Obituaries

Frank J. Carasiti

By Times Review | 09/20/2011 10:45 AM | Obituaries

Frank J. Carasiti of Wading River died Sept. 17 at Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk in East Northport. He was 78. Born in Medford on Dec. 30, 1932, to Francis J. and Catherine Carasiti, he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Carasiti was an educator who...

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Doris Mae Meachum

By Times Review | 09/19/2011 1:19 PM | Obituaries

Doris Mae Meachum of Shoreham died Sept. 9. She was 69. She is survived by her husband, Edward; her children William and Sherrie; and her grandson Stuart. Memorial services will be held at Mr. Meachum’s home, located at 16 George Avenue in Shoreham, on Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. Private cremation arrangements...

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Edith Watson

By Samantha Brix | 09/13/2011 4:01 PM | Obituaries

Edith Watson of Coram died on Aug. 26. She was 90. Ms. Watson was the beloved wife of the late George Watson. She is survived by her children Edith Meyer and William Watson and her son-in-law Russ; her sister Nancy Wilke; her granddaughter Kristin; and her great grandchildren Justin, Alyssa and...

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Grace E. Lawrence

By Samantha Brix | 09/13/2011 4:01 PM | Obituaries

Grace E. Lawrence of Ridge died Aug. 16. She was 81. Ms. Lawrence was the loving wife of the late William Lawrence. She is survived by her children William (Ingrid), Mark (Bev), Christine Eves (the late Timothy), Teresa Roper (Terry), John (Suzonne) and Steven; and her 14 grandchildren and eight great...

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Jean Gioe

By Samantha Brix | 09/13/2011 2:35 PM | Obituaries

Jean Gioe of Middle Island died Aug. 20. She was 86. She is survived by her husband Vincent; her children Vincent Jr., Joanne VanBomel and Paula Conticello; her sister Margaret Curiale; and seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services were held at Moloney’s Hauppauge Funeral Home, followed by interment at St. Charles...

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John Belsha

By Times Review | 09/09/2011 1:14 PM | Obituaries

John Belsha of Ridge died Sept. 2. He was 84. Born in Princeton, N.J., he served in the Navy from 1944 to 1950 and owned Belsha Trailer Service in Yaphank. He is survived by his wife, Carol, children Debra, Donna, Peggy, John and James; his brother Harry; ten grandchildren and two great...

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Mary Monteleone

By Times Review | 08/31/2011 1:22 PM | Obituaries, Uncategorized

Mary Monteleone of Ridge died Tuesday. She was 77. Ms. Monteleone, formerly of Ozone Park, Queens, was the beloved wife of Joseph Monteleone and loving mother of Joseph Monteleone (Carolann) and Bill Monteleone (Jodi). She was the dear sister of Betty Milano and cherished grandmother of Christopher, Alix, Nicholas and Vincent. Visiting...

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Marie Argento

By Samantha Brix | 08/22/2011 2:41 PM | Obituaries

Marie Argento of Ridge died on Sunday. She was 82. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; children Camille Nieves (Jospeh), Joseph (Betty) and James (Elvira); and grandchildren Joseph, Christopher and David. Visiting hours are Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m....

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Nora Bredes led effort to shut Shoreham plant; dies at 60

By Samantha Brix | 08/20/2011 8:30 AM | Featured Stories, News, Obituaries, Uncategorized

Nora Bredes, a woman instrumental in shutting down the Shoreham nuclear power plant, died Thursday of breast cancer. She was 60. Ms. Bredes, who lived in Pittsford, N.Y., helped establish the Shoreham Opponents Coalition, which grew from having a handful of members when it formed in 1979 to boasting more than...

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Anthony C. Savarese Sr.

By Times Review | 08/09/2011 9:24 PM | Obituaries

Anthony C. Savarese Sr. of Rocky Point died Monday. He was 86. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Pasquale and the late Fortunata (Apicella) Savarese. Mr. Savarese served in the Army during World War II, from June 1943 to January 1946. He worked as an accountant and was employed...

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Former head of Suffolk’s Bias Crimes unit killed in crash

By Grant Parpan | 08/06/2011 1:19 PM | Featured Stories, News, Obituaries

The former head of the Suffolk County Police Department's Bias Crimes unit was killed in a single-car crash on Sunrise Highway early Saturday morning. Detective Sergeant Robert Reecks was off-duty and driving an unmarked department vehicle eastbound on Sunrise Highway in Moriches when his vehicle veered off the roadway and struck...

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Clifford Lynch

By Times Review | 08/03/2011 10:35 PM | Obituaries

Clifford Lynch of Shoreham died Sunday. He was 83. Beloved husband of Madeline for over 64 years; loving father of Denise, Matthew and Brian and cherished grandfather of Katherine, Mickey, Alexandra, Austin and Molly. Services will be held at O.B. Davis Funeral Homes on Route 25A in Miller Place. There will be...

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Richard Hollowell

By Times Review | 08/02/2011 4:46 PM | Obituaries, Uncategorized

Richard Hollowell of Shoreham died July 27. He was 63. Born in Brooklyn, he worked as a chemist and was employed in Suffolk County. He was the son of the late Henry and the late Virginia (Schloerb) Hollowell. He was predeceased by his wife, Karen Hollowell and is survived by his daughter,...

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George Meyer

By Times Review | 08/02/2011 3:55 PM | Obituaries, Uncategorized

George Meyer of Ridge died Monday. He was 91. Born in Elmhurst, N.Y., he was the son of the late William and Rose (Weiler) Meyer. He served during World War II, as a member of the U.S. Army. He was enlisted from July 1941 to August 1946. He subsequently worked in New York...

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Helen S. Mruz

By Times Review | 08/02/2011 3:53 PM | Obituaries, Uncategorized

Helen S. Mruz of Rocky Point died Sunday. She was 82. Born in Hollis, N.Y., Ms. Mruz was most recently a homemaker in Rocky Point. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Mruz, and was the daughter of the late Florian and the late Francis (Oplinksi) Gabershek. She is survived by her sons...

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Joan Naudus

By Times Review | 07/26/2011 6:40 PM | Obituaries

Joan Naudus of Sound Beach died July 5. She was 67. Beloved wife of Antonio Manzo, devoted mother of Michael, John and Thomas and cherished grandmother of Andrew and Sara. Services were arranged by Moloney’s Port Jefferson Station Funeral Home on Route 112. A private cremation was arranged by Nassau-Suffolk Crematory in...

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Mary Stoddard

By Times Review | 07/25/2011 5:52 PM | Obituaries

Mary Stoddard of Riverhead died July 11 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 85. She was born Dec. 1, 1925, in Middle Island to Louis and Mary Kish. She graduated from Eastport High School and later married Harold Stoddard. After her husband’s death in 1966, she drove a school bus for...

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Lillian Catherine Carpenter

By Times Review | 07/21/2011 2:46 PM | Obituaries

Lillian Catherine Carpenter, formerly of Ridge, died July 18. She was 97. Born in Kings County, N.Y., Ms. Carpenter most recently resided in Raleigh, N.C. She was predeceased by her husband, Harold J. Carpenter and was the daughter of the late John and the late Catherine (Collins) Kehoe. Ms. Carpenter was a...

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