Raymond J. Warme, 78

Raymond John Warme of Montauk, a retired construction contractor, died at Stony Brook Hospital on June 26 of complications following surgery. He was 78 years old.

Mr. Warme, who was known as Ray, was born in the Bronx on March 30, 1938, to Gustaf Warme and the former Mary Collins. He went to work at an early age and, in 1957, married Barbara Passemante. The couple moved to East Hampton in 1976 with their four daughters, and to Montauk about 10 years ago.

With a business partner, Kris Michelsen, Mr. Warme worked on the original Montauk Yacht Club and many other projects.

He especially enjoyed entertaining friends and gardening. His family wrote that “he was a true gentleman, generous, loving, well-respected, and loved by those who knew him.”

Mr. Warme’s wife died in 1992; a daughter, Maureen Jarvis, also predeceased him. His surviving daughters are Dawn Dunn of East Hampton, Adele Seitz of Colorado, and Corrin Pease of New York. He is also survived by five grandchildren, two brothers, Michael Warme of Pine Beach, N.J., and Richard Warme of East Hampton, and his girlfriend, Orla Troy.

Visitation will take place today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, with funeral services tomorrow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton.