Lydia Ann Crowley (née Berglin) passed away on July 28, 2015. She was 74 years old. Lydia was born on May 16, 1941 in Southampton, NY.

She grew up in Hampton Bays and attended nursing school in New York City at Roosevelt Hospital where she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. Lydia married her husband Tom in 1962 and together they raised four children. In 1972 they moved from Tom's hometown of Queens Village to Hampton Bays where Lydia had grown up. Lydia worked proudly for many years as a nurse and ended her career as a Charge Nurse at Southampton Nursing Home.

Lydia was an avid reader and gardener and enjoyed collecting antiques. She loved spending her time with her family and shopping with friends. She will forever be remembered as a wonderful, loving caretaker to many, many members of her large family and will be incredibly missed. Lydia is survived by her daughter Karen, sons Thomas and Patrick and their wives Julie and Leah, her son-in-law Richard Daley and 10 beloved grandchildren: Kelly, Anna, Jack, William, Jane, Helen, Joseph, Daniel, Bridget, and Lauren. She was predeceased by her husband Tom as well as their daughter Kate.

Visiting will be held at O'Shea's Funeral Home in Hampton Bays on Sunday, August 2, 2015 from 4-7pm. Lydia will be interred with her husband at Calverton National Cemetery on Monday, August 3, 2015 after a 10am service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made in her memory to the Hampton Bays Library, to support the beautiful additions to the library that were donated in memory of her late daughter six years ago.