Davida Martha Cheska of Greenport died at San Simeon Nursing Home on December 5, 2016. She was 99 years old.
She was born in Brooklyn on September 4, 1917 to James and Germina Whyte and later married John C. Cheska on June 26, 1938 in Brooklyn.
Formerly of Wantagh where she lived for seventy years, she was a member of the Wantagh Congregational Church.
She is survived by her son, John Charles Cheska, Jr of Southold; three grandchildren, Justin Cheska, Kerry Cushing and Kelcy Westhaver and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, John C. Cheska; son Thomas Cheska and sister Agnes.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 20 at 11 a.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold. Interment will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park.
