John C. Anderson of Jamesport died July 26, 2018 at Peconic Bay Medical Center. He was 85 years old.
He was born in Jamesport on May 16, 1933, the son of John F. and Stella (Jazombek) Andruszkiewicz.
He graduated from Riverhead High School in 1950. He married Barbara Sabat on January 13, 1957 at St. Isidore R.C. Church. He was a farmer and the owner of East End Asphalt.
Anderson was a member and ex-chief of the Jamesport Fire Department, where he was also a past commissioner and the third oldest member of the department. He was also a retired member of the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps. His past affiliations included Riverhead Moose Lodge, St. Isidore’s Parents Club, which he served as president, the Mercy High School Booster Club, Riverhead Slow Pitch league and Riverhead PAL football. He was a parishioner of St. Isidore R.C. Church and a member of St. Isidore Holy Name Society. In his spare time, he enjoyed spending time with his family, boating, clamming, hunting, fishing, traveling and volunteering for the fire department.
Predeceased by his wife Barbara in March 2018 and his sister Dottie Jermusyk, he is survived by his daughters Karen Ivins of Shoreham, Marie Tribuzio of Calverton, Denise Anderson-Bayh of Hauppauge and Annette Brewer of Jamesport. He is also survived by eight grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors on Saturday, July 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sunday, July 29 from 2 to 6 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service is scheduled for Monday, July 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Isidore R.C. Church. Interment will follow at St. Isidore Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Jamesport Fire Department Scholarship Fund or Ainsley’s Angels National Capital Region.
