Deborah Lee Scheffer

Deborah Lee Scheffer of Montauk died unexpectedly on Friday at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital of complications related to childbirth. She was 36.

She is survived by her husband, Daniel Scheffer, and the couple’s two sons, Coen, age 4, and Benjamin, a newborn.

The couple moved from Easthampton, Mass., to Montauk in 2013 to help Mr. Scheffer’s grandfather Robert Schorr run his property management business. Mr. Schorr, a retired Marine and Hempstead police officer, formed Schorr Caretaker Services in 1979.

“She was the most caring, thoughtful, loving person anyone had ever met,” said Bethany McLaughlan, Mr. Scheffer’s sister. “She loved to knit. She was passionate about cooking. She had all Ina Garten’s books. And she was the best gift-giver. Nothing fancy or expensive, just thoughtful, and connected to you.”

Ms. Scheffer was born in Hartford, Conn., on March 29, 1981, to Ted Kuracz Sr. and the former Barbara Coe of Windsor, Conn., who survive.

In addition to her husband, children, and parents, she is also survived by her brothers, Ted Kuracz Jr. and Michael Kuracz, both of Windsor Locks, Conn., four nieces and nephews, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 675 Scuttlehole Road in Water Mill.

Ms. Scheffer’s story inspired an outpouring of compassion and generosity on Facebook, and a GoFundMe page created by her family and friends the day after her death raised more than $37,000 of a $100,000 goal in a matter of days. The link was shared 1,700 times in locations on the East End and beyond.

“It takes some of the sting out of the pain,” Ms. McLaughlan said. “To know that people she never knew would be touched by her story and would want to reach out to help her husband and sons get through this tragedy. It’s amazing.”