Alice Caputo

Alice Shira Caputo, a lifelong resident of Sag Harbor and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Red Hat Society, died on Feb. 18 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton after a long illness. She was 77. 

She will be most remembered, and missed, for her strength, her family said, as well as her ready smile, loving heart, and quick wit. 

Ms. Caputo was born in Sag Harbor on Feb. 2, 1939, to John Willer and the former Ruth King, and grew up there, attending Pierson High School. She and Gino Elio Caputo were married on May 15, 1960. Mr. Caputo survives. 

Ms. Caputo worked at the King Kullen supermarket in Bridgehampton for 15 years, and also kept the books for her husband’s business, Caputo Plumbing and Heating. “Though she held a few other jobs,” her family wrote, “she took most joy in raising her children.” She enjoyed traveling with her husband, antiquing, and crafts such as pottery, crochet, stained glass, and assembling photo albums, the family said.

In addition to her husband of 55 years, she is survived by two daughters, Regina Caputo of Riverhead and Tina Miano of Sag Harbor, and a son, Gino Caputo of East Hampton. She also leaves five siblings, who are Laura Willer, Kay Jean Jung, and John Willer, all of Michigan; Patricia Shaw of Amagansett, and Gordon Lyon. Ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and 42 nieces and nephews survive as well. A daughter, Terri Moley, died before her, as did a sister and a brother. 

Visitation took place on Feb. 21 at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. A funeral Mass was offered at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Sag Harbor the following day, followed by burial in the church cemetery.