Obituaries

John Joseph McFarland, who was affectionately called Johnny Boy, was “the life of any party or gathering,” his family wrote. He loved being around people, loved music — especially Whitney Houston — and was a great dancer, they said.

A funeral service for Robert Otto will be held on Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton.

Mary Louise McHugh Nelson, a former trustee and missionary board member of Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton, died at home on Sept. 8 in Dalzell, S.C., where she had been living since 2011.

A musician, singer, actor, and interior designer, Peter Johannes van Hattum of East Hampton died on Sept. 20 at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. He was 90.

A celebration of Louis Arceri’s life will take place on Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Springs Presbyterian Church.

Nancy Orshefsky, an art teacher and working artist formerly of Sagaponack, died of cardiopulmonary arrest on Aug. 14 in Great Neck, where she had been living since 2015.

Donald R. Klein, who ran a company called EastEndTech to service computers from Montauk to Manhattan until he retired in 2018, died in New York City on Sept. 16. He was 77.

Derek Miller, a 2000 graduate of East Hampton High School who lived here and in Jacksonville, N.C., died at home in Jacksonville on Sept. 10. He was 41.

Visiting hours for Derek Miller of East Hampton and Jacksonville, N.C., who died on Sept. 10 at age 41, will be on Friday, Sept. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in East Hampton. A graveside service will take place the following day at 10:30 a.m. at Green River Cemetery in Springs.

Dominic Annacone, a veteran educator and school administrator who had a reputation as a progressive leader on the South Fork, died at home in Amagansett on Sept. 12 after a long illness. He was 86.

Elinor Irene Nason, a stay-at-home mom for many years, died at home in Springs on Sept. 11. She was 90.

Walter Alvin Nelson III, a maritime transportation specialist who lived on East Lake Drive in Montauk and in Maryland, died on Sept. 12 in a motor vehicle accident.