Obituaries

Alton Terry Gholson, who grew up in Bridgehampton and lived in Las Vegas for the past 13 years, died at Centennial Hills Hospital in Las Vegas on May 31.

Sonya Scofield, the nurse at the Montauk School for over 30 years, died on May 25 in Orlando, Fla.

Lester Forbell, a mechanic for the East Hampton Town Highway Department who was known to friends and family as Zeke, died at home on Tuesday.

Alexander Mellon Laughlin Jr., a summer resident of East Hampton who had a career in private equity after working in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, died of a heart attack on June 1 while playing in a United States Senior Golf Association tournament at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton.

Virginia Archer, a longtime Montauk resident and member of the Montauk Community Church choir, died at Southampton Hospital on May 31.

Stephan Edward Deal, a former merchant mariner who lived for 27 years in Montauk, where he worked most recently for Prado Brothers Plumbing and Heating, a division of Marshall & Sons, died at Stony Brook University Hospital on May 20.

A memorial service for Fritz Henry Riege, a retired coast guardsman and Montauk resident who died on June 27, 2015, in Anderson, S.C., will be held at the Montauk Community Church on Saturday.

A service for Virginia Archer of Montauk, who was known as Bonnie, will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Montauk Community Church.

Philip John McSweeney, a commercial fisherman who served as a spokesman for Long Island fishermen’s interests in Washington, D.C., and twice ran for East Hampton Town office, died on May 29 at his home in Corinth, Me.

John Tilley, a longtime member of the Springs Fire Department and the East Hampton Town Marine Patrol, died at home on May 1 in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., under hospice care.

Pearlina Alberta Moseley, known to many as Sister Mama, died on May 21 at home in Springs. She was 79.

Marie Antoinette Kiembock, a lifelong resident of East Hampton whose plentiful breads and cookies were enjoyed by family and friends, died of cancer on May 19 at her eldest son’s home in Homosassa, Fla., surrounded by family.

A memorial service for JoAnne W. Carter of Sag Harbor, who died on April 17 at the age of 81, will be held at the Eastville Community Historical Society Heritage House at 39 Hampton Street in Sag Harbor on June 4.

Gregory Zaykowski was always there for a friend in need, his family said. A mechanic who lived all his life on Sagg Road in Sag Harbor, he enjoyed fishing and spending time at the ocean beaches.

A memorial gathering for Richard King Jost, who died on May 15 of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, will be held at the Maidstone Park pavilion, on the east side of the entrance to Three Mile Harbor, today from 3 p.m. to sunset.

Antonio Cuesta died at home in East Hampton on May 16. He was 73 and had been ill with several ailments.

Visiting hours for Pearlina A. Moseley of Springs, who died on Saturday at the age of 79, will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in East Hampton on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m., with funeral services at 11 a.m. the next day.

Owen James Stinson Jr., a Sag Harbor native and dog lover who had careers in aircraft manufacturing and as a drug and alcohol counselor, died at his home in Chateaugay, N.Y., on April 17, of unknown causes. He was 71.

Jack D. Storm held a degree in civil engineering and put it to good use, working his way up to become chief of rail planning for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where he oversaw the conception, design, and construction of the PATH rail system during the 1960s.

Ellen Marie Galcik of Ditch Plain Road in Montauk, who had been New York State Assemblyman Perry B. Duryea Sr.’s secretary, died at home on Friday after a long illness. She was 85.

Louisa Chase, a painter who came to prominence in the 1970s with the ascent of the Neo-Expressionists, died of cancer on May 8 at home in East Hampton. She was 65 and had been ill for seven years.

Rossetti Perchik, a Springs architect and supporter of community causes through the Clamshell Foundation, which he founded, died on May 7 of cancer. He was 65.

Tom Ward, a real estate developer who split his time between East Hampton, London, Austria, and Australia, died of a heart attack at home in Wootton, Australia, on Feb. 5. He was 75.

Antonio Cuesta, a hairstylist and native of Argentina, died at home in East Hampton on Sunday. He was 73 and had been ill with several ailments. A private memorial for family and friends will be held on May 29. Friends have been asked to get in touch with a family member for more details. An obituary for Mr. Cuesta will appear in a future edition.

Sue Maynard, a longtime Montauk resident, died in her sleep on Friday at home in Montauk, at the age of 62. Death was attributed to complications of heart disease.

Ted Stafford Jr., a retired Southampton Town police officer, well-known union leader, and longtime Sag Harbor Fire Department volunteer, died on May 2 after collapsing in the driveway of his house on Palmer Terrace in Sag Harbor. He was 73.

Because he had responded to a fire department call a few hours earlier, his death was being considered a line of duty death, according to Tom Gardella, the department’s chief.

Rossetti Perchik of Springs, an architect and founder of the Clamshell Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports community causes and sponsors the Great Bonac Fireworks and an annual sandcastle contest, died on Saturday.

Carl Hans Tiedemann II, an East Hampton resident whose long career in investment banking included founding a firm that helped finance successful hedge funds and a trust company that became a model for the industry, died at his New York City home on April 30 of an apparent heart attack. He was 89 years old.

Louisa Chase, a painter who rose to prominence in the 1980s as part of the Neo-Expressionist movement, died on Sunday at her house in East Hampton.

John R. Beedenbender, a trap-shooter, custom stock designer for shotguns, and longtime member of the Maidstone Gun Club, died last Thursday at the North Broward Medical Center in Pompano Beach, Fla.