Obituary: Josephine Pinzino
Josephine Pinzino, beloved wife of Joseph T. Pinzino, loving mother of Stephen D. Pinzino and Christine Cali, beloved grandmother of Stephen, Stephanie, Lindsay, Nicole, great-grandmother of Kayla, Samantha, Christopher Stephen and Christopher James, and beloved sister of Margaret, Mamie and Chris, passed away peacefully on Aug. 31, 2009, surrounded by four generations of her loving family. “Nanny” brought sweet joy, kindness and love to everyone she met. “Josie,” a Manhasset resident since 1955, worked in New York City and Manhasset for many years, then graciously kept her son and grandson’s Manhasset law office functioning smoothly though her 88th birthday. Josephine will be deeply missed but eternally loved by those who had the good fortune to know her. Reposing at Fairchild’s Funeral Home, Manhasset, Wednesday and Thursday, Funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Friday Sept. 4 at 11:30 a.m.
Obituary: John Theodore Mitrou
John Theodore Mitrou passed away peacefully on Aug. 25 at the SunHarbor Nursing Home in Roslyn. John was born on Oct. 8, 1919 in New York and over the years lived in Galveston, Texas and Manhasset. He shared his life with his loving wife Mary-Jane, a native of Galveston. John fell in love with Mary-Jane while at the University of Texas and they married on June 22, 1942, in the Galvez Hotel, in Galveston. Mary-Jane and Johnny had been married for 67 years.
John loved boating, fishing, and golf and would often take cruises with Mary-Jane throughout the Caribbean. He was a successful businessman in the petroleum shipping industry, subsequently owned his own fuel oil business, and moved into retirement as a top real estate agent for Century 21. He was a patriot serving our country in World War II caring for our soldiers as a medical technician.
John is survived by his wife Mary-Jane; his daughter Olga-Anne Berest and husband Robert; his son Nicholas; his son Theodore and wife Madeline; his grandchildren David and Jeffrey Mitrou, Heather Berest, Alison Berest Busching and Krista Billard; and his great grandchildren Ryan Mitrou, Anna Mitrou, Lucas Duckstein, and Mark and Paul Billard.
A memorial Mass was held Saturday, Aug. 29 at noon at St. Mary’s Church in Manhasset. John will be laid to rest in Galveston, Texas at the Calvary Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be sent to the Alzheimers Foundation of America, 5 Channel Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050.
Obituary: Dr. Edward J. Walsh
Always an educator, Ed was the director of health, physical education and recreation and the head football coach at the Manhasset School District where he began his career at Manhasset in 1948 reviving a football program that had sunk to its lowest depth in school history. He won his first league title in the 1950 season and thereafter added many titles. Four of his players went on to play professional football: Jim Thorpe, Steve Jordan, Vin Scott and Jim Brown. During Brown's three-year varsity career, Manhasset teams went 20-1 and Brown averaged 12.4 yards per carry.
After 30 years, he retired to be an assistant football coach at Brown University. After moving to Cooperstown, he continued to be an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Rotary Club and the Mohican Club.
Ed was predeceased by his wife, Thelma Rudgers, and four brothers. He is survived by a sister, Kathryn Kilgress of Herkimer, NY, his twin daughters Donna Walsh of Washington, NC and Christine Rice of Auburn, NY, a son-in-law Don Dunlap of Washington, NC and a granddaughter Jessica Rice of Washington, NC.
Always an advocate of physical fitness, Ed continued to exercise three times a week at the Clark Center and did yard work on his acre of property. Among other awards, he recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the Rotary Club of Cooperstown. He will be missed by his family, friends, former players and the community.
A funeral service was offered at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, at the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown with Rev. Miriam Hathaway officiating. Calling hours were at the Tillapaugh Funeral Home, Cooperstown when the family was in attendance. Committal services will be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Edward Walsh Scholarship Fund, c/o Cortland College Foundation, PO Box 2000, Cortland, NY 13045.
Obituary: John N. DeHoff, MD
John N. DeHoff, MD, age 97, 55 Roberts Grove, Orangeville, PA died at his home on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. He was in failing health for eight years.
Born on Nov. 11, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Leon D. and Elizabeth (Newcomer) DeHoff. He resided at his home in Orangeville since 1984 and had maintained a summer cottage there since 1950.
He was the eldest of four sons and graduated from Flushing High School, Flushing, NY. His college degrees were earned at New York University. He served his residency at Queens General Hospital in New York City.
Dr. DeHoff specialized in pediatrics with practices in both Flushing and Manhasset. He served as director of pediatrics at Flushing Hospital and was the medical director at St. Mary’s Hospital for Children, Bayside.
Dr. DeHoff was honored by the Queens Medical Society as “Man of the Year” after completing 50 years of pediatric medicine. He retired in 1983.
He served with the U.S. Army as a Lt. Colonel in the medical corps during World War II.
His family remembers him as an avid gardener and nature lover, as well as being an excellent teacher.
Dr. DeHoff was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Marquis on April 29, 1987; a son, John N. DeHoff, Jr. on July 13, 2008; and a granddaughter, Laurieanne Thatcher on May 13, 1986.
Surviving are his wife, the former Jane (Smith) McNeill, with whom he celebrated his 21st wedding anniversary on Nov. 27, 2008; two daughters: Lauranne Thatcher, Grants Pass, OR and Judith M. DeHoff, Royal Oak, MD; a daughter-in-law, Joanne (Derr) DeHoff, Wyomissing, PA; a stepdaughter, Sally, wife of Donald Rynd, East Norwich, NY; a stepson R. Scott McNeill, and his wife Bonnie, Vernon Hills, Ill.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother: Richard S. DeHoff, and his wife June, Flemington, NJ.
Memorial services will be held in September at a time and place to be announced. Interment will be made in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Orangeville.
Memorials may be sent to the Orangeville Volunteer Fire Co., Orangeville, PA 17859. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Dean W. Kriner, Inc., Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815.
To sign the guest book or to send an online condolence message, go to www.krinerfuneralhomes.com.
Obituary: Robert J. Wynn
Robert J. Wynn, a retired senior executive of J. P. Morgan, died Aug. 8, 2009 from cancer. He was a longtime resident of Manhasset and most recently of Huntington.
Robert (Bob) Wynn joined Guaranty Trust Company of New York in 1941, which merged with J. P. Morgan & Co. in 1959. He retired in 1988 at age 65 as a senior vice president and area manager for Morgan’s operations in Asia. After retirement he was retained as a senior advisor and vice chairman of J. P. Morgan (Hong Kong) Ltd. until 1990. In a career that spanned a half a century, he was directly involved in almost all of Morgan’s extensive operations in Asia. In 1961 he moved to Japan with his family to head Morgan’s first operation in the region, which was a regional office, with headquarters in Tokyo. In the years that followed, Morgan became very prominent in Japanese finance and a major advisor to many American and European companies entering the complex Japanese market. In 1965 he returned to New York headquarters to head the group responsible for all Morgan’s business in Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
During his stay in Japan, he served on the boards of Mitsubishi Acetate Co., a joint venture between Mitsubishi Rayon and Celanese Corporation of America, as well as AMF-C.Itoh, a bowling joint venture between AMF and a major Japanese trading company now known as Itochu. He also served on the Men’s Committee of the International Christian University of Japan.
In the Philippines, he was a director for 18 years of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, one of the largest privately owned banks in which Morgan was a shareholder. In Taiwan, Mr. Wynn was very proud that Morgan was the very first American company to make an investment in that country. In 1962, Morgan became the largest shareholder in the China Development Corp., a privately owned development bank set up to extend long-term financing to Taiwanese industry. This paved the way for investments by other U.S. companies in Taiwan. Wynn was a past director of the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China and a former director of the China Trust Bank USA.
Bob was always very bullish on Asia and encouraged many companies to take advantage of the opportunities that existed in the emerging markets of that region. He became a respected and active member of many international organizations. A promoter of the free trade concept, he was a past president of the World Trade Club of New York, an affiliate of the Commerce & Industry Association of New York.
A native New Yorker, Bob Wynn graduated from Fordham University. He was a Marine combat veteran of WWII having served with the 3rd Amphibious Corps on Guadalcanal, Guam and Okinawa. He also served during the Korean conflict with the 8th Marines, 2nd Division.
Bob is survived by his devoted wife of 64 years, Mildred, of Huntington; his three children, Ken Wynn of Manhasset, Marilyn Szczerbiak of Cold Spring Harbor, Jean Wynn Shea of Huntington. He also leaves behind a daughter-in-law Rini Wynn and two sons-in-law, Walter Szczerbiak and Robert Shea, along with six adoring grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Viewing was held Aug. 10 and Aug. 11 at Fairchild Funeral Home, 1570 Northern Boulevard in Manhasset.
The funeral Mass was held at St. Mary’s R.C. Church on Northern Boulevard in Manhasset at 10 a.m. on Aug. 12 with interment at Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery in Flushing, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Robert Wynn’s name to Hospice of Suffolk, Inc., 505 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768.
Obituary: Martha Seymour Grossi
Martha Seymour Grossi died on June 23, 2009, after a brief illness. She was born in New Rochelle, NY on December 13, 1914, to Martha Rheinfrank and Alexander Duncan Seymour, an architect and later a professor of architecture at Cornell University. Mrs. Grossi graduated from Wellesley College in 1936 and received a master’s degree in social work from Simmons School of Social Work in 1939. She trained at Boston Hospital in its neurology department and later worked for the State Charities Aid in New York City. During World War II, she provided volunteer services as a case worker.
Mrs. Grossi married Olindo Grossi, also an architect, on Sept. 26, 1940. They resided during most of the 62 years of their married life in Manhasset, Long Island, where she was active in many organizations. As a member of the League of Women Voters, she developed an expertise in international relations and trade. She was in regular attendance every year since some time in the 1950s at the luncheon series sponsored by the Foreign Policy Association. In fact, they had recently given her a complementary membership in recognition of the length of her tenure. She was a member of the United Nations Association and served as president of the North Shore chapter. She taught Sunday school at the Congregational Church in Manhasset. Her curriculum, which reflected her combined interests in biblical history and architecture, required her students to build a model of the typical house that the family of Jesus might have inhabited in Nazareth. Thus, her students learned that such a house would have had a flat rooftop, open to the sky, where the family would sleep at night. Later, she was a member of the Church’s task force that was organized to resettle a Lao family of refugees.Mrs. Grossi supported many causes by joining organizations and providing financial support. She worked with peace groups in church organizations and was a member of the Hunger Task Force Association and Bread for the World. She was very concerned about the environment and regularly supported Environmental Defense. She wrote her senators, her congressman and the president, and tried to encourage others to take political action. She also regularly visited a nursing home once a week in neighboring Port Washington to provide some company to lonely people there.
Mrs. Grossi loved to travel and welcomed the many opportunities her husband provided for travel in connection with his academic work. They took an extended trip around the world, and later traveled to many countries in Africa and Latin America, and, for a number of years, to Rome each summer with Mr. Grossi’s architectural students. At the age of 90, with determination, joy and the support of her family, she returned to Rome for another visit. Mrs. Grossi also made annual trips to Colorado to ski with her sons, John and Thomas Grossi, until she was well into her 70s.
Beginning in 1946, when her parents purchased a summer cottage in Maine, Mrs. Grossi began spending her summers with her husband and children in Trevett, Maine, near Boothbay Harbor. Tennis, boating and island picnics were the activities she enjoyed there. She was looking forward eagerly to returning to Maine in June when illness struck.
In addition to her sons, John and Thomas, she is survived by her daughter, Susan Grossi Forsyth (Allen), her daughter-in-law, Colleen Deegan Grossi, and four grandchildren, Sage Loretta Grossi, Garrett Thomas Grossi, Katherine Marquand Forsyth, and Andrew Seymour Forsyth.
The family is planning a gathering in celebration of her life to take place in Maine in August.
Obituary: Helen “Pat” Cooper
Longtime Strathmore Vanderbilt resident Helen “Pat” Cooper, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and good friend to many, died peacefully with her family at her side on July 29, 2009. Born in New York City to Helen and Paul McCanna, raised in Forest Hills, NY, Pat was a graduate of The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica Estates, NY, and Trinity College, Washington, DC.
Pat’s kind, gentle way was an inspiration to her family and friends, and all who had the privilege of knowing her. She derived joy from the moments shared and memories created with family and friends. There is no question that Pat was a wonderful wife and mother. She was whole-heartedly committed to her husband and children’s well-being and active lifestyles. She spent much of her time supporting their pursuits, along with her own.
Pat will be fondly remembered by her loving husband, Ed; her daughter Pam and her husband Vincent Angiolillo of Mendham, NJ; her son Dan and his wife Rosemarie of Stormville, NY; her daughter Courtney of Harrison, NY; her son Doug and Martina of Milford, CT; and her five grandchildren, Carolyn and Paul Angiolillo and Andrew, McKenzie and Sarah Cooper. She was a faithful Catholic and attended daily services. Her funeral service was held at St. Mary’s Church in Manhasset.
Obituary: Jean Claire King
Former Bayside, NY resident Jean Claire King, 82, died June 27, 2009 at North Shore Extended Care Unit in Manhasset.
Jean Claire Lappin was born July 30, 1926, in Elmhurst, NY to Catherine and Thomas Lappin.
She graduated from Newtown High School in Elmhurst, NY and soon after married Joseph Charles King (Charlie) on May 22, 1948 at St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church. Mr. and Mrs. King went on to have five children. Jean was a homemaker and started raising her family in Bayside, NY before moving to Manhasset. Once her children were full-grown, she entered the workforce as an administrator in admitting at North Shore University Hospital where she was employed for 25 years prior to her retirement in 1996.
In retirement, Jean enjoyed visiting family in Aurora, CO, spending summers on the North Fork in Southold, NY, as well as watching baseball and playing Scrabble.
Her family writes: “She left this life the same way she lived it, with courage, grace and dignity and in the peaceful presence of Our Lord.”
She is survived by her daughter, Patricia King of Greenport, NY, daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Bob Kaltenbach of Aurora, CO, daughter Tara King of Manhasset and son, David King of Bayside; grandchildren, Bridget (and John Michener) and two great-grandchildren, Colin Thomas and Gavin Smith of Plymouth Meeting, PA and Megan and Katelyn Kaltenbach of Aurora, CO.
Jean King was preceded in death by her ex-husband Charlie King and her son Thomas King.
A Mass will be held at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Manhasset on Friday, July 10 at 11:15 a.m., followed by the burial at Cemetery of Holy Rood in Westbury. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in the name of Jean King to the North Shore Extended Care Unit: 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030.
Obituary: Marion ‘Tess’ Teslik
At 92, Marion “Tess” Teslik was an independent, quick-witted, working woman with a flair for fashion.
Growing up in Jamaica, Queens, Ms. Teslik attended finishing school after her high school days and later enrolled at Fordham University.
She attended three years of college before meeting her husband, Alexander, Jr., while on a train traveling between New York and Connecticut. They later married and Ms. Teslik, an only child, went on to have three children, Alexander, Steven and Melanie.
Obituary: Philip E. Becker
Philip E. Becker of Jupiter, FL passed away Monday, June 22, 2009 at Jupiter Medical Center. Mr. Becker was born in Brooklyn, NY on Aug. 16, 1937 and raised in Manhasset.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Anne Gay (Fitzpatrick); one daughter, Eileen Gay Weiler of Little Egg Harbor, NJ; and one brother, Daniel B. Becker, Jr. of Sarasota, FL; and was preceded in death by his daughter, Susan Marie.
A visitation was held June 25 at Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home. A Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated 10 a.m., Friday, June 26 at St. Jude Catholic Church, Tequesta, FL. Entombment followed at Riverside Memorial Park, Tequesta, FL.
In lieu of flowers, Masses preferred, or contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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