Phyllis C. Byrne, 91

Phyllis C. Byrne of East Hampton, who together with her late husband, Patrick, owned and ran the Huntting Lane Rest Home until 2006, died on Jan. 21 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton, where she had been for several months. She was 91 and had end-stage dementia.

She was born in Springfield Gardens, Queens, on March 5, 1925, to James Castles and Majorie Sommer. She grew up with three younger brothers, who all served in the armed forces and all three eventually pursuing careers as electricians. Ms. Byrne graduated from Andrew Jackson High School in 1942 and then from Mary Immaculate Hospital School of Nursing in 1945, both in Queens.

She married Patrick P. Byrne on Aug. 17, 1947, and worked as a nurse at various hospitals around New York. The couple were looking for business opportunities and visited several towns around Long Island before settling on East Hampton where, in 1961, they purchased the Huntting Lane Rest Home, a retirement and nursing care facility in the village. When they moved to East Hampton with their young children, the family lived in the rest home before purchasing property elsewhere in the town. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne ran the rest home for 45 years.

During her life in East Hampton, Ms. Byrne was voted first vice president of the Ladies Village Improvement Society in 2000. She was active with the Chamber of Commerce and also served as president of the Empire State Association of Assisted Living. She attended Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton.

Mr. and Mrs. Byrne owned a cherished property in Lake George, N.Y., for 40 years and spent much of their vacation time and, later, days of semiretirement at the house. They often invited friends from the Hamptons for weekends in Lake George.

Patrick Byrne died on Sept. 25, 1999.

Phyllis Byrne is survived by a daughter, Patricia Griffin, and a son, James Byrne, both of East Hampton, and by two grandsons.

Patricia Griffin spoke of her mother’s love for people and the need to take care of others. Memorial donations in the name of Phyllis Byrne have been suggested to East Hampton Village Ambulance Association, 1 Cedar Street, East Hampton 11937