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Suffolk County, New York Obituary and Death Notices Collection
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Date: Saturday, 7 December 2024, at 4:24 a.m.
Elizabeth W. Havens
Elizabeth (“Libby”) White Havens of Hampton Bays, died at the age of 81 at the Riverhead Nursing Home on May 25 [2000] after a long illness. Her family was at her side.
Born in Good Ground in 1918 to Fredrick and Rachel White, she graduated from Hampton Bays High School in 1938 as valedictorian of her class. She resided in Hampton Bays with her husband, Carl, for over 60 years and served as the District Clerk for the Hampton Bays School District. She was past president of the Good Ground Cemetery Association and of the WSCS of the United Methodist Church of Hampton Bays.
Her hobbies included gardening, dressmaking, card playing, painting and entertaining family and friends. Mrs. Havens and her husband Carlton (“Red”) loved to travel across the United States in the family recreational vehicle. She was also active with the Girl Scouts of America during the early sixties.
She is survived by her husband, Carlton; her daughter, Carel and son-in-law Adam Hosa; and her daughter, Fredricka, and son-in-law George Hughes, all of Hampton Bays. She is also survived by five grandchildren and their spouses—Elizabeth Leishman and husband Jerry of Plainview, Debra McKay and her husband Chris of Hampton Bays, Adam Hosa III and his wife Robyn of Port Richie, Florida, Robert Hughes and his wife Nancy of Brentwood, and Jonathan Hughes and his wife Colleen of Alexandria, Virginia. Mrs. Havens was the great-grandmother of Heather, Jay, Brandi and Hayley. Her sister, Jessie O’Connell of the Riverhead Nursing Home, also survives her. Another sister, Dorothy Smith of Florida, predeceased Mrs. Havens.
After a private cremation, she will be buried in Good Ground Cemetery.
Rita D. Fox Ryan
Rita Dolores Fox Ryan, 82, of Stuart, Florida, and Westhampton Beach, died suddenly on Saturday, May 20, [2000] in Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, Florida.
She was a native of New York City where she graduated from St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing. During World War II, she worked as a phlebotomist with the Red Cross. Before retirement, she was a registered nurse and homemaker.
In Westhampton Beach, Mrs. Ryan was a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Westhampton Country Club. In Stuart, where she resided for 21 years, she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Stuart Yacht and Country Club. Her hobbies included golf and bridge.
Mrs. Ryan is survived by her husband of 58 years, Robert J. Ryan, M.D. of Stuart and Westhampton Beach; a son, Robert J. Ryan, Jr. of College Station, Texas; four daughters, Mary Patricia Ryan of Kew Gardens, Dolores Reynolds and husband Bruce of Taghkanic, Theresa McEntee and husband Philip of Plandome, and Elizabeth Ryan Byrnes, M.D. and husband Dennis of Greenwich, Connecticut; a brother, Vincent Fox and wife Sheila of New York City; a sister, Catherine Coulton of Wichita, Kansas; and three grandchildren. Her children James Michael and Laura Marie predeceased her.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 24.
Contributions may be made to Mercy Medical Center, 1000 North Village Avenue, Rockville Centre, New York 11570.
Anna Barta
Anna T. Barta of Center Moriches, died at Central Suffolk Hospital on May 24 [2000] at the age of 90.
Born October 13, 1909, in New York City, she was the daughter of Joseph Michalek and Anna Pospisil. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Barta was employed as a dressmaker for Henri Bendel in New York. Predeceased by her husband, Charles, she is survived by two sons, Charles of Remsenburg and William of Medford. Two grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive.
A funeral service was held at the Reginal H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead on Friday, May 26, with the Rev. John P. Fahey, Jr., Pastor of the United Methodist Church of Riverhead, officiating. Interment followed on Saturday, May 27, at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Elmhurst, Queens.
Jana Hunsaker
Jana Hunsaker died Sunday night of an aortic aneurysm at the home of a friend in Hampton Bays.
Ms. Hunsaker, who was in her 50s, was the Director of Tennis at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens for 13 years. She coordinated the U.S. Open, public and private school tennis championships, and a number of tennis clinics and programs.
Two sons, David and Doug Sachs, survive the deceased.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the R.J. O’Shea Funeral Home in Hampton Bays.
Dorothy K. Weber
Dorothy K. Weber died on Thursday, May 18 [2000].
“Dorie” was born on August 16, 1925, in New York City. She graduated from Hunter High School and Hunter College, where she earned her bachelor of science degree. Mrs. Weber earned advanced degrees in English and Library Science at the University of Connecticut and the City University of New York, respectively. Her career included classroom teaching and numerous supervisory and administrative positions in the New York City School system. Mrs. Weber also contributed to the underprivileged youth of New York.
Mrs. Weber was known as “Shane” by her husband of 47 years, William P. Weber, who survives her. Other survivors include her brother, Donald F. Kauer of Honolulu, and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations should be made to a charity of choice.
Helen Hoffman Spitzer
Helen Hoffman Spitzer died on Sunday, May 21, [2000] after residing at the Riverhead Nursing Home for two years. She celebrated her 100th birthday there with family and friends on May 1.
A long-time resident of Westhampton Beach, Mrs. Spitzer was born on April 30, 1900, in St. Paul, Minnesota. She and her twin sister, Ruth Hoffman Brooks, were artists and authors. The twins studied art at L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Their works were shown in various New York galleries. Traveling to Iraq for Ruth’s marriage to Douglas Brooks, an engineer for the British government, the sisters turned the experience into their first book in 1938, “We Married an Englishman.” After a successful book tour, their publisher encouraged them to return to Iraq where they wrote “Our Arabian Nights,” a study of harem life learned firsthand. The sisters also wrote “We Lead a Double Life,” and a children’s book entitled “Little Arab Ali.”
Helen Hoffman traveled around the world with the historian Hendrik VanLoon on the Franconia. The couple held a joint exhibit of their art in New York City. In 1942, she married Silas Spitzer, Food Editor of Holiday Magazine. Together, they made the rounds of famous restaurants and purchased a barn in the Village of Westhampton Beach where they entertained their many famous friends.
Mrs. Spitzer’s twin sister and her husband both predeceased her.
Robert A. Gelzer
Robert A. Gelzer died suddenly at Nassau County Medical Center on May 20 [2000] at the age of 52.
Mr. Gelzer, a truck driver for the Suffolk County Department of Public Works, resided in Brentwood but was formerly of Hampton Bays. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam conflict and belonged to the American Association of Retired Persons and The Disabled American Veterans.
He is survived by his daughter, Danielle I. Gelzer of Hampton Bays; his son, Frederick Gelzer of Shirley; and his mother, Elise Stahr Lawrence of Hampton Bays; his grandson, Talen-James Gelzer; his brothers, David Gelzer of Ohio, Christopher Lawrence of Hampton Bays, and Henry Lawrence Gelzer of Maine; and his sisters, Brenda Gelzer-Hill of Hampton Bays and Linda Heartly Scott of Pennsylvania.
Reverend Madden, Interim Minister of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Hampton Bays, conducted services at the J. Ronald Scott Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 24.
Burial followed at Calverton National Cemetery.
Craig DeCastro
Craig DeCastro of Sag Harbor, died on September 24 [2000] at Southampton Hospital. He was 79.
Mr. DeCastro was born in Sag Harbor on July 5, 1921 to Augustas and Dorothea (Fuller) DeCastro. He attended Pierson High School and was a machinist and tool and die maker for Grumman Aircraft. A charter member of the Sag Harbor Community Band, he was a member of the Sag Harbor Fire Department, the Fire Police, the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Mr. DeCastro is survived by his wife, Grace; a daughter, Susan Lester of Sag Harbor; and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Adele, in 1976.
The family received friends and a Fireman’s Service was held on Tuesday at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. A funeral service was held at the funeral home on Wednesday and interment followed at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Sag Harbor Ambulance Corps, Post Office Box 2725, Sag Harbor, New York 11963 would be appreciated by the family.
Magdalene Rodriguez
Magdalene Rodriguez died on September 23 [2000] at her home in Amagansett, surrounded by her family. She was 61, and the cause of death was melanoma, first diagnosed in 1995.
Born in Brooklyn on July 23, 1939, to Charles and Margaret (Yurkens) Yurkewitch, Mrs. Rodrigues attended Pierson High School in Sag Harbor. A member of the Amagansett Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, she enjoyed needlecraft, gardening, her grandchildren, and wintering in Key Largo, Florida.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Rodriguez is survived her husband, Jesse Rodriguez, Jr.; two daughters, Cheryl Rodriguez of Amagansett and Diana Daniels of East Hampton; three sons, Jesse Rodriguez III and Matthew Rodriguez, both of Springs, and Scott Rodriguez of Amagansett; two sisters, Helen Schellinger of Springs and Charlotte Van Houten of Southampton; a brother, Charles Yurkewitch of Virginia; and five grandchildren. She was predeceased by her father.
The family received friends on Tuesday at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. Interment was at Oak Grove Cemetery in Amagansett.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, Post Office Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, New York 11978, or the Ladies Auxiliary of the Amagansett Fire Department.
Edward S. Gordon
Commercial real estate broker Edward S. Gordon, who built one of the largest real estate service companies in the New York area, died on September 21 [2000] at his home in Water Mill, of colon cancer. He was 65.
After beginning his career in real estate as a broker at Huberth & Huberth, Mr. Gordon founded the Edward S. Gordon Company in 1972. After building the company into a rival for such New York firms as Cushman & Wakefield, he sold the business to the publicly traded Insignia Financial Group for $74 million in 1996. He remained with the company in the office of the chairman and saw the business grow into a national and international presence, with offices in Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and London.
Celebrated for a rescue operation he carried out in leasing space in a vacant 44-story building in Manhattan on the eve of the city’s financial crisis in 1974, and for his rehabilitation of the landmark Chrysler building, Mr. Gordon boasted a client list that included the Sony Corporation of America, Chase Manhattan Bank, The New York Times Company, Viacom and developer Donald Trump, among others.
Mr. Gordon was also the president of Meyers Parking System, Inc., one of the largest parking garage companies in the United States.
He took up golf for the first time while he was involved in the development of the Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton. He later built his own nine-hole course on his 60-acre estate across the road from the club and used it to help complete deals with his clients.
Raised in Brooklyn, Mr. Gordon started out working in the family importing business as a teenager. He was called to active duty in the Army Reserve in 1961 and took the opportunity to learn to fly airplanes. After his discharge, he continued to upgrade his aviation skills, learning how to fly jets; he made a solo trans-Atlantic flight to London in the 1980s.
Following his four-year tour of duty in the military, Mr. Gordon began his career in real estate.
On several occasions, Mr. Gordon sponsored advertisements in The New York Times promoting the achievements of New Yorkers. True to form, he arranged for a full-page advertisement to appear in the Times Metro Section on the Sunday after his death. The copy read: “Thank you, New York, for a wonderful life.”
Mr. Gordon is survived by his wife, Cheryl; his mother, Laura Gordon of Florida; a brother, Allan Gordon of Connecticut; a son, Kenneth of New York; a daughter, Robin of Harrison, New York; and four grandchildren.
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