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Holly Van Hoesen McCarthy
Holly Van Hoesen McCarthy died peacefully on May 21, 2022, in Southampton Hospital after battling cancer. She was 74.
Holly was born on May 23, 1947, in Southampton to Griffith Van Hoesen and Irene Van Hoesen-Henry. She grew up in Quogue and was a proud graduate of Westhampton Beach High School in 1965. After graduating from Becker Jr. College in Worcester, MA, Holly worked as an administrative assistant at WABC-TV in New York for several years and later as a real estate agent at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s in Manhasset.
Holly married Peter G. McCarthy in Westhampton Beach on September 21, 1968. Over the following 54 years, they resided in New York, Los Angeles, Manhasset, and Westhampton Beach.
In addition to her husband, Holly is survived by her sister Jean Van Hoesen Cuthbert of East Moriches, and her nieces Christy Salerno of East Quogue and Corrine Van Hoesen of Westhampton Beach, nephew James Salomon of New York, and Katherine Smith of Higham, MA, Maurice McCarthy IV of Philadelphia, PA, Megan Cohen and Stephanie Carreira of Denver, CO, Michelle Spatzek of Glencoe, IL, Christopher Frigon of Bronxville, NY, Scott Frigon of Mission, KS, Mark Frigon of Austin, TX, and Kiley and Bryn McCarthy of Los Angeles, CA.
A memorial service will be held at Westhampton Presbyterian Church on July 25 at 11 am.
In lieu of flowers a memorial donation may be made to East End Hospice.
Staff Writer on Jun 20, 2022