Helen K. Palmer

Helen Kuzma Palmer, a longtime Riverhead resident, passed away peacefully Oct. 8, 2024, after a long illness. She was 91 years old.

Born in Speonk to Stephen and Pauline (Smorja) Kuzma, she grew up on her family’s duck farm. After graduating from Westhampton Beach High School, she attended Edgewood Park School in Ossining, N.Y. She met her husband, Roscoe C. Palmer Jr., and lived in Riverhead for the remainder of her life.

Ms. Palmer was an avid gardener and flower arranger, and a member of the Riverhead Garden Club for years. She loved traveling, accompanying her father on a trip back to his native Ukraine in the 1960s and later exploring North America with her husband. She took great pride in her children’s accomplishments, which continued with her grandchildren.

Predeceased by her husband and siblings, Ms. Palmer is survived by her children, Dixon (Deborah) and Stephen (Christine), both of Jamesport, Roscoe Ill, of Miller Place, and Laura, of Riverhead, as well as eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to East End Hospice.

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