Obituaries for the week of 07/04
Dieter Lund
Dieter Lund, of Port Jefferson, died May 10. He was 79.
He was born Oct. 24, 1939 in Germany, and was the son of Jenny and Albert Lund.
Dieter was the owner of Seven Seas Construction in Port Jefferson and was a member of L.I. Antique Power Association, Fohrer & Amrumer (German Club), Cold Spring Power Museum and Rough and Tumble Engineers Museum. He enjoyed skiing, fishing, traveling, machinery and especially family.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Amy; daughter, Jenny; son, Thomas; sister, Christa; brother, Helmut; along with many other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services were held at Bryant Funeral Home May 18, and interment followed at St. Ann’s Episcopal Cemetery in Sayville.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Kenneth Larsen
Kenneth T. Larsen Sr., a longtime community resident, died April 9. He was 89.
He was born Nov. 26, 1929 in Hicksville, and was the son of Adina and Oscar Larsen.
Larsen was a retired roofer for Larsen Roofing Company and was a member of the Stony Brook Yacht Club and Sons of Norway. He enjoyed boating, fishing and spending time with family.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mildred; sons, Kenneth Jr., John and Jeffrey; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; along with many other family and friends
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Conrad and Lawrence.
Services were held at Bryant Funeral Home April 12. Interment followed at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Port Jefferson.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Barbara Barkley
Barbara R. Barkley, of East Setauket, died April 12. She was 80.
She was born Nov. 29, 1939 in Bokoshe, Oklahoma, and was the daughter of Neoma and Haden Barkley.
Barkley was a retired financial underwriter, and she enjoyed old and mystery movies.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Analisa; son, Guy; four grandchildren; and the rest of her family and friends.
Services were held at the Bryant Funeral Home April 15. Entombment followed in the Pinelawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Farmingdale.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Contributions in her memory can be made to Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson.
Florence Caramihas
Florence Caramihas, a longtime community resident, died April 4. She was 96.
She was born Feb. 17, 1923 in Brockton, Massachusetts, and was the daughter of Kaleroe and John Pechilis.
Caramihas worked at Camp Myles Standish in Taunton, Massachusetts, during and after WWII, and after that worked at her father’s store in Brockton until she married her husband Andrew on Nov. 16, 1952.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Candace (Donald) Foust; son, John; grandson, Andrew Foust; and her other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Andrew and son Thomas.
Services were held at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption in Port Jefferson April 9. Interment followed in the Seaview Cemetery in Mount Sinai.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. People can visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book.
Thelma Hall
Thelma Hall, of Setauket, died May 7. She was 85.
She was born June 11, 1933, in Medford, Massachusetts, and was the daughter of Gladys and Stanley Whitman Sr.
Hall was a retired nurse at Stony Brook University Hospital and a member of the Caroline Church. She enjoyed singing and gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, William; daughters, Susan, Carol and Joan; son, Edward; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services were held at the Caroline Church May 14. Committal services were held in private.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket.