William Earl Frame, formerly of Montauk and East Hampton, died at Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna, Calif., on Sept. 27. He was 68 years old.
He is survived by a brother, Bruce Kirwin of Pine Bluff, Ark., a sister, Paula F. Hall of Imperial Beach, Calif., and his longtime partner, Nesya Tibbetts of Fortuna. While on the East End, Mr. Frame worked at Gurney's Inn in Montauk and for Seven Sons Landscaping. He was cremated. No service is planned.
This weekend Concerned Citizens of Montauk hosts the Great Montauk Cleanup, and there are trail walks at Culloden Point and Montauk Point State Park.
The LongHouse Reserve will reopen for the season on Saturday with an afternoon of family-friendly activities and tours running from 12:30 to 5.
The birder from Miller Place identified 319 species across Suffolk in 2025, a record for the county.
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