Frank Korczak Dies At 89

Frank Korczak

Frank Korczak, a longtime resident of Southampton, died at his home on Friday, December 2. He was 89.

Born in Stale, Poland, on April 25, 1922, he was the youngest of the five children of Adam and Magdalena Korczak. During World War II, Mr. Korczak was taken away from his family and sent to Germany as a forced laborer. After the Allied liberation of Europe, he 
joined the Labor Services Division of the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged in 1949 and emigrated to America. His first job in America was as a farmhand on the South Fork, but he soon went to work for Bulova in Sag Harbor, 
before finally becoming the head caretaker for the McConnell family estate in Southampton, retiring at age 75.

Mr. Korczak was well known 
for his gardens and green thumb. His plants and flowers were sought after by local garden 
centers as well as individuals 
and he developed a bustling business of selling them on weekends after he retired.

He is survived by his wife Jadwiga; children, Anthony of Connecticut and Kathleen of Manhattan; his grandchildren, Haley, Izabella and Gabriella; and countless nephews, nieces, cousins and friends on both sides of the Atlantic.

Visitation took place on Sunday, December 4, at O’Connell Funeral Home in Southampton. A funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Poland Church on Monday, December 5. Following interment at Sacred Hearts Cemetery in Southampton a memorial reception was held at 230 Elm.