Marilyn Palmer Corwith of Greenport, Formerly Of Water Mill, Dies February 23

Marilyn Palmer Corwith of Greenport, and formerly of Water Mill, died on February 23. She was 92

Born on January 2, 1930, in Ithaca, to Harold and Dorothy Palmer, she was one of five children. She graduated from Cornell University in 1952, and married her late husband, Richard “Pete” Corwith, a fellow Cornell graduate, shortly thereafter. They resided in Water Mill, on the family farm (Corwith Farms) where they raised their four children, Emily, Lynne, Richard (Dicky), and William (Billy).

Corwith enjoyed singing, and was a long-time member of the church choir at First Presbyterian Church in Southampton, and the Long Island Sound Chapter of Sweet Adelines. She loved puzzles, feeding the birds, gardening, traveling and reading. Her interests were wide and varied, and she truly knew a little bit about everything, her family said.

She was involved in many activities at Southampton First Presbyterian Church, active in local 4-H, and volunteered with the Water Mill Museum and Southampton Hospital. Corwith was an icon in the Water Mill community for decades before moving to Peconic Landing in Greenport in 2010.

She was predeceased by her husband; her sons Dicky and Billy; her great-grandson Easton; and her parents and siblings. She is survived by her daughters, Emily and Lynne, their husbands Thomas and Steven; her grandchildren, Martha, Elizabeth, Carrie, Jennifer, Matthew, Richard (Richie), Christy, Katelyn and Janet; and great-grandchildren Kaylee, Gavin, Ava, Mikayla, Jackson, Logan, Maeve and William (Will).

A memorial visitation will take place Wednesday, March 2, from 4-7 p.m. at the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton. Funeral service will be held Thursday, March 3, at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Southampton, followed by interment at Water Mill cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Water Mill Museum, PO Box 63, Water Mill, NY 11976 (watermillmuseum.org/donate) or the Peconic Land Trust, 296 Hampton Road, Southampton, NY 11968, would be appreciated.