Clement J. Charnews of Southold died at his home on January 12, 2015. He was 86 and had been ill for four months.
He was born on May 20, 1929 in Southold to John and Julia Charnews and was a graduate of Southold High School. On June 5, 1949, he married the former Cornelia Czelatka at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue.
Clem was a farmer with Charnews Farms which was operated by his father and his father’s brothers until the early 1960’s. He then worked as a union carpenter and later with local builders.
Surviving are his wife Cornelia; children Clement Charnews, Jr. and Ellen Charnews both of Southold, and grandchildren Bonnie Oakley Charnews, Melanie Charnews, Joseph Charnews and Katie Mazzafero as well as two great-grandchildren, Sophie Oakley and Elleandra Anna Rogers-Charnews. He was predeceased by three brothers: John, Edward and Daniel Charnews.
The family received friends on Thursday, January 14 at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold where prayer services were conducted by Fr. Piotr Narkiewicz. The Liturgy of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, January 15th at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church by Fr. Mariusz Gorazd. Interment St. Patrick’s R.C. Cemetery.