Joseph H. Pombo

Thu, 07/07/2022 - 10:21

Aug. 31, 1928 - July 5, 2022

July 7, 2022

Joseph H. Pombo, a lifelong resident of East Hampton, died on Tuesday at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. He was 93.

He was born on Aug. 31, 1928, and later served in the Air Force. Catherine Pombo, his wife of 70 years, died in June 2021.

Mr. Pombo leaves two children, Joseph C. Pombo of East Hampton and John P. Pombo of North Carolina, as well as five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Jean King of East Hampton. A daughter, Eileen Carmona, and a sister, Judy Rivera, died before him.

Services will be private. Mr. Pombo will be buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton.

Villages

A New Home for Local History at Mulford Farm

The East Hampton Historical Society broke ground on a climate-controlled collections-storage center at the Mulford Farm last Thursday. It will unite the historical society’s 20,000 archival items — now stored at five separate sites — under one roof.

Nov 14, 2024

L.V.I.S. Pecan Tree Is the Tallest in the State

A pecan tree that might have been planted well before the American Revolution and is located right in the circle of the Ladies Village Improvement Society, has been recognized by the State Department of Environmental Conservation as a state champion, the tallest of its kind in New York.

Nov 14, 2024

Item of the Week: Prohibition Hooch

In 1970 a trawler’s crew members were surprised to find a full bottle of Indian Hill bourbon whiskey in a trawl eight miles off the coast of Montauk, one of them declaring the “Prohibition stuff” to be “strong as hell.”

Nov 14, 2024

Your support for The East Hampton Star helps us deliver the news, arts, and community information you need. Whether you are an online subscriber, get the paper in the mail, delivered to your door in Manhattan, or are just passing through, every reader counts. We value you for being part of The Star family.

Your subscription to The Star does more than get you great arts, news, sports, and outdoors stories. It makes everything we do possible.