As he stared down his inevitable demise, Joseph Townsend Jr. approached his fate with an unwavering fortitude. In the first few years after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Mr. Townsend traveled as often as he could, relishing time on the water in his 24-foot Mako motorboat.
Art Tillman, the former Southold Town Democratic chairman who was involved in many other efforts in a town he loved, died on Monday. He was 79.
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Longtime Southold resident Harold Schwerdt, a two-time Purple Heart recipient during World War II, was laid to rest Monday at Calverton National Cemetery. READ
Kofi Annan, former United Nations secretary-general, co-recipient of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize and one-time Greenport resident, died in Switzerland Saturday at the age of 80. READ
Gary Lillis always seemed to be playing pranks on others.
During Tom Taylor’s first year teaching at Greenport High School, for instance, Mr. Lillis convinced him the building’s business office was handing out free turkeys to teachers for Thanksgiving. READ
Jean Cochran, the only woman ever elected as supervisor of Southold Town and the first woman to serve on the Town Board, died on Thursday. She was 85. READ
Patrick J. Kilcommons of Southold died at his home, surrounded by his loved ones, after a lengthy illness. He was 77 years old. (more…)
Warren John Oltmanns
Former longtime Southold resident Warren John Oltmanns passed away peacefully in his sleep Oct.26, 2015, in Richmond, Va. at age 94. (more…)
Alex Charles Zuhoski of Cutchogue died Oct. 20 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. He was 86 years old. (more…)
Candida Royalle, a feminist erotic filmmaker and pioneer of the sex-positive movement, died from ovarian cancer at home in Mattituck on Sept. 7.
She was 64. (more…)