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Annette Heller, 77, Entrepreneur, Activist

Annette Heller, 77, Entrepreneur, Activist

Feb. 17, 1937 - April 20, 2014
By
Star Staff

Annette Heller, who had careers as a jewelry maker, a focus group leader, and a snack food entrepreneur before settling full-time in Springs and turning her attention to art, died on Sunday at home on Longwoods Lane in Springs. She was 77 and had fought breast cancer for 20 years.

Born to Simon and Gladys Abraham on Feb. 17, 1937, she graduated from the City College of New York with a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s in school psychology. She became a teacher and took pride in helping students reach their full potential, her family said.

Mrs. Heller met the person who was to be her husband when she was 14 years old and they were members of Young Judea. In later life, she was a member of Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor and contributed to Jewish causes, including the United Jewish Appeal, Chai Lifeline, and Hadassah, of which she was a lifetime member. After she and Harry E. Heller were married, they settled in Port Washington.

As a young mother with two children, Mrs. Heller baked bread, including challah, which she sold at local fairs. She then studied silver and gold smithing and casting, forming her own company, Art to Wear, which sold her jewelry to several New York department stores. She also followed the path of her husband, a leader in market research, forming another company, Long Island Groups-in-Focus, and conducting focus groups for various industries.

She and her husband were business partners as well as life partners, forming Harry’s Premium Snacks, which made and sold products like Hampton Recipe Potato Chips and Harry’s Sourdough Pretzels, as well as 50 other snack foods. The couple sold the company to the Hain Food Group in 1996.

They had summered for years in Springs, and eventually made it their full-time home. Living here year round, Ms. Heller became an artist, experimenting in acrylics and enamel in painting large abstract fields with  subject matter focused on the Kabbalah and Biblical themes. Her works were shown across the South Fork, including at Ashawagh Hall and Guild Hall, where she was awarded Best Abstract in a members show in 2007. She was a member of the Artists Alliance of East Hampton.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Ms. Heller fought for herself, became active in events such as the Three-Day Avon Walk, and served on the East End board of CancerCare. She also raised money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She was also a volunteer and member of organizations such as Guild Hall, the Bay Street Theatre, the East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society, and the Ramblers.

In addition to her husband and children, who are Dr. Lisa Heller of Philadelphia and David Heller of West Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., Ms. Heller is survived by a sister, Vivian Freed, and five grandchildren. A service was held yesterday at Temple Adas Israel, which was to be followed by burial in Riverside Cemetery in Saddle Brook, N.J.

The family has suggested donations in her memory to Temple Adas Israel, P.O. Box 1378, Sag Harbor, 11963, or CancerCare, 275 Seventh Avenue, New York 10001, or another charitable organization, such as East End Hospice or the Ellen Hermanson Foundation.

 

 

For Joyce King

For Joyce King

    A memorial service and burial for Joyce King, who died on April 11, will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Calverton National Cemetery. Ms. King, who grew up in East Hampton, died at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fla., of complications related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 70.

 

Karin T. Anderson

Karin T. Anderson

Aug. 20, 1968 - April 28, 2014
By
Star Staff

Karin Terjesen Anderson, 45, of East Hampton, died at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City on April 28. She contended bravely with her illness during the course of the past three and a half years, her family said.

Mrs. Anderson, who her sister-in-law, Susan Grimes, said “was always the first one to lend a helping hand or to volunteer for a task, doing whatever she could to help her family and friends,” was born on Aug. 20, 1968, in Mineola, the daughter of Kristine and Norman Terjesen.

She grew up in Port Washington, and later earned a degree in secondary education at Southampton College. She and her husband, Robert B. Anderson Jr., were married on June 12, 1993. He survives, as do their children, Robert B. Anderson III, an East Hampton High School junior, and Katelyn R. Anderson, a freshman at the University of Kentucky.

Mrs. Anderson, who lived with her family on Hardscrabble Close in East Hampton, taught in the East Hampton School District.

“She was immensely proud of her children, and could always be found cheering them on at athletic events,” said her sister-in-law, who added that “Karin could often be seen walking to the beach or to the dog park in Springs with her beloved four-legged children, Cooper and Gilly. She had a way with dogs. They respected and loved her. A ‘dog whisperer,’ she could train them quickly.”

“She loved the outdoors and was drawn to the water. She spent summer days at Main Beach surrounded by friends. One only had to read her Facebook page to realize how loved she was.”

“Her blue eyes and broad smile drew people in,” said Mrs. Grimes. “She was incredibly fun-loving . . . she was always there.”

Mrs. Anderson’s father survives, as do her mother and stepfather, Kristine and Thomas Slater, of Portsmouth, N.H., a sister, Linda Kernell of Springs, and an aunt, uncle, and cousin, all of Lillehammer, Norway.

The funeral is to be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in East Hampton, with burial to follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.

The family has suggested that donations be made in Mrs. Anderson’s name either to Fighting Chance, P.O. Box 1358, Sag Harbor 11963, or to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York City 10065.

 

 

Anthony Drexel Duke

Anthony Drexel Duke

By
Star Staff

    Anthony Drexel Duke, who founded Boys and Girls Harbor in East Hampton in 1937, died yesterday in Gainesville, Fla. He was 95 and had cancer, his family said.

    Plans for celebrations of his life will be announced. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

 

Timothy Scott Stanton

Timothy Scott Stanton

By
Star Staff

Timothy Scott Stanton, a Manhattan native and former advertising director for World-Wide Holdings Corporation, a family-run business started by his father and uncle, died in Chicago last Thursday following what his family said was a long-term illness. He was 56.

Mr. Stanton spent summers with his family on Hither Lane in East Hampton.

A friend of Mick Jagger’s, Mr. Stanton was a longtime fan of the Rolling Stones. He also enjoyed gardening, and a previous residence on Acorn Place in Amagansett was featured in a landscaping book published by Whitmores. He sold the property in 2009.

 Mr. Stanton’s wife, Agnes Stanton, whom he married on Oct. 21, 2008, in Manhattan, survives him. In recent years, Mr. Stanton had become a hands-on dad, looking after his youngest son, Conrad, who is 3.

He was previously married to Laura Stanton.

Mr. Stanton was born on March 5, 1958, to Arthur and Joan Stanton. His mother, born Louise Abrass, went by the stage name Joan Alexander. She was the voice of Lois Lane on the radio show “The Adventures of Superman” in the 1940s, and also performed the voice of the secretary Della Street on “Perry Mason.”

Mr. Stanton attended St. Bernard’s School and the Dwight School, both in Manhattan. In 1981 he graduated from New York University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.

In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Stanton is survived by another son, Liam Stanton of Santa Barbara, Calif.

His ashes will be buried at the Stanton family’s plot at Southampton Cemetery in a private ceremony over the weekend. Friends will plan a memorial service at a later date.

 

 

Virginia Kehoe, 91

Virginia Kehoe, 91

May 24, 1922 - March 19, 2014
By
Star Staff

Virginia Marie Kehoe, who moved to East Hampton with her husband in 1987 after her retirement from the Bryant Library in Roslyn, died on March 19 after an illness of three months. She was 91.

Known as Ginny, her family said she would be remembered for warmth, beauty, friendliness, humor, patience, and steadfastness.

Born Virginia Marie Smith on May 24, 1922, her parents were George Smith and the former Anna Irwin. The family, which included three sons, lived in Jamaica, Queens, where she attended Richmond High School, graduating in 1942.

“Always a woman who loved to work outside of the home, Virginia found great joy in her first job as a movie theater usher in the year of ‘Gone With the Wind’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ” her family wrote.

Mrs. Kehoe met the man who was to be her husband, John (Jack) Patrick Kehoe, during World War II. They were married on March 28, 1943, before Mr. Kehoe was deployed with the Air Force, which her family considered scandalous because it was the Lenten season. He died in 1987.

After the war, the couple lived and raised five children in Glen Cove. Mrs. Kehoe was active in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church there, the PTO, boys and girls scout troops, and she was even known on occasion to cover her son’s Newsday paper route. She eventually found what she said was her “dream job” at the Bryant Library. She worked there for 20 years.

Mrs. Kehoe’s lifelong interests included gardening, reading, traveling, and, her family said, mothering. She volunteered in East Hampton at the Ladies Village Improvement Society’s Bargain Books shop.

In 1992, Mrs. Kehoe married Robert Beyer of Sag Harbor. He died in 1994. A son, John Kehoe Jr. of East Hampton, and a daughter, Mary Ann D’Orso of East Moriches, also died before her. Mrs. Kehoe was very close to her son John’s wife, Desiree Albright-Kehoe, who also lives in East Hampton.

Mrs. Kehoe  is survived by her son Francis Kehoe of Jeffersonville, Vt., and her daughters Elizabeth (Betty) Linder of Kings Park, and Terri Walker of Princeton, N.J. Ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive, as does a brother, William Smith of Hudson, Fla.

She was buried beside her first husband at Calverton National Cemetery.

Her family suggested donations to the Retreat, 13 Goodfriend Drive, East Hampton 11937, or the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, P.O. Box 901, Wainscott 11975.

Correction: An earlier version of this obituary misidentified Francis Kehoe as a daughter instead of a son of Mrs. Kehoe.

 

Jean Lenahan

Jean Lenahan

April 8, 1939 - April 7, 2014
By
Star Staff

Jean K. Lenahan, a former chef at Trail’s End restaurant in Montauk, died on April 7 at Southampton Hospital just one day shy of her 76th birthday. She had been ill for a short time.

Born on April 8, 1939, in the coal-mining town of Oneida, Pa., to Nicolas Krutz and the former Anna Kakalecik, Mrs. Lenahan, one of 15 children, grew up and attended high school there. She first came to Montauk in 1954, when she was 15, traveling with Catherine Ecker, a longtime friend of her family. Ms. Ecker, who owned Trail’s End, asked her to work at the restaurant for the summer, and after a few years, she became a year-round resident.

She and her future husband, Robert A. Lenahan Sr., met at Trail’s End, where he was a part-time bartender. They were married in June 1960, and between 1961 and 1965 had four children. He died in 1992.

Mrs. Lenahan is survived by her children, Robert A. Lenahan Jr. of Portsmouth, N.H., Vincent Lenahan of Atlanta, and Lucille Lenahan and Joseph Lenahan, both of Montauk. Several of her siblings also survive, as do six grandchildren and 35 nieces and nephews.

 A funeral Mass was offered on Saturday at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk, of which Mrs. Lenahan was a member, with the Rev. Michael Rieder officiating. Burial followed at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery in East Hampton.

The family has suggested memorial contributions to the Montauk Fire Department Ambulance Company, 12 Flamingo Avenue, Montauk 11954, or the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York 10016 or kidney.org.

 

 

Otis A. Glazebrook IV

Otis A. Glazebrook IV

Aug. 6, 1948 - March 28, 2014
By
Star Staff

A self-taught architectural draftsman and dedicated enthusiast of politics, sailing, skiing, and waterskiing, Otis Allan Glazebrook IV of Bell Road in Springs died on March 28 at home. He was 65. The cause of his death was not known pending a coroner’s report, his life partner, Mary Trabona, said.

Mr. Glazebrook had for many years run a home-insulation business in East Hampton. When he tired of that, he bought an early personal computer and learned how to use it for drafting. Ms. Trabona said that such things came easily to him, as he had been very mechanically inclined from the time he was a boy and retained a lifelong interest in understanding how things worked.

His interests in history and politics led him to study his family genealogy. He was a frequent letter writer to The East Hampton Star and blogged about his contrarian views on Americanthinker. org.

He was born on Aug. 6, 1948, in Philadelphia to Otis Allan Glazebrook III and the former Suzanne Howard. He grew up in Bedford, N.Y., and attended school there. He was a competitive skier from a very early age, gaining skills at Whiteface Mountain upstate. During summers, he water-skied at the family’s house on Lake Placid.

He went on to join the ski team at the Fountain Valley School in Colorado. He left school to move to Vail, Colo., to train for the national ski team, but a knee injury put an end to his hopes.

During this period Mr. Glazebrook water-skied competitively in amateur meets, then did so professionally in water shows.

After a time, his recreational interests turned to sailing, and he raced on Lake Champlain and in the Wednesday night races off Sag Harbor. In the 1980s he worked on keel designs for America’s Cup racers, Ms. Trabona said.

Later, Ms. Trabona said, when he decided he was not exercising much more than his lungs (yelling at other sailors), he sold his boat and returned to waterskiing.

He was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternal society, which had been founded by a great-grandfather of his, and served on its board of directors. He also designed the organization’s headquarters in Indianapolis, which evoked the ATO badge. As a draftsman, he did work for many South Fork architects and served on the Sag Harbor Zoning Board of Appeals.

In addition to Ms. Trabona, Mr. Glazebrook is survived by his mother, his siblings, Zina Glazebrook of Maine, Michael Glazebrook of New York City, and Larkin Glazebrook of South Salem, N.Y., and two nephews.

A service for him was held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on April 5. Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va.

The family has suggested memorial donations to the Fountain Valley School, 6155 Fountain Valley School Road, Colorado Springs 80911, or to Alpha Tau Omega, 32 East Washington Street, Suite 1350, Indianapolis 46204.

An earlier version of this obituary incorrectly listed Mr. Glazebrook's siblings as his children.

Cornelius O’Connell, School Administrator

Cornelius O’Connell, School Administrator

March 11, 1944 - April 8, 2014
By
Star Staff

Cornelius O’Connell, a retired East Hampton school administrator who was known as Neil, died at Southampton Hospital on April 8. He was 70 and had been ill with pneumonia.

Mr. O’Connell began his career as an elementary school teacher and then became an assistant principal.

From 1977 to 1985 he served as the principal of the John M. Marshall Elementary School in East Hampton, where he instituted a full-day kindergarten program. After nine years as the East Hampton School District superintendent, he went on to serve as superintendent of the Fishers Island School until retiring in 2000.

In retirement, Mr. O’Connell was an adjunct professor at the former Southampton College, now Stony Brook Southampton, and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus as well as a committed volunteer for Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton.

He was born in Brooklyn on March 11, 1944, a son of Helen and James O’Connell, and grew up in Cambria Heights, Queens, where he attended Sacred Heart Catholic School.

While attending the State University at Brockport, he met Stephanie Menegaux, who would become his wife. Mrs. O’Connell survives. The couple were married for 46 years.

After graduating from college in 1965, Mr. O’Connell went on to earn a master’s degree in education from Queens College. He received his doctorate in educational administration from Columbia University in 1980.

Besides his wife, Mr. O’Connell is survived by a daughter, Marjorie Egan of Garden City, and a son, U.S. Navy Commander (Ret.) Michael O’Connell of Memphis.

Two sisters, Margaret Conroy of Oakton, Va., and Joanne Kamholtz of Farmington, Me., also survive, as do three grandsons. A daughter, Jennifer Miller, and a brother, James O’Connell, predeceased him.

Mr. O’Connell enjoyed spending time with his grandsons, his daughter said, and going clamming in the summer.

A Mass was said at Most Holy Trinity on Monday, with Msgr. Donald Hansen officiating. Burial followed at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery in East Hampton.

Memorial donations have been suggested to the American Cancer Society, 75 Davids Drive, Hauppauge 11788.

 

 

John David Leo

John David Leo

Oct. 18, 1921 - Feb 26, 2014
By
Star Staff

John David Leo, who retired as East Hampton’s assistant postmaster in 1982 after 25 years with the Postal Service, died of leukemia on Feb. 26 at home in Matthews, N.C. He was 92.

Prior to his tenure with the Postal Service, Mr. Leo was a truck driver for Schwenk’s Dairy and Railway Express, and he transported South Fork potatoes and produce to Hunts Point Market in New York City. He moved to North Carolina in 1998.

The son of Hnat and Fredonia Hlywa, Mr. Leo was born at his family’s house on Floyd Street in East Hampton on Oct. 18, 1921. He was drafted into the Army Air Forces in 1942 and flew as a radio operator and gunner on B-17s out of MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. He remained in the service after the war as a radio operator for planes being flown to aircraft graveyards in Arizona.

After his discharge, Mr. Leo worked at the Carlson School on Terbell Lane in East Hampton, a resident facility for handicapped children. There he met Elva Lourdes Klein, a co-worker, whom he married on Nov. 6, 1948. Mrs. Leo died on May 3, 2011.

Mr. Leo is survived by three children, Alison Rampersad of Delray Beach, Fla., Frances Johns of East Hampton, and Anette Morrison of Charlotte, N.C. Seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive him. A daughter, Stefanie Leo, died before him.

A funeral Mass will be said on April 26 at 2 p.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton, where Mr. Leo was a member. The Rev. Paul Dahm will officiate. Mr. Leo’s ashes will be buried at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery on Cedar Street next to his wife and daughter.