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Obituaries

George R. Hellermann

George R. Hellermann of Manorville died May 25 at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead. He was 84.

Born in Brooklyn April 3, 1927, he was a high school graduate and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a corrections officer in the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office in Riverhead.

Mr. Hellerman is survived by his wife, Olga (née Datzko); his sons, Mark, of Manorville, Glenn, of Mattituck, and Paul, of East Quogue; his brother, Jack, of Bellmore; his sister, Katherine Strunk of Pennsylvania; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Visiting hours took place May 30 at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead, where a service was held May 31. Interment was at Calverton National Cemetery.