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Ronald Kane of Princeton, New Jersey, formerly of Southampton, died at his home on September 27. He was 82. He was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Ann Kane, who died on July 4 of this year.
Mr. Kane was raised in Brooklyn and watched the construction of the Verrazano Bridge from his classroom at Poly Prep. He often recollected memories of growing up at Kane’s Recreation and Billiard Hall, which his father ran, in midtown Manhattan.
Mr. Kane owned and operated The Old Post House in Southampton in the Sixties and Seventies. During his tenure there, the Post House was called “The meeting place of the Hamptons” in Holiday Magazine, by Peter Benchley. Mr. Kane went on to own The Sherlock Holmes Pub on Jobs Lane and the Mimosa Beach Club in Westhampton Beach.
He and his wife raised their children, Christina, Nancy and Ronnie Jr. (also known as “Brother”) on Post Crossing in Southampton, right next door to the Post House. Survivors said he loved his family above all else.
He coached his son’s Our Lady of Poland CYO basketball teams and umpired at Little League games. Later the Kane family moved to Princeton, where he continued to be an active participant in his children’s lives. He was a fixture at his son, Ronnie Jr.’s Lawrenceville School football, basketball and baseball games, both when Ronnie was a student there and later as a coach. He and his wife reveled in the success of the Princeton Post #76 American Legion baseball team in the early 1980s. They loved to travel, especially to Civil War sites up and down the East Coast, often on their way to Miami, where they have a home. Mr. Kane graduated from the University of Miami and it was a city close to their hearts.
Survivors said he will be remembered as a diehard New York sports fan and joyously reflected on attending special sporting events with his own father at the old Madison Square Garden and Ebbets Field.
Ronald Kane was a veteran who proudly served his country in the Korean War. He often talked of how he loved the service but was only sad that it took him away from his beloved Ann. His wishes were that his wife’s remains be interred with him so that they will be together forever.
Mr. Kane is survived by his children, Christina Sahr and husband Seth, Nancy Kane, and Ronnie Kane Jr. and wife Maureen; grandchildren, Sydney Sahr, Edward Sahr, Bridget Kane and Aidan Kane. He was an ever-present fixture at his grandchildren’s games, concerts and other activities.
A funeral Mass was held at the Basilica Parish of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Southampton on October 3 at 10 a.m., followed by burial in Southampton Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to The Lawrenceville School Camp for Underserved Youth, lawrenceville.org.
on Oct 4, 2016