Obituaries

Evan J. Berry

Evan J. Berry of Riverhead died Aug. 10. He was 28. 

He was born March 19, 1986, to Eric and Dale (Birkmier) Berry, attended Riverhead schools and graduated from Riverhead High School in 2004. While in high school, Evan was a member of the Riverhead Blue Waves football team. He attended Iona College and worked as a service technician for Peconic Propane in Calverton.

Evan is survived by his father, Eric; his mother, Dale; his sisters, Lauren and Kaitlyn; his brothers, Colin and Justin; his grandparents, Jack and Gail Birkmier and his fianceé, Sarah Szczygiel.

The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will take place Thursday, Aug. 14, at 9:30 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will take place at the church cemetery.