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Obituaries


Another piece of island history lost: The passing of Ted Van Itallie

September 20, 2019
■ STAFF REPORT Dr. Theodore Van Itallie, obesity expert and leading researcher in metabolic diseases, died September 14 in Old Lyme, Connecticut. He was 99. The author of over 200 publications, Dr….

Obituary: Clyde ‘Les’ Nash M.D.

September 20, 2019
Clyde “Les” Nash M.D., 86, born November 25, 1932, passed away September 13, 2019. Les was the son of Katherine Seelbach Nash and Clyde Lester Nash. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio where he atte…

Obituary: Carol Harrington

September 20, 2019
Carol Whitney Harrington, 89, of Boca Grande and Manchester Village, Vermont passed away peacefully on September 18, 2019 surrounded by her adoring family. Cause of death was congestive heart failu…

Obituary: William J. Reinert

September 20, 2019
William J. Reinert, 74, of Chadds Ford, Pa. and formerly of Mantoloking, N.J., passed away on September 9, 2019. He was a graduate of the Sanford School and St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia….

Obituary: George Robert Baker

September 13, 2019
George Robert Baker – November 5, 1929 to September 3, 2019 – died peacefully at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was born in Chicago, Illinois to George & Lucy Baker. After gradua…

Obituary: Lucile Turner James

August 23, 2019
Local seasonal resident Lucile Turner James passed away peacefully at home here on the island on August 16th, 2019 after a 4-1/2 year battle with metastatic lung cancer. Lucile was born on October …

Obituary: Florence ‘Terry’ Hoyt

August 23, 2019
Florence “Terry” Cornelia Hoyt, age 64, passed away in Geneva, N.Y. on August 7, 2019. Terry was the beloved daughter of Elton Hoyt III (predeceased) and Barbara Higgins Hoyt; beloved sister to Jam…

Obituary: Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi

August 16, 2019
Joseph “J Baldy” Rinaldi, 76, passed into the never on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. He died from complications related to his battle with lung cancer. Baldy wa…

Obituary: Lee A. Doerr

August 9, 2019
Lee A. Doerr, Jr., 65, of Mequon, Wisc., passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 1, 2019 after succumbing to a heart condition. Lee was born October 27, 1953 in Milwaukee, Wisc. to Lee A. Doerr,…

Obituary: Mary Margaret Winning

August 9, 2019
Mary Margaret Brooks Winning, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and community leader died Sunday, July 7, 2019 after a brief illness. Mary Margaret Brooks was born Dec. 11, 1924 …