Obituaries

Hedwig Kozak

Hedwig Kozak of Riverhead died Dec. 18 at Peconic Bay Skilled Nursing Facility in Riverhead. She was 88. 

She was the daughter of Frank and Justina (Ruskowski) Doroski.

Ms. Kozak was a farmer for Kozak Farms in Riverhead. Family said she loved to maintain her yard, keeping it in perfect condition.

Predeceased by her husband, Frank, in 2013, Ms. Kozak is survived by her sons, Robert and Thomas, of Riverhead, Frank, of Fairfield, Conn., and Mark of Wading River; her siblings, Bertha Wilcenski of Riverhead, Konrad Doroski of Aquebogue, Irene Zlatniski of Aquebogue and Albina Sujecki of Calverton; and eight grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Dec. 22 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will take place at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Cemetery in Riverhead.