Obituaries

Paid Notice: After a long valiant struggle against a rare progressively debilitating illness, Vicki Black passed quietly and with dignity under hospice care at Southampton Hospital; her husband and care-helper friends were by her side. 

James Kelly of East Hampton and Tarpon Springs, Fla., a retired General Foods executive, sports enthusiast, and proud Irish-American, died at home in East Hampton on Nov. 2. He was 87 and had cancer for the last two years.

Despite a lifetime of health challenges, Diana Lee Foster, known as Lee to family and friends, maintained a positive outlook. The Montauk native died of pneumonia last Thursday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead.

Frances Morey knew how to keep busy, and she did so into her 90s. She died at home in East Hampton on Nov. 13.

Residents of Sag Harbor knew Anthony Brandt as the chairman of its Board of Historic Preservation and Architectural Review, one of the regulatory boards charged with maintaining the authenticity and character of houses and other buildings in the village. A formidable advocate for preservation, he served in the role for seven years beginning in 1986, five years after he first moved to the village, and again from 2016 to 2019.

Christina David Hupalowsky loved gardening, swimming, birding, and boating in her favorite place, Gardiner’s Bay, her husband, Thomas Hupalowsky, wrote. She died of lung cancer on Oct. 1 in Venice, Fla., at the age of 66.

Christian Gutierrez “lived his entire 21 years in the most wonderful way,” his family wrote. “He never held back from doing what he loved — spending time with family, cherishing his friends, and riding his motorcycle.” Mr. Gutierrez, an East Hampton High School graduate who grew up in Springs, died in a motorcycle accident in Riverhead on Oct. 6.

Jeff Yusko of Wainscott, who was severely injured in an accident while riding his bicycle in May 2023, died of his injuries at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on Tuesday, surrounded by his family. Visiting hours will take place Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton, with a funeral Mass to be said on Saturday at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m.

A wake for Fran Morey of East Hampton, who died on Wednesday, will be held on Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Mrs. Morey was 95.

Among her large network of friends, clients, and co-workers, Roseanne K. Lebwith of Springs was well known for her integrity and kindness, her family wrote. Mrs. Lebwith, who was known as Rosie to loved ones, died of a stroke at home in Springs on Nov. 1 after a brief hospital stay. She was 91.

Phyllis Baker Hammond of Springs, a sculptor who worked in stoneware and metal, died on Oct. 23 in Los Angeles. She was 94.

A memorial service for Constance Mary Cafiso will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Sag Harbor, with a celebration of her life to follow at the Brick Kiln Road firehouse.

Phyllis Ann Lomitola of Montauk, who had a long career with Gurney’s Resorts, died on Oct. 20 in Tennessee at the age of 70.

Carol Ann McNally of Sag Harbor, a nurse for more than 40 years, died at Southampton Hospital on Sept. 28. She was 86.

A homemaker who raised five children and made Montauk her home for 22 years later in life, RoseMarie A. Kogut died on Oct. 10 at the Westhampton Care Center. She was 90.

Kevin James Maggrett Jr., who worked alongside his father at Maggrett Auto Body in Bridgehampton, died of a heart attack on Oct. 4 in Edmeston, N.Y. He was 46.   

Visiting hours for RoseMarie A. Kogut of Montauk will take place on Friday, Nov. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said the next day at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk at 9 a.m.

Peter Eckey, an East Hampton native who was an engineering manager for Northrop Grumman in San Diego for 39 years, died on April 19 in Escondido, Calif. He was 72.

A funeral Mass for Phyllis Ann Lomitola of Montauk will be said on Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in that hamlet. Burial at Fort Hill Cemetery will follow.

Robert Gale Skinner, who taught art at Southampton College from 1966 until he retired in 1996 as a professor emeritus, died on Oct. 4 at home in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. He was 94.    

Henry C. White, who was a maker of specialty leather goods and wallets, died at home in Delray Beach, Fla., on Sept. 29 after a three-month illness. Formerly a part-time East Hampton resident, he was 86.

Christine Yuska Cullum, a native of East Hampton, died on Oct. 9 from complications after a fall. She was 93.

Paid Notice: Elizabeth (Beth) Browne Bennett, a longtime resident of East Hampton, peacefully left this life to be with The Lord on March 3, 2024. She passed away in her home in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Visiting hours for Christian Gutierrez, who died in a motorcycle crash on Sunday, will take place tomorrow at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton from 3 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Most Holy Trinity Parish Center.

Patti Morton, a 1956 graduate of East Hampton High School, died on Sept. 21 at the McClure Miller Respite House in Colchester, Vt. She was 85.

Ward Freese, a former pilot, aluminum siding installer, and East Hampton Town assessor, died on Aug. 25 at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla. He was 94.

A graveside service for Ronald Edwards of East Hampton will take place on Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery in Amagansett.

Robert Salpeter of Manhattan and Montauk, a pioneering graphic designer who began his career at IBM and started his own studio, died on Sept. 8 at the age of 88. He had been ill with pancreatic cancer.

Tim Tibus was a rock-and-roll kind of guy who liked to have a good time, with his black cowboy boots, long hair, silver rings, and heavy-metal T-shirts. But he was also kind and loyal, friends recalled this week. A Springs resident since the 1990s, he died of a heart attack at home on Saturday. He was 61.

A remembrance gathering for Anne Bronson Bradley, formerly of Sagaponack, will be held on Sept. 28 from noon to 3 p.m. at 116 Lawrence Road, Fairfield, Conn. Ms. Bradley died on Sept. 9 in Ribiers, France. Memorial donations have been suggested to the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons, P.O. Box 2616, East Hampton, 11937.