He is survived by his children - Mary Papeo; Lisa Culkin and son-in-law John; Roseann Sanabria and son-in-law, Joe; and Tony Papeo; and his grandchildren - Anthony, Jaclyn, Melissa, Casey, Nicholas and Jessica.
Family and friends will gather at the funeral home on Wednesday, January 17th, from 2:00-4:30 and 7:00-9:30 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, at 9:45 a.m., at Our Lady of the Assumption R.C. Church in Copiague. Interment will follow at North Babylon Cemetery.