TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, New York, Jan. 15
BY: Andrew Wroblewski
Obituary listings for the Town of Huntington.
Sue McCann
Sue A. McCann, a registered nurse who had served the veterans of the Northport VA Medical Center for over 33 years, died Jan. 11. She was 87.
Born in New York, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Richard D. McCann, Sr. and the late Marie O’Brien McCann. After working at the Northport VA Medical Center, she served on the Lower Cape Fear Hospice board of trustees in Wilmington, N.C., where her family said she was very active in annual fundraisers. In her lifetime, she was named “Volunteer of the Year” by former Governor of North Carolina Jim Hunt. She was also a volunteer for the Museum of Costal Carolina, Brunswick County Literacy Council and “Friends of the Library” at Rourk Library in Shallotte, N.C. – the town in which she died.
Her family said she was also an avid tennis player and published author.
She is survived by her nieces, Marie M. and her husband Scott Zaminer of Warwick, R.I., and Michelle and her husband Ed Grubbs of Lincoln, Neb.; her nephew, Patrick D. McCann and his wife Debbie of Maryland; and her dear friends Josephine Patterson and Loretta Zderad of Shallotte.
Along with her parents, she was predeceased by her brother, Richard D. McCann, Jr.
A celebration of her life will be held at the Brunswick Funeral Service Chapel in Shallotte on Jan. 16 at 10 a.m.
Memorial contributions in her name can be made to the charity of your choice.
Originally published: Long Islander News: The Record
(Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015; A22)
Lloyd Harbor Resident Rosel Rodenhurst Dies At 102
Rosel E. Rodenhurst, a longtime resident of Lloyd Harbor, died Dec. 30, 2014. She was 102.
Born in Lauterecken, Germany, she grew up with three brother and four sisters, but upon losing her home and fiancé during World War II, she decided to come to America in December 1949. There, she visited two of her brothers at their East Northport and St. Albans, Queens, homes. Becoming fond of Long Island, her great-niece Michelle Holmes of Greenlawn, she eventually met her husband, Edward Rodenhurst, and settled in Lloyd Harbor.
While living in Lloyd Harbor, she became an active member of the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cold Spring Harbor and the Huntington Crescent Club; she also spent time volunteering at Huntington Hospital.
Her hobbies, Holmes said, consisted of gardening, bowling, golfing, swimming and traveling – especially to Germany, to Aruba, on an Alaskan cruise and on an African safari. Staying active, along with eating organic fruits and vegetables, her family said, was her secret to longevity.
She was also especially fond of animals, Holmes said, as she was consistently found with a pet dachshund, cat or even an animal she befriended outside.
She is survived by her sister, Hella Kasper, who still resides in Germany, and her extended family of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews: Hella Benitt of Colchester, Vt.; Michael Wiest of Warren, N.J.; Roswitha Palumbo of Naples, Fla.; Gisela Nagel, Wolfgang Grater, Sybille Kapfenberger and Ingeborg Kasper, all of Germany; Valerie Sprenger and Ray Hildenbrand of Colorado; Richard Hildenbrand of Texas; Virginia Madelung and Gary Madelung of Kentucky; Bill Madelung of Massachusetts; Michelle Holmes, Christopher Benitt, Tania Savolle, Daniella Palumbo, Brian Wiest, Peter Wiest, Danielle Holmes, Garrett Holmes, Marc Savolle, Stefan Savolle, Gavin Wiest and Kolby Wiest. In addition to her family, she also had several loving friends in and around the Town Of Huntington: Ruth Fahlbusch of Huntington, Margot Walsh of Lloyd Harbor, Maria Dwyer of Huntington Station, Nancy Francis of Port Jefferson, Gisela Nightingale of Lloyd Harbor, and Angelica Hollweg of Huntington. She was predeceased by her husband.
Arrangements were made by M.A. Connell Funeral Home in Huntington Station on Jan. 5. A church service was held at the St. John’s Episcopal Church the next day, and a burial was made at the St. John’s Memorial Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in her name can be made to Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk, Inc. 505 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768.
Originally published: Long Islander News: The Long Islander
(Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015; A31)
Nancy Eastman
Nancy Jane Eastman (nee Reisman), the daughter of a former Huntington couple, died Jan. 2 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 73.
Born to Edward A. and Elizabeth S. Reisman, she lived in Rockville Centre, N.Y., and Key Biscayne, Fla. before her family relocated to Huntington. She was a late-1960s graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, R.I., where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the fine arts. She later married her husband, Bradford Eastman, with whom she spent 29 years, and was a longtime resident of Brewster, Mass.
She was an artisan and lover of arts and crafts, her family said, and in recent years began applying her artistic skills to digital color photography, through which she portrayed her special interests of seascapes, landscapes and nature.
Her father, Edward Reisman was a Huntington real estate broker in the 1960s.
Along with her husband, she is survived by her brothers, David Reisman of Huntington, Bruce Reisman of Setauket, N.Y., and Edward A. Reisman Jr. of Camp Springs, Md.; children, Craig and his wife Cindy of Carlsbad, Calif., and Karin and her husband Tim Brown of Cardiff-By-The-Sea, Calif.; and grandchildren, Shane, Brendan, Caitlyn, Trevor, Tyler and Isabella.
She was predeceased by her parents and her son, Kevin Perry.
Arrangements were made by the Nickerson Funeral Home in Orleans, Mass.
Memorial contributions in her name can be made to the Cure Pancreatic Cancer/Lustgarten Foundation at 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, N.Y., 11714.
Originally published: Long Islander News: The Long Islander
(Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015; A31)
Andrew Wroblewski 