Linda Reiser Of Sag Harbor Dies November 30

Linda Jean Reiser died Tuesday, November 30 at her home in Sag Harbor of cancer. She was 67.

The wife of John "Jack" Reiser, she grew up in Massachusetts, graduating from Lincoln-Sudbury High School, and earning both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Boston College.

Reiser began her career as a sales representative for Xerox in 1978. Then, she and her husband moved the family to Sag Harbor and were proprietors of the Main Street Tavern and Main Sail Restaurant until 1994. She went on to become a real estate broker with Alan Schneider and enjoyed her time as a substitute and teaching assistant for the Sag Harbor school system. After earning a second master's degree from Stony Brook University in 2001, she taught at the East Hampton School District until her retirement in 2019.

Survivors said, Reiser loved her community and was a committed public servant. She was a member of the North Haven Planning Board for 20 years, serving as chairwoman since 2017. She was secretary of the Breakwater Yacht Club for four years, and an active member of the Sag Harbor Volunteer Firemen’s Ladies Auxiliary. She was a Girl Scout leader, Scout Den Mother, and was active in the Sag Harbor Ladies Village Improvement Society. She served as a deacon, elder, and, most recently, treasurer of the Sag Harbor Presbyterian Church. She also taught Sunday School for many years and enjoyed singing and ringing bells in the choir.

Reiser will be remembered as an avid gardener and accomplished cook, survivors said. She was a dogged defender of her beautiful flowers and vegetables from the scourge of Sag Harbor deer. During COVID shutdowns, she prepared and delivered meals to homebound seniors three times a week. She also generously supplied her delicious quiches to every church fundraiser.

In addition to her husband of 40 years, she is survived by a daughter, Erin; two sons, Timothy and wife Jordan, and Dan and wife Annie; two grandsons, Harrison and Henry; and her sister Barbara. She was predeceased by her parents, Ernest and Frances Schlichter.

Calling hours will be Friday, December 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 4, at 3 p.m. at the Old Whalers’ Church in Sag Harbor.

Memorial donations may be made to Cormaria Retreat House, East End Hospice, or the Old Whalers’ Church.