Robert J. Melchione of Southold died at home on October 24, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was 74.
Born in Queens Village on March 18, 1937 to Fred and Helen (nee Burger) Melchione, he attended Power Memorial High School and apprenticeship schools. For many years, he was a Linotype Operator for Peter F. Mallon in NYC and was co-owner of Kings Park Taxi.
A former long-time resident of Kings Park, he has been a summer resident since 1944 and a permanent resident since 1996. He was a communicant of St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Communication Workers of America and Island’s End Golf and Country Club.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia (nee Sheahan) who he married on September 19, 1959 in Norwalk, CT; four children, Susan McCluskey of Flemington, NJ, James (Ann) Melchione of Patterson, NY, Jean (Aaron) Smiles of Rocky Point and Mark (Kim) Melchione of Branchburg, NJ; two brothers, Alfred Melchione of Kings Park and Richard Melchione of Southold and eleven grandchildren, Nicole Corbett, Anthony, Robert and Eric Melchione, Elizabeth McCluskey, Dan and Jami Smiles and Megan, Allison, Owen and Ryan Melchione and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, George Melchione.
The family will receive friends today (Thursday) from 2-4 and 7-9 P.M. at the DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 11:00 A.M. at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Southold by Father Peter Garry. Memorials to East End Hospice would be appreciated.
