Shirley E. Carter of East Moriches died on May 28 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. She was 75.
Ms. Carter, a former resident of Sayville, was descended from the original Dutch settlers of Sayville. She was employed at the King Kullen in Eastport before she retired, and was a member of the United Methodist Church in East Moriches.
She is survived by her husband, David Carter; and three children, Joanne Hinkle of Florida, Martin Slager of Patchogue and David Slager of Mastic. She is also survived by a brother, “Skip” Van Essendelft of Georgia.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Sinnickson’s Moriches Funeral Home in Center Moriches, with a service on May 31. Interment will take place at a future date at Union Cemetery in Sayville.