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Reporter obituary: Martha Granskog
COURTeSY PHOTO | Martha Granskog Martha Granskog, who lived on Shelter Island from 1997 to 2011, passed away February 26 at the age of 102 at San Simeon Nursing Home, where she resided for almost three...
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Reporter obituary: Bronson O’Reilly
COURTESY PHOTO | Bronson O’Reilly Bronson O’Reilly died on November 23, 2013 with his wife and children at his side. He was 93. Although slowing down in recent years, he was still exercising, keeping...
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Cassie Bliss Cassie Bliss died on May 18, 2014 at her home in Manhattan. She was 28 years old. COURTESY PHOTO | Cassie Bliss Ms. Bliss spent summers on Shelter Island from the time she was an infant....
View ArticleObituary: Roy Weickert
Roy Weickert of Shelter Island, 96, passed away on May 28, 2014. Mr. Weickert was a World War II veteran. Born April 3, 1918 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Mr. Weickert married Anna Julia Hensel on August...
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Obituary: Audrey Ward Smithers
COURTESY PHOTO | Audrey Ward Smithers Audrey Ward Smithers passed away this past May. Known to all as “Audi,” sometimes “Naughty Audi,” she was the woman with the twinkling ice blue eyes and quick...
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Obituaries: Carol Loper, Albertus ‘Toots’ Clark, Jr.
CAROL LOPER Carol Loper After a two-year battle with cancer, Carol Elizabeth Towl Cayatte Loper passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Born October 4, 1940 in Plainfield, New...
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Obituaries: Albertus ‘Toots’ Clark, Dr. Milton L. Levine
COURTESY PHOTO | Dr. Milton L. Levine Dr. Milton L. Levine Dr. Milton L. Levine, 84, of Elmont, New York and Shelter Island, passed away on July 10, 2014. He is survived by his beloved wife of 62...
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Obituary: Mary Laura Johnston
MARY LAURA JOHNSTON Mary Laura Johnston passed away on June 27, 2014 in Reseda, California after a short illness. She was 87. Mary was born in Greenport. She was married twice and had four children....
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Obituaries: Hicks, Hopler, Larsen, McBrian
Mary Louise Yoder Hicks Mary Hicks Mary Louise Yoder Hicks, 90, died August 4, 2014 in Newton, Massachusetts, where she resided at an assisted living community. From 1987 to 2013, Mary Louise lived in...
View ArticleFuneral mass for Linda Strahm
Linda W. Strahm of Shelter Island died at home on September 16, 2014. She was 70 years old. The Liturgy of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, September 20 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of the...
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Reporter obituary: Linda Williams Strahm
COURTESY PHOTOLinda Strahm On the morning of September 16, 2014, Linda Strahm passed away in her home on Silver Beach surrounded by her daughters and husband, Edward Strahm. She was 70 years old. She...
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Board hears chief on hurricane preparedness
REPORTER FILE PHOTO| Bridge Street in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. When it comes to the prospect of a hurricane striking Shelter Island, some people resort to crossed fingers...
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Shelter Island Reporter obituaries
AGNES ALBINSON Agnes Albinson Agnes Abrahamsen Albinson of Tinton Falls, New Jersey died on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at home after a short illness. She was 90 years old. Mrs. Albinson grew up in...
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Reporter obituary: Katherine Nicklin
Katerine Nicklin Katherine Nicklin (née Aronson), social worker, inspirational leader of Quaker organizations and loving mother, aunt and grandmother to three generations of Nicklins and Berners, died...
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Chrystyna Merva Skovira Chrystyna Merva Skovira, 90, of Owego, New York passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Robert Packer Hospital. She was predeceased by her parents, Michael and...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Kenneth Havens Payne
Kenneth Havens Payne Kenneth Havens Payne III of Shelter Island and Canaseraga, New York, passed away on November 12, 2014. He was 58 years old and an 11th generation Shelter Islander. Kenneth is...
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Shelter Island Reporter obituaries
Richard Douglas Carlson Richard Douglas Carlson Naval architect Richard Douglas Carlson died on November 24, 2014. He was 90. As a 10-year-old boy, Dick designed and built his first boat, which he...
View ArticleObituary: Malcolm Gregory Pierson Jr.
Malcolm Gregory Pierson Jr., known as Greg, passed away at Eastern Long Island Hospital on November 23, 2014. He was born on July 5, 1935 in South Orange, New Jersey. Greg is survived by his sister,...
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Reporter obituaries: Melanson, O’Neill
MARGARET MELANSON Margaret Melanson Margaret Anne “Peg” McDermott Melanson, 97, a resident of Kirby Pines Nursing Home in Memphis, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2014. Peg was...
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Shelter Island Reporter obituaries
JACK COMER Jack Comer Jack Comer passed away on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2015. Jack was born on September 1, 1944, was raised in Queens and settled down on Shelter Island, a quiet community he loved...
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