Florence Stoll, 93

Florence Stoll, with her husband, Bernard Stoll, visited the East End in the 1950s, fell in love with Amagansett, and, in 1968, built one of the first houses in the dunes, on Marine Boulevard. It was their summer home from April through mid-October until 2010. Mrs. Stoll died of complications from an impact injury sustained at her Manhattan home on Nov. 26. She was 93, and had been ill for eight weeks. 

She lived at their Marine Boulevard house in the warmer months, entertaining at poolside barbecues and bonfire picnics on the nearby beach. Mrs. Stoll was a welcoming host, said Rand Stoll, her son, and “she always presented herself with a timeless flair.” Mr. Stoll is now 97 years old.

In Manhattan, Mrs. Stoll took full advantage of  cultural and sporting events, attending everything from Broadway shows to museum openings to hockey games at Madison Square Garden. She made time every day to read The New York Times from cover to cover, he said, and was an ardent fan of the New York Rangers, the Giants, and the Yankees. She also loved to garden and was a member of the National Council of Jewish Women. 

Known as Flo, she was born on June 13, 1925, in Jamaica Estates, Queens, to the former Bess Pearlmutter and Sam Schatz. After growing up and graduating from high school in the borough, she attended Hunter College. 

A nature and wildlife lover, she was a supporter of the Peconic Land Trust and a member of Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett for 27 years, and never considered her day complete without taking a walk on the ocean beach at Napeague, her son said.

In addition to her 97-year-old husband and son Rand, of Amagansett and New York, Mrs. Stoll is survived by her son Doug Stoll of Los Angeles, and three grandchildren. 

A celebration of her life was held on Nov. 29 at the Riverside Memorial Chapel in Manhattan. Her ashes are to be dispersed at a future date in the ocean at Amagansett.