Richard Maxwell Dunn, a teacher, scholar, and banker who taught at the Ross School and East Hampton High School, died of pancreatic cancer on Friday in New York City. He was 70 and had been ill for 15 months.

    Mr. Dunn, who lived full time in Springs since 2003, followed an unusual career path. He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in French literature from Yale University. From 1969 to 1974, he was a French professor of the University of Chicago.

    He transitioned to a career in banking in 1974, working for the First National Bank of Chicago, Credit Lyonnais, and Credit Suisse. During his 18 years as a banker, he researched and wrote “Geoffrey Scott and the Berenson Circle: Literary and Aesthetic Life in the Early 20th Century,” which was published in 1998 by Edward Mellen Press.

    Mr. Dunn joined the Ross School faculty in 1999, where he taught English, French, and Latin until retiring due to his illness. He also taught Latin at East Hampton High School from 2000 to 2013.

    According to Jennifer Cross, dean of visual arts at Ross, “Richard was both a colleague and a very dear friend. He was a nurturing teacher who, over the years, guided a number of students in Latin, French, and English literature at Ross School, East Hampton High School, and as a private tutor. He was a lover of the arts, a witty storyteller, and an erudite scholar.”

    Laurel Bauer, a friend from childhood, said that Mr. Dunn “could speak knowledgeably and with wry humor on seemingly any subject. He loved his unique home on Copeces Lane, designed by Joe D’Urso in 1975, his garden, and, above all, his many Chow dogs on whom he lavished his care and attention over the years.”

    Mr. Dunn was born on Oct. 27, 1943, in New York City to Joseph Dunn and the former Elizabeth Goldstein, both of whom are deceased. He grew up in Larchmont, N.Y. He is survived by Ryan Loughlin, his partner, and two sisters, Perry Hoffman and Joy (Doris) Dunn, who live in Westchester County.

    A memorial service is being planned for some time in June in East Hampton. Mr. Dunn’s ashes will be buried at Green River Cemetery in Springs. Memorial contributions were suggested for the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, 90 Daniel’s Hole Road, Wainscott 11975.

    Victoria Kingsley, a psychologist with a practice in East Hampton, died on May 19 in Buffalo, not long after being diagnosed with small-cell cancer. She was 73. Dr. Kingsley saw patients for many years in New York. After leaving the city, she established a full-time practice here, working out of her residence in Northwest Woods. As longtime patients learned of her sudden illness they flooded her with calls of support and encouragement, her son said.

     Dr. Kingsley was born on June 29, 1940, in Rutherford, N.J., to Burt Collins and the former Alice Albus. She grew up in New Jersey and Manhattan, and received a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College and a Ph.D. in psychology from New York University.

    Three weeks ago, soon after her diagnosis, Dr. Kingsley moved to Buffalo to be closer to her family. Among her many interests, her son said she loved to travel and to spend time with her grandchildren.    In addition to her son, Hal Kingsley of Buffalo, she leaves three grandchildren. A service was held yesterday at the Mesnekoff Funeral Home in East Amherst, N.Y., Rabbi Adam Scheldt officiating. A memorial service is planned here later this summer.

    The family has suggested donations in her name to the Aquatics Department, Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, 2640 North Forest Road, Getzville, N.Y. 14068.

Jason Henry Pollak, a competitive surfer and practitioner of jujitsu who founded an organization that encouraged young people to offer their time to help those less fortunate, died at Southampton Hospital following an accident. He was the passenger in a car that crashed into a tree on Flying Point Road in Southampton, just down the road from the house where he was living, on April 19. He was 24.

Mr. Pollak, a Water Mill native, briefly attended the Ross School in East Hampton and graduated from Southampton High School in 2007. He will be remembered as an energetic, vibrant, enthusiastic, and loving young man, his family said. “He loved life and was surrounded by people who loved and appreciated his unique qualities,” his grandmother Meryl Bunim Koopersmith of New York City wrote.

At 11 years old, he began surfing Southampton beaches and eventually went on to surf in California, Hawaii, Indonesia, Costa Rica, and other challenging waters, “never tiring of the discipline and strength that he needed to compete, always searching the biggest wave,” his grandmother said.

That same drive led him to jujitsu, in which he reached the level of blue belt and won gold in a competition in early April.

He was born at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on Aug. 1, 1989, to Andrew M. Pollak of Southampton and the former Pamela Goldman of Water Mill, both of whom survive. In addition to Ms. Koopersmith, he is survived by a younger brother, Brian Pollak of Southampton, and his grandparents Harvey and Terry Pollak of Bridgehampton and Steve and Michelle Goldman of New York City.

He attended Hawaii Pacific University for two years before returning home about two years ago. He was working toward a bachelor’s degree in economics online and had only a few credits left to complete.

From 2000 to 2008, he was a surfing instructor at the Flying Point Surf School in Southampton. From February 2011 to May 2013 he ran the Jump Off, “the first nationwide social network for party people,” his family said. He recently joined his father’s business, RailexUSA, which has headquarters in Riverhead and shipping facilities in Rotterdam, N.Y., and California, as the marketing director. He had worked in regional sales at the company since 2008.

In the past year, after much travel and having met others with similar passions, he founded a community service-oriented organization called Worldwide Psychos, “a group for thrill seekers, enthusiasts, and people willing to give back by rolling up their sleeves and donating their time and money to support the efforts,” his website said. Members have helped build houses for the needy, for example. His grandmother said he wanted a “show-stopper name” for the organization that would attract a younger set. The foundation will go on in his memory.

“His passing leaves a great hole in the hearts of his family. We know he rides a great wave above us with that radiant smile on his face and that magnificent grace in his body,” his family said.

A graveside service was held at Shaarey Pardes Accabonac Grove Cemetery in Springs on April 20, with Cantor Debra Stein officiating.

A paddle-out tribute will be held at Flying Point Beach in Water Mill on Aug. 1, Mr. Pollak’s birthday, at sunset. Surfers will gather at about 6 p.m.

His family has suggested donations of money or time to Worldwide Psychos, 889 Harrison Avenue, Riverhead 11901, or online at worldwidepsychos.org.

    Myron B. Levy of Atlanta, a former East Hampton resident who had helped run Hren’s Nursery here, a business in his late wife’s family, died of a heart attack on May 12 in New Mexico, where he was vacationing. He was 81.

    Mr. Levy, who was known as Mike, loved working, his family said, and had no plans to retire. He had worked in commercial and residential real estate, and most recently in sales and marketing with contractors doing home modifications to accommodate the disabled and elderly.

    Mr. Levy had lived in Atlanta since the early 1990s. He was born in Long Beach on June 26, 1932, a son of Louis Levy and the former Ruth Mintz, and grew up in Lawrence. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in textile engineering in 1954.

    He was married to the former Elizabeth (Betsy) Hren on April 28, 1958. The couple lived on Huntting Lane in East Hampton Village from 1959 to 1971, and then in a cottage at the Hren Nursery property from 1974 to 1992. She died in 2010.

    The Levys’ daughter, Alyssa McElrone of Atlanta, survives, as do two grandchildren. Mr. Levy’s “greatest joys” were his grandchildren, his daughter said, and he had helped care for them from the time they were born. A sister, Sally Posmantur of Naples, Fla., also survives.

    A memorial service will be held on June 1, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Cross Creek Cafe in Atlanta. Contributions in Mr. Levy’s memory have been suggested to the Shepherd Center Foundation, 2020 Peachtree Road, Atlanta 30327.

    A memorial gathering for Robert Dash, the founder of the Madoo Conservancy in Sagaponack, who died in September, will be held there on Sunday at 5 p.m. Several of Mr. Dash’s friends will speak, and afterward clams and Bloody Marys will be served in his honor. Those attending have been asked to let Alejandro Saralegui, the conservancy director, know in advance by phoning the Madoo office or emailing [email protected].

Mary Frances Steinberg, a former East Hampton resident and East Hampton Star employee, died on April 27 at home on Staten Island. The family said she died of natural causes. She was 80.

A native of Manhattan, where she grew up on the Upper West Side, Ms. Steinberg was born on April 26, 1934, to Michael McCarthy and the former Mary Arrigan. In 1965 she married Harold Steinberg, a former co-owner and executive of Chelsea House publishers. He died in 1999.

A lover of books, politics and classic movies, Ms. Steinberg lived in East Hampton from 1972 to 1995, working for The Star as a proofreader for several years during that time. There were very few errors in the classified ads and legal announcements during her tenure.

In 1998, she moved to Staten Island.

She is survived by a daughter and a son, Kate Steinberg of Brooklyn and Tony Steinberg of Los Angeles, and by three grandchildren.

A graveside ceremony took place on May 2 at the Independent Jewish Cemetery in Sag Harbor. On the evening of May 3, a private shiva service was held at her daughter’s Brooklyn home.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the East Hampton Library, 159 Main Street, East Hampton 11937.

Eleanor Dickinson Baker, who was born in Third House, one of three colonial-era buildings on Montauk, died on May 1 at Southampton Hospital. She was 95 and had fallen two weeks earlier.

One of five children, Mrs. Baker was born on Dec. 21, 1918, to Frank Dickinson and the former Loretta Kelly. She grew up in the hamlet, attending the Montauk School and graduating from East Hampton High School.

“She loved the beach, even then,” her brother Frank Dickinson of East Hampton said yesterday. While he and her other brothers rode horses when they were young, his sister spent as much time as she could at the beach, swimming. She attended Skidmore College, then transferred to the Katharine Gibbs School of New York, where she obtained an associate’s degree.

Living in the city for a time, she worked at Woodhouse Publishing. When she returned to Montauk, she and her childhood sweetheart, David C. Baker of East Hampton, a lifeguard at Hither Hills, were reunited. They were married on Nov. 27, 1941. Mr. Baker became a dentist with a long practice in East Hampton. He died in 2002.

In Montauk, Mrs. Baker worked as a hostess at Gurney’s Inn, and then, in East Hampton, worked for E.T. Dayton Insurance. The couple lived on David’s Lane in the village. Mrs. Baker and her friends loved Wiborg’s Beach, where they gathered on Sundays to swim and attack The New York Times crossword puzzle. Besides crossword puzzles, Mrs. Baker was a devotee of bridge. She also enjoyed genealogy and could reel off the lineage of local families. She and Dr. Baker traveled extensively, across this country and in Europe.

Mrs. Baker is survived by her brother Frank Dickinson. Her other brothers, Jack and Phineas Dickinson, and a half-sister, Sarah Hicks, died before her.

She also is survived by her sons, David C. Baker Jr. of Frederick, Md., and Dickinson Baker of Shelter Island, as well as four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a friend who was a dedicated caregiver for 16 years, Sunoko Minimora of East Hampton.

The family is planning a private service this summer.

Donations in Mrs. Baker’s memory were suggested to Southampton Hospital, 3 North, 240 Meeting House Lane, Southampton 11968, Attention Steven Bernstein.

Leonard R. Mott, a lifelong resident of East Hampton who lived on Austin Road for the last 40 years, died on April 15 at Southampton Hospital.

Mr. Mott was a lover of the outdoors, of reading, and of sports, said his daughter, MaryBeth Fisher of East Hampton, and a big fan of the New York teams: the Giants, the Knicks, the Rangers, and the once-Brooklyn, now Los Angeles, Dodgers. He retired from long service to the Town of Riverhead, where he was a sewage plant operator, in 1981.

Born in East Hampton on April 30, 1926, to George Mott and the former Bessie Miller, Mr. Mott grew up here and graduated from East Hampton High School. In his youth, he worked as a landscaper, carpenter, and fisherman, said his daughter. But soon after graduation, he was in the Army, stationed in the Philippines during World War II.

Mr. Mott married Dorothy E. Miller on May 14, 1949. She died in 2006.

He was a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Civil Service Employees Association, now the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 1000.

In addition to Ms. Fisher, Mr. Mott leaves two other daughters and a son. They are Cathy Byers of Queens, Lynn Overton of East Hampton, and Gary Mott of Riverhead. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 19 nieces and nephews. His four siblings all predeceased him.

Visiting hours took place on April 18 at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A graveside service was held the following day at Green River Cemetery in Springs, Stuart Nassauer, the American Legion chaplain, presiding. Mr. Mott was buried next to his wife of 57 years.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the East Hampton Village Ambulance Association, 1 Cedar Street, East Hampton 11937, or American Legion Post 419, 15 Montauk Highway, Amagansett 11930.

Mary Klassa, who lived in Montauk as a girl and attended South Fork schools, died on April 3 at Garden City Hospital in Michigan following a stroke. She was 64.

She was born Mary Alice McGuire on June 29, 1949, at Southampton Hospital, to William McGuire and the former Eva Holmes.

After her father’s death in 1953, she and her sister Jeannette went to live with an aunt and uncle, Kathryn and James McDonald. She attended St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church’s Little Flower Day School in Montauk, then Sacred Heart Academy in Sag Harbor, from which she graduated in 1967.

She worked in several places in Montauk as a young woman, including John’s Drive-In and the Montauk I.G.A.

Her first marriage was to Dennis Pickle. After they divorced, she moved to Michigan in 1973, staying with friends. She went to work at Holcroft, an industrial equipment manufacturer, and met Ralph Klassa, whom she married. Mr. Klassa died in 2003.

Her sister Jeannette Rucano of East Hampton, who is known as Nettie, visited her many times over the years. They would spend hours talking about their memories of growing up in Montauk, said Ms. Rucano. She said her sister liked to knit and crochet in her spare time.

A brother, William McGuire, and a sister, Rose Marie, died before her, as did the McDonalds. In addition to Ms. Rucano, several nieces and nephews survive. She was very close to her niece Kathleen Rucano of East Hampton and her nephews Peter Rucano Jr. of Montauk and Douglas Rucano of Sound Beach. She had no children of her own.

She was cremated, as was her husband. No service has been announced.

Marie Edwards Burkhardt, who was the last of her generation of Amagansett Edwardses, died on May 7 of pneumonia at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach. She was 99.

Mrs. Edwards came from a family that was among the first colonists to arrive in what would become East Hampton Town. Her father, Herbert N. Edwards, who was born in 1870, was a fisherman and whaler who took part in the last whale chases here and was East Hampton Town supervisor for two terms in the 1920s and ’30s.

Marie Udell Edwards was born at home in Amagansett on March 2, 1915. Her mother, the former Mary Anna Udell, was from an East Marion family. She went to the Amagansett grade school and East Hampton High School, then graduated in 1935 from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pa., where she had been head of her class and also served as her graduating class’s president until her death.

She returned to Long Island, becoming a teacher in the Westhampton Beach public school. Later, she taught middle school in Maryland. Throughout her life, a house on Amagansett’s Main Street was her summer home, and the family kept a camp on the beach at Gardiner’s Bay.

She met a Navy midshipman, John Burkhardt, who would become her husband, when his ship was anchored off Three Mile Harbor in 1936. They married about four years later at the Bremerton Navy Yard in Washington State.

The couple moved around the country during Mr. Burkhardt’s naval career. She volunteered at military hospitals, for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, for various church organizations, and as a Girl Scout leader.

Once Mr. Burkhardt retired from the Navy, they called Mundelein, Ill., home and stayed there 30 years until they moved to Virginia Beach in 1997.

Her siblings, Elizabeth E. Davis, Lillian E. Hostetter, Herbert N. Edwards Jr., and Marshall Edwards, and a grandson died before her. She is survived by her sons John Burkhardt III of Mundelein and Philip E. Burkhardt of Ridgefield, Conn., and a daughter, Mary Thrush of Virginia Beach, as well as five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Burkhardt’s family said that she was a true optimist, someone who always listened to others and provided solid advice. “She was a great, caring mother, a constant reader, a true friend to many, always looking for the best in people and had a smile for everyone,” they said.

A memorial for her will be held at the Atlantic Shores Retirement Community in Virginia Beach on June 7 at 2 p.m. The Rev. Jeremy Jinkins of Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church is expected to officiate.

Donations have been suggested to the Amagansett Presbyterian Church, where she attended services, at P.O. Box 764, Amagansett 11930.