Marta E. Thomas of Southold died April 28, 2025, at home, after a year-long battle with glioblastoma. She was 45 years old.
Marta was born in Southampton, NY, on April 15, 1980 to Scott Thomas and Elisa (Lieblein) Ruroede. A 1998 graduate of Southold High School, she earned a degree from SUNY Stony Brook in 2002 and then worked in sales at Port of Egypt Marine alongside her mother for many years.
After her first daughter was born in 2017, Marta became a stay at home mom while also helping to manage Cornell Oysters, her husband’s family business. In her free time, Marta was President of the Southold Mothers’ Club and she loved yard sales, boating, genealogy, fostering dogs, and most especially spending time with family and friends, enjoying a glass of red wine. She is known for asking 20 questions, having a sense of humor and an outgoing, magnetic personality.
Predeceased by her mother in 2014, Marta is survived by her husband Tom Cornell of Southold; daughters Lina and Vienna; sisters Erin Thomas of Portland, Oregon and Lisl Reuschle of Mattituck; father Scott Thomas of Vero Beach, Florida; stepfather Andy Ruroede of Orient; and stepsister Sandy Martocchia of Greenport.
The family will receive friends Saturday, May 3, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.
In lieu of flowers, donations to a 529 college savings fund being set up for her children, or to Dylan Newman Forever 5 Foundation would be appreciated. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
