Maria (D’Agostino) Marcune died July 24 in Southampton. She was 95.
Ms. Marcune was born in Manhattan on October 18, 1920, to Josephine and Vincent D’Agostino. She served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. Soon after her discharge she entered beauty school where she met and married Benjamin Marcune and together they owned and operated Ben-Mar Beauty Salon in Brooklyn for nine years. After moving to Queens, she continued to work in the beauty industry until her retirement in 1983. The couple retired to their home in Southampton that they built as a summer residence in 1956.
She is survived by three children, Janet Chandler of Southampton, Patricia Zelinski of Southampton and Benjamin Marcune Jr. of New Jersey; four grandchildren, Jason Chandler, David Zelinski, Elizabeth Zelinski Alba and Victoria Marcune; and six great-grandchildren, Emma and Max Chandler, Kate and Drew Zelinski and Delfina and Maximo Alba; and a sister, Juliet D’Aferio. She was predeceased by her husband, Benjamin Marcune; four sisters; and five brothers.
Visitation was at O’Connell Funeral Home in Southampton on July 26. Burial with military honors was held at Calverton National Cemetery.
on Jul 29, 2016