Antoinette O’Connor, a part-time resident of Montauk for 43 years who was called both Rose and Toni, died on Dec. 5. She was 85 and had had a respiratory illness for about eight years.

Mrs. O’Connor was a resident of Pomona, N.Y., at the time of her death. She had previously lived in Garrison, N.Y., where she taught social studies in a junior high school for more than 20 years. In Montauk, she helped her sister and brother-in-law, Bella and Vincent Ierardi, run Luigi’s restaurant, which is now Muse.

Mrs. O’Connor was born on May 1, 1930, in Queens to Charles and Frances Rizzotti. She graduated from Newtown High School in Queens and the State University at New Paltz.

Her family said she had many interests, itemizing some, including the beach, gardening, knitting, cooking, music, dancing, films, family reunions, and animals. They said she engaged in activities “with zest and enthusiasm.” She loved Christmas in particular, and was also known for her sense of humor, for supporting the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and for being a good conversationalist. She followed politics and had a hand in two successful proceedings, including a November 1999 decision in favor of Montauk’s Culloden Shores Association, whose members had opposed bulkheads being built by several neighbors. (A state judge eventually said they would have worsened erosion of a community beach.)

Mrs. O’Connor is survived by her husband of 43 years, John O’Connor, who lives in Pomona, and by her sister, who now lives in the Oakland Gardens section of Queens. She is also survived by a daughter, Jodie L. Bardin of Westwood, Mass., a granddaughter, and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. A brother, Patrick Rizzotti, died before her.

Donations in memory of Mrs. O’Connor have been suggested to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105. 

Patricia Story, the East Hampton High School nurse for 25 years who cared for children with AIDS after her retirement, died on Dec. 13 at Avow Hospice in Naples, Fla. She was 87 years old and had Parkinson’s disease and dementia.

Mrs. Story came to East Hampton in 1951 when her husband, Robert (Bob) Story, became an owner of the Three Mile Harbor Boat Yard. Her whole career was spent at the high school, and the senior class of 1968 honored her dedication and service to the school by dedicating its yearbook to her.

Born in Astoria on Feb. 21, 1928, to Andy Clark and the former Helen Pugh, Mrs. Story was raised in Queens and attended Mary Louis Academy. She obtained her nursing degree from Adelphi University and received a master’s in education from Columbia.

Mrs. Story met the man she would eventually marry as a young child while spending time at her family’s summer house in Oakdale. They had been married for almost 60 years when Mr. Story died, in 2014.

After retiring, the couple moved to Delray Beach, Fla., in the mid-1980s and continued to enjoy boating and traveling. Mrs. Story volunteered to care for babies at Connor’s Nursery, a home for children with H.I.V. and AIDS in West Palm Beach, Fla. She also served as a court-appointed special advocate for children.

Mrs. Story is survived by a son, Sam Story of Hilton Head Island, S.C., and a daughter, Susan Wilson of Naples. She also is survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mem­orial donations in her name have been suggested to Avow Hospice, 1095 Whip­poorwill Lane, Naples, Fla. 34105. 

Clara LiPani, who was an active and devoted member of St. Terese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk, where she had lived with her family, died on Dec. 3 at the Martin Memorial Nursing Home in Stuart, Fla. She was 88 and had Alzheimer’s disease for five years.

Ms. LiPani was involved “in just about every church activity, always seeking to assist the faithful and to be of public service,” her family said. The family matriarch, she was known for her bright smile, they said, and in earlier years could often be seen on the beach in front of the family’s residence, enjoying “happy summers watching her family grow.”

Born on Christopher Street in New York City on Aug. 31, 1927, she was a daughter of John and Giovanna Zgaljardich, who were of Eastern European descent and among the many immigrant families in that part of the city. Her family later relocated to Whitestone, Queens.

On Sept. 18, 1948, she was married to Joseph J. LiPani. The couple lived in Queens, where Ms. LiPani worked as a homemaker, raising the couple’s four children. The family summered in Montauk, later moving there year round. Ms. Lipani, who often said her family was her life, enjoyed mah-jongg and boccie and was expert at tennis, often winning awards in Florida, to which she and her husband moved.

 Mr. LiPani, who lives in Stuart, Fla., survives, as do four children, Arthur LiPani of Woodbury, Conn., Joseph M. LiPani and Steven J. LiPani of Montauk, and Nancy A. LiPani-Ebel of East Hampton. Four grandchildren also survive, as do her siblings, Mary Moscoso, Al Zgaljardich, and Lee Scalard of Queens and Jane Babich of Massachusetts.

Ms. LiPani was buried at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Flushing, where a service was held last Thursday at the chapel. Memorial contributions have been suggested to St. Therese of Lisieux Church, P.O. Box 5027, Montauk 11954.

Kathleen Mezynieski, who lived in Wainscott for 50 years, died at South­ampton Hospital last Thursday of kidney failure. She had been ill for almost 20 years and on dialysis for the last two, said her husband, Mitchell Mezy­nieski. She would have been 72 on Saturday.

An East Hampton Village native, Mrs. Mezynieski was born at Southampton Hospital on Dec. 19, 1943, to Luther Hampton and the former Marie Mekol. Her grandparents Margaret and Charlie Mekol helped to raise her.

She graduated from East Hampton High School, where she met her husband, a third-generation Wainscott resident. Married in 1962, they built a house on his family property on Town Line Road and lived there until last year when they moved to Noyac, next to their daughter and her family.

Before she became ill, Mrs. Mezy­nieski worked for 10 years as an aide at Eastern Suffolk BOCES in Westhampton, a job she enjoyed, her husband said. She was a longtime member of the Wainscott Sewing Society and a good bowler with a high average, participating in leagues at the old East Hampton Bowl for many years. Fifteen years ago, when she lost much of her eyesight, she had to give up the sport.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Mezynieski leaves two children, John Mezynieski of Riverhead and Joanne Backlund of Noyac, as well as two brothers, Charles Sickler of Patchogue and Kevin Sickler of Hampton Bays. She is survived also by two grandchildren, Christopher Backlund and Emily Backlund, who, said her husband, were the joys of her life.

A graveside service was held at the Wainscott Cemetery on Sunday, followed by a reception at the Wainscott Chapel.

Ann Shengold, an artist and art director who lived on Sherrill Road in East Hampton for several years, died of lung cancer on Nov. 26 at home in Mattituck with her mother, Paula Shengold, at her side. She was 62 and had been ill for a year and a half, her mother said. 

Ms. Shengold’s creativity was an inspiration to all who knew her, her mother said. Her career included directorships at the Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum, the Smithtown Arts Council, and the Knight Gallery at Spirit Square in Charlotte, N.C.

“She was a really good friend,” said Doug Kuntz, a photographer and contributor to The Star. “We used to sit at Main Beach and spend hours talking about anything and everything. She was a very easygoing person who had a really big heart.” 

Ms. Shengold was born on April 13, 1953, in Manhattan to Dr. Melvin Shengold and the former Paula Schlissel. She grew up in Commack, graduating from high school there before going to the Philadelphia College of Art and then to Goddard College in Plainfield, Vt., where she earned a master’s degree. 

She worked at the Smithtown Arts Council for several years before moving to Charlotte in the 1980s and spending some 15 years there. When she left the Knight Gallery at Spirit Square, “she was missed by her colleagues, who spoke of the joy her innovative and artistic decisions brought to the center,” her mother said. “As an art administrator, she was known for bringing the best in national and international art to every venue she worked.” 

She spent a year at the William Steeple Davis Trust’s artist-in-residence program in Orient, continuing to develop her artistic gifts. In the 1990s, she became a reiki master, and shared her expertise and love for art at the Parrish Art Museum, then in Southampton. 

Ms. Shengold’s father died before her, as did a brother, Robert Shengold, who lived in East Hampton. “She adored her younger brother, Rob,” Mr. Kuntz said. 

Throughout her illness, she was comforted by daily trips to New Suffolk Beach. She was a muse to many, her mother said, and remains a shining inspiration. 

Ms. Shengold was cremated. 

Pete DeCastro of Springs, a carpenter and builder who was a descendant of Sag Harbor fishermen and whalers, died at home of cancer on Friday evening. He was 80. 

Born at Southampton Hospital to Astrid and Gordon DeCastro on Sept. 16, 1935, Pete DeCastro, whose given name was Basil Gordon DeCastro, grew up on Bay Street in Sag Harbor and graduated from Pierson High School with the class of 1953. He attended Farmingdale Agricultural and Technical College from 1955 through 1957 and served for several years in the National Guard. 

After settling in Springs, Mr. DeCastro set up Pete DeCastro Building, which was responsible for the construction of 50 to 60 houses in this area. He continued working throughout his life, donating his building skills as he got older to Habitat for Humanity and to the renovation of Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor.

When not on a building project, Mr. DeCastro could be seen excavating on his John Deere tractor. Boating was a favorite pastime, and he was known to ply the waters around the Bay Point inlet in Sag Harbor on his Achilles raft or to motor around Gardiner’s Bay in his Viking sport-fishing boat, September Song.

 Mr. DeCastro was married first to the former Margaret Helmdag, who died, as did their daughter, Barbara Margaret DeCastro. He later married the former Dale Corwin Grathwohl, who survives. The couple spent winters in Florida, on Marco Island, and Mr. DeCastro enjoyed taking his 1952 Chevrolet pickup truck to car shows there.

In addition to his wife, Mr. DeCastro is survived by a son, James DeCastro of Delray Beach, Fla., and by one grandchild and one great-grandchild. He also is survived by members of his wife’s family: Laurie Austin of Turner, Me., and Ned Grathwohl and Glen Grathwohl, both of Cutchogue, as well as seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Three sisters, Jane Cahill of Holbrook, Diane Scholtz of Naples, Fla., and Nancy Merrit of Sag Harbor, also survive.

Mr. DeCastro was buried on Tuesday in Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor after a funeral Mass at Christ Church.  Donations in his memory have been suggested to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach 11978.

William H. Miller, a former resident of Amagansett, where he played in the men’s slow-pitch softball league for many years, died on Dec. 12 in Panama City, Fla. He was 74 and had experienced complications following a heart attack.

Mr. Miller’s lifetime passion for baseball began at an early age, while growing up in Amagansett. In Little League, he pitched against Carl Yastrzemski of Bridgehampton, who went on to become a star player for the Boston Red Sox. 

A son of Theodore Miller and the former Marie Vandervalk, he was born on Oct. 19, 1941. He attended the Amagansett School, and after graduating from East Hampton High School went into the Air Force. 

While stationed in Reno, Nev., he met his future wife, Annie B. Stanley. The marriage ended in divorce, and Ms. Stanley predeceased Mr. Miller.

In the early 1960s the couple moved to Sag Harbor and then to Amagansett. Mr. Miller worked with his brother at Miller’s Home Service, and at Dreesen’s market in East Hampton. 

In 1972, the Millers settled in Panama City. They had two sons, Derek and Darren Miller, both of Panama City. Both sons survive.

Mr. Miller was an avid athlete, his family said. Besides playing baseball, he loved bowling and golf. During a Sag Harbor Golf Club championship in the 1960s, he eagled the same hole back to back on the same day.

He was “extremely loving and proud of his family,” they said. In addition to his sons, he is survived by six grandchildren. His brother, Christian Miller of Amagansett, and a grandson died before him. 

Mr. Miller was cremated. A memorial service will be held on the East End in July.

William B. Conway, who grew up in Montauk and became a civil engineer and partner in Modjeski and Masters, which specialized in bridge-building, died on Dec. 14 in New Orleans, where he had lived with his family for many years. He was 84. 

His cause of death was congestive heart failure, Mr. Conway’s family said.

Mr. Conway had been the chief executive officer of Modjeski and Masters from 1992 through 2004, retiring in 2007. His career included many milestones, particularly in long-span bridge design, his family said. He was the principal-in-charge for eight award-winning Mississippi River crossing projects, including the Greater New Orleans No. 2 Bridge, which opened in 1988 and was the second-longest cantilever span in the United States.

He received many engineering awards, including the Louisiana Lifetime Achievement Award and the John A. Roebling Medal for lifetime achievement in bridge engineering.

Mr. Conway served as chairman of the board of Trinity Episcopal School in New Orleans, which all seven of his children attended, from 1978 to 1980 and was treasurer of the vestry at Trinity Church there for many years. He also served until recently as a trustee of the West Chop Club on Martha’s Vineyard, where he spent many summers with his extended family and friends and aboard his beloved boat of many decades, the Blue Jay.

He was born at Southampton Hospital on Jan. 15, 1931, a son of Edmund V. Conway Jr. and the former Dorothy Brandes, both originally from St. Louis, Mo., and ultimately Montauk. His father had been the chief accounting officer for the Montauk Beach Development Corporation, which brought the family to Montauk.

Mr. Conway graduated from Dartmouth College in 1952, where he was known as Bing for his resemblance to Bing Crosby. He received a master’s of science in civil engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth in 1954 and then joined the faculty for a year. In 1955, he met his future wife, Florance Scott, on the ski slopes at Stowe, Vt., and they married in 1956. 

After serving as a seabee in the Navy at Quonset Point, R.I., for two years, Mr. Conway joined Modjeski and Masters in 1957 in Harrisburg, Pa. He moved with his family to New Orleans in 1961, fell in love with the city, and made it his home.

He is survived by his wife, who is known as Bonnie, and seven children: William B. Conway Jr. of Potomac, Md., Robert S. Conway of Edina, Minn., Peter J. Conway of Charlotte, N.C., Edward B. Conway and Eleanor C. Edwards, both of Darien, Conn., and Elizabeth C. Crawford and Laura C. Williams, both of New Orleans, as well as 19 grandchildren. His brother, E. Virgil Conway, died in October.

Roland A. Reich, a former East Hampton resident who had worked for New York Telephone in Manhattan for 42 years, died on Saturday in North Kingston, R.I., where he had lived for about two years. He had been ill for about six months, his family said.

He was born on Jan. 21, 1928, in Astoria, Queens, to Anton Reich and the former Amalia Huber. His father was a master carpenter and passed skills on that Mr. Reich would use building and carving, including in making his award-winning duck decoys, his family said. He grew up in Astoria and Flushing, Queens, and served a year in the Army.

With his wife and children, Mr. Reich had kept a vacation place on Oakview Highway in East Hampton, which became a year-round home following his retirement from the phone company.

Among Mr. Reich’s interests was fishing, something he shared with his sons, Robert Reich of Montauk and Richard Reich of Narragansett, R.I., and, according to a note in a 1979 East Hampton Star, with his wife, the former Pauline Rupel, whom he had married on Jan. 1, 1950. He docked a boat at the Three Mile Harbor fishing station. He and his wife enjoyed angling for fluke in the bay during the warm summer months, his son Richard Reich said.

Mrs. Reich died in 2008. Mr. Reich is survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandson. His funeral was private.

Memorial donations have been suggested to the East Hampton Village Ambulance Association, 1 Cedar Street, East Hampton 11937.

Margaret E. Till Edeline, who was a young actress in London before moving to this country, died on Dec. 12 at her daughter’s house in Norfolk, Va. She was 91 and had had breast cancer, but the precise cause of death was uncertain.

Mrs. Edeline was born in Surrey, England, on June 28, 1924, the only child of Henry Charles Routledge and the former Edith Biffen. She attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and between 1940 and 1948 had a career on the London stage, appearing in dramatic productions, many of which were by Shakespeare.

 She was married Roland (Jim) H. Till just after World War II, and they moved to the United States in 1949, settling in Allendale, N.J. She then appeared in several dinner-theater productions and had a small role in “The Guiding Light,” a television series.

The couple became part-time residents of East Hampton in 1964 but Mr. Till died in a plane accident in 1970. In 1974, she married Jacques Edeline, who died in 1980. Mrs. Edeline moved to East Hampton full time that year.

Her family said she “settled into a very happy life with games of bridge and many social gatherings.” She also worked in the John Drew Theater box office at Guild Hall. She moved to Virginia Beach, Va., in 2002. Mrs. Edeline enjoyed traveling and was known to have visited more than 30 countries.

“She was a people collector and loved to tell stories about her travels and people that she met,” her daughter, Alison C. Till, said. “She was very gregarious and outgoing.”

 In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Edeline is survived by five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Two sons, Russell H. Till and Colin H. Till, died before her. Her family said her body was given to medical science. She eventually will be cremated, and her ashes spread on the water.

A celebration of Mrs. Edeline’s life will be planned for a future date. Memorial donations have been suggested to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, which can be made online at giving.mskcc.org or sent to 1275 York Avenue, New York 10065.