Marian Drozd Denyse

Marian Drozd Denyse of Riverhead died Sept. 14, 2023. She was 91.

Born Feb. 3, 1932, in Jamesport, she was the daughter of Joseph and Helen (Zaweski) Andruszkiewicz.

She graduated from Riverhead High School in 1949. Ms. Drozd Denyse owned Down’s General Store, a deli in Aquebogue, and worked at Homeside Florist and retired from Talmage’s Greenhouse.

She enjoyed traveling, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, reading, visiting casinos and she was an avid N.Y. Jets fan.

She was predeceased by her two husbands, Stanley Drozd in 1971 and George Denyse in 2016; her brothers Frank and Joseph Andruszkiewicz and sister Antoinette Woronka. She is survived by her children, Stanley (Jeannie) of Riverhead, Deborah Mullin (John) of Oxford, N.Y., Mark (Theresa) of North Carolina, Jane Drozd (Richard) of North Carolina, Thomas (Jean) of Florida, Joseph (Cheryl) of Wading River; her brother William Anderson (Linda) of Riverhead; sister-in-law Barbara Anderson of Jamesport; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service with a Mass for her intention is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at St. Isidore R.C. Church in Riverhead, followed by burial at St. John’s Cemetery.

This is a paid notice.