Obituaries

Susan Gullia, a travel agent who specialized in customized trips for culturally oriented individuals, families, and groups, died of an apparent heart attack on Nov. 13 at home on Hawks Nest Lane in Amagansett.

Heidi Ann Kulp, known as a “neighborhood mother” in East Hampton, died on Dec. 5. She had been in failing health for the past few years and living in East Patchogue.

Geraldine Cronin-Soszynski, who traced her roots here back many generations, died on Nov. 13 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton. She was 96 and had dementia.

Edward Kenneth Simons, who was known as Kenny, died of complications of Parkinson’s disease on Nov. 20 in Naples, Fla. Formerly of Springs, he was 80 and had been diagnosed two years ago.

Richard Bender, an architect and professor of architecture and engineering who lived part time in Amagansett from 1961 to 1990, died on Oct. 8 of metastatic cancer at home in Oakland, Calif. He was 92.

Mitchell Rosenthal, who lived in East Hampton and Manhattan, died of complications of pneumonia on Nov. 14 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. An influential psychiatrist in the field of addiction treatment, he was 87.     

Elizabeth Fasolino, 61, The Star’s arts editor for nearly two years, died of a heart attack on Nov. 5 in Gulfport, Fla., eight months after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma, for which she was being treated. 

Janet Marian Van Sickle, who had lifelong passions for the seashore and horticulture, died at home in Montauk on Nov. 8. She was 86.

Jim Arceri of Amagansett died of heart failure in the care of East End Hospice in Quiogue on Nov. 19. He was 60.

Marijane Meaker, the author of more than 60 books and the founder of the Ashawagh Hall Writers Workshop, died of cardiopulmonary arrest at home on Deep Six Drive in Springs on Nov. 21. She was 95.

Norma Mae Edwards, a 10th-generation member of the Edwards family in Springs, died at home on Nov. 21. She was 98.

Janet Van Sickle, 86, died at home in Montauk on Nov. 8. A celebration of her life will be planned next year.

Joseph Dragotta, a star of the East Hampton High School football team who went on to be a California golf pro, died at home in Pleasanton in that state on Nov. 16. He was 63.

Alice J. McKay and Joseph T. McKay, former residents of Surf Drive in Amagansett, both died one month after their 64th wedding anniversary, Mrs. McKay on Oct. 23 and Mr. McKay on Oct. 14.

Elizabeth Fasolino, a writer and former arts editor at The East Hampton Star, died on Nov. 5 in Gulfport, Fla. She was 61 and had been receiving treatment for a glioblastoma, diagnosed in March.

A memorial service for Rose Pizzorno, a former Springs resident who died on Sept. 20 at the age of 100, will be held on Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Springs Presbyterian Church.

A memorial service for Rose Pizzorno, a former Springs resident who died on Sept. 20 at the age of 100, will be held Nov. 26 at 3 p.m. at the Springs Presbyterian Church. Read her obituary here.

Annie S. Loris of East Hampton, who could trace her family back to the Mayflower, died on Oct. 31 of sudden unexplained heart failure. She was 80.

Jennifer Hartig of Noyac, a stage actress who formed a comedy team with her husband, died on Aug. 16 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton.

A funeral service for Jennifer Mary Hartig, an English-born stage actress who lived in Noyac, will take place on Saturday at noon at the Shelter Island Funeral Home on West Neck Road. Her ashes will be dispersed into the bay.

Ronald John Hansen of Amagansett, an employee of the McCoy fuel company for many years, died on Oct. 23 at the Hospice House in East Northport. He was 79.

A celebration of Joe O’Connell’s life will be held on Nov. 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Old Stove Pub in Sagaponack. Mr. O’Connell, a retired educator, died on Oct. 10.

A graveside service for Wallace Smith, general manager of WPPB, WLIU, and WPBX radio in Southampton for 25 years and a familiar voice on the FM airwaves, will be on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Shelter Island Cemetery. Mr. Smith died on Oct. 27.

Hazel M. King of Springs, a devoted homemaker who will be remembered as her two grandchildren's "number-one fan," died on Sunday at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. She was 76.

Leonard L. Schaefer, whose family company, Edward Schaefer and Sons, bused East Hampton children to school for decades, died on Oct. 7 at the Villa at Westhampton, an assisted living facility. He was 70. 

Eugene Waldstein of East Hampton died on Sept. 13 of acute myelomic leukemia. The former stage manager and television director for NBC was 91.

Joseph O’Connell of East Hampton, 87, “lived with conviction, strength and courage — his way — never accepting the status quo, fighting the good fight, and endeavoring to give voice to the voiceless,” wrote his daughter Kathleen O’Connell. Calling him “a hero among men,” she added that his “humor, unwavering ethics, and indestructible values were at the core of his character.”

Donald Fishman, a pulmonologist and chief resident at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, died at Calvary Hospital Hospice in the Bronx on Sunday. Dr. Fishman, who had lived in Montauk for many years, had cancer.

Steven R. Romanowski, an Army veteran who had a four-decade career as a glazier, working on public and private projects, including at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., died on Oct. 4 at home in Rensselaerville, N.Y. He was 64.

Jerold M. Barber of Springs, a landscaper described by friends as a “true local,” died on Oct. 6. A cause of death was not provided.