Marie Baum
Marie ("Rie") P. Baum of Greenport and formerly of Huntington, died Dec. 15. She would have turned 87 on Dec. 29.
She grew up in East Elmhurst with her parents, four brothers and a sister, and the family spent their summers in Jamesport. She was a graduate of Mary Lewis Academy and Endicott Junior College. She worked for Arthur Godfrey's radio show as a young woman. After World War II, she married her fiancé Bill (William A. Baum Jr.). They lived in the Bronx and Levittown before settling in Huntington.
Rie and Bill were featured as typical post-war suburbanites in a Newsday article, later collected in the book "Long Island: Our History." While raising four children, Rie was a tireless volunteer in her parish and for organizations such as Family Service League. She was an enthusiastic golfer at the Huntington Country Club and a regular at the YMCA pool. In 2010, she and Bill moved to Peconic Landing in Greenport.
Rie is survived by Bill, her husband of 65 years; brother Al; children William ("Buzz") and his wife Geri, Christopher ("Kit"), Lucy and her husband John, and Elyse and her husband Michael; and five grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews.
A wake was held on Dec. 20 and a funeral Mass was celebrated at 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 21 at St. Patrick Church in Huntington, followed by a burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery. An online guest book may be signed at www.jacobsenfuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Family Service League of Huntington.

Mary Pecora
Mary H. Pecora, of Great Falls, Va. and formerly of Dix Hills, died Dec. 14.
She is survived by her son, Nicholas and his wife Terri; daughter, Mary Therese Karanik and her husband John; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Her husband, C. Nicholas, predeceased her.
A funeral Mass was celebrated Dec. 19 at St. Edward the Confessor R.C. Church in Syosset, followed by burial at St. Margaret's Cemetery, with arrangements by A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home.

Arnold Pausel
Arnold L. Pausel, of Huntington Station, died Dec. 7. He was 76.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, he is survived by his wife, Margaret; daughters, Peggy Coll and Laura Treulich; sons, Lawrence and Matthewy; and eight grandchildren.
A funeral service was offered Dec. 9 at A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home, followed by burial at the Memorial Cemetery at St. John's Church in Cold Spring Harbor.

Evelyn Arne
Evelyn Arne, of Delray Beach, Fla., died Dec. 1.
She is survived by her sisters, Ann Wuestman and Margaret Wuestman; brothers, George Wuestman and his wife Margaret, and Robert Wuestman; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Her husband, Francis "Bud," and daughter, Kathy Haney, predeceased her.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Hugh of Lincoln R.C. Church on Dec. 16, followed by burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery, with arrangements by A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home.

Carol Rico
Carol H. Rico, of Huntington Station, died Dec. 1. She was 91.
She is survived by her daughter, Janet Lahti and her husband Kwaku; son Robert; brother, Robert Biagiotti; and granddaughter, Lauren Steffan and her husband Tom.
Her husband, Mario, sons, Gregory and Timothy, and brother, Victor Biagiotti, predeceased her.
A funeral Mass was celebrated on Dec. 5 at St. Hugh of Lincoln R.C. Church, followed by burial at St. Patrick Cemetery, with arrangements by A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home.