A memorial service for Roger Evans, a longtime resident of Montauk and more recently of East Hampton, will be held next Thursday at 6 p.m. at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Ama­gansett. Mr. Evans, who was 71 and had been in failing health, died on Friday at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in South­ampton.

An obituary will appear in a future issue.

In 1948, 17-year-old Anthony D’Agostino arrived in America from Sicily, speaking only Italian. Determined to obtain a general education diploma, he learned English by spending hours in movie theaters watching Italian films with English subtitles.  He went on to earn bachelor of science, master’s, and doctoral degrees from New York University and to gain international recognition for research on the genetics and nutrition of Homerus americanus, the Atlantic lobster. He died of natural causes on June 20 at Stony Brook University Hospital at the age of 86.

Dr. D’Agostino came to Montauk in 1970 when he was appointed to represent St. John’s University at the New York Ocean Science Laboratory, which researched marine life in Long Island Sound and surrounding waters. It was there that he did research on the Atlantic lobster. Isolating a genetic trait for fast growth and using a color marker of the blue lobster, he was successful in growing a full-sized lobster in the lab in half the time it took to reach maturity in the wild. He was commissioned by the United Nations from 1972 to 1973 to assess, by onsite investigation, a possible marine-based economy through the cultivation of brine shrimp for Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean. He also worked for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and as a senior research biologist for the New York Aquarium.

In 1986, by which time the Ocean Science Laboratory had lost its funding, he set up the Montauk Marine Science Institute‚ with his son, John D’Agostino, and Mike Cappelluzzo and Eric Engstrom. Using a building that had been part of the New York Ocean Science Laboratory, he continued research in marine science, the blue lobster, and brine shrimp.

Having received a G.E.D., but before beginning graduate study, Dr. D’Agostino was drafted into the Army, serving from 1951 to ’53 in the Korean War with the 8076th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) Unit. After the war, he was employed by the Haskins Laboratory, a private, non-profit research institute. He joined the faculty of St. John’s University as a professor of biology after receiving a master’s degree. He then became a scientific consultant and developer for Harold von Braunhut, the creator and inventor of the Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys scientific toy.

Dr. D’Agostino and Irene Chiara­monte were married in Jamaica Estates, Queens, in 1970 and spent a summer-long honeymoon in Montauk in an apartment overlooking Fort Pond Bay. Their son, who continues to live in Montauk, was born in 1971 and their daughter, Stephanie Rogers, was born in 1973. By then they had made Montauk their home base.

Dr. D’Agostino is survived by his wife, son, and daughter, who lives in   Wilmington, N.C., as well as by three grandchildren. He was buried last Thursday at Fort Hill Cemetery in Montauk.

Phyllis Adams, a descendant of two of East Hampton’s early families who led the women’s crafts group of the Amagansett Presbyterian Church for many years, died on June 8 at the Brookdale Assisted Living facility in Augusta, Ga., to which she had moved to be closer to her family. She was 94 years old.

Mrs. Adams was born in Amagansett on Aug. 28, 1922, one of three daughters of N. Fillmore Miller and the former Jessie Lester, both of Amagansett. In 1940, after graduating from East Hampton High School, she married Carroll Adams, who was called Bud. He died in 1994.

During World War II, she was trained in first aid by the Red Cross, in the event of an invasion here. After the war and for the next 30 years, Mrs. Adams worked for the Bistrian family. She also had waitress and catering jobs until she chose to retire.

In 2011, before moving south, Mrs. Adams was honored by the Ama­gansett Presbyterian Church for 35 years as the leader of the Women’s Guild, which made potholders, pillows, and quilts sold every year at the church’s summer fair and Christmas sale. The group met each Thursday at Mrs. Adams’s house and raised nearly $100,000 over the years. Her son Brian Adams of West Jefferson, N.C., who often visited his mother, said he would also visit with the group, which felt as if he were “back at Sunday school” because he knew so many of his mother’s friends who were part of it. They would have tea and cookies and the pastor would sometimes drop in, he said.

Mrs. Adams was also a member of the Amagansett American Legion auxiliary, serving as an officer at one time. She was always engaged in other community activities and had many lifelong friends, her son said. She also enjoyed boating, fishing, and clamming with her husband and was known for her “fantastic clam pie and family-favorite clam chowder,” her son said, adding that he had been searching for the recipes.

In addition to her son, Mrs. Adams is survived by a sister, Jane Conley of Johnson City, Tenn., a niece, Wendy Daniels of Amagansett, five granddaughters, and seven great-grandchildren. Another sister, Agnes Daniels of Amagansett, died about 10 years ago and her sons Ronnie Adams and Larry Adams also died before her.

Mrs. Adams was cremated and her ashes were buried next to her husband’s at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton. A memorial service will be held at the Amagansett Presbyterian Church on Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. Memorial donations have been suggested to St. Joseph Hospice, 1220 George Wilson Drive, Augusta, Ga. 30909, or the Women’s Guild, Amagansett Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 764, Amagansett 11930.

Mark Anthony Hogg, originally from the island of Jamaica, died on June 21 at his East Hampton residence following a heart attack. Mr. Hogg, who had made the East End his home since 1992, was 46.

He was born on June 4, 1971, in the capital city of Kingston, to Neville Hogg and the former Felecita Morrison. At the age of 21, he left Jamaica and moved to Montauk, where he worked as a truck driver. About three years ago, Mr. Hogg relocated to East Hampton.

He is survived by his mother, who lives in Florida, and three children, Kerry-Ann Hogg of Florida, Talia Hogg of Montauk, and Payton Hogg of East Hampton. He also leaves three brothers, Brian Houghton of Florida, Courtney Hogg of Queens, and Audley Hogg of Montauk. His sister-in-law Sandy March described him as “a loving father, son, brother, and friend to many.”

The family will receive visitors today from 10 a.m. to noon at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, followed at 1 p.m. by funeral services at St. Therese of Lisieux Church in Montauk and burial at Montauk’s Fort Hill Cemetery. The family has suggested memorial donations to Mark’s Memorial Fund‚ online at fundrazr.com.

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Correction: An earlier version of this obituary gave the wrong date of death for Mr. Hogg. He died on June 21. It also misspelled his mother's first name. She is Felecita Hogg. 

Roger Evans, a longtime resident of Montauk and East Hampton who was known informally as the Weatherman, died on June 23 at the Southampton Care Center, where he had spent the last four years of his life. The cause was complications of pneumonia. Mr. Evans was 71.

Despite a very difficult upbringing and a mental disability, Mr. Evans overcame obstacles with determination and strength, said Gerry Mooney, a manager of the Windmill Village and St. Michael’s housing complexes in East Hampton and Amagansett, respectively. Mr. Evans lived at the Windmill Village II development from 2003 to 2013.  

Talented in arts and crafts as well as cooking for others, Roger Evans was born on Aug. 16, 1945, in New York City. The youngest of 13 children, he grew up in the city, though little else is known about his past.

His parents did not send him to school, Mr. Mooney said, but he taught himself to read and write. Members of the city’s police force and fire brigades took him under their wing and let him assist in setting up and removing barricades at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Even after moving to Montauk, in the 1970s, he continued to take the Long Island Rail Road to Manhattan to help out at the event. He also assisted police officials locally, Mr. Mooney said.

In Montauk, he worked at odd jobs, mostly on the docks and boats, including those of the Viking fleet. Eddie Ecker, a friend, called Mr. Evans a “true Montauk character” who “didn’t have a mean bone in his body.” He was kind and genuine, and loved being with people, especially children, Mr. Mooney said.

In 2003, Mr. Evans learned that he had been selected for an apartment at Windmill Village II. He told Mr. Mooney it was the first time he felt that he had a family and that he felt at home. While living there, he worked at the East Hampton Food Pantry. Whatever the task, be it building shelves or organizing food drives, he was up to it, Mr. Mooney said.

Information on surviving relatives could not be determined. Mr. Evans’s surviving friends include Mr. Mooney and Debbie Hoey, both of East Hampton.

A memorial service will be held tonight at 6 at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett. Memorial contributions have been suggested for the Windmill Village Apartments, 207 Accabonac Road, East Hampton 11937

When Eleanor A. Miller was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 12 years ago, she was told she would live another three years at most. She was determined to “fight as long and as much as she could,” her family reported, and with the help of the local organizations Fighting Chance and Lucia’s Angels, survived to see four grandchildren born. She died on June 15 at Southampton Hospital.

Ms. Miller worked as a paraprofessional at East Hampton High School for more than 20 years before her diagnosis. She was active in the Springs Presbyterrian Church, loved to read, cook, and knit, and adored her grandchildren.

She was born on June 17, 1955, to Stuart B. Vorpahl and the former Helen Bengtson. She grew up in Amagansett, attended local schools, and studied cosmetology through the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services.

In addition to her grandchildren, a daughter, Katrina Miller Abran of East Hampton, and a son, Nathaniel Miller of Springs, survive, as do two sisters, Judy Bennett of Amagansett and Vivian Edwards of Florida.

Ms. Miller was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Amagansett after a service at the Amagansett Presbyterian Church on June 20, the Rev. Nancy Howarth officiating. Memorial contributions have been suggested to the Springs Presbyterian Church, 5 Old Stone Highway, East Hampton 11937.

“She had inspired and given hope to so many local cancer survivors and became known as a true hero,” her family said.

As a teenager, Patrick James Coyle worked on the grounds at the Bridgehampton Club and as a caddy at the Maidstone Club, and his love of golf only grew as he got older. A caddy master at the Naples National Golf Club in Florida and the Sand Ridge Golf Club in Cleveland, he had a Professional Golfers Association pro card.

Mr. Coyle, who was 42, died on June 20 in Cleveland. The cause of death has not yet been determined, his family said.

Mr. Coyle, who had recently relocated to Ohio, was born in Southampton on April 11, 1975, to John William Coyle and the former Jeraldine Lynch. He grew up on Cooper Lane in East Hampton and graduated from East Hampton High School, where he played golf and baseball. “He loved the beach and anything and everything to do with East Hampton,” his family wrote.

“He was always happy, loving, and helping, a very kind soul,” they said. He had two children, Caitlin, 13, and Liam, 5, with his ex-wife, Carrie Goett, and he loved them dearly, his family said. They live in Naples. In addition to his children, he is survived by two sisters, Christina Coyle Bertrand of East Hampton and Karin Beaver Julin of Oklahoma, a brother, John W. Coyle III of East Hampton, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. His parents and another sister, Theresa Coyle, died before him.

A service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton. The Rev. William Cleary, Mr. Coyle’s cousin, will officiate. Burial will be at the church cemetery on Cedar Street.

John B. McByrne, who vacationed at the East Deck motel in Ditch Plain, Montauk, with his wife, Catherine, and their children every summer in the 1970s and ’80s before they built their dream home on Benson Drive in the hamlet, died on June 9 in Miller Place, to which he had relocated in 2012. He was 86 and died of natural causes, surrounded by his six children.

He and Catherine McNally were married in 1955. They retired to Montauk in 1988, where she worked part time at the Montauk Chamber of Commerce while he volunteered as an usher at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church. The couple loved to go fishing and clamming with friends, said their daughter Barbara McByrne of Miller Place. Her parents left a legacy of love, she said. “They loved each other, their kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. They had a truly idyllic retirement.”

Mr. McByrne was born in the Bronx on Jan. 3, 1931, to Joseph and Marguerite McByrne. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Manhattan College. Before retiring to Montauk, Mr. McByrne owned Metro Food Sales, a food brokerage based in Roslyn Heights that represented manufacturers looking to sell foods to such large companies as Nabisco and Entenmanns. His wife died in 2013.

In addition to Ms. McByrne, he is survived by five other children: Patricia Corrigan and Maureen McByrne of Sound Beach, Katherine Mitchell of Herndon, Va., and John McByrne and Daniel McByrne of Miller Place. He also is survived by eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Mr. McByrne will be buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Montauk. A funeral Mass was celebrated on June 11 at St. Louis de Montfort Church in Sound Beach.

Carol Frances Brady, who packed a lot into life before being diagnosed with dementia, died on June 14 at the Westhampton Care Center. A longtime Montauk resident, she was 74 and had been treated successfully for lung cancer that went to her brain.

Ms. Brady was a contestant at 17 on “What’s My Line,” a judo instructor, a fashion model, and a performer for four years with the Mighty Carson Art Players, who did skits on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show.” Her modeling career, with the Conover Agency, included print and commercial advertising for Dial soap, Wesson Oil, Ultra Brite toothpaste, and Camel cigarettes.

She was born on March 28, 1943, in East Orange, N.J., one of two daughters of the former Marion Rowe and John Raymond Bonnaviat. She grew up in West Orange, N.J., graduating from West Orange High School in 1961. She attended Washington College in Chestertown, Md., where she met James Brady. The couple married and divorced twice.

In 1962, after their first divorce, Ms. Brady moved to South Orange, N.J., where she ran a modeling school, and brought up their first child, Bonnie Brady of Montauk. The couple remarried in 1974 and moved first to Yonkers, where Ms. Brady joined the training program at the Westchester County Sheriff’s Department, from which she received a marksmanship award. They moved next to East Fishkill, N.Y., where she became a founding member of Concerned Residents of East Fishkill, which worked to expose the IBM corporation’s toxic dumping in an area called Shenandoah, which was declared a Superfund Site in 1981.

The family, now including five children, moved to Montauk in 1986, after Mr. Brady retired from the Yonkers Police Department. In Montauk, she formed managed the Montauk Youth soccer league and became a Little League softball coach for the Knights of Columbus team. She also was active with Montauk Theater Productions. Ms. Brady and her husband divorced for the second time in 1989. He died about 10 years ago.

In th early 1990s, Ms. Brady began working for Monte Real Estate, and eventually founded her own brokerage, Brady Realty, with offices in Montauk and Amagansett. 

“She led many lives before she got sick, from Miss Junior Achievement Award to New York model to resident activist to soccer coach and mom to five kids. She did a great job at all of them,” said her daughter Bonnie Brady. She also was an enthusiastic softball player and enjoyed watching the New York Jets and New York Mets.

In 2000, she diagnosed with lung cancer. That same year, she met Evans Killeen of Westhampton Beach, a former American League baseball player. Although she was declared cancer-free in 2003, she was unable to work and moved a few years later to the Westhampton facility. Mr. Killen “was there virtually every night,” Bonnie Brady said. He survives, as do a sister, Barbara Bonnaviat of Bradenton Beach, Fla., and her children. In addition to Bonnie Brady, they are James Brady of Staten Island, Mike Brady of Columbus, Ohio, John Brady of Hampton Bays, and Allison Sheades of Springs. Seven grandchildren also survive.

The family will receive visitors at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. Ms. Brady was cremated. Half of her ashes will be buried privately at Fort Hill Cemetery in Montauk, with the remainder expected to be spread at sea at a later date.

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Correction: An earlier version of this obituary had the wrong date of birth for Ms. Brady. She was born on March 28, 1943. In addition, Ms. Brady was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2000, not in 1991, and met Mr. Killen that same year, while she was working at her own real estate brokerage, Brady Realty.

Doris Merritt, a founding member and pillar of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Amagansett, died last Thursday at home in Amagansett at the age of 80.  She had been diagnosed in April with lung cancer.

As a child, Mrs. Merritt spent many summers with her family at Lazy Point in Amagansett, and on Oct. 12, 1958, after she and Samuel Merritt were married in Lynbrook, they held their wedding reception there, at Merrill’s Irish Mist.

A Long Islander all her life, Mrs. Merritt was born on Aug. 21, 1936, in  Oceanside, the daughter of John Imbusch and the former Dorothea Schlaefer. She grew up in Lynbrook, graduating from high school there in 1954 and from Hofstra University in 1956.

The Merritts moved to Amagansett in 1972, where, said her family, she enjoyed the water, scalloping with her husband, and picking beach plums to make jelly. Except for time off when her son was born and later when her daughter was in school, Mrs. Merritt had a 24-year career as a telephone company representative, first with AT&T in Long Beach, then in Southampton and Riverhead with Verizon, from which she retired in 1991.  She worked tirelessly for St. Michael’s after helping to found it in 2003. She also helped take the Census for several years.

Her husband died some years ago. Both of her children, Philip Merritt and Susan Dayton, live in Amagansett. She is also survived by two grandchildren and a sister, Joan Faas of Anchorage,  Alaska.

Visiting hours were held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Friday, with burial the next day at Oak Grove Cemetery, Amagansett, next to her husband.  The family has suggested memorial donations to St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 486 Montauk Highway, Amagansett 11930, or East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach 11978.