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Obituaries

Clorinda Gorman, Interior Designer

Clorinda Gorman, a colorful resident of East Hampton whose professional name as a designer was Clorinda Whitcomb, died on Friday at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. She was 94.

Apr 20, 2023
Phyllis Raphael, Author and Essayist

Phyllis Raphael of Amagansett and New York City, a writer, died on March 28 at her apartment on the Upper West Side. She was 87.

Apr 20, 2023
Ann Burack-Weiss

Ann Burack-Weiss of Montauk and New York City, an author and gerontologist, died of complications of metastatic breast cancer at home in Manhattan on April 3. She was 86. 

Apr 13, 2023
Beverley Galban

Beverley Mountain Galban, an amateur artist who was inspired by the beauty of the East End, died on April 9 at home in Summit, N.J., after a long illness. A resident of Sagaponack for several months each year, she was 85.

Apr 13, 2023
For Vito Brullo

Vito Brullo of East Hampton died on Monday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 78. Visiting hours will be Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton.

Apr 13, 2023
Else Anna Grimm

Else Anna Grimm, a year-round resident of Montauk since 1991, died on March 29 at home after a two-month illness. She was 92.

Apr 13, 2023
Claudia G. Walter

Claudia Grace Walter, who had lived in Montauk for many years and relocated to Estero, Fla., in 2014, died of cancer on March 6. She was 86.

Apr 6, 2023
Van Quick, 75, Was East Hampton Town Police Captain

Van Kay Quick, who retired as a captain after a 35-year career in the East Hampton Town Police Department, had been a president of the East Hampton Police Benevolent Association and the Police Association of Suffolk County and spearheaded the computerization of the department's records in the late 1980s.

Apr 6, 2023
Pat DeRosa, Musician

Pat DeRosa of Montauk, who over a long career performed with legendary musicians including John Coltrane, Lionel Hampton, Dick Hyman, Glenn Miller, Toots Thielemans, Boyd Raeburn, Tex Beneke, and Percy Faith, died on March 30 at the age of 101.

Apr 6, 2023
Shelba Midgett

Shelba Kay Midgett, a chambermaid and house cleaner, died at home in East Hampton on March 18. She was 78 and had lived on Bayview Avenue for 46 years.

Apr 6, 2023
Salvatore Vacca

Salvatore Vacca of Sagaponack and New York City, who was a successful importer of Italian food products, died at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital on March 22. He was 93.

Apr 6, 2023
Patricia Eames

Patricia Eames, who was active in Amagansett’s commercial fishing community for many years, died at home in East Hampton on Feb. 28. She was 85.

Mar 30, 2023