Eileen R. Lander, 88, of Garden City, formerly of Manhasset, died peacefully at home on Nov. 30, 2006. Wife of the late Alfred. Mother of John E. Lander (Cindy) and Lisbeth Lander. Grandmother of Laura and John. Also survived by relatives and friends. Arrangements were made by the Oyster Bay Funeral Home. Funeral services private. To send condolences visit www.oysterbayfuneralhome.com.
William C. Goodale, proprietor of Hart's Hardware in Southold, died at his home in Southold on Dec. 2, 2006. He was 65 years old. "Bill" was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 13, 1941 to Andrew E. and Ruth C. (nee Hempel) Goodale. He attended the Martin VanBuren High School in Queens and the University of RI.
For the past 13 years, Bill has owned Hart's Hardware and was also a licensed funeral director for over 25 years. He had managed the Fairchild Sons Funeral Home in Garden City and later worked as a director of the Williams Funeral Home in East Hampton.
In the community, Bill was an active member of the Kiwanis Club and was currently the master of Peconic Lodge #349 of the Free and Accepted Masons in Greenport. He was also a member of the Nassau-Suffolk Funeral Directors Association.
In addition to his wife, Bill is survived by a son Richard W. Goodale of Southold; his daughters, Lisa G. Jerome of Southold and Jennifer G. Galea of Moultonborough, NH; a brother Robert of Mattituck; a sister Andrea Rive of New Suffolk; and six grandchildren, Christopher, Stephen, Matthew and Jessica Jerome and Jacob and Jacquelyn Galea.
The family received friends at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home, Southold, where Masonic and religious services by Rev. Warren Beaven, a personal friend and pastor of the Huntington Methodist Church were held. The funeral was held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Greenport with Rev. Garret Johnson officiating. Interment Cutchogue Cemetery.
Memorial donations in Bill's name may be made to the American Liver Foundation, 75 Maiden Ln., New York, NY 10038.