in Bayside. Artie, as he was fondly called, served in the U.S. Army infantry...
View ArticleRonald C. Stanonis
Captain Ronald C. Stanonis, a short-time resident of Southold, died suddenly July 6, 2015, of an assumed heart attack in Amsterdam, Holland. Ronald was born in Queens, N.Y., Jan. 20, 1943, to Charles...
View ArticleElizabeth A. Mueller
Elizabeth A. Mueller of Southold died at her home Aug. 1, 2015. She was 77. She was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Huntington to Clara (Teepe) and Theodore Engbert and graduated from Our Lady of Mercy High...
View ArticlePauline Helen Stark
Pauline “Polly” Helen Stark, 82, of Southampton died Aug. 1, 2015, after a brief illness. Born April 28, 1933, in Riverhead to Henry and Catherine (Hoban) Brooks, she married Anthony “Tony” Stark. She...
View ArticleJustin T. Davis
Justin T. Davis of Riverhead died suddenly at his home July 30, 2015. He was 27. Born July 10, 1988, in Patchogue, he was a graduate of Riverhead High School and was an artist. He is survived by his...
View ArticleRobert James Lombardi
Robert James Lombardi of Manorville, formerly of Riverhead, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Aug. 2, 2015. He was 54. Born in Riverhead to John and Alice Lombardi, he graduated...
View ArticleHelen Yakaboski
Helen Yakaboski of Calverton died Aug. 2 at her home. She was 89. She was born March 2, 1926, in Riverhead to William and Mary (Zambriski) Condzella. Ms. Yakaboski was a homemaker who worked in the...
View ArticleAdolph John Markowski
Adolph John Markowski of Riverhead died Aug. 2 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 93. He was born April 24, 1922, in Oyster Bay to Anna (Szczerba) and Alexander Frank Markowski. He...
View ArticleLawrence J. Liggan
Lawrence J. Liggan of Riverhead died at his home July 29. He was 74. He was born June 11, 1941, in Cumberland, Va. to Virginia (Copeland) and John Liggan. Mr. Liggan was a farmer for Avery Young Farm...
View ArticleRosemary E. Wendt
Rosemary E. Wendt of Calverton died July 30 at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson. She was 64. She was born Nov. 15, 1950, in Savannah, Ga. to Margaret (Kish) and Marino Orsini. Ms. Wendt worked...
View ArticleHerbert Dresher
Herbert Dresher, of Riverhead, died at his home on Aug. 5, 2015. He was 94. Born in Utica, N.Y. on Nov. 29, 1920, he was the son of Benjamin and Lena (Slakter) Dresher. He attended Syracuse University...
View ArticleMark A. Gatz
Former Riverhead resident Mark A. Gatz died Friday, July 31, at his Hampton Bays home. Mr. Gatz received a Masters Degree from The Manthattan School of Music and was an adjunct professor at Suffolk...
View ArticlePatricia S. Tormey
Patricia S. Tormey of Riverhead died Aug. 9 at Riverhead Care Center. She was 91. She was born May 9, 1924, to Corrinne (Andrews) and William Amberson Sexton. Ms. Tormey was very active in Riverhead...
View ArticleCecelia Zak
Cecelia Zak of Riverhead died Aug. 6 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 86. She was born Nov. 29, 1928, in Northville to Stanley and Jessie Keleski and graduated from Riverhead High...
View ArticleMary E. Goebel
Mary E. Goebel of Riverhead died Aug. 6 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 68. She was born June 29, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, to Felix and Catherine Skinner. Ms. Goebel worked as a...
View ArticleElisa R. Barker
Elisa R. Barker, formerly of New York City and Nassau Point, died Aug. 5, 2015. She received her Masters Degree in education from Fordham University and taught in Germany, Italy and Plainedge on Long...
View ArticleHudson Hagglund
Former Mattituck resident Hudson Hagglund of Riverhead died Aug. 12 at the Riverhead Care Center. He was 88. He was born in Manhattan to Lorenza and Gladys Hagglund. Mr. Hagglund served in the U.S....
View ArticleFeliska Sawicka
Feliska Sawicka of Riverhead died Aug. 13. She was 93. The visiting hours are Sunday, Aug. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday, Aug. 17, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in...
View ArticleFeliska Sawicka, ‘larger-than-life’ founder of Polish School, dies at 93
Feliska Sawicka, the founder and long-time principal of the St. Maximillian Kolbe Polish School in Polish Town, died on Friday at the age of 93 after a long illness. Those who worked alongside her at...
View ArticleJohn L. Bednoski Jr.
John L. Bednoski Jr. John L. Bednoski Jr., also known as “Cat,” passed peacefully at his home in Peconic Aug. 11, 2015. John was born to Lucy (Jernick) and John L. Bednoski Sr. March 29, 1948, at...
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