Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Hoffman
Charles J. Hoffmann Charles J. Hoffmann of Sayville, New York, and a former 50-year resident of Shelter Island, died on Thursday, May 23, 2019. He was 93 years old. He was born on April 23, 1926 in...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituaries: Fox, McCarthy, Needham
Natalie Spencer Fox Natalie Spencer Fox passed away on December 17, 2018, peacefully in her sleep, at her home on Shelter Island at the age of 93. Natalie, or Nat, as she was known by family and...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter Obituaries: Kneeland, Ross
Virginia Lorraine Kneeland, 53, of Westminster, Maryland, passed away with her family by her side, on June 6, 2019. Born November 6, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of the late George...
View ArticleWeather Service: Sunny Saturday for the big race
JO ANN KIRKLAND PHOTO The 40th annual Shelter Island 10K will have beautiful weather for the race today, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). It will be a sunny Saturday all day, with a...
View ArticleShelter Island obituary: Renate M. Biamonti
Renate M. Biamonti (nee Weinbrenner), 91, of Summit, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at her home on June 11, 2019. A Funeral Mass was to be celebrated on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Our Lady of the...
View ArticleMemorial celebration for Rosemary Sanwald
A memorial gathering celebrating the life of Rosemary Sanwald will be held at her home — 45 North Midway Road — on Sunday, June 30 from 4 to 6 pm. The family welcomes all to come and share memories....
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Nora Beate Sigerist Beeson
Nora Beate Sigerist Beeson, editor, author, translator, land-preservationist and musician, died Monday, June 17, 2019 at age 97 in New York City. The cause was Alzheimer’s Disease. Nora and her family...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Thomas Harvey Maxson
Thomas Harvey Maxson, 70, a resident of Shelter Island for the past 15 years, died on June 21, 2019 after a long illness. Tom, son of the late William Maxson and Mary Elizabeth Maxson (nee Whiteman),...
View ArticleBohen Memorial Service
A memorial for Timothy J. Bohen will take place in Saint Mary’s Church Hall, Shelter Island, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. All are welcome to speak at this nonsectarian celebration of life. The post...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: V. Claire Freese
V. Claire Freese, a longtime resident of her beloved Shelter Island, died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of July 12. She was 95 years and 7 months old. Courtesy Photo Claire was born on...
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Virginia Claire Freese of Shelter Island died on Friday, July 12, 2019. She was 95 years old. Virginia Claire Freese The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday morning, July 18 at...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Marie Anne Strom
Marie Anne Strom of Shelter Island died on July 20, 2019. She was 88 years old. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 11 a.m. at The Shelter Island Funeral Home, 23 West Neck Road,...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Elizabeth Essex Pedersen
Elizabeth Essex Pedersen Elizabeth Essex Pedersen, 80, died Thursday, July 25, after a valiant four-year battle with metastasized pancreatic cancer. The youngest of three daughters of Dr. Hiram Eli...
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Marie Anne Strom Marie Anne Strom of Shelter Island died on July 20, 2019. She was 88 years old. Funeral services were held on Thursday, July 25 at The Shelter Island Funeral Home, officiated by...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Marie Ann Strom
Marie Ann Strom of Shelter Island died on July 20, 2019 at Southampton Hospital after an illness of three months. She was 88 years old. Marie Ann Strom She was born in Mt. Pleasant, NY on April 8,...
View ArticleShelter island Reporter obituary: Dorothy Dickerson Clark
Dorothy Dickerson Clark passed away on August 9, 2019. Dorothy Dickerson Clark A lifelong resident of Shelter Island, Dorothy was born on August 30, 1924 at her family’s home on Stearns Point Road,...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Howard Francis Jackson
Howard Francis Jackson of Shelter Island, formerly of Garden City, died on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. He was 94 years old. The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 18 from 2 to 7 p.m.. at the...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Martin Mayer
Martin Mayer died at age 91 on Aug. 1 at his home on Shelter Island. Martin was a prolific author, journalist and critic. Effortlessly able to balance work and so many other aspects of his life, he...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituary: Peter Gray Farrar Jr.
Peter (Pete) Gray Farrar Jr. passed away on Monday, Aug. 12 at his home in Chula Vista, Calif. Peter Farrar Jr. Pete was born in New York City on April 17, 1980, and throughout his life spent...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter obituaries: Jackson, Melkonian
Howard Francis Geoghegan Xavier Jackson of Shelter Island, formerly of Garden City, died in the early morning of Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019 at Stony Brook ELIH in Greenport. He was 94 years old. Howard...
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