Manfred Sobotka of Sag Harbor died at Southampton Hospital on May 4. He was 84.
Born in New York City on November 17, 1929, to Frederick and Lillian Sobotka, he attended Valley Stream High School and Farmingdale College and Hofstra University. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of the American Legion in Patchogue and of the Masons. As an aeronautical and electrical engineer, he traveled extensively in the United States and abroad working on government space projects for Airborne Instruments Laboratory, retiring after nearly 30 years. In retirement, he worked at a Southampton lumberyard for 17 years and then drove a school bus for the Sag Harbor and East Hampton districts for 11 years.
Mr. Sobotka is survived by his wife, Frances; four children, Fred Sobotka of Missouri, Patrick Page of Pennsylvania, Debra Maceluch of Yaphank and Kendell Thommen of Sag Harbor; a sister, Meredith Petrone; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Peter Page; and a sister, Nadine Berardi.
A funeral service took place on May 10, with Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor in charge of arrangements. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery in Sag Harbor.
Memorial donations may be made to the Old Whalers’ Church, P.O. Box 124, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.