Obituaries

A celebration of the life of Robert L. Peters, a 1969 East Hampton High School graduate who died on Oct. 18 at the age of 64, will be held on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Robbie and Kori Peters’s house at 4 West Way in East Hampton. All will be welcomed and have been invited to share memories of Mr. Peters at the gathering.

Loretta Lynch, a former custodial worker at East Hampton High School whose care extended to all of the students she came in contact with, many of whom called her “Ma,” died on June 6 at the William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay, Fla.

Ronald Budd Hildreth, a retired international patent lawyer and law school lecturer, died at home in Montauk on Tuesday. He was 82 and had a stroke, his family said.

Mr. Hildreth was in the 11th generation of Southampton Hildreths. He was born on June 24, 1933, in Bay Shore to Joshua Budd Hildreth and the former Jane Haag and grew up in Blue Point.

Virginia Natalie Veronica Stier, a Montauk resident who was active in the community and known for her hospitality, died on Sunday, at Southampton Hospital.

Chester Laird Uncapher and his wife earned dual pilot’s licenses in 1975, attending adult-education classes together in the evenings.

Lester Forbell Jr., who was called Zeke by family and friends, died at home on Queens Lane in East Hampton on June 7.

Stephen Soreff, a sculptor who had taught design for many years at C.W. Post College of Long Island University, died of lung cancer on April 23 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.