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Marie Frohnhoefer
Marie Frohnhoefer of Hampton Bays died at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on August 27. She was 88.
Born in Queens to John Neufeld and Emma Goetz, she worked in her family business, Neufeld Realty, as a real estate agent, eventually becoming the owner.
When she was 2 years old, her family relocated to Hampton Bays, where they were members of what is now the Southampton Peconic Beach Club.
She and her husband, Henry, who predeceased her in 2006, moved from Long Island City to Hampton Bays 40 years ago. Throughout her life, Ms. Frohnhoefer was very busy tending to her family, but she found time to play tennis and paddle ball. She loved to entertain and had a passion for the beach and the bay, which she maintained until her health declined.
The couple were the longest members of the Southampton Peconic Beach Club, owned by the Stelling family. Everyone knew Marie and loved her vivacious personality. She may have been tiny but her heart was huge, survivors said.
She is survived by her four children, Tina Lengyel and her husband Bill of Cutchogue, Henry J. Frohnhoefer and his wife Peggy of New Jersey, George Frohnhoefer of Hampton Bays and John Frohnhoefer and his wife Vicky of Broad Channel; seven grandchildren, Jaimie, Jennifer and Jacey Lengyel, Kris, Nathan, Emily and Matthew Frohnhoefer; and a great-grandaughter, Nevaeh.
Visiting hours were at the J. Ronald Scott Funeral Home on August 29 and 30. A funeral Mass at the Church of St. Rosalie was on Friday, August 31, followed by interment next to her husband at Calverton National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance, 18 Ponquogue Avenue, Hampton Bays, NY 11946, or the Alzheimer’s Foundation, www.alzfdn.org.
on Sep 3, 2012