Andrea Stein

Andrea Kathleen Stein, who spent summers in Montauk throughout her life, died on Friday in Rohnert Park, Calif. She was 52 and had cancer for the past six years.

Growing up in Long Beach, Ms. Stein loved taking family trips to Montauk, where they took boat rides and went camping. As a resident of Northern California, she continued to visit Montauk during the summers and over the Thanksgiving holiday to see her family. While there, she especially enjoyed Ditch Plain Beach. Ms. Stein also volunteered at the Montauk Community Church’s holiday rummage sale, where she tended to the jewelry table.

Born in Long Beach on March 5, 1962, to John Stein and the former Aster Opi Koleoglou, Ms. Stein graduated from Long Beach High School. Not long afterward, she moved across the country to Monterey, Calif., eventually settling near Petaluma, where she raised her two children.

An outdoors enthusiast, she was particularly fond of the forests and beaches of California. Ms. Stein was also a fan of the Grateful Dead.

She is survived by her two children, Adina and Tyler Stein, both of Petaluma. She is also survived by her partner, Thomas Rick Gee of Rohnert Park, and by her mother, Aster Stein of Montauk. She leaves three brothers: Noel Stein of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Dennis Stein of Bayonne, N.J., and Paul Stein of Montauk.

Private family services will be held on two of her favorite beaches: Salmon Creek in California and Ditch Plain in Montauk. Her family has suggested donations to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City 73123, or the V Foundation for Cancer Research, 106 Towerview Court, Cary, N.C. 27513.