Obituaries

A wake for Kevin John Somers, 45, will be held at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton on Saturday from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial and a reception are planned for Sunday.

A funeral for Vindel R. Gaynor of East Hampton will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Hamptons Church at 69 Industrial Road in Wainscott.

Sandra Welsh, a nurse formerly of East Hampton, died at home in Edwardsville, Ill., on Jan. 22. The cause was cancer. She was 67.

Naomi Lazard, whose poems were published in 43 magazines and newspapers, died of cardiac arrest on Dec. 22 at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, N.J. The former East Hampton Village resident was 93.

Patricia Ann Corbey died at home in Springs of cardiopulmonary arrest on Jan. 2.  She was 64.

Linda M. Miller, who was known for her community involvement, her helping hand, and her smile, died of lung cancer at home in Springs on Dec. 16. She was 78.

Rhonda Winokur of Hampton Bays, an elementary school bus driver for the East Hampton School District for many years, died on Jan. 24. She was 65. The cause of death was not known.

Lee Walter, who produced classical music concerts and presided over a popular Sunday public radio show of classical music heard on the East End, died on Jan. 17 at the Bridge at Inverrary, an assisted living community in Lauderhill, Fla. The former Springs resident was 82.

Louis A. Arceri, who as a bridge and highway engineer oversaw the construction of Montauk Highway from Montauk’s downtown to the Lighthouse, died at home in Amagansett on Jan. 2. The cause was heart failure. He was 94.

Herman LeRoy Emmet III, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated photojournalist and author who lived in East Hampton for almost 20 years, died on Nov. 4 in New York City. The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 78.

Dorothy Kessen of East Hampton died on Sunday at the age of 85. She was buried on Wednesday at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Lisa Ann O’Sullivan, who grew up on Long Lane in East Hampton and graduated from East Hampton High School, died on Dec. 30 at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 69.

Anthony John Corvi of Montauk, a Korean War veteran who worked in the medical manufacturing field, died at home on Jan. 15. He was 93.

Kathleen Carley, a founding member of Concerned Citizens of Montauk and for many years a summer resident of East Lake Drive in that hamlet, died on Jan. 2.

Roger Ames, a celebrated composer and conductor who had lived in Springs for 20 years, died of A.L.S. at home in Cumberland, Me., on Jan. 6. He was 77.

Ed Allen, a pastor in Ohio and formerly of Springs, died of Covid-19 on Saturday at the Wooster Hospital in Wooster, Ohio.

The family of Anthony John Corvi of Montauk will receive visitors on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A funeral Mass will be said at St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church in Montauk on Saturday at 11 a.m., with burial to follow at Fort Hill Cemetery.

Joan Tyor Carlson of Sag Harbor died on Jan. 8 at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. A writer for publications including Billboard magazine and Collier’s, she was also a ghostwriter on several autobiographical books.

Carlos Baladron of East Hampton and Naples, Fla., a real estate investor in New York and Spain who was a professor of Spanish history and literature earlier in his career, died on New Year’s Day in Naples.

Brent Newsom, in memoriam.

Roger Ames, a composer who lived in Springs for many years, died last Thursday at home in Cumberland, Me. He was 77. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

Word has reached The Star that Irene Feldt of East Hampton died of heart failure on Aug. 19. She was 89.

Gloria Taradash, who was known as Glorious, died of cardiopulmonary arrest on Dec. 24 at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. She was 93.

Brent Newsom, a chef, caterer, and restaurant and nightclub owner who lived in Wainscott and East Hampton, died on Dec. 27 of complications of Covid-19.

Michael Parrella, an Army veteran who worked for the United States Postal Service, died at home in Sag Harbor on Dec. 21. Mr. Parrella, who was 90, had been in declining health for the last several months.

Allan Paul White, a longtime resident of East Hampton, died on Dec. 23 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., not far from his winter residence in the village of Wellington.

Sheila Mary Collum, a longtime East Hampton resident dubbed Gra by her grandson as a toddler, could not have earned a more fitting nickname, according to her children, who later learned that the word “Gra” means “love” in Gaelic. This is exactly what Mrs. Collum embodied throughout her life to all who knew her, her children said.

Ellen Frank followed her dreams despite the obstacles in her path. Four years after earning her doctorate and securing a tenured teaching position, she quit teaching in order to paint, despite the misgivings of her parents and her lack of formal training.

A memorial service for Bryan Eldridge, a detective who worked for the East Hampton Village Police Department for 19 years, will take place Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. at East Hampton High School. A formal police officer’s service will begin at 4, and a reception will follow at the East Hampton Fire Department headquarters on Cedar Street. Mr. Eldridge died on Dec. 22.

Ellen Frank, an artist, scholar, writer, and founder of the Ellen Frank Illumination Arts Foundation in Springs, died last Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She was 75. An obituary will appear in a future issue.