Obituaries

Gail Sheehy, a New York journalist and writer of renown who also lived for a time in East Hampton, died on Aug. 24 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

Steven Levin, a Manhattan commercial real estate developer turned surfer, died at home in Montauk’s Hither Hills on Aug. 20. The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, with which he had been afflicted for many years.

Cintra Carter-Sander of Montauk and Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., died on Aug. 3 at home at Marsh Landing in Florida. She had been in failing health for a week.

Helen Louise Burke of Montauk and Boynton Beach, Fla., died on Aug. 21 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 89. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Virginia DiPietro, a longtime East Hampton resident who was known as Dolly, died of a heart attack on Saturday, Aug. 22, at home in Ocean Township, N.J.

John Francis McCaffrey, “a true son of Wainscott,” his family said, died on Aug. 21 at the Highlands Living Center in Pittsford, N.Y. He was 88 and had a recurrence of pancreatitis. A month earlier he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 brain cancer.

Robert P. DeVault of East Hampton, a Vietnam veteran and artist, interior decorator, carpenter, and entrepreneur, died unexpectedly at home on Aug. 25. He was 65.

Karen J. Vetrano of East Hampton, 58, died at home on Aug. 19. Her family did not give a cause of death.

Michael Helm Sr., a Springs resident active in the community for more than 50 years, died at home on Church Lane on Aug. 17.

Blanche B. Whisnant, a resident of Sag Harbor for 60 years, died on Aug. 10 in Rome, Ga., after a stroke. She was 96.

Mary M. Norris, an actress and director of community theater, died of Alzheimer's disease on June 25 at home in Norwich, Conn. The former East Hampton resident was 75.

Virginia DiPietro, who had lived in East Hampton for many years, died on Saturday at home in Ocean Township, N.J. Known as Dolly, she was 96. A funeral Mass was said yesterday at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Mary Ann Caldarone, a frequent visitor to Amagansett, where her son, James Caldarone Jr., has a house, died on Aug. 10 at home in Schenectady, N.Y. She was 98 years old and had been in declining health for two years.

A memorial service will be held in the fall.

Allen Asbury Edmonds, a lobsterman, surfer, sailor, carpenter, boat builder, and motorcycle mechanic, died on Aug. 5 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. The Montauk resident was 69 and died of complications of cancer, which he had for three and a half years.

Jacqueline Albert Simon, a political science journalist, college professor, and philanthropist who was a summer and weekend resident of East Hampton for more than 60 years, died on Monday in New York City at the age of 98. She had been ill with cancer for seven months.

David Bock, a retired landscaper and property manager, died on July 24 at home in Jacksonville, Fla. The East Hampton native was 88.

Susanne Wagner, a social worker who for more than 35 years helped families of children with special needs at the Hagedorn Little Village School in Seaford, died of breast cancer on July 16 at East End Hospice in Westhampton Beach.

Christine Daley, a resident of Brooklyn and of Montauk, died at her Montauk home on July 24, one day after her 62nd birthday.

Word has been received that Cynthia Jennett-Clark of Hinesburg, Vt. -- originally of Amagansett -- died at home of a heart attack on May 12. She was 61 and had had heart disease for many years.

Hildy Maze, an artist who specialized in painting and collage, died at home in East Hampton suddenly on July 2. She was 70.

Maureen T. Kenny of East Hampton died of complications following a fall at home on July 17 at Stony Brook University Hospital. She was 89.

Norman Tuthill, described by his family as "an artist, surfer, and friend to many," died of heart failure on Friday in West Haven, Conn. He was 61.

Rick Murphy, the former co-publisher and editor of The Independent newspaper died on July 21 at Southampton Hospital after a heart attack. He was 70.

Colton Givner, an advertising art director, graphic artist, and illustrator, died of emphysema at home in New York City on June 15. He was 81 and had been ill for a year. A part-time resident of East Hampton since 1979, among his accomplishments was the design of the logo for the Palm restaurant on Main Street.

Dr. Soll Berl, a former World War II Army medical technician who had a long career as a neurochemist and psychiatrist, died of cancer at home in Pittsboro, N.C., on June 7. The part-time Amagansett resident was 101 years old, just five days shy of turning 102.

Colton Givner, an advertising art director, graphic artist, and illustrator, died of emphysema at home in New York City on June 15. He was 81 and had been ill for a year. A part-time resident of East Hampton since 1979, among his accomplishments was the design of the logo for the Palm restaurant on Main Street.

Longtime readers of The Star may remember the many letters to the editor written by Larry Darcey of Sag Harbor over a 20-year span (at least). Mr. Darcey, who was 90, died on July 7 at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook.

Keith Sonnier, one of a handful of artists who, starting in the 1960s, radically redefined the boundaries of sculpture, died on Saturday at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital after a long illness. He was 78.

Robert W. Fischer, who lived in Montauk where he ran a fence installation business, died in an all-terrain vehicle accident on May 20 in Albany, N.Y. He was 57.