Sister Margaret Smyth, ‘Our version of Mother Teresa,’ dies at 83
The North Fork is mourning the loss of Sister Margaret Smyth, 83, who died in her sleep Monday at her Riverhead home. For more than two decades, Sr. Margaret ran the North Fork Spanish Apostolate, an...
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 ArticleArthur H. McCleery
Arthur H. McCleery of Cutchogue died on April 4, 2024 at the age of 87 after a brief illness. Artie was a well-known and popular letter carrier for the Greenport Postal Service. His route encompassed...
View ArticleBarry Cohen
Barry Cohen of Southold died in Southampton, Jan. 3, 2015. He was 84. He was born in the Bronx, Nov. 20, 1930, to Anna (née Bodatsky) and Harry Cohen and later served in the U.S. Navy. Formerly of...
View ArticleRichard F. Dillon
Former longtime Aquebogue resident Richard F. Dillon of Duck Creek Village, Utah died of a heart attack Jan. 8 in Virginia. He was 75. He was born Aug. 1, 1939, in Babylon to Beatrice (Davis) and...
View ArticlePhyllis J. Ladka
Phyllis J. (née Smith) Ladka, 79, of Carlisle, Pa., died Jan. 16, 2015, at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. Born April 15, 1935, in Mineola, she was a daughter of the late Francis J. and Carolyn...
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Former Riverhead supervisor James Stark dies at 78
James Stark pictured in 2007. (Credit: Barbaraellen Koch, file) Former Riverhead Supervisor James R. Stark died Tuesday at Peconic Bay Medical Center where he was being treated for lung cancer. He was...
View ArticleFlorence Orlowski
Florence Orlowski of Riverhead died Aug. 21 at her home. She was 102. She was born Feb. 12, 1913, in Calverton to Stephanie (Rutkowski) and Marcel Pelis. Family members said she was a homemaker that...
View ArticleJan Harasimowicz
Longtime Riverhead resident Jan Harasimowicz died Oct. 26 at his home. He was 73. He was born Nov. 2, 1941, in Poland to Waclaw and Stanislawa Harasimowicz. Mr. Harasimowicz owned Janek Construction...
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In Memoriam: Riverhead residents we lost in 2015
The following is a list of obituaries published by the News-Review for Riverhead area residents who died in 2015. Click on the name of the deceased to read more about their life. A Adams, Edward...
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