'They Will Be Missed': Services Held As Community Mourns Ed, Stephanie Crohan

JAMESPORT, NY — As funeral services take place Tuesday for Ed and Stephanie Crohan, the community is wreathed in mourning.

Ed Crohan, a retired Southampton Town police officer and Stephanie Crohan, a retired Suffolk County police officer, died tragically last week in Jamesport. And they left a sea of heartbreak in their wake.

"It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of two wonderful friends, Ed and Stephanie Crohan," Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program wrote on Facebook. "They were both supporters of Spirit's Promise and Stephanie was an integral part of our line dancing program. They will both be missed."

Edward E. Crohan, 62, and Stephanie E. Crohan, 63, of Jamesport passed away on Wednesday, June 11, their obituary read. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 17 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Interment will follow at Sound Avenue Cemetery in Aquebogue.

(Courtesy Spirit's Promise Equine Rescue Program on Facebook)

"This is so tragic," Torre Hennessy told Patch. "Stephanie was our mother’s helper when my brother and I were little. We reconnected a few years ago when her kids were at Aquebogue and I was teaching there. We connected again through line dancing. She was one of the kindest, sweetest, most lovely people you could ever meet. My heart is broken."

She added: "She never changed from the time I met her when I was 10, 46 years ago, until the last time I saw her at line dancing. Truly one of the most amazing humans I’ve ever met."

"Stephanie was remembered in a heartfelt video on social media. "Rest in peace, my dear friend. Stephanie, I love you so much, and I will miss you every single day for the rest of my life. You are a wonderful person and one of my best friends — and you will never be forgotten. You will be forever in my heart," wrote Jennifer Durante-Demeo.