Ziggy Wilinski, 74, was a champion for Riverhead and the Polish Hall he...
Around Riverhead, he was known simply as Ziggy. Synonymous with Polish Hall and easily identified by his welcoming smile, Zbigniew Wilinski was remembered this week as a champion for his hometown. “He...
View ArticleVirginia P. Grattan
Virginia P. Grattan of Greenport died July 15, 2021, at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. The family will receive friends Monday, July 19, from 3 to 7 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in...
View ArticleAquebogue veterinarian remembered for his devotion, kindness
Horses, and other animals on the East End, lost their best friend. Not only that, but the two-legged kind held Dr. John Andresen in high esteem. A real-life horse whisperer, Dr. Andresen, one of...
View ArticleBob Hanlon—‘A modern-day Ben Franklin’—remembered for his love of learning,...
Bob Hanlon was a ______. Fill in the blank. Any one or two words would seem insufficient to adequately describe the Orient man, who died Oct. 21 after a long battle with cancer. Lawyer. Civic leader....
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Remembering those we lost in 2021
The following is a list of obituaries published by The Suffolk Times for Southold area residents and public figures who died in 2021. Click on the name of the deceased to read more about their life:...
View ArticleJohn Talmage, ‘father of farmland preservation,’ dies at 91
John Talmage was a true pioneer. There is almost no way to overstate how important he was to farmland preservation across the East End, Suffolk County and elsewhere. He was a Baiting Hollow farmer...
View ArticleSister Margaret Smyth, ‘Our version of Mother Teresa,’ dies at 83
Update: Wednesday Dec. 21, 9:30 a.m.: Services have been set for Sister Margaret Smyth, who died Monday at age 83. All will be held at St. John the Evangelist in Riverhead. A wake will be held...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Remembering those we lost in 2022
There are a couple of old sayings that sum up our feelings when important people in our lives pass away. The ranks are thinning, you will hear, as well as that the cemeteries are filled with...
View ArticleRichard “Dick” Mullen Jr., who grew his family business one customer at a...
In 1927, Richard Mullen Sr. opened a repair shop on Main Road in Southold, where the Blue Duck Bakery sits today. Mr. Mullen’s father worked in a brickyard, and the son, who liked repairing things...
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Remembering the ‘always smiling’ chef Rakeem Miles of Port Waterfront Bar and...
For chef Rakeem Miles, food and family were inseparable loves. Mr. Miles, the executive chef of Port Waterfront Bar and Grill in Greenport Village, died in his sleep in his Wading River home last...
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