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Lucille A. Tokash
Lucille A. Tokash of East Moriches died on Thursday, April 5, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Port Jefferson, following a short illness.
Born in Eastport to Frank and C. Mildred Capazzola, she graduated from Eastport High School and attended Oneonta College. Prior to her marriage, she worked as a bookkeeper and office manager. In 1961, she met and married Fred Tokash, and for the next 51 years she was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Throughout her husband’s military career, she was an advocate for numerous base organizations that improved the quality of life for the military personnel and their families. Following her husband’s retirement, her business career focused on real estate, first as a saleswomen, then as the broker in her own office. A published author, her book, “Beyond a Dream,” was published 1984.
Ms. Tokash is survived by her husband Fred; son Thom and his wife Lisa of Pennsylvania, and their two daughters Alison and Lauren; a daughter, Kimberly and her husband Carl and their sons Ryan and Eric of Connecticut; and a brother, John Sokel of Virginia.
She was predeceased by her parents and a brother, Frank.
Funeral services were held at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Center Moriches on April 10, followed by interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. John’s food pantry, 25 Ocean Avenue, Center Moriches, NY 11934, or the Wounded Warrier Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
on May 4, 2012