Loretta M. Paskor

PASKOR, Loretta M. Passed away on June 2, 2024 of Massapequa, NY at the age of 100. Beloved wife wito Stephen and Loving mother to Stephen and Doug. A Navy veteran and NYPD police Sergeant, she will be truly missed.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Loretta Paskor, like many other Americans, wanted to find a way to help the United States fight back. As her male friends were drafted, she remembers asking “Well, why can only men go?” Loretta finally found a way in, the US Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services "WAVES" Program. She enlisted in 1942, on her birthday.

Loretta moved to Washington D.C. and was assigned the role of Storekeeper for the Navy. Her unit was responsible for behind the scenes work such as issuing repair parts and general supplies, stocking and ordering uniforms, maintaining financial records and more. “Everyone had their job to do to end the war,” Loretta said.

After her time with the Navy, Loretta attended Brooklyn College and went on to join the NYPD. There too, she faced challenges for being a woman, but eventually she was promoted to Sergeant in the Juvenile Aid Bureau. Loretta recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She has lived an extraordinary life filled with breaking boundaries and trailblazing a path for women. Thank you for your service, Loretta.

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She will be laid to rest at the Calverton national cemetery next to her husband on June 10, 2024 12:00 PM

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Funeral arrangements are under the direction of James Funeral Home, 540 Broadway, Massapequa, New York.

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