Category | Obituaries

Vineyard Pioneer Christian Wölffer Killed in Boating Accident

Posted on 02 January 2009

Christian Wölffer, one of the pioneers of viticulture on the South Fork, and proprietor of the vineyard and horse farm that bears his name, died in a boating accident on New Years Eve while swimming in Brazil. Wölffer, who was vacationing when he was struck by a boat, was 70. According to the Associated Press, [...]

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Obituaries December 25

Posted on 26 December 2008

Lucille Bistrian
Lucille Bistrian, a resident of Spring Close Highway in East Hampton for 40 years, died at her home on Thursday, December 18, 2008. She was 93 years old.
Mrs. Bistrian was born in Sag Harbor on April 10, 1915 to Frank and Julia (Just) Krupinski. Mrs. Bistrian, a homemaker, was a graduate of Pierson High [...]

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Obituaries December 18

Posted on 18 December 2008

Bruno William Korsak
Bruno William Korsak of North Haven, died Tuesday, December 9, at Southampton Hospital. He was 76 years old.
Mr. Korsak was born in Southampton on November 24, 1932, the son of Bruno and Victoria Korsak.
A landscaper by trade, he was a 1949 graduate of Pierson High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force [...]

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Obituaries December 11

Posted on 12 December 2008

Matilda E. Hager
Matilda E. Hager, formerly of Sag Harbor, died at Carillon Nursing Home in Huntington, L.I. on Wednesday, November 19. She was 96 years old.
Born in the Bronx, N.Y., on June 26, 1912, she was the daughter of Joseph and Caroline (Betz) Miller.
Mrs. Hager attended St. Barnabas High School in the Bronx and Grace [...]

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Former Southampton Supervisor Cannuscio Dead at 66

Posted on 12 December 2008

Former Southampton Town Supervisor, Vincent J. Cannuscio, who served three terms after spending three years on the town’s zoning board of appeals, died Saturday, December 6, of esophageal cancer. He was 66 years old and had been diagnosed just several months ago.
Mr. Cannuscio, a Republican who was recognized as a fiscal conservative, was first elected [...]

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Obituaries December 4

Posted on 05 December 2008

Stan Bubka
Stan Bubka, longtime member of the Sag Harbor Volunteer Fire Department, former president of the Sag Harbor Golf Club and proprietor of the Madison Meat Market who would greet both friends and strangers with “Ah Right,” died at Southampton Hospital on Saturday, November 29. He was 91.
Mr. Bubka was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on [...]

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Obituaries November 27

Posted on 26 November 2008

Richard Novatka
Richard Novatka, born September 20, 1949 and raised in Sag Harbor, died on November 8, 2008 in West Palm Beach where he had chosen to retire. On that sunny morning he was riding his bicycle when his heart gave out and the Lord called him home.
“Those who remember Rich know he was a fun [...]

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Obituaries November 20

Posted on 20 November 2008

Cecil B. Broderick, MD
Cecil B. Broderick, MD was born on August 19, 1928 to Una Speede and Parkin Broderick in Brooklyn, New York. He was the first of five children born to immigrant parents. At age 2 and 1/2 he was taken, with his younger brother, Junior, to Jamaica. They were sent to live with [...]

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Obituaries November 13

Posted on 13 November 2008

Frances M. Trunzo
Frances M. Trunzo, a resident of Sag Harbor for 86 years, died at home here on Friday, November 7. She was 92 years old.
Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on January 16, 1916, she was the daughter of Louis and Philomena (DeCiccio) Mendicino.
Mrs. Trunzo was a 1933 graduate of Pierson High School and worked [...]

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Obituaries November 6

Posted on 07 November 2008

Marie DiGirolamo
Marie DiGirolamo, a lifetime resident of Sag Harbor, died at Westhampton Care Center on Monday, November 3. She was 81 years old.
Born in Southampton on December 8, 1926, she was the daughter of Salvatore and Mary (DiGiovani) Engineri.
A graduate of Pierson High School, Mrs. DiGirolamo was housewife.
She is survived by her husband, Peter J. [...]

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