Harold Niegocki died at his residence in Riverhead on Sept. 26, 2017. He was 65 years old.

He was born on Oct 1, 1951 in Port Jefferson to Michael Anthony Niegocki and Beatrice Gunderson.

He worked as a postal carrier for the United States Post Office in Sag Harbor. In his spare time, he enjoyed restoring cars, running marathons, gardening, the outdoors, kayaking, hiking and the New York Yankees.

He is survived by his significant other Christine Perry, sisters Lana Niegocki, Irene Terry, Frances Colleran and Donna Niegocki, his brother Thomas Niegocki, his nieces and nephews Lynn Kempf, Peter Hicks, Patrick Colleran, Amy Munoz, Dawn Latham, Melanie Hughes, Michael Niegocki, Richard Terry and Katie Vaccaro. He is also survived by many great-nieces and great-nephews.

The family will receive visitors on Friday, September 29, 2017, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Tuthill – Mangano Funeral Home, Inc., 406 East Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901. A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 29, 2017, 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

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