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Obituaries
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Katherine Pelc
Katherine Pelc died May 18 at her home in Riverhead. She was 100 years old. She was born April 12, 1912, in Poland, where she married Walter Pelc. She had worked in the kitchen at the Hotel Henry Perkins in Riverhead. Predeceased by her husband in 2003, Ms. Pelc is survived by...
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Charlotte Zaweski
Charlotte Zaweski died May 18 at her home in Jamesport. She was 80. She was born in Mattituck Oct. 15, 1931, to Stanley and Mary Sepko. She married Stanley Zaweski on Jan. 18, 1953, at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue. Ms. Zaweski had been a bookkeeper at Bushwick Commission...
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Jessica Ann Hunter
Jessica Ann Hunter of Southold died on May 3, 2012, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She was 25 years old. Born on July 14, 1986, in Riverhead, New York, to Jeffrey J. and Anna T. (nee Clancy) Hunter, she was a graduate of the Southold High School and...
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Edward Fedun
Edward Fedun, 87, of Jamesport quietly passed away at home on May 4. He was predeceased by his wife, Irene and sisters Mary Razzano, Anna Fink and Alice Moore. He is survived by his three children: Sandy (Norman) Tyte, Michael (Karen) Fedun and Patrick (Deirdre) Fedun, as well as nine grandchildren and...
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Justyna C. Breitenbach
Justyna C. Breitenbach died May 10 at the Riverhead Care Center. She was 82. Born in Riverhead Nov. 30, 1929, to Carl and Sophia Zaborowski, she had worked as a bus driver for the Riverhead Central School District. Family members said she enjoyed playing cards and bingo and solving crossword puzzles. Ms. Breitenbach...
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Florence Lojko
Florence Lojko of Riverhead died May 6 at the Riverhead Care Center. She was 100. She was born Sept. 9, 1911, to Anufry and Cecilia Stasiukiewicz in Poland, where she married Stefan Lojko. She was a homemaker for most of her adult life. Family members said she did a lot of crocheting,...
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Nettie Gayda
Lifelong Riverhead resident Nettie Gayda died May 8 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. She was 89. She was born Jan. 20, 1923, in Riverhead to Elizabeth and John Rykaczewski and was a homemaker for most of her adult life. Family members said she enjoyed life to the fullest and loved animals, gardening,...
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Edward Fedun
Edward Fedun of Jamesport passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, May 4, at the age of 87. Predeceased by his wife, Irene Fedun, he is survived by his three children, Alexandra Tyte, Michael Fedun and Patrick Fedun, along with nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A funeral mass will be held...
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Richard E. Buziak
Richard E. Buziak of Riverhead died May 4 at the age of 63. He was born in Riverhead Aug. 23, 1948, to Edmund and Anna Buziak and was a truck driver for Northville Industries. He was a race car enthusiast and a fan of NASCAR racing, family members said. Predeceased by his sister,...
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Dolores Loesch
Dolores Loesch, 84, of Jamesport, N.Y., died on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Dolores (Del) was a beloved mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend when she was summoned to heaven. Dolores is survived by her loving husband, Lawrence, and her dear brother, Francis Spor. She was born in Manhattan, N.Y., on July...
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Sheila M. Wuensch
Sheila M. Wuensch, a longtime Mattituck resident and formerly of Richmond Hill, died on Sunday, May 6, in her 83rd year. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, and her daughter, Lorraine Andrade. She was a retired employee of the Suffolk County Health Department and County Executive’s Office. Sheila will be remembered as...
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John Barnes
John Barnes of Riverhead, known as Jack, died May 5 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. He was 85. He was born May 22, 1926, to John and Alice Barnes. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he worked as a truck driver for the Department of Agriculture on Plum Island. He was a...
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Albina Wowak
Albina Wowak of Jamesport died May 5 at Riverhead Care Center. She was 92. She was born Jan. 25, 1920, in East Marion to Adam and Jesse Januick. She married Joseph Wowak in 1940 at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue, and was a homemaker for most of her...
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Charles F. Edwards
Charles F. Edwards of Aquebogue and Calverton died May 3 at Southampton Hospital from injuries sustained that day in a motor vehicle accident. He was 56. He was born in Riverhead Oct. 26, 1955, to Charles and Shirley Edwards, and married Susan Forbes there on April 30, 1977. Mr. Edwards worked as...
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Katherine M. Sullivan
Former Riverhead resident Katherine M. Sullivan of Rensselaer Falls, N.Y., died April 17 at St. Joseph’s Nursing Home in Ogdensburg after a long battle with cancer. She was 62. She was born in Greenport Nov. 4, 1949, to Wilfred and Elizabeth (Roche) Sullivan. She graduated from schools on Long Island and...
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Celia M. Schneider
Celia M. Schneider of Riverhead died April 23 at the age of 90. She was born May 11, 1921, in Riverhead to Lenora (Wisniewski) and Joseph Gatz. She married Ernest Schneider on Feb. 1, 1941, and was a homemaker for most of her adult life. Predeceased by her husband on Oct. 27,...
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John F. Meehan
John F. Meehan of Southold, formerly of Sea Cliff, died April 23, 2012. He was 84. He is survived by his beloved wife, Wilma. Devoted father of Patricia (Angelo) Stanco, John (Roseann) Meehan and William (Rosemary) Meehan. Cherished brother of Jeanne McIntyre. Loving grandfather of four grandchildren. The family received friends April...
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Edna Slavonik
Edna Slavonik, 86, lifelong Aquebogue resident, died April 30, 2012, at her home. She was born in Aquebogue on November 14, 1925, to Emil and Helena (Stakey) Breitenbach. Edna was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Aquebogue and a caregiver to many. She is survived by her husband, Frank, and...
