All Obituaries

Visitation- Saturday August 13, 2022 from 2-4:30 & 7-9:30 p.m. at our Bayport Funeral Home, 683 Montauk Hwy. Chapel Service- Sunday August 14, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at our Bayport Funeral Home, 683 Montauk Hwy. Interment- Blue Point Cemetery Ruth was the devoted wife of Warren Schultz, and she will always live in the hearts of her sons James and Richard, their wives Margaret and Nancy, and her beloved grandchildren: Ethan, Benjamin, Stephen, Sophia, and William. She was the strength of...

Douglas R. Teague, 67, a lifelong resident of Bayport, LI and Fire Island Pines, died on Sunday, August 7, 2022.  Doug worked on Fire Island nearly all of his life; a one-time captain on the ferries and later operated C.F. LaFountaine, today called Teague Services, Inc, a company that he purchased years ago.  Doug was a forty-year volunteer, former Chief and current Commissioner of the FI Pines Fire Department.  He was also a founding member and first president...

JoAnn Frieman Stein, 94, of Sayville, LI, died on Saturday, August 6, 2022.  Raised in Sayville, JoAnn was the daughter of Winifred and Alfred E. Frieman, a prominent attorney in Sayville and Justice of the Peace in the Town of Islip and the original owner of the Shoreham (Beach Club) in Sayville.  Mrs. Stein and her husband Herbert raised their family in Bay Shore and JoAnn later returned to the Sayville area after Herbert’s passing.  JoAnn worked for 28...

Visitation- Tuesday August 9, 2022 from 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. at our Bayport Funeral Home, 683 Montauk Hwy. Chapel Service- Tuesday August 9, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. at our Bayport Funeral Home, 683 Montauk Hwy. Interment- Patchogue Hebrew Cemetery, Holtsville Leslie Silverman, 70, passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, August 6 surrounded by his loved ones. He leaves behind a lasting legacy of kindness and generosity of spirit and time. A business owner and carpenter by trade, he...

  Paul Backman, 80, a resident of Sayville, LI since 1968, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022, surrounded by his family.  Mr. Backman was born in Queens and raised in Valley Stream and graduated from Sewanhaka High School.  He worked his entire career with New York Telephone, starting as a lineman and retiring as a line foreman.  Mr. Backman is survived by his wife, Carol Ann, his three children, Debora Ann Tomko and her husband Robert of Sayville, Paul...

Judy DePalma, 81 resident of Blue Point, passed away on Thursday August 4, 2022.  Born and raised in Brooklyn NY. She married her high school sweetheart Louis DePalma on August 27 1960. They would have celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this month.   Judy is survived by her beloved husband Louis, their three children Camille Esposito, her husband Salvatore, Michael, his wife Joanie, And Louis, also her three granddaughters Dina(Brian), Nicole(Matt), and Hanna(Alex),...

Michael C. Krauss, 59, of West Sayville, NY, died on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.  A lifelong resident of the Sayville area, Michael graduated from Sayville High School.  He was a master carpenter and owned and operated his own contracting company for nearly forty years.  Michael was also an avid fisherman who loved to be on the water. Mr. Krauss is survived by his wife Constance, his three children, Cassandra of Manhattan, Michael of California and Kyle of Islip,...

Visitation:  Thursday, August 4th 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Home 245 Montauk Hwy. West Sayville Funeral Mass:  Friday, August 5th  10:00 a.m. at St. John Nepomucene RC Church 1140 Locust Ave. Bohemia Interment to follow in the parish cemetery.

Melinda Herman, aka “Min” and “Big Gma”, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2022, at the age of 78. Melinda was born in Sayville on October 9, 1943 to Charles and Jean Tichy. She had an insatiable sweet tooth that matched her penchant for baking treats like homemade devil dogs, linzer tarts, rugelach, and themed birthday cakes. When Melinda wasn’t baking or watching cooking shows, she could be found by the slot machines or brewing up an anti-wrinkle cream. She...

Henry F. Coleman , 85 of North Babylon, LI on July 29, 2022. Beloved husband of the late Brigitte. Loving father of Christine Murray and Henry Coleman and his wife Radha. Cherished grandfather of Ashley, Alexandra, Brian, Dhivya, Rajan, Kirin and Anya. Loving brother of Joan (John) O'Connor, Joyce Green and the late Eleanor Parise. Reposing Sunday August 7th from 2-5 and 7-9 pm in our West Sayville location (245 Montauk Hwy West Sayville, NY 11796). Chapel service will be held Sunday...