Warren Kappenberg of Baiting Hollow died on Jan. 29, 2023 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. He was 75 years old.
He was born on April 26, 1947 in Yonkers, New York to Alice and Herbert Kappenberg. He graduated from Riverhead High School in 1965. He attended Hudson Valley Community College for electronics. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1969 as a First Lieutenant, serving in Vietnam and he received a bronze star. He then attended CW Post College. Warren served one tour in Vietnam with the First Calvary Division as a Field Artillery Officer and received a Bronze Star. Upon honorable discharge in 1969, he attended CW Post College.
Warren turned his love of the outdoors into a career, working as the First Mate on the Double Header, a 54’ sport fishing boat, that traveled as far as South America and the Azores in pursuit of IGFA record game fish. Warren was a skilled trim carpenter and finished his career working on the North and South Forks for custom home builders.
Warren loved to travel; Montana, Wyoming, Belize and Mexico were often on his itinerary where he shared many guided hunting and fishing trips. Beyond the outdoors, he spent countless hours behind a Ham Radio transceiver. His call sign was W2WGK and he was an active member of the Peconic Amateur Radio Club.
He is survived by his sister Alice Van de Wetering (Jack) and brother Bill Kappenberg (Gail), by his nieces and nephews, Peggy Ziegler, Stephen Van de Wetering, Kurt Van de Wetering, Bryan Kappenberg, Heidi O’Connor, and 10 grand nieces and nephews.
The family will receive visitors on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 10 to 11 a.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. Interment services will be held at 11:30 a.m Calverton National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, 481 Westhampton-Riverhead Road, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
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