Joseph S. Suspenski of Calverton died Oct. 13, 2026, at Peconic Bay Medical Center. He was 97 years old.
Born April 21, 1929, in Oyster Bay, he was the son of Victor and Helen (Twalska) Suspenski. He graduated from Oyster Bay High School in 1949. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. He married Barbara Loeser. He worked as a foreman for the Long Island Lighting Company from 1953 to 1995. He played hardball at Stotzky Park and enjoyed baseball, bowling, woodworking, hunting and fishing.
He was predeceased by his wife Barbara in 2018. He is survived by his children, Denise of Bay Shore, Steven of Calverton, and Melinda Bobinski of Pennsylvania; and by two grandchildren.
The family will receive visitors Sunday, Oct. 18, from 2 to 5 p.m. at McLaughlin Heppner Funeral Home in Riverhead. A funeral service will be held Monday, Oct. 19, at noon at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church in Riverhead. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.
